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Explore Vancouver on the Final Day of Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 24, 2021 0 Comments
After a month of events and celebrations across the country, Culture Days is coming to an end. The nation-wide initiative has been a great chance to honour and explore Canada's unique history and the towns and cities which have built it. We at On This Spot have enjoyed featuring a new town or city across the country each day, sharing the history of the places we love. Today, to wrap up Culture...

Explore Abbotsford with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 22, 2021 0 Comments
With only a few days left to the month-long nation-wide initiative of Culture Days, On This Spot is featuring the British Columbian city of Abbotsford today. We have two self-guided historical walking tours in this city, and both are available free online and through the On This Spot app. This weekend, get out and explore your local community! Abbotsford is a sprawling municipality on the banks...

Explore Princeton with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 19, 2021 0 Comments
Culture Days is an annual, nation-wide initiative to celebrate and explore Canada's culture, history, and art. As part of this celebration, On This Spot is featuring a different town or city across Canada each day on its blog. Today, we'll dive into the history, artwork, and environment of Princeton, in British Columbia, with our two self-guided walking tours. Both of these tours are available...

Explore Nanaimo during Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 9, 2021 0 Comments
The city of Nanaimo has a rich and vibrant history. Home to the Snuneymuxw First Nations for thousands of years, the place now known as Nanaimo was one of the first places in British Columbia to see substantial European settlement. Today, On This Spot is sharing this history as part of the nation-wide initiative of Culture Days. We are featuring three of our self-guided walking tours that...

Explore Victoria with Culture Days

ByNatalie Dunsmuir October 8, 2021 0 Comments
Are you in British Columbia's capital city this weekend and looking for something to do? To celebrate the nation-wide Culture Days initiative, On This Spot is featuring our Victoria self-guided walking tour. It's a perfect opportunity to get out and explore the city before the wet winter weather truly arrives. The ten-stop tour winds through Victoria's historic downtown and is available free...

Wishing Joe Fortes a happy birthday with our first video

ByNatalie Dunsmuir February 9, 2021 0 Comments
Today, February 9th, is the birthday of one of Vancouver's early heroes, and the man voted "Vancouverite of the Century" in 1986 by the Vancouver Historical Society. Joe Fortes was a Caribbean-Canadian lifeguard, swim teacher, and bartender who saved hundreds of lives during the thirty-four years he spent watching over the waters of English Bay. In On This Spot's new video, you can learn more...