Happy 89th Birthday, YVR Airport. The Vancouver Airport at Sea Island opened on this day July 22, 1931

History of Kits Pool: Vancouver’s outdoor pools will be opening July 13, 2020, including North America’s longest saltwater pool, Kits Pool.

Then and Now Images of Vancouver: Presented using WordPress Company Image blocks and sourced from the City of Vancouver Archives and local photographers.

When the Georgia Viaduct was rebuilt (1969-1972), the physical hub of Vancouver’s black community was razed, dispersing the diverse immigrant enclave. Today, thanks to the Hogan’s Alley Society, important community buildings are going up.

VE Day Celebrated in Vancouver: This day marked the end of the conflict with Hitler’s Germany, with surrender on May 7, 1945, and May 8, 1945, being declared officially as V-E Day.