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Here's what proof of vaccination looked like for Canadian immigrants in 1910

Here's what proof of vaccination looked like for Canadian immigrants in 1910

Immigrants would present this to prevent being held in detention
Learn all about BC's Black pioneers with this online exhibit

Learn all about BC's Black pioneers with this online exhibit

BC Black History Awareness Society launches robust online exhibit
This secret armoured train patrolled a B.C. river during WWII

This secret armoured train patrolled a B.C. river during WWII

The No. 1 Armoured Train ran up and down the Skeena from 1943-1944
Waterfront Station looked a lot different in 1912

Waterfront Station looked a lot different in 1912

Where's the SkyTrain?
A brief history of cider in British Columbia

A brief history of cider in British Columbia

While the craft cider craze in British Columbia might be a recent happening, this province has a long and storied history with our favourite bubbly fruit beverage.
This unique estate was once a substation powering Vancouver's interurban streetcars (PHOTOS)

This unique estate was once a substation powering Vancouver's interurban streetcars (PHOTOS)

And it can be YOURS for just under $3 million.
The forgotten story of Evel Knievel's jump in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­BC

The forgotten story of Evel Knievel's jump in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­BC

He jumped 12 cars inside the Pacific Coliseum
Men wore suits to the beach in the 1920s

Men wore suits to the beach in the 1920s

Visits to the beach looked decidedly different in the 1920s
99 years ago, British Columbians started driving on the right-hand side of the road

99 years ago, British Columbians started driving on the right-hand side of the road

Residents drove on the left until 1922
Here's the story behind Vancouver's 100-year-old Polar Bear Swim

Here's the story behind Vancouver's 100-year-old Polar Bear Swim

It started with one Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­man who convinced his friends it would be great to swim in English Bay on New Year's Day