History

The Province.

Colin Price / The Province. 1993 Momiji Garden Beautiful reminder.

Jason Payne / The Province. 1995 General Motors Place General Motors Place, later renamed Rogers Arena, became home ice to the Vancouver Canucks in 1995.

Vancouver Sun. 1957 Douglas Jung The first Chinese Canadian MP in this country’s history, Douglas Jung was elected by Vancouver Centre in 1957 and through re-election served until 1962.

Brian Kent / Vancouver Sun. 1954 BC Lions Winning touch. Hurtling for the team’s first touchdown, Byron “By” Bailey proves that the BC Lions have what it takes to score as they play their inaugural game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

George Diack / Vancouver Sun. 1977 Wreck Beach The forerunner of the Wreck Beach Preservation Society was created in 1977 to protect Vancouver’s only clothing-optional beach from development and other such interference.

Glenn Baglo / Vancouver Sun. 1971 Battle of Maple Tree Square A riot over marijuana seems counter-intuitive, but more than 1,000 people showed up at the “Battle of Maple Tree Square” in Gastown to protest the recent crackdowns by Mayor Tom Campbell.

Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library?VPL 42902. 1965 Stanley Park Zoo A polar bear lunges for the water in the Stanley Park Zoo in 1965 while another looks on.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte are in British Columbia for their first international voyage. Their ancestors, another George and Charlotte, continue to influence British Columbia today.

City of Vancouver Archives, LP 109. Photo Claude Detlo. 1940 Wait for Me, Daddy One of the most iconic photographs from World War II just happened to have been taken in New Westminster by Vancouver Province photographer Claud Detlo.