Places Archive - The History of Metropolitan Vancouver

Fountain Chapel Picnic, 1935 [Photo credit: Gibson Family]

16 February 2018 Vancouver History

Black Strathcona

The first black immigrants arrived in British Columbia from California in 1858. They settled in Victoria and on Salt Spring Island, but as the center of economic power shifted, some came to Vancouver in the early 1900s.

Guest Posts Places Archive

15 March 2010 James Johnstone

When An Old House Falls

Everyone’s talking about the trees the wind knocked down in Stanley Park. People are wringing their hands—horrified that nature can