Local History

Where do you find heritage? Grand Boulevard

Happy Heritage Week 2021 with the theme “Where do you find Heritage?” Our second stop is Grand Boulevard, which is a neighbourhood and a park that is bounded by East Keith Road to the south and East 18th to the north.

Very old West Van home comes with a new lease on life

When Carol Howie and her family decided to sell their 1913 craftsman home on West Vancouver’s Gordon Avenue, they feared the heritage home, known as Vinson House, would be purchased for its lot value and bulldozed. Instead, the home has been given a brand new lease on life.