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HMS Discovery was the lead ship used by George Vancouver.In 1792, his expedition charted several points and inlets, including Point Grey and Burrard Inlet.. Spanish Captain José María Narváez was the first European to explore the Strait of Georgia in 1791.
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.
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.
Thus Vancouver was the first European to prove the insularity of Vancouver Island (Meares' claims on the matter having been ignored), while Galiano was the first to circumnavigate it. Vancouver had not set out from Nootka but rather began at the Strait of Juan de Fuca, while Galiano began his circumnavigation at Nootka. [18]
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 had it all, Eric Burton and the Animals, Long John Baldry, The Doors and several other southern bands came to play in the very creative milieu created by the Vancouver Rockers of the '60s and early '70s. Several recording studios, notably Mushroom Records and Little Mountain Sound Studios, recorded and produced many great record ...
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The first European visitors to present-day British Columbia were Spanish sailors and other European sailors who sailed for the Spanish crown. There is some evidence that the Greek-born Juan de Fuca, who sailed for Spain and explored the West coast of North America in the 1590s, might have reached the passageway between Washington State and Vancouver Island – today known as the Strait of Juan ...