If the beach itself doesn't draw you, perhaps its events will. Vancouver's annual Polar Bear Swim takes place on English Bay each New Year's Day. The event features music and food trucks ...

[Editor’s note: Originally from Trinidad, Serafim “Joe” Fortes arrived in Canada in 1885, setting up a tent near Íy̓el̓shn (English Bay) in Vancouver. Fortes was heralded as a hero for ...

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