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Vancouver Chinese Merchants’ Exchange letter to Thomas Tracy – 1896

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On September 14, 1896, Imperial Statesman Li Hung Chung visited Vancouver. The Vancouver Chinese Merchants' Exchange asked the City Engineer, Col. Thomas Tracy to design a triumphal arch for the…

Petition to incorporate the City of Vancouver – February 15, 1886

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In February of 1886, a number of residents of the town of Granville sent a petition to the B.C. Legislative Assembly to incorporate the City of Vancouver. In 1944, the…

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Naming Vancouver

How did Vancouver get its name? The standard answer does not explain the intense battle and the emotions it aroused.

Vancouver’s Three Cities

Living in Vancouver you might not know it is actually an amalgamation of three cities. Their distinctive cultures survive today.