On Sept. 1, 1885, commercial telegraph service was extended “from Montreal to the Pacific,” linking British Columbia to the country’s...
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Vancouver’s iconic Marine Building, located at 355 Burrard Street, is an art deco marvel. The building was completed in 1930...
Tucked deep in the Fraser Canyon, where towering cliffs plunge into the rushing waters of the Fraser River, lies one...
During a tour of the Kilby Historic Site in Harrison Mills, I noticed a series of posters depicting the life...
High above the Trans-Canada Highway, where it cuts across the continental divide on the BC-Alberta border, there’s a small fossil...
Nootka Sound, a remote and breathtakingly beautiful inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is a site of immense...
Megan Yáláƛí Humchitt’s sudden stop almost caused me to collide with her. The dense rainforest had closed in around us...
There are only a handful of steam clocks around the world, and you’ll find one in Vancouver’s Gastown. If...
Nestled along the serene Steveston waterfront in Richmond, BC, the Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site is a captivating window into...
The footprints of North America’s mastodons, saber-toothed tigers and camels are long gone, as is the evidence today of prehistoric...
The sounds of salsa music and the smells of sizzling street food will once again fill the air and take...
Nestled on the shores of Okanagan Lake in Penticton, the SS Sicamous is a captivating piece of history that transports...
