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B.C. strengthens protections of heritage, archeological sites with updated law

B.C. strengthens protections of heritage, archeological sites with updated law

It would be mandatory in British Columbia to report the discovery of sites or objects of potential heritage value to the government's archeology branch under changes to legislation introduced Wednesday.
Letter showing debts of one of Vancouver's founders up for auction

Letter showing debts of one of Vancouver's founders up for auction

A legal document written after the May 1875 death of John Deighton, better known as Gassy Jack, lists the debts of one of the first men to bring liquor to the hardscrabble community of Granville, which eventually became the city of Vancouver.
Time travel to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1958 via this sweet but cringe-y British newsreel (VIDEO)

Time travel to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1958 via this sweet but cringe-y British newsreel (VIDEO)

Take an exciting ride over the Atlantic and west across the Rockies to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1958
Five free walking tours that will teach you about Vancouver's heritage

Five free walking tours that will teach you about Vancouver's heritage

It’s Heritage Week in B.C., and what better way to learn about Vancouver’s past than by walking around in the sunshine forecast for this weekend.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Japanese-Canadian baseball team, internment highlighted in new Heritage Minute

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Japanese-Canadian baseball team, internment highlighted in new Heritage Minute

A new Heritage Minute is sharing the story of a pioneering baseball team in British Columbia and the government policy that tore them apart.
5 things you didn't know about the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Symphony Orchestra

5 things you didn't know about the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Symphony Orchestra

In our ongoing 5 things series, we uncover some interesting and unusual details about Vancouver. Instruments up, because it's time to take a look at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Symphony Orchestra.
This historic paddlewheel steamboat took a brief journey on the Fraser River

This historic paddlewheel steamboat took a brief journey on the Fraser River

People who regularly watch the Fraser River viewed something earlier this month that is seldom seen actually sailing on the river like it once did. The Samson V paddlewheel steamboat was briefly on the move.
'It's very sad': Burnaby Historical Society disbanding due to dwindling membership

'It's very sad': Burnaby Historical Society disbanding due to dwindling membership

After 61 years of preserving and promoting the city’s heritage, the Burnaby Historical Society is disbanding.
How this Dutch castle from Expo 86 ended up in Richmond's Fantasy Garden World theme park

How this Dutch castle from Expo 86 ended up in Richmond's Fantasy Garden World theme park

In 1987, a crew from Nickel Bros. house movers spent several weeks uprooting and moving of a Dutch castle — an Expo 86 attraction — to Richmond from its foundation in Downtown Vancouver.
This huge 190-foot-long 'Skookum Slide' used to thrill riders in Richmond

This huge 190-foot-long 'Skookum Slide' used to thrill riders in Richmond

Old photos from the Richmond Archives reveal a rather bizarre structure — a 30-foot high, 190-foot-long slide — near the corner of No. 3 Road and Westminster Highway, adjacent to Richmond Centre.