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Alexandre Bilodeau, 2010

Alexandre Bilodeau, 2010

Gerry Kahrmann / Canwest. 2010 Alexandre Bilodeau Alexandre Bilodeau’s victory in men’s mogul freestyle skiing made him the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal on home soil.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canucks, 2011

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canucks, 2011

Ric Ernst / PNG. 2011 Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canucks The Canucks finish the 2011 season as the top team in the NHL then score playoff wins over the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks to win the Western Conference.
Trudeau Wedding, 1971

Trudeau Wedding, 1971

Fred Schiffer / Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun. 1971 Trudeau Wedding Private affair. Heads bowed in prayer, local lass Margaret Sinclair and sitting Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau marry in a secret ceremony at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in North Vancouver.
McDonald’s, 1967

McDonald’s, 1967

City of Richmond Archives Photograph 1987 61 3. 1967 McDonald's The prices may have changed from 18 cents for a burger, but McDonald’s has remained as a bastion of fast food since it opened its first Canadian restaurant in Richmond, BC.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club, 1953

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club, 1953

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 84752.
Burrard Thermal Generating Plant, 1963

Burrard Thermal Generating Plant, 1963

PNG.
Bill Duthie, 1984

Bill Duthie, 1984

Steve Bosch / Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun. 1984 Bill Duthie The Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­bookseller extraordinaire, surrounded by his stock in this 1984 portrait, taken shortly before his death. Duthie opened his first store and revolutionized bookselling in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1957.
Annacis Island, 1955

Annacis Island, 1955

PNG. 1955 Annacis Island Seen in an aerial photograph from 1955 while under construction, Annacis Island (on the right), opened officially that year as Canada’s first industrial park.
Granville Street Bridge, 1954

Granville Street Bridge, 1954

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun. 1954 Granville Street Bridge Grand project.
BC Penitentiary Riot, 1963

BC Penitentiary Riot, 1963

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun. 1963 BC Penitentiary Riot Prisoners at the BC Penitentiary in New Westminster rioted in 1963 after three inmates were detected trying to escape.
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