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Meet the Trailblazing Canadian Woman at the Cutting Edge of Medical Research a Century Ago

Chilliwack’s Maud Menten held three PhDs and dedicated her career to life-saving research.

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These Archival Photos of First Nations in B.C. Shine a Light on Traditional Daily Life

The Royal BC Museum is digitizing more than 20,000 photos of Indigenous communities, with help from FortisBC.

Vancouver’s Forgotten Streetcars

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Vancouver’s Forgotten Streetcars

Urban growth.

Streetcars of the Vancouver Electric Railway & Light Company began laying track in 1889.

Buntzen Lake Powerhouses

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The Buntzen Lake Powerhouses

Hidden Vancouver.

When they were first constructed at the dawn of the electric age, they were the first of their kind in North America—and were also at the centre of a major controversy.

John Sullivan Deas

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John Sullivan Deas

Good run.

He was a British Columbia canning pioneer and one of the province’s first prominent businessmen of colour.

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Letters to Joan Gillis

Stories of friendship.

Written between 1942 and 1946, a unique compilation of letters provides insight into one of the darkest chapters of Canadian history.

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A History of the British Columbia Labour Movement

On the line.

Read an excerpt from Rod Mickleburgh’s detailed book that looks at the province’s working class.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: PNE

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100 Years of the PNE

A fair to remember.

There are traditions—lots of them, many that you probably wouldn’t even realize—that have originated at the PNE. And that, indeed, is one of the reasons people keep coming back.