Bridges of Greater Vancouver

Vancouver’s port and marine traffic have been a major factor in the design of local bridges. If for initial economy, a bridge is built low over the water, a movable span must be provided, such as a swing or lift section.... 

Birds of Greater Vancouver

Strategically located along the West Coast at the mouth of a great river, Vancouver is a magnet to birds and birders alike. About 371 species have been seen in the area, 250 of them occurring annually. The Fraser delta is a... 

Protestant Churches

When John Morton trekked through the forests of what would become Vancouver’s West End in the 1860s, he little knew that his homesteading activity would impact for generations to come on the industrial, commercial--and... 

Asians in Vancouver

The people of Korea, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei are represented in increasing numbers in the Greater Vancouver area. Some come to live, some to invest their wealth and many more come each year... 

Recreation in the Fraser River Basin

Beautiful British Columbia, with its abundance of natural areas, provides a playground for numerous recreational activities. Each year people from all over flock to the province to enjoy leisurely pursuits in the mountains,... 

Archaeology in Greater Vancouver

Archaeologists have been active here for more than a century. In 1895 Charles Hill-Tout, a New Westminster teacher, published Later Prehistoric Man in British Columbia, which brought together the results of research into the... 

reeks in Vancouver

Africans

Unlike black Americans, whose migration into Canada can be traced back to the years of the Civil War in the 1860s, Africans from various parts of the African continent have emigrated to Canada and British Columbia on a... 

Riley Park / South Cambie

Riley Park/South Cambie and Mount Pleasant are the only districts in Vancouver situated half in the East End, half on the West Side. Ontario Street forms the boundary just west of Main Street that is the north-south zero... 

A Brief History of Greater Vancouver

Envision the span of human occupation in this area say, 8,000 years as a city block. The events described herein happened within a few footsteps. Articles elsewhere describe that long pre-European occupation, and... 

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