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Step inside the Britannia Mine #miningweek
Did you know that it's currently Mining Week in British Columbia? Yep. The Legislature declared that April 28 to May 4, 2013 is BC Mining Week, with these seven days meant to shine a light on one of BC’s largest and oldest industries.
Apr 29, 2013 10:12 AM
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Vancouver Was Awesome: Blue Bloods
A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The first exclusive neighbourhood in Vancouver was on the CPR land acquired from the Three Greenhorns , on the bluffs overlooking Coal Harbour and nicknamed Blue Blood Alley.
Apr 24, 2013 9:07 PM
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VIDEO: Ashleigh McIvor retrospective
Here's a fantastic retrospective on Vancouver 2010 Ski Cross gold medallist Ashleigh McIvor which was recently nominated for an AMPIA award. It might be the best 9 minutes you spend online today. http://www.youtube.
Apr 24, 2013 12:27 PM
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Vancouver Was Awesome: The Beavers of Stanley Park
A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Beavers are fascinating creatures, but they do not make the most cooperative zoo animals.
Apr 17, 2013 1:19 PM
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Vancouver Was Awesome: The Gentleman Bandit, 1903-1913
A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Bill Miner was the last of the great train robbers and is said to be Canada’s first.
Apr 10, 2013 11:42 PM
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Vancouver Was Awesome: The Tiny Dog Store, 1904
A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The Tiny Dog Store was a clothing and footwear store that opened in 1895 at 70 West Cordova Street.
Apr 4, 2013 8:34 AM
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Vancouver Was Awesome: Ada Bricktop Smith, 1920
A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Ada “Bricktop” Smith was a singer and dancer from Chicago who spent 1919 and 1920 in Vancouver with the house band at the Patricia Café .
Mar 27, 2013 9:15 PM
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Vancouver Archives digitizes 512 maps and plans
Remember our COLLECTIBLE PRINT ANNUAL that we released 25,000 free copies of back in November? The one which had an intro penned by your very own Mayor Gregor accompanied by an archival map of our city? The map featured on those intro pages was actua
Mar 25, 2013 9:12 AM
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Vancouver Was Awesome: The Big Paint-In, 1966
A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . When the BC government decided to install a fountain at the court house (today’s VAG), the premier insisted that the work be kept secret until its official unveiling.
Mar 20, 2013 12:40 PM
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Vancouver Was Awesome: On the Waterfront, 1918
A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . After James Woodsworth was fired from his government research job in 1917 for opposing conscription, he left Winnipeg and headed west to Vancouver.
Mar 13, 2013 6:08 PM
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