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Vancouver plans exhibit at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair – September 28, 1891

Vancouver plans exhibit at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair – September 28, 1891

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Council “cordially endorses” Victoria council’s plan for a BC building at the (1893) Chicago World’s Fair. The Board of Health met to discuss the care and treatment of two Chinese…
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Vancouver wants lighthouse at First Narrows, bridge to Richmond – February 6, 1888

Vancouver wants lighthouse at First Narrows, bridge to Richmond – February 6, 1888

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Two requests to federal government: (1) to build lighthouse at First Narrows (now Lions Gate) because of large increase in vessels, and  (2)  for permission to build Granville Bridge to…
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    • 1890 Vancouver City Council Minutes
    • 1891 Vancouver City Council Minutes
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Naming Vancouver
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

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

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