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YVR celebrates 92 years of aviation excellence

By on August 11, 2023 in Historical Features, YVR Community

July 22, 1931, was a special day in the history of Vancouver International Airport (YVR)—the day its doors were officially opened by B.C. Premier Simon Tolmie as a gateway to the world. More than 55,000 people attended the four-day open house celebration and airshow, featuring the Trans-Canada Air Pageant, the Aero Club of British Columbia […]

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Blast from the past with vintage airline ads from Reminisce nostalgia magazine

By on June 10, 2014 in Historical Features

It’s almost time to begin preparations for an enjoyable summer getaway and book flights to a favourite destination. To help travellers get in the globe-trotting spirit, Reminisce, North America’s top-selling nostalgia magazine has printed a montage of vintage airline ads. Take a journey to the past, when flying meant smartly dressed passengers, fancy in-flight meals, […]

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History of Burkeville

By on February 19, 2013 in Historical Features

By Rebecca Bollwitt Richmond’s Sea Island is home to more than our award-winning airport, it also has a lone residential area—the quaint community of Burkeville that hugs Russ Baker Way and was established in 1943 as a part of the Dominion Government’s Wartime Housing Plan. The federal government established the neighbourhood and built 328 cottages […]

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War planes and furious fancies

By on February 19, 2013 in Historical Features

By Jack Schofield When the Second World War ended in 1945, Canada’s Prairie Provinces became the repositories of many of the country’s surplus aircraft—mainly training aircraft used by the famous Commonwealth Air training Plan. The towns of Edson and Vulcan, Alberta and the city of Estevan, Saskatchewan were big centres for storage of these aircraft. […]

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BC Aviation History – Coastal flying boats and Ocean Falls mill

By on January 14, 2013 in Historical Features

BC Aviation History – Coastal Flying boats and Ocean Falls Mill By Jack Schofield In a previous issue of SkyTalk, I recounted the history associated with one of the four paintings displayed on the mezzanine at YVR’s Airport South. Here is another history associated with one of those paintings, which includes some of B.C.’s industrial […]

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