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Did you know that North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­has a 90-year-old subway?

Did you know that North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­has a 90-year-old subway?

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See Bloedel Conservatory’s opening day in 1969 (VIDEO)

See Bloedel Conservatory’s opening day in 1969 (VIDEO)

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The insane story of Prince George's Sandblast sand skiing event (WITH VIDEO)

The insane story of Prince George's Sandblast sand skiing event (WITH VIDEO)

We're kicking off the release of Season 3 of our history TV show BC Was Awesome with the story of Prince George's Sandblast! Started in 1971, it was a summertime ski race down a sketchy sand track.
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This legendary Chinatown hotspot once hosted Richard Pryor, Nina Simone

This legendary Chinatown hotspot once hosted Richard Pryor, Nina Simone

The club became one of the city’s significant live entertainment venues of the 1960s and ’70s.
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Two Japanese landmarks in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­receive historic national designation (PHOTOS)

Two Japanese landmarks in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­receive historic national designation (PHOTOS)

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall were given a National Historic Site designation by Parks Canada - joining a select group of such places in Metro Vancouver.
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You can explore major WWI battlegrounds with this interactive tool (MAPS)

You can explore major WWI battlegrounds with this interactive tool (MAPS)

Travel over a hundred years back in time this Remembrance Day and explore historical spots and major battlegrounds of World War I online.
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The first B.C. ferry company was a rowboat up and down Okanagan Lake (WITH VIDEO)

The first B.C. ferry company was a rowboat up and down Okanagan Lake (WITH VIDEO)

In this episode of our history TV show, BC Was Awesome , we dig in to the story of Thomas "Captain" Shorts. An entrepreneur through-and-through, Shorts ran the first rudimentary ferry service up and down Okanagan Lake.
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Dinosaur unique to B.C. is now officially recognized

Dinosaur unique to B.C. is now officially recognized

Almost 50 years after the discovery of a mysterious claw in Northern B.C., the first dinosaur unique to B.C. has been officially recognized.
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Phantoms of First World War honoured at B.C. prison

Phantoms of First World War honoured at B.C. prison

The names of 21 Chinese labourers who died in B.C. on their way to fight in WWI in Europe have been uncovered, and the deceased men have been memorialized.
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Burnaby museum works to undo erasure of local Indigenous history

Burnaby museum works to undo erasure of local Indigenous history

Burnaby Village Museum is taking steps to undo the part it has played in erasing Indigenous history from the place we now call Burnaby.
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