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BC Artists

Check out this limited edition relief print by Ross Lort, capturing a stunning image of False Creek in 1933. On display at the City of Vancouver Archives, it’s a must-see for art and history lovers.

For link to artist biography and exhibition history see B.C. Artists.

A Little but Important Engineering History

In 1887 the Capilano River was selected as the primary of Burrard Inlet into the city. Then, in 1908 a wooden fir stave pipe was constructed 11 kilometres from the mouth of the Seymour River. A second intake, 600 metres north of the first one, was built in 1913. This pipeline supplied water to residents of North Vancouver and later carried water underneath the Second Narrows Bridge to houses in Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond. The Vancouver Historical Society was contacted by a gentleman in the State of Washington with a photo collection related to the building of the water system in North Vancouver. There were photos of gigantic wooden pipes, heavy equipment and observing wives and friends. The photos represented meaningful work, laudatory engineering and most of all progress.

2025 FALL LECTURES

OCT
23
2025

China Creek Concrete: The Creation of Vancouver's Oldest Public Skatepark

From sidewalk surfing to tea-cup bowl riding, this lecture will explore the who’s and how’s that led to the 1979 opening of the China Creek South Skatepark and what it signifies about the assumptions regarding skateboard culture at large…

All of our lectures are open to the public by donation

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