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PHOTOS: Here's what No. 3 Road in Richmond looked like in the 70s and 80s

PHOTOS: Here's what No. 3 Road in Richmond looked like in the 70s and 80s

Let’s take a step back in time to check out what Richmond’s No. 3 Road was like back in the 1970s and 1980s. It’s safe to say the street has transformed to the point it looks like nothing as it did back then, and even more changes are on the way.
80 years ago people walked across the Lions Gate Bridge for the first time

80 years ago people walked across the Lions Gate Bridge for the first time

Eighty years ago Vancouverites first walked across a new span from Stanley Park to West 鶹ýӳ– a bridge that was to be the entrance to Greater Vancouver, like another famous bridge in California. The Lions Gate Bridge opened to pedestrians on Nov. 12, 1938, and to cars two days later.
This North 鶹ýӳcentenarian is one of the last female pilots of the Second World War

This North 鶹ýӳcentenarian is one of the last female pilots of the Second World War

Today, the 100-year-old Lynn Valley woman is one of only three surviving female pilots to serve the British in the Second World War. From 1943 to 1945, Edwards was a member of the Air Transport Auxiliary.
11 places of remembrance to visit in Vancouver

11 places of remembrance to visit in Vancouver

Special places for remembrance and reflection, and to honour those who gave their lives for the country.
Letter: My father's astounding WWII survival still astonishes me

Letter: My father's astounding WWII survival still astonishes me

Every year on Remembrance Day, I lay a wreath at the Confederation Park Cenotaph in north Burnaby in memory of my father, Donald Evans. He was a navigator on a Lancaster bomber during World War II, was shot down, hidden by the French resistance and liberated by the British Army in September 1944.
5 things you didn't know about that giant Bowmac sign on Broadway

5 things you didn't know about that giant Bowmac sign on Broadway

The giant Bowmac sign on West Broadway in 鶹ýӳcame from the city's epic neon era, and was once the tallest freestanding sign in North America. Here's why it's got another business' name and logo on top of it, and a few other quirky facts about this oddity on the local landscape.
Riverview Hospital still considering seeking national heritage designation

Riverview Hospital still considering seeking national heritage designation

Coquitlam’s Riverview Lands Advisory Committee wants the city to have another go at having the 244-acre mental health facility site receive a national heritage designation.
TransLink honours veterans with special Compass Cards

TransLink honours veterans with special Compass Cards

This Remembrance Day marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. To honour this important anniversary, TransLink has come up with some seriously cool and powerful Compass Cards that will raise money for a worthy cause.
Graphic biography of WWI-era socialite shines light on 鶹ýӳhistory

Graphic biography of WWI-era socialite shines light on 鶹ýӳhistory

“There are so many elements to her personality. She’s a working woman, she’s a writer, she’s a publicity hound, she’s a celebrity,” says historian Michael Kluckner.
This cool interactive photo shows the same 鶹ýӳblock, decades apart

This cool interactive photo shows the same 鶹ýӳblock, decades apart

How many times have you wondered how much of what's on a present-day 鶹ýӳblock has been there for decades? Or just wanted to get a better sense of what has changed, and what managed to remain in place?