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This 1978 footage of BC Ferries workers is like a blooper reel (VIDEO)

This 1978 footage of BC Ferries workers is like a blooper reel (VIDEO)

The film shows everything from workplace shenanigans to routine ferry operations
This 1926 film reel captures adventures in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­a century ago

This 1926 film reel captures adventures in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­a century ago

A glimpse of what life was like for some residents of the city in 1926.
'Exploited and downtrodden to the point of despair': Radio show offers glimpse of Downtown Eastside 50 years ago (AUDIO)

'Exploited and downtrodden to the point of despair': Radio show offers glimpse of Downtown Eastside 50 years ago (AUDIO)

"So many times by so many people they've been exploited and oppressed and abused and really f*cked over."
'One of the great cities of the Northwest': 1936 travel video explores Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­and Victoria

'One of the great cities of the Northwest': 1936 travel video explores Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­and Victoria

The music sounds like it's from a dramatic film.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­cold case files: Babes in the Woods - The search for their identities

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­cold case files: Babes in the Woods - The search for their identities

Nearly 70 years after the killings there's been a major step in the investigation
Over 5,000 archival photos added to the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives website

Over 5,000 archival photos added to the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives website

The images are from Don Coltman, a World War I veteran who took up photography after leaving the army.
Early 1930s tourism film shows off Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­as 'Canada's Evergreen Playground' (VIDEO)

Early 1930s tourism film shows off Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­as 'Canada's Evergreen Playground' (VIDEO)

Take a look at this silent film to see how much of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­life has changed...and what remains the same
Streetcars in the forest: See what Kitsilano’s busiest street looked like a century ago (PHOTOS)

Streetcars in the forest: See what Kitsilano’s busiest street looked like a century ago (PHOTOS)

There wasn't a yoga studio or brunch place in sight
Inside the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives: Building a better sewer system to serve the city

Inside the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives: Building a better sewer system to serve the city

After years of typhoid outbreaks and beach pollution, in 1913 Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­had to make drastic changes to its sewage system
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Cold Case Files: The Babes in the Woods murder mystery still haunts the city

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Cold Case Files: The Babes in the Woods murder mystery still haunts the city

It's one of Vancouver's oldest and most fascinating unsolved murder cases
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