Richmond in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)
Vancouver Control Tower
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La tour de contrôle de Vancouver
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2024
1. Vancouver Control Tower / La tour de contrôle de Vancouver Marker
Right Honourable Jean Chrétien
and by the
Honourable David Anderson
Minister of Transport Canada
May 1996
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le très honorable Jean Chrétien
Premier ministre du Canada
et par
l'honorable David Anderson
ministre des Transports du Canada
mai 1996
Erected 1996 by Vancouver International Airport Authority / Administration de l'aeroport international de Vancouver.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical month for this entry is May 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: B.C. Hydro Helped The YVR Expansion Take Flight (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.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2024
2. Vancouver Control Tower / La tour de contrôle de Vancouver Marker
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 191 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
