Today in Local History

On June 2, 1916, The Buzzer, that little publication you get on the trolleys and SkyTrain in the lower mainland, produced its first issue. Find out what else happened in June…

On July 1, 1938, the First Avenue Viaduct was opened to traffic. Find out what else happened in July…

On August 1, 1952, New Brunswick-born William Andrew Cecil Bennett became premier of BC. He would serve to September 15, 1972, just over 20 years, making him our longest-serving premier. Find out what else happened in August…

On September 1, 1945, visiting movie actress Yvonne De Carlo (born September 1, 1922 as Peggy Middleton in Vancouver) celebrated her birthday at the Hotel Vancouver’s Panorama Roof. Find out what else happened in September…

On October 1, 1940, the Province’s Claude Dettloff took the famous Wait For Me, Daddy photograph. It became the most reproduced Canadian picture from World War Two. Find out what else happened in October…