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Remembering when you needed to catch a ferry to get from Richmond to Delta

Because there wasn't always a tunnel.

Jan 1, 2020 10:34 AM Read more >

If you've ever been out to see live music in Vancouver, you need to read this book

Aaron Chapman's latest book, Vancouver After Dark, does a service to our city

Dec 27, 2019 5:28 PM Read more >

The history behind one of Vancouver's most iconic hotels

Celebrating Fairmont Hotel Vancouver's storied past

Dec 24, 2019 12:10 PM Read more >

This is what Vancouver's VanDusen Festival of Lights looked like back in the '80s (PHOTOS)

The beautiful Christmas lights event began 35 years ago and has been igniting festive cheer among its visitors ever since.

Dec 24, 2019 10:10 AM Read more >

Here's the story behind Vancouver's 100-year-old Polar Bear Swim

It started with one Vancouver man who convinced his friends it would be great to swim in English Bay on New Year's Day

Dec 23, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver’s industrial heritage faces uncertain future (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Industrial buildings are like the Rodney Dangerfield of the heritage world.

Dec 23, 2019 8:29 AM Read more >

The story of the Kelowna Regatta, 'Canada's Greatest Water Show'

The Kelowna Regatta defined summer in the Okanagan from 1906 until 1987

Dec 22, 2019 3:32 PM Read more >

Here's why Canadians eat mandarin oranges during the holiday season

Imported by the Oppenheimer Group in 1891, these little orange morsels of sweetness gained popularity in Vancouver and were soon transported by truck and train to the rest of Canada during the holiday season.

Dec 17, 2019 11:29 AM Read more >

Michael J Fox's Delta family ties

The actor's parents met at a community dance in Ladner.

Dec 15, 2019 10:42 AM Read more >

Once upon a time when dogs rode the chairlifts in the mountains above Vancouver (PHOTO)

Whiskey, with a side of Brandy, to be precise.

Dec 15, 2019 9:53 AM Read more >