Discovering British Columbia · Drawing 09 of 32
At Granville Island Market
Vancouver
At Granville Island Market, a vendor hands an apple to a girl. His stall also has pears, peppers and bread.
Did you know?
The public market opened in 1979.
Look together
How many kinds of food can you see on the stall?
An idea to try
Imagine a basket of three foods in different colours.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The market opened on July 12, 1979 in a former industrial part of Vancouver. Granville Island’s transformation gave working buildings new uses. The stall and people are imagined, drawing on everyday market life.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Granville Island: The Public Market’s 44th AnniversaryPlace, history or habitat described on this page.
Page prepared on October 3, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book My British Columbia to Colour
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