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Vancouver Heritage Weekly - Heritage Week!

Vancouver Heritage Foundation is a registered charity supporting the conservation of heritage buildings and structures in recognition of their contribution to the city’s economy, sustainability and culture.

Vancouver Heritage Foundation is a registered charity supporting the conservation of heritage buildings and structures in recognition of their contribution to the city’s economy, sustainability and culture.

Vancouver Heritage Foundation invites you to explore Vancouver’s maritime history during a week of events! Next week is Heritage Week, and the theme this year is Heritage Afloat! Vancouver is shaped by water. Located on the Burrard Peninsula, this city lies between Burrard Inlet to the north, the Strait of Georgia to the west, and the Fraser River to the south, so there is lots to learn about. National Heritage Day on Monday kicks off the week with a different theme – check that out too. We hope to see you at our events!

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VHF is running a Heritage Week Trivia Contest, so be sure to visit the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Facebook page daily from Feb 17-23. Get your guesses in before midnight each day for your chance to win a prize of two tickets to our Heritage House Tour on June 1st!

February 17th: Baseball, the Olympics and an Arboretum

A look at the Riley Park neighbourhood with John Atkin

National Heritage Day in Canada this year celebrates 'Places Made for Play' and we are exploring the very diverse Riley Park neighbourhood. From the former rock quarry that is now Queen Elizabeth Park to 62 years of baseball at Nat Bailey, it’s an eclectic look at this neighbourhood. As a special bonus, we'll get to peak inside Nat Bailey Stadium.

10am – noon, $15 Register Here

February 22nd: Up the Coast and Overseas

A short history of shipping in Burrard Inlet with John Atkin

Looking northwest along Hastings Street at Homer Street towards Burrard Inlet, 1913. CVA 371-727.3

From the earliest lumber schooners to the Trans-Pacific liners and coastal ferries, Burrard Inlet has been an important factor in the city’s growth. On this tour we’ll be looking at the history and evolution of the downtown waterfront between Burrard and Main Streets.

1:30pm - 3:30pm Register Here

February 23rd: Sunday Morning at Hinge Park

Coffee and history in Vancouver's industrial heritage

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Start your day with us at the new JJ Bean location in False Creek and get fueled-up with coffee, history and landscape design with our new program Sunday Morning at Hinge ParkHinge Park is a newly designed public space which combines a century of industrial heritage with the creation of a naturalized wetland in Southeast False Creek. Sit back and enjoy your coffee as you learn about the industrial history of the area, and the concept behind the redesign, and then go on a guided tour of Hinge Park.

9am - 11am (coffee service from 8:30am - 9am) Register Here

Places That Matter Presentation – The Canron Building

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Come join us to learn more about the industrial history of South East False Creek! Vancouver Heritage Foundation will be presenting a plaque as part of the 125 Places That Matter project. All are welcome to attend.

Presentation begins at 11am at Hinge Park (Columbia St and W 1st Ave)

The Kitsilano Shoreline

A history of the Kitsilano shoreline with Amy Adams

Rocky shoreline area of Kitsilano Beach near the Balsam Street wharf, c.1920. City of Vancouver Archives, AM54-S4-: Be N10.1

Following the Kitsilano shoreline from False Creek along English Bay to Trafalgar Street, this walk will explore how the water and land have changed over time, influenced by each other and the people living on the shores. Hear about the people who have called this area home, find out what could have dramatically altered the area, and about when smelt were so plentiful they sounded like bacon sizzling in the waves!

1:00pm - 3:30pm, SOLD OUT

Don’t miss out on Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s many awesome Heritage Week events. For other Heritage Week events, check out Heritage BC.