September 2006

Kitsilano Stats for August 2006

by Maggie Chandler September 12, 2006 Kitsilano

thought you might be interested to see this graph put out by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, showing the average prices from January 1977 to August 2006. Comparing these empasizes the changes that have gone on in this city over the years. In 1977 Coal Harbour hadn’t even been developed yet, and is …

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Price Summary Vancouver Real Estate

by Maggie Chandler September 11, 2006 Coal Harbour

I thought you might be interested to see this graph put out by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, showing the average prices from January 1977 to August 2006. Comparing these empasizes the changes that have gone on in this city over the years. In 1977 Coal Harbour hadn’t even been developed yet, and …

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Kitsilano Streets Named after Trees – Yew Street

by Maggie Chandler September 8, 2006 Kitsilano

As the season changes, I thought it would be fun to look into the interesting aspects of Kitsilano’s street names: particularly all the streets named for trees. Starting with the Yew, I looked up some tree lore and here’s what I found.

How to recognize a yew tree:
First, it is an evergreen conifer. Green year round. …

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