Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 28-08-2009
Tags: Alaska Cruises Vanouver holidays, Arts and Culture, Canada holidays, History of Canada
Vancouver is just on the coast of Canada. Before the City of Vancouver was built, there were indications of Aborigines from about 10,000 years ago. Vancouver is home to many different cultures, over 50% of whom have a first language other than English.
In 1858 Vancouver was not yet established, but almost 26,000 people walked over it in search of the Fraser Gold Rush. in 1863 a wood mill was created and this and a pub was all that Vancouver consisted of, however it was a very key area for the rest of Canada providing the railways with wood. Alaska Cruises have become very popular travelling through Canada and parts of America.
Vancouver was incorporated on April the 6th in 1886, and named so to honour George Vancouver, the naval officer who was a famous explorer. Interestingly though only a few months later a fire broke out and the entire city was razed, it was rebuilt very quickly after this. The overall growth of Vancouver has been significant, but over twenty years after its establishment, it grew by 10′000%.
At the end of the 1920’s the Great depression got under way. Skilled workers missed out the most, they were extremely badly affected by all of this, they were taken to internment camps. The people had enough of these camps and marched out, heading towards Mission City. There was one problem, Mission City was ready and waiting for them, the train carrying all the people was met by a rather large Gatling Gun.
Vancouver is now a great tourist destination, with a wide range of arts and cultures celebrating many different festivals. Vancouver is home to all kinds of sports arenas and some quality sports teams. Canada tours usually travel through this wondrous city. Why not try Vancouver holidays this year and discover the history of Canada.
