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Pantages Polar Bear Swim

A nephew of Alexander’s, George Pantages, came to Vancouver and managed the original Pantages Theatre. He ...

Pantages Theatre

Alexander Pantages is important in the show business history of Vancouver because he built two theatres here ...

Polar Bear Swim: Tradition Launched by Greek Immigrant Lives On

Polar Bear Swim: The title sort of speaks for itself, launched in Canada in 1920 by Greek immigrant Peter (Pete) Pantages.

Canadian Polar Bears Disappearing Rapidly

A recent survey found that populations of polar bears in the western Canadian Arctic, including the western section of Hudson Bay, are rapidly declining. Specifically, the populations of female bears and young bears have dropped drastically. Each year for the...

Greek Immigrant Launched Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim One Century Ago

What is now a worldwide tradition, began exactly 100 years ago, in 1920, by Greek immigrant Peter (Pete) Pantages.