There were many moments in 2014 that were best captured in a photograph. Some of the year’s best images show a Vancouver that knows how to have fun, get to business, and look good doing it.
Here’s what happened in Vancouver this year, as told in photos.
Image by Eric M. Mangao Photography
January 1 – The Polar Bear Swim kicks off the new year
Image by GoToVan
January 12 – The No Pants SkyTrain Ride takes over the transit system
Image by @cyclopoietes/Twitter
January 29 – A pipe bursts and floods the Museum of Anthropology
Image by Will McDonald/Twitter
February 7 – UBC Engineers pranked their university by somehow placing an old Volkswagen Beetle on top of the campus clock tower
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Image via Sherwood 411/Flickr
February 14 – Valentine’s Day in Vancouver spreads the love
Image by jlee31180/Flickr
February 23 – Team Canada wins gold in the Men’s Hockey Final in Sochi
Image by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images
March 2 – The NHL Heritage Classic matches the Ottawa Senators with the Vancouver Canucks at B.C. Place
Image by Kyle Pearce/Flickr
March 12 – the TED Conference comes to Vancouver
Image via Tom Magliery/Flickr
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade turns the city green
Image by Skidmore Photography/Flickr
March 21 – TED light show illuminates the Vancouver Convention Centre
Image by Scott Hemenway/Flickr
April 5 – A giant pillow fight takes place outside the Vancouver Art Gallery
Image by TOTORORO.RORO/Flickr
April 6 – Cherry blossoms fill Stanley Park
Image via Vancouver Canucks/NHL
April 9 – Trevor Linden named Vancouver Canucks President
Image by @NucksNiners/Twitter
June 10 – A shooting outside Science World ends in a dramatic police take-down
Image via Tammy H/Shutterstock
July 1 – Canada Day fireworks light up the city
Image by Bun Lee/Flickr
July 12 – The supermoon rises over the city
Image by Kenneth Chan/Vancity Buzz
July 12 – Over 100,000 people flood West 4th Ave. for Khatsahlano Block Party
Image by @khothis/Twitter
July 21 – Skytrain delays cause passengers to walk home via the tracks
Image by Rishad Daroowala/Flickr
July 27 – The Honda Celebration of Light brings the crowds
Image by Will Box/Flickr
August 3 – The Pride Parade makes its way through downtown
Image by Ted McGrath/Flickr
Summer – The Douglas Coupland exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery encourages passers-by to stick gum on this outdoor art installation
Image by Michael Buble/Instagram
Summer – The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge sweeps through Vancouver, with many notable Vancouverites showing their support
Image by @Bammer/Twitter
August 14 – CP Rail begins to tear down any structures on the controversial Arbutus Corridor
Image by Tim Cheung/Flickr
September 7 – The annual Zombie Walk terrorizes downtown Vancouver
Image by The Glass Eye Photography
August 22 – 3,500 people show up in white at David Lam Park in Yaletown for the annual Dîner en Blanc Vancouver
Image by Caelie_Frampton/Flickr
September 10 – The BCTF and provincial government fail to make a deal before the start of school in September
Image by Ted McGrath/Flickr
September 13 – A new art display covers six aggregate silos at Granville Island, brightening up the industrial landscape
Image by Jacob Ung/Facebook
October 3 – A major fire erupts on Granville Street near 49th Avenue with 70-foot flames
Image by @GS_Harper/Twitter
October 16 – Oppenheimer Park residents are asked to leave
Image by Vision Vancouver
November 13 – Election buzz heats up Vancouver
Image by @StephenHui/Twitter
November 27 – RCMP arrest Kinder Morgan pipeline protestors on Burnaby Mountain
Image by Steven Godfrey/Flickr
November 29 – Strong winds and the King Tide drive waves over the seawall
Image by David Evanochko/Flickr
December 4 – The Grey Cup takes over BC Place
Image by Karinli/Flickr
December 6 – Christmas comes to Vancouver