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Here's what it was like to visit Stanley Park in 1959 (VIDEO)

Here's what it was like to visit Stanley Park in 1959 (VIDEO)

You can take a five-and-a-half minute trek through some prime locations within Vancouver's Stanley Park thanks to this video from 1959.
This Expo 86 relic will leave the New West waterfront after over 30 years

This Expo 86 relic will leave the New West waterfront after over 30 years

After more than three decades on New Westminster’s waterfront esplanade, Tugger is set to be replaced by a new play zone that includes a series of little tuggers.
B.C. strengthens protections of heritage, archeological sites with updated law

B.C. strengthens protections of heritage, archeological sites with updated law

It would be mandatory in British Columbia to report the discovery of sites or objects of potential heritage value to the government's archeology branch under changes to legislation introduced Wednesday.
Letter showing debts of one of Vancouver's founders up for auction

Letter showing debts of one of Vancouver's founders up for auction

A legal document written after the May 1875 death of John Deighton, better known as Gassy Jack, lists the debts of one of the first men to bring liquor to the hardscrabble community of Granville, which eventually became the city of Vancouver.
Time travel to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1958 via this sweet but cringe-y British newsreel (VIDEO)

Time travel to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1958 via this sweet but cringe-y British newsreel (VIDEO)

Take an exciting ride over the Atlantic and west across the Rockies to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1958
Five free walking tours that will teach you about Vancouver's heritage

Five free walking tours that will teach you about Vancouver's heritage

It’s Heritage Week in B.C., and what better way to learn about Vancouver’s past than by walking around in the sunshine forecast for this weekend.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Japanese-Canadian baseball team, internment highlighted in new Heritage Minute

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Japanese-Canadian baseball team, internment highlighted in new Heritage Minute

A new Heritage Minute is sharing the story of a pioneering baseball team in British Columbia and the government policy that tore them apart.
5 things you didn't know about the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Symphony Orchestra

5 things you didn't know about the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Symphony Orchestra

In our ongoing 5 things series, we uncover some interesting and unusual details about Vancouver. Instruments up, because it's time to take a look at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Symphony Orchestra.
This historic paddlewheel steamboat took a brief journey on the Fraser River

This historic paddlewheel steamboat took a brief journey on the Fraser River

People who regularly watch the Fraser River viewed something earlier this month that is seldom seen actually sailing on the river like it once did. The Samson V paddlewheel steamboat was briefly on the move.
'It's very sad': Burnaby Historical Society disbanding due to dwindling membership

'It's very sad': Burnaby Historical Society disbanding due to dwindling membership

After 61 years of preserving and promoting the city’s heritage, the Burnaby Historical Society is disbanding.
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