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In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

Matapan Crescent was named on March 23, 1948, to commemorate those who fought at the Battle of Cape Matapan on March 28, 1941, during the Second World War. Control over the Mediterranean Sea was critical and in this Battle, the Royal Navy massacred the Italian Navy.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

During the Second World War, the tiny island of Malta, situated between Sicily and the coast of north Africa, provided a base of operations for the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to conduct several raids against the convoys that supplied the German and Italian armies in north Africa. In October 1941, these units based in Malta had destroyed over 60 per cent of the German-Italian traffic bound for the north African ports of Tunis and Tripoli. As a result, the Germans assembled a force of 600 fighters and bombers in Sicily, 105 kilometers north of Malta, to destroy the base and airfields on Malta.

Although no Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons were based in Malta, 25 per cent of the pilots in Malta's Royal Air Force fighter and bomber squadrons were Canadians. Mark "Hilly" Brown, the youngest wing commander in the Royal Air Force, was sent to Malta in the summer of 1941 to direct all fighter operations. Other Veteran Canadian pilots followed, including Squadron Leaders Robert Barton and Stan Turner.

A new group of Veteran Canadian pilots arrived in Malta on 9 June 1942. They included Flight Commanders "Laddie" Lucas and R.W. "Buck" McNair and Flight Officers F.E. Jones, Al Yates, "Mac" MacLean, Chuck Ramsay, John Williams, C.S.G. de Nancrede, Basil Butler, Bob Middlemiss, "Rip" Mutch, Jean Paradis, Wally MacLeod, R.C. Fumerton, Pat Bing, and George "Buzz" Beurling.

Both Bing and Fumerton would win the Distinguished Flying Cross while in Malta. MacLeod downed 13 enemy planes in 18 weeks. Beurling scored 30 victories in the battles that raged over Malta during the summer and autumn of 1942.

Malta Place was named on March 23, 1948, in honour of those who fought at the Island of Malta.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

During the Second World War, the tiny island of Malta, situated between Sicily and the coast of North Africa, provided a base of operations for the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to conduct several raids against the convoys that supplied the German and Italian armies in North Africa. In October 1941, these units based in Malta had destroyed over 60 per cent of the German-Italian traffic bound for the north African ports of Tunis and Tripoli. As a result, the Germans assembled a force of 600 fighters and bombers in Sicily, 105 kilometers north of Malta, to destroy the base and airfields on Malta.

Although no Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons were based in Malta, 25 per cent of the pilots in Malta's Royal Air Force fighter and bomber squadrons were Canadians. Mark "Hilly" Brown, the youngest wing commander in the Royal Air Force, was sent to Malta in the summer of 1941 to direct all fighter operations. Other Veteran Canadian pilots followed, including Squadron Leaders Robert Barton and Stan Turner.

A new group of Veteran Canadian pilots arrived in Malta on 9 June 1942. They included Flight Commanders "Laddie" Lucas and R.W. "Buck" McNair and Flight Officers F.E. Jones, Al Yates, "Mac" MacLean, Chuck Ramsay, John Williams, C.S.G. de Nancrede, Basil Butler, Bob Middlemiss, "Rip" Mutch, Jean Paradis, Wally MacLeod, R.C. Fumerton, Pat Bing, and George "Buzz" Beurling.

Both Bing and Fumerton would win the Distinguished Flying Cross while in Malta. MacLeod downed 13 enemy planes in 18 weeks. Beurling scored 30 victories in the battles that raged over Malta during the summer and autumn of 1942.

Malta Avenue was named on March 23, 1948, in honour of those who fought at the Island of Malta.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

Haida Drive was named on March 23, 1948, in honour of the HMCS Haida and her crews who served during the Second World War. HMCS Haida sank more enemy vessels than any other Canadian ship during the Second World War.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

This street commemorates those who fought at Falaise in the Second World War and was named on March 23, 1948. Lieutenant General Guy Simonds developed an innovative plan to break through to the critical road junction at Falaise. Using radio beams, searchlights, and tracer fire to steer them, the Canadians would attack at night in conjunction with an immense air bombardment. To help nullify the German anti-tank defences, Simonds instructed his men to convert some of their self-propelled artillery into armoured personnel carriers the first of their kind. With the infantry riding in relative safety inside what were soon dubbed "Kangaroos," with the enemy blasted from above by American bombers, and using darkness as a screen, Simonds intended to puncture the enemy line.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

This street commemorates those who fought at Falaise in the Second World War and was named on March 23, 1948. Lieutenant General Guy Simonds developed an innovative plan to break through to the critical road junction at Falaise. Using radio beams, searchlights, and tracer fire to steer them, the Canadians would attack at night in conjunction with an immense air bombardment. To help nullify the German anti-tank defences, Simonds instructed his men to convert some of their self-propelled artillery into armoured personnel carriers the first of their kind. With the infantry riding in relative safety inside what were soon dubbed "Kangaroos," with the enemy blasted from above by American bombers, and using darkness as a screen, Simonds intended to puncture the enemy line.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

Although extremely valuable lessons were learned in the Raid on Dieppe, a steep price was paid. Of the 4,963 Canadians who embarked for the operation, only 2,210 returned to England, and many of these were wounded. There were 3,367 casualties, including 1,946 prisoners of war; 916 Canadians lost their lives. This street was named in their honour on March 23, 1948.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

Although extremely valuable lessons were learned in the Raid on Dieppe, a steep price was paid. Of the 4,963 Canadians who embarked for the operation, only 2,210 returned to England, and many of these were wounded. There were 3,367 casualties, including 1,946 prisoners of war; 916 Canadians lost their lives. This street was named in their honour on March 23, 1948.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

The 1st Canadian Special Service Battalion was the Canadian component of a joint Canadian-American organization called the First Special Service Force. Organized as part of the United States Army, and using American equipment, the Force, as it was known, comprised three regiments each of two battalions plus a Service Battalion or echelon. Canadians commanded five of the six battalions and made up roughly one third of the unit’s strength. After six weeks of arduous service in the Italian mountains, the Force was deployed into the Anzio bridgehead, southwest of Rome.

The Chinatown Memorial Monument is the creation of sculpture Arthur Shu-ren Cheng. It was funded by the City of Vancouver, the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada under the Vancouver Agreement and unveiled on November 2, 2003.

The first bronze figure, a railway worker, recognizes the thousands of Chinese Canadians who lived and died building the Trans-Canadian railway system. The second bronze figure, a Chinese Canadian Second World War solider, represents some six hundred Chinese Canadians who volunteered in the War efforts, proving their patriotism which later earned them the right to vote. The main column is a stylized form of the Chinese character zhong  (English translation center) which symbolizes moderation and harmony.