Exterior of Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, BC Inside this small, unassuming building is a physical space that is his home to one of Vancouver’s oldest Anglican congregations and a number of artworks and artefacts of some significance. This church, which sits on Burrard Street in Vancouver’s downtown, was unlocked for the Olympics, when I [...]
Nothing in the above image looks particularly historic, and indeed, the West Coast of Canada is not in general well-known for historical buildings. In particular, Coquitlam (and its neighbour Port Coquitlam) suffer from a dearth of preserved historical buildings. It was interesting, then, for me to find a little museum on a street-box at this [...]
BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum photograph image from the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum The BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, which I recently had occasion to visit at its home in BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver, is a well-curated collection of exhibits that managed to please this museum [...]
Having a train to herself: the miniature Burnaby Central Railway Railways are almost indigenous to British Columbia, the province having developed in the Canadian context to a great extent because of the railway. Since that is so, there are a variety of rail-related tourist hotspots in BC, the Burnaby Central Railroad being among them. While [...]
Canada Post stamp commemorating UBC’s 100th Anniversary On a personal note, this recently-issued Canada Post stamp marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University of British Columbia, known locally as UBC. I’m pleased to have taught in various roles at this university for parts of 2008. Interestingly, (at least to me) this is [...]
Image of Canada Post stamp celebrating the 150th Anniversary of British Columbia taken from BC 150 Years Today we join Canada Post in wishing the Province of British Columbia a happy 150th Anniversary. Actually, Vancouver Island had, of course, existed as a very British colony since 1849. The mainland, which was administered by the Hudson’s [...]
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