SS Beaver ruled the Pacific Northwest Coast for 34 years
The Beaver side-wheeler, the first steamship off the coast of British Columbia. On June 18, 1836, the Hudson’s Bay Company ship Beaver, the first steamship to travel on Puget Sound, departed Fort...
View ArticleWestern Canada beckoned early settlers in search of a home
Aboriginal peoples have lived in Canada for 10,000 to 11,000 years or longer. Scientists have hypothesized that they arrived on this continent from Asia, travelling over the Bering Strait but that is...
View ArticleA Photographer’s Walk Around Vancouver at Night
It has been said that the beauty of old Europe knows no equal. This collection on Vancouver at Night proves that to be incorrect. Even before the camera Vincent knew: “It often seems to me that the...
View ArticleCanadian Heritage is Disappearing: No-one Seems to Care
A critical look at our fast disappearing heritage. There seems little we can do to stop it. We must record as much as we can while we can any way we can. The post Canadian Heritage is Disappearing:...
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