▁and ▁Now Public , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁hyper local ▁online ▁media , ▁like ▁Daily ▁H ive ▁and ▁V ancouver ▁Is ▁Aw esome , ▁which ▁provide ▁coverage ▁of ▁community ▁events ▁and ▁local ▁arts ▁and ▁culture . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁▁▁ ▁V ancouver ' s ▁street car ▁system ▁began ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁and ▁ran ▁from ▁the ▁( first ) ▁Gran ville ▁Street ▁Bridge ▁to ▁West min ster ▁Avenue ▁( now ▁Main ▁Street ▁and ▁Kings way ). ▁Less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁West min ster ▁and ▁V ancouver ▁Tr am way ▁Company ▁began ▁operating ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁inter urban ▁line ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁cities ▁( ext ended ▁to ▁Ch ill iw ack ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ). ▁Another ▁line ▁( 1 9 0 2 ), ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁L ulu ▁Island ▁Railway , ▁was ▁le ased ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Electric ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁ran ▁from ▁the ▁Gran ville ▁Street ▁Bridge ▁to ▁Ste vest on ▁via ▁K err is dale , ▁which ▁encourag ed ▁resident ial ▁neighbourhood s ▁outside ▁the ▁central ▁core ▁to ▁develop . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Electric ▁Railway ▁( BC ER ) ▁became ▁the ▁company ▁that ▁operated ▁the ▁urban ▁and ▁inter urban ▁rail ▁system , ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁when ▁its ▁last ▁v estig es ▁were ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁" track less " ▁t rol ley