Richmond in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

B.C. Hydro Helped The YVR Expansion Take Flight

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2024

1. B.C. Hydro Helped The YVR Expansion Take Flight Marker

Inscription.

This plaque commemorates the successful partnership between the Vancouver International Airport Authority and B.C. Hydro in developing efficient and economical electrical power solutions as well as their commitment to energy efficiency and participation in the Power Smart Program.

Erected 1996 by B.C. Hydro and the Power Smart New Building Design Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.

Location. 49° 11.695′ N, 123° 10.695′ W. Marker is in Richmond, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It is on Grant McConachie Way, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at Vancouver International Airport, near the control tower base and the terminal crosswalk to the Skytrain light rail station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3211 Grant McConachie Way, Richmond BC V7B 0A4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland

and in Coast & Mountains.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

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on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vancouver Control Tower / La tour de contrôle de Vancouver (here, next to this marker); Thanks and Remembrance (here, next to this marker); New International Terminal and Third Runway (a few steps from this marker); West Coast Fishery / La Pêche Sur La Côte Ouest (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); Japanese Fisherman Monument (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Normal School (approx. 8.6 kilometers away); Model School (approx. 8.6 kilometers away); Vancouver City Hall (approx. 8.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Also see . . . Power Smart New Construction Program (B.C. Hydro). (Submitted on August 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2024

2. B.C. Hydro Helped The YVR Expansion Take Flight Marker

Marker is beyond the second bench

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.