The Vancouver Art Gallery established in moved to its current site at the Old Courthouse in Architect Arthur Erickson and his firm designed the relocation project. Erickson also designed the Museum of Anthropology established in on the campus of the University of British Columbia. That museum, a popular tourist attraction and a research institution, is especially noted for its collections of Indigenous material.
Equally striking, but in a different way, is Library Square , home of the central public library, which is modelled on the Coliseum of Rome. The Vancouver area offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation, including skiing and year-round boating, golfing and diving. Within the city are more than parks, of which the largest and most important, Stanley Park, has many recreational facilities including an 8.
Visitors will also find a world-renowned collection of totem poles in Stanley Park at Brockton Point as well as Klahowya Village, which offers a comprehensive experience of Indigenous culture through arts and performances. Team Canada put together a memorable and historic performance with a total of 26 medals of which 14 were gold, which set a new record for most gold medals won in a single Winter Games.
Vancouver is a city with several professional sports teams. Many businesses were looted and had their property damaged. After the Canucks lost in game seven against the Boston Bruins on 15 June , the downtown core was once more enveloped by a riot.
Over people were injured and there was substantial property damage throughout the city. Evenden, ed, Vancouver: Western Metropolis ; H. McDonald and J. Wynn and T. Oke, Vancouver and Its Regions Search for specific topics and themes. From Historica Canada. From the McCord Museum. Tour Canada from Space This website features an interactive map linked to spectacular images of various Canadian locations taken by Canadian research satellites.
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Thanks for contributing to The Canadian Encyclopedia. Article by Patricia E. Vancouver, British Columbia, incorporated as a city in , population , c , , c.
Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia and the third largest census metropolitan area in Canada. The City of Vancouver lies on a peninsula in the southwest corner of the province's mainland.
Two surrounding waterways — Burrard Inlet and the Strait of Georgia — provide a sheltered deep-sea port and convenient access to the Pacific Ocean, while the Fraser River offers an easy route to the rich agricultural lands of the Fraser River Lowland and the interior.
Railways and highways give easy access to the interior. Built as Expo Centre for Expo 86 at Vancouver, BC, the building has been renovated and reorganized as a science centre. It became effective at noon on November 19, , when it was proclaimed simultaneously in the two capitals.
In Victoria, there was no rejoicing, and in New Westminster only a "small knot of people" gathered in front of the government offices to hear the Acting High Sheriff of British Columbia, J. Homer, read the proclamation. Not a cheer was raised. The achievement of Confederation was no simple undertaking. The colonial legislative Council had for weeks in March, , debated the terms of union and, agreement reached, three delegates were appointed to negotiate with the federal government.
Helmcken from Victoria, Dr. Carrall from Cariboo, and Hon. Trutch, senior government official, left Victoria on May 10 and, travelling of necessity most of the way through the United States, reached Ottawa early in June to begin the negotiations which were to reach their culmination the following year.
With Confederation, the continued establishment of the British or Canadian naval and military headquarters on the Pacific at Esquimalt, adjoining Victoria, was guaranteed. For most of the nineteenth century, Victoria remained the largest city in British Columbia and was the foremost in trade and commerce. However, with construction of the Transcontinental railway, Vancouver, as its terminus, emerged as the major west coast port and the largest city in British Columbia.
In the twentieth century, Victoria evolved primarily as a city of government, retirement and tourism. The Gallery also places an emphasis on advancing scholarship through major publications and presents a multitude of public programs that offer new ways to consider art for visitors who come from throughout the region and far beyond.
The Vancouver Art Gallery was constructed in on a byfoot site donated by the City of Vancouver at Georgia Street, several blocks west of where the Gallery now stands. British, Spanish, Russian and American explorers began to visit the B. In , Vancouver Island was colonized by the British. Soon after, the Gold Rush attracted tens of thousands of people to the interior of B.
In , the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed, opening the country from east to west. The railway increased trade and the movement of people and resources from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
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