Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

History

The first B.C. ferry company was a rowboat up and down Okanagan Lake (WITH VIDEO)

The first B.C. ferry company was a rowboat up and down Okanagan Lake (WITH VIDEO)

In this episode of our history TV show, BC Was Awesome , we dig in to the story of Thomas "Captain" Shorts. An entrepreneur through-and-through, Shorts ran the first rudimentary ferry service up and down Okanagan Lake.
Read more >
Dinosaur unique to B.C. is now officially recognized

Dinosaur unique to B.C. is now officially recognized

Almost 50 years after the discovery of a mysterious claw in Northern B.C., the first dinosaur unique to B.C. has been officially recognized.
Read more >
Phantoms of First World War honoured at B.C. prison

Phantoms of First World War honoured at B.C. prison

The names of 21 Chinese labourers who died in B.C. on their way to fight in WWI in Europe have been uncovered, and the deceased men have been memorialized.
Read more >
Burnaby museum works to undo erasure of local Indigenous history

Burnaby museum works to undo erasure of local Indigenous history

Burnaby Village Museum is taking steps to undo the part it has played in erasing Indigenous history from the place we now call Burnaby.
Read more >
Photos: 10 of the most haunted places in Vancouver

Photos: 10 of the most haunted places in Vancouver

Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, you’ll definitely want to know about these 10 haunted places in Vancouver.
Read more >
10 of the most haunted places in Vancouver

10 of the most haunted places in Vancouver

Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, you’ll definitely want to know about these 10 haunted places in Vancouver. 👻
Read more >
You probably don't know the real story of Sasquatch (WITH VIDEO)

You probably don't know the real story of Sasquatch (WITH VIDEO)

In this episode of our BC Was Awesome show I travel to Harrison Hot Springs and the Sts'ailes First Nation Reserve to dig up the real story of Sasquatch.
Read more >
Beloved B.C. highway landmark destroyed by fire

Beloved B.C. highway landmark destroyed by fire

The lumberjack statue marking the former Clarke Sawmill near Mile 62 was destroyed after someone shot a flare at the family's Halloween decorations and started the fire.
Read more >
This rare 97-year-old Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­tugboat needs help to stay afloat (PHOTOS)

This rare 97-year-old Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­tugboat needs help to stay afloat (PHOTOS)

The SS Master was built in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1922. The vessel is the only one left of her kind and she represents an important part of B.C.’s steam engine history.
Read more >
Here's what you need to know about 'The Flying Seven', BC's first female pilots (VIDEO)

Here's what you need to know about 'The Flying Seven', BC's first female pilots (VIDEO)

In a massive WW2 fundraising campaign, the group dropped thousands of pamphlets from their planes onto Vancouver
Read more >