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The Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are the original inhabitants of what is now known as Vancouver. The city falls within the traditional territory of three Coast Salish peoples known as, Squamish (Sḵwxwú7mesh), Tsleil-waututh and Xwméthkwyiem ("Musqueam"—from masqui "an edible grass that grows in the sea").
1927 – Charles Lindbergh refuses to include Vancouver in his North American tour because of the lack of a proper airport. Two years later, the city purchases land on Sea Island for aviation purposes; it is now the location of Vancouver International Airport. 1929 – Vancouver amalgamates with the municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver.
Category: Histories of cities in British Columbia. 1 language. ... History of Vancouver (11 C, 77 P) History of Victoria, British Columbia (3 C, 15 P)
The archives serves as the repository for historical records generated by the City of Vancouver, including the Mayor's Office, the Parks Board, the Board of Police Commissioners, the Vancouver Police Department, and the Office of the City Clerk. It also contains numerous collections from private donors, businesses, and community groups.
29th Battalion, (Vancouver), CEF; 158th Battalion (The Duke of Connaught's Own), CEF; 231st Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), CEF; 1886 Vancouver anti-Chinese riots; 1918 Vancouver general strike; 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games; 1987 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Vancouver BC 49°15′44″N 123°08′56″W / 49.2623°N 123.149°W / 49.2623; -123.149 ( Lord Tennyson Elementary Vancouver municipality ( 11305 )
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. As of 2024, British Columbia has 161 municipalities, [1] out of which 53 are classified as cities. [2] According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the second largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 square kilometres (355,479.06 square miles).
Vancouver ranked high on the Global Liveability Ranking and stood at number 1 on the list for several years until 2011. [104] In recent years, it has dropped, ranking as low as 16 in 2021. As of 2022, Vancouver was ranked as having the fifth-highest quality of living of any city on Earth. [105]
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