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The CPR president, William Van Horne, decided that Granville was not such a great name for the new terminus because of the seedy associations with Gastown, and strongly suggested "Vancouver" would be a better name, in part because people in Toronto and Montreal knew where Vancouver Island was but had no idea of where Granville was.
Vancouver's Hong Kong Chinese population has produced several Cantopop stars across the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Similarly, various Indo-Canadian artists and actors have a profile in Bollywood or other aspects of India's entertainment industry. Vancouver has a vibrant nightlife scene, whether food and dining or bars and nightclubs.
1927 – Charles Lindbergh refuses to include Vancouver in his North American tour because of the lack of a proper airport. Two years later, the city purchases land on Sea Island for aviation purposes; it is now the location of Vancouver International Airport. 1929 – Vancouver amalgamates with the municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver.
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The Vancouver Women’s Caucus is Canadian feminist organization active from 1968 to 1971. [1] The group founded an abortion awareness campaign which included the Abortion Caravan . The group was also responsible for shutting down Parliament for the first time in Canadian history.
Vancouver: In 1921, Vancouver had a population of 232,000. The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 solidified Vancouver's place as Canada's largest western city and the third largest in the country, a place that it holds to this day. The canal made it possible for ships to carry cargo from Vancouver directly to ports in Europe.
Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has been reported to have a disproportionately high population of Indigenous people. [13] As of 2013, the Indigenous population made up 2% of Vancouver as a whole and 10% of the Downtown Eastside. [14] Downtown Eastside is one of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods, and one of Canadas poorest. It has been marked ...
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