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In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

Worthington Drive and Worthington Place were named on March 23, 1948, to commemorate Lieutenant Colonel Donald Grant Worthington and Major John "Jack" Robert Worthington of the British Columbia Regiment (The Duke of Connaught's Own). The only sons of Dr. George Harvey and Ada Matilda (nee Marshall) Worthington, of Vancouver, British Columbia and brothers of Elizabeth Louise Worthington. In memory of his sons killed in the Second World War Dr. George Harvey Worthington willed $100,000 to the University of British Columbia where both sons attended. Lieutenant Colonel Donald Grant Worthington and Major John "Jack" Robert Worthington were killed in the Battle for Hill 159 when a mix up in communication led tanks into a fatal battle with German Panzers. 

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

Worthington Drive and Worthington Place were named on March 23, 1948, to commemorate Lieutenant Colonel Donald Grant Worthington and Major John "Jack" Robert Worthington of the British Columbia Regiment (The Duke of Connaught's Own). The only sons of Dr. George Harvey and Ada Matilda (nee Marshall) Worthington, of Vancouver, British Columbia and brothers of Elizabeth Louise Worthington. In memory of his sons killed in the Second World War Dr. George Harvey Worthington willed $100,000 to the University of British Columbia where both sons attended. Lieutenant Colonel Donald Grant Worthington and Major John "Jack" Robert Worthington were killed in the Battle for Hill 159 when a mix up in communication led tanks into a fatal battle with German Panzers. 

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

Vimy Crescent was named on March 23, 1948 to commemorate those who fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in the First World War.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

The Seaforth Highlanders regiment was formed in 1910 and served overseas in both World Wars. Of particular significance was their involvement in liberating the Netherlands during the Second World War. Members of the Seaforth Highlanders have been deployed on many missions since The Second World War including Korea, Egypt, Cyprus and Afghanistan. Seaforth Drive was named in their honour on March 23, 1948.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

This street was named on March 23, 1948, to commemorate those who fought at the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

On November 11, 1918, the last day of the First World War, Canadian forces captured the Belgian town of Mons — liberating a place that had been under German occupation since 1914. This street was named on March 23, 1948, to commemorate those who fought at Mons. 

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

Matapan Crescent was named on March 23, 1948, to commemorate those who fought at the Battle of Cape Matapan on March 28, 1941, during the Second World War. Control over the Mediterranean Sea was critical and in this Battle, the Royal Navy massacred the Italian Navy.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

During the Second World War, the tiny island of Malta, situated between Sicily and the coast of north Africa, provided a base of operations for the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to conduct several raids against the convoys that supplied the German and Italian armies in north Africa. In October 1941, these units based in Malta had destroyed over 60 per cent of the German-Italian traffic bound for the north African ports of Tunis and Tripoli. As a result, the Germans assembled a force of 600 fighters and bombers in Sicily, 105 kilometers north of Malta, to destroy the base and airfields on Malta.

Although no Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons were based in Malta, 25 per cent of the pilots in Malta's Royal Air Force fighter and bomber squadrons were Canadians. Mark "Hilly" Brown, the youngest wing commander in the Royal Air Force, was sent to Malta in the summer of 1941 to direct all fighter operations. Other Veteran Canadian pilots followed, including Squadron Leaders Robert Barton and Stan Turner.

A new group of Veteran Canadian pilots arrived in Malta on 9 June 1942. They included Flight Commanders "Laddie" Lucas and R.W. "Buck" McNair and Flight Officers F.E. Jones, Al Yates, "Mac" MacLean, Chuck Ramsay, John Williams, C.S.G. de Nancrede, Basil Butler, Bob Middlemiss, "Rip" Mutch, Jean Paradis, Wally MacLeod, R.C. Fumerton, Pat Bing, and George "Buzz" Beurling.

Both Bing and Fumerton would win the Distinguished Flying Cross while in Malta. MacLeod downed 13 enemy planes in 18 weeks. Beurling scored 30 victories in the battles that raged over Malta during the summer and autumn of 1942.

Malta Place was named on March 23, 1948, in honour of those who fought at the Island of Malta.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

During the Second World War, the tiny island of Malta, situated between Sicily and the coast of North Africa, provided a base of operations for the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to conduct several raids against the convoys that supplied the German and Italian armies in North Africa. In October 1941, these units based in Malta had destroyed over 60 per cent of the German-Italian traffic bound for the north African ports of Tunis and Tripoli. As a result, the Germans assembled a force of 600 fighters and bombers in Sicily, 105 kilometers north of Malta, to destroy the base and airfields on Malta.

Although no Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons were based in Malta, 25 per cent of the pilots in Malta's Royal Air Force fighter and bomber squadrons were Canadians. Mark "Hilly" Brown, the youngest wing commander in the Royal Air Force, was sent to Malta in the summer of 1941 to direct all fighter operations. Other Veteran Canadian pilots followed, including Squadron Leaders Robert Barton and Stan Turner.

A new group of Veteran Canadian pilots arrived in Malta on 9 June 1942. They included Flight Commanders "Laddie" Lucas and R.W. "Buck" McNair and Flight Officers F.E. Jones, Al Yates, "Mac" MacLean, Chuck Ramsay, John Williams, C.S.G. de Nancrede, Basil Butler, Bob Middlemiss, "Rip" Mutch, Jean Paradis, Wally MacLeod, R.C. Fumerton, Pat Bing, and George "Buzz" Beurling.

Both Bing and Fumerton would win the Distinguished Flying Cross while in Malta. MacLeod downed 13 enemy planes in 18 weeks. Beurling scored 30 victories in the battles that raged over Malta during the summer and autumn of 1942.

Malta Avenue was named on March 23, 1948, in honour of those who fought at the Island of Malta.

In 1948, Grandview Heights in northeast Vancouver was developed as a sub-division to provide low rental housing for Veterans after the Second World War. Initially the streets were to be named after wildlife, but this was changed and the streets were named after personalities, battles and events from the two World Wars. The Chair of the Street Naming Sub-Committee was Alderman Halford Hal Wilson, who served as a Major during the Second World War.

Haida Drive was named on March 23, 1948, in honour of the HMCS Haida and her crews who served during the Second World War. HMCS Haida sank more enemy vessels than any other Canadian ship during the Second World War.