The City of Vancouver was founded on April 6th, 1886, with boundaries of Burrard Inlet, Alma, 16th Avenue and Nanaimo Street. Continue reading “On This Date: This Birth of Vancouver (1886)”
On This Date: This Birth of Vancouver (1886)
On This Date: The Great Fire (1886)
Just nine weeks after its incorporation, the City of Vancouver burned down in the Great Fire on June 13, 1886. Continue reading “On This Date: The Great Fire (1886)”
On This Date: Granville Townsite Established (1870)
On March 10, 1870 the settlement know locally as Gastown was given its official name: Granville Townsite. Continue reading “On This Date: Granville Townsite Established (1870)”
What are the Planning and Development Milestones that have shaped Vancouver?
More than 20 students registered in the Winter 2015 UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) course on Vancouver’s history will collaborate on the production of a first edition of a chronology of milestones in Vancouver’s planning and development, looking at key themes such as planning policies, built form, land use, transportation, demographics, and politics and governance. Continue reading “What are the Planning and Development Milestones that have shaped Vancouver?”
Lecture: Vancouver in the 21st Century
On September 24, 2014 Commisisoner Andy Yan gave a lecture on Vancouver in the 21st Century, a co-presentation of SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement and the Vancouver City Planning Commission. Continue reading “Lecture: Vancouver in the 21st Century”