Vancouver History - The History of Metropolitan Vancouver

Biz-Biz 1939

A note: the federal government has an interesting brief article here on how the Second World War affected the Canadian economy. An excerpt:

Some 1940 highlights (described in more detail below): H.R. Cottingham the new President The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan lauded

Hall of Famers from Henry Braithwaite Abbott, CPR executive, to Jack (John Henry Patrick) Avison, orchestra conductor…

Hall of Famers from Nat (Nathaniel Ryal) Bailey, White Spot Restaurant founder, to Jimmy (James) Butterfield, columnist…

Hall of Famers from Angelo Calori, hotelier, to Jimmy (James) Cunningham, stonemason…