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Events on Tuesday 6 April 1886 1
1886Vancouver incorporatedCity of Vancouver formally established in British ColumbiaThe City of Vancouver was incorporated in British Columbia, shortly before the Canadian Pacific Railway extended its line to the site. A massive fire swept through the new city that June, destroying most of its buildings within an hour. Vancouver was quickly rebuilt and grew into Canada's main Pacific port.