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In this incredibly beautiful setting on Cowichan Bay, B.C. on Vancouver Island, we see three canoes paddling in the bay on June 15. They are filled with 2016 Aboriginal graduates from several Cowichan Valley schools. They are on their way to the shore on Cowichan Tribes Recreational Property beside the OceanFront Suites Hotel where their…
Five years ago on June 15, 2011, this massive crowd on Georgia St. near Hamilton St. was the main proponent in what would become a perfect storm creating the devastating riot after the Stanley Cup final game. The Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins were tied 3 to 3 going into the final game being played…
This is a strange name for the 86-metre-long boring machine we see depicted on this cake. Ten years ago on June 10, 2006, this cake was part of the celebration to christen this machine that would bore 2 tunnels beginning on the south side of False Creek (Olympic Village Station), continuing under False Creek to…
This remarkable photo was taken just outside Olympic Village, on southeast False Creek. The bubble was generated by the man standing on the wharf to the left. Through it we can see the iconic Telus Science World which was originally known as Expo Centre. It functioned for 6 months in 1985 to advertise the theme…
Steveston is about a 30 minute car drive south of Vancouver. It is also easily accessible by Canada Line and bus. The latter takes about an hour and makes for an inexpensive day trip. Steveston is located in the southwest corner of Lulu Island just along the Fraser River before it empties into the Georgia…
From his commanding view at City Hall, Captain George Vancouver, after whom our city is named, is pointing over the domain he first explored in 1792. Captain Vancouver showed respect for and enjoyed mainly good relationships with indigenous people, easing his ability to survey the area. Less than a century later, the city of Vancouver…
What signifies spring in Vancouver better than cherry blossoms! This beautiful array of trees in pink bloom is outside the charming Strathmore Lodge Apartments at Bute St. and Comox St. in the West End. It overlooks Nelson Park on Mole hill. The Strathmore, one of Vancouver’s early apartment buildings, was originally named the Royal Alexandra…
In 1900, when the two houses at Davie & Jervis Streets (on the right side of this picture) were built, the West End was sparsely populated. It was a gentler place of rolling hills and scrub brush, a lot of the trees having been logged. There were probably great views from the houses pictured above…
A new creative arts centre for Vancouver is burgeoning along Great Northern Way. It’s part of the False Creek Flats in an area dominated by the new Great Northern Way Campus (GNWC), roughly situated between Thornton Ave. on the west side, Glen Drive on the east, the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) on…
We’re at West 6th Ave. and Arbutus St. outside the Arbutus Coffee café. It’s at the centre of Kitsilano’s oldest neighbourhood. The park named Delamont is located at West 7th Ave. and Arbutus St. and runs behind Arbutus Coffee and several other houses. On August 19th, 2012, Arbutus Coffee received Vancouver’s Places That Matter plaque…
Royal Sweet Diamond, a bronze sculpture by Canadian artist Joe Fafard, is the name of this life-size bull at the corner of Georgia and Richards Streets in downtown Vancouver. Viewing the bull, it does seem to exhibit a sweet disposition. It would seem more natural in a pastoral situation rather than in the bustling scene…
This massive construction site along Howe St. and Pacific St. is not unfamiliar in Vancouver but it typifies the expensive building projects in the city. Luxury condos are enriching developers, construction firms, real estate companies and investors. Of course, they provide a beautiful space for those who can afford it, and some investors will actually…
December 9, 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of the current Cambie Bridge, built just before Expo ’86. This photo was taken in 1984 by our photographer Denis Bouvier. It depicts the old Cambie Bridge still functioning on the left and the construction of the new bridge happening on the right. The 1985…
