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Burrard was restored from 1914 to 1924 as a riding, covering the Burrard Inlet-side wards of the city of Vancouver (excluding downtown) and the North Shore communities, Squamish and Coquitlam. It was succeeded by: Vancouver—Burrard (1924–1966) In addition to Vancouver—Burrard, other urban ridings were: Vancouver City (1903–1914)
Originally named the Second Narrows Bridge, it connects Vancouver to the North Shore of Burrard Inlet, which includes the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. It was constructed adjacent to the older Second Narrows Bridge, which is now exclusively a rail bridge. Its construction, from 1956 to 1960, was ...
In 2024, Canada Place was co-named Komagata Maru Place in honor of a 1914 incident when the Komagata Maru steamship (also known as the Guru Nanak Jahaaz) brought 376 Punjabis (337 Sikhs, 27 Muslims and 12 Hindus) to Vancouver, most of whom were denied entry, detained for two months with a lack of medical aid, food or water, and then forced to ...
Nearer to Burrard Bridge is located St. Paul's Hospital, established on Burrard Street in 1894. Burrard Street served as the dividing line between the two district lots laid out on the downtown peninsula in the second half of the 19th century: District Lot 185 (now West End ) and District Lot 541 (granted to the Canadian Pacific Railway ). [ 4 ]
Burrard station opened in 1985 and is named for nearby Burrard Street, which in turn is named for Sir Harry Burrard-Neale. [2] Prior to the opening of the Canada Line in 2009, Burrard station was the northern terminus of the 98 B-Line and was served by a number of bus routes that provided service to Vancouver's southern suburbs of Delta, Richmond, Surrey, and White Rock.
Vancouver—Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East ridings.
Jun. 24—With a firm belief of the importance of giving back, Albert Lea resident Keith Van Beek filed for the 5th Ward City Council seat. With current 5th Ward Councilor Robert Rasmussen not ...
The Seaforth Armoury is a Canadian Forces armoury located at 1650 Burrard Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, a Primary Reserve Infantry unit. The building was designed by the architectural firm of McCarter and Nairne, and is now listed as a Class A Heritage Building. [3]