By Vancouver Heritage Foundation

Vancouver Heritage Foundation: Places That Matter- The Stumps at Maple Grove Park

Invitation to Places That Matter at Celtic Cannery, Southlands

For the Love of Craft Beer: Vancouver’s Brewing History

Possibly even outweighing our love of hockey, Vancouver’s passion for beer knows no bounds. Not surprisingly, our history with this bubbly brew started...

Be an Urban Explorer in Your Own Town

VHF would like to thank this weeks’ guest writer, Karen Russell – Urban Planner. Have you ever walked through a residential neighbourhood...

VHF introduces Bike Tours!

Vancouver Heritage Foundation is very excited to offer guided bike tours. Expanding on or already popular walking tours, our guides are saddling up to...

Heritage House Tour Feature: Grandview Woodland

Bordered by Clark Dr, Broadway, Nanaimo St and the Burrard Inlet, this historic neighbourhood tells one of the common stories of Vancouver’s early...

Invitation to Places That Matter Plaque Presentation at Gibby’s Field!

Densification, Development and Demolition: Heritage and the Three D’s

Dr. Jeff’s was a prominent Vancouver figure in the first decades of the 20th century.  He was an Alderman, the City’s Police Commissioner and the City...

Wood Windows – Making the Case for Sustainability

It is a frequent occurrence in Vancouver. A van pulls up to an old house and within a few hours the house has new windows. It is as easy now to replace...

Facadism as a Heritage Strategy

Vancouver Heritage Foundation would like to thank our guest writer for this weeks article, Marta Farevaag, urban planner and Principal of PFS Studio...

Sustainability and a Not So Modern Invention

For some, the word “heritage” brings up images of palatial homes with detailed mouldings, intricate windows, and expensive heating bills. At VHF, we are...

Invitation to Places That Matter at the Russian Community Centre