A city starts againSourced
The new city hall became a tent
Vancouver incorporated as a city in April 1886. On June 13, land-clearing fires spread and destroyed much of the town. The council resumed work in a temporary tent city hall, while a mill offered free lumber for rebuilding.
The new city kept working after losing its buildings.
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