Faces Of Vancouver

Faces of Vancouver: Thrangu Monastery in Richmond

By Douglas Aitken | March 8, 2010

The Thrangu Monastery on No. 5 Road in Richmond is the first Tibetan-style building to be built in Metro Vancouver.

Faces of Vancouver: Ling Yen Mountain Temple in Richmond

By Douglas Aitken | March 1, 2010

Started in 1996, the Ling Yen Mountain Temple and Monastery is the first phase of a large temple complex proposed for Richmond’s No. 5 Road, also known as “The Road to Heaven”.

Faces of Vancouver: Saint Helen's Anglican Church in Surrey

By Douglas Aitken | February 22, 2010

The rectory of Saint Helen’s is particularly unusual for two reasons.

Faces of Vancouver: Guru Nanaksar Gursikh Gurdwara in Richmond

By Douglas Aitken | February 15, 2010

The Guru Nanaksar Gursikh Gurdwara, located on Westminster Highway in eastern Richmond, is an offshoot of the Nanaksar Movement in India.

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Faces of Vancouver: Kuomintang Building in Chinatown

By Douglas Aitken | February 8, 2010

Designed by architect W.E. Sproat, the Kuomintang Building is one of the most interesting and prominent buildings in Vancouver’s Chinatown.

Faces of Vancouver: So-Sah-Latch Health Centre, Mission reserve

By Douglas Aitken | February 1, 2010

The Squamish Nation’s Mission reserve is located just west of Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver.

Faces of Vancouver: Interurban trams

By Douglas Aitken | January 25, 2010

Rapid transit came early to Greater Vancouver. In 1891, the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. inaugurated service between downtown New Westminster and downtown Vancouver.

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Faces of Vancouver: Chinese Benevolent Association and Chinese Freemasons buildings

By Douglas Aitken | January 18, 2010

The Chinese Benevolent Association Building was constructed in 1907. The more recent Chinese Freemasons Building, next door, houses an organization with deep roots in China.

Faces of Vancouver: Tozenji-Seizan Japanese Buddhist temple in Coquitlam

By Douglas Aitken | January 11, 2010

The Tozenji-Seizan temple was opened in Coquitlam’s Maillardville neighbourhood in 1989.

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Faces of Vancouver: Westminster Abbey in Mission

By Douglas Aitken | January 4, 2010

Westminster Abbey is a hilltop, Benedictine abbey located in suburban Mission.

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Faces of Vancouver: Kwan Yin Temple

By Douglas Aitken | December 28, 2009

Started in 1979, the Kwan Yin Temple and Monastery was built in the traditional Chinese imperial palace style and is considered one of Greater Vancouver’s most beautiful temples.

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Faces of Vancouver: Lim Sai Hor Kow Mock Benevolent Association Building

By Douglas Aitken | December 21, 2009

The Lim Sai Hor Kow Mock Benevolent Association Building was built in 1903 and was originally erected to house the Chinese Empire Reform Association.

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Faces of Vancouver: Coast Salish plank houses

By Douglas Aitken | December 14, 2009

The last traditional Coast Salish longhouse on Vancouver Harbour was called Stah-hay and it was located in the village of Whoi-Whoi at present-day Lumbermen’s Arch.

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