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A quiet little park in the harbour

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Situated between Canada Place and the Centerm Terminal at Centennial Pier sits Crab Park at Portside. This piece of beachfront with an interesting history provides locals with rare public waterfront access along the south shore of Burrard Inlet. On Sunday afternoon Crab Park was visited by an array of locals looking to soak up the […]

From shipyard to neighbourhood

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

It was a sad day in North Vancouver when the Versatile Pacific Shipyards shut down. The shipyard opened by the Wallace family in 1906 built 379 vessels before being closed in 1992. During its peak the shipyard was the largest in BC and a vital part of the local community. Workers applied their trade building […]

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