The organization that holds the keys to some of Vancouver’s most iconic historical properties will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Oct. 12.
Yet the Historic Trust’s own recent history has been rocky — from a 2013 flap with the National Park Service over managing Pearson Air Museum, to the more recent cancellation of one of the biggest fireworks shows west of the Mississippi in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, to concerns raised by preservationists about the removal of a large smokestack tied to the original Providence Academy now owned and managed...