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History of Metro Vancouver: Klondike Rush, 1897
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 19781. Bailey Bros photo. 1897 Klondike Rush With its prime location on the West Coast, the population of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»doubled during the Klondike gold rush as would-be miners streamed through.
Aug 10, 2016 3:00 PM
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History of Metro Vancouver: Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Public Library, 1957
1957 Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Public Library In 1957, the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Public Library opened its new main branch at Burrard and Robson. The sleek, modernist structure was Vancouver’s first glass curtain building, designed by architects H.N. Semmens and D.C. Simpson.
Aug 9, 2016 10:43 AM
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History of Metro Vancouver: Pacific Hovercraft, 1969
The Province. 1969 Pacific Hovercraft On a cushion of air, Pacific Hovercraft began its service between Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»and Nanaimo on February 23, 1969. However, it only lasted three months.
Aug 8, 2016 4:29 PM
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History of Metro Vancouver: Hotel Vancouver, 1949
Province newspaper photo, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Public Library?VPL 42396. 1949 Hotel Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»With no one willing to buy and rehabilitate it, the second Hotel Vancouver, opened in 1916, was destroyed in 1949.
Aug 7, 2016 8:05 AM
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History of Metro Vancouver: Parking Meters, 1946
City of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Archives, CVA 586-4816. Photo Colt- man, Don Steffens Colmer. 1946 Parking Meters Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»got its first parking meters in 1946. The fee was a nickel an hour and Police we're responsible for checking the meters.
Aug 5, 2016 10:08 AM
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History of Metro Vancouver: BC Provincial Police, 1950
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Sun. 1950 BC Provincial Police These officers are wearing the uniform of the BC Provincial Police, the force that patrolled the province until 1950, when it was replaced by the RCMP.
Aug 5, 2016 9:46 AM
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History of Metro Vancouver: Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Canadians, 1978
Ross Kenward / The Province. 1978 Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Canadians Vancouver's Triple-A-baseball club, The Canadians won their debut game against San Jose at Nat Bailey Stadium. Good baseball, good hotdogs, great afternoon.
Aug 4, 2016 11:23 AM
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Olympic Cauldron to be lit this weekend
Tomorrow and Saturday our Olympic cauldron will be burning in Jack Poole Plaza! It's of course being lit to celebrate the opening of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio, in honour of our more than 450 athletes who have made it down there to
Aug 4, 2016 10:48 AM
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History of Metro Vancouver: Science World, 1987
Les Bazso / The Province. 1987 Science World The beloved "golf ball," originally the Expo Centre, was secured as a home for Science World after much lobbying, persuasion and government support.
Aug 3, 2016 4:41 PM
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History of Metro Vancouver: Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Aquarium, 1956
Canada's first public aquarium, the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Aquarium, opened on June 15, 1956
Aug 2, 2016 11:03 AM
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