Decolonization is a Dangerous WordI get triggered by “decolonization”. It’s a trigger kind of word. When I ask others what they think it means,…
And They Are Off! Mayor’s Race for City of Vancouver From 40 Years AgoOn August 15 we come up to the the 60 day mark until the municipal elections in Vancouver and it’s…
Bob Ransford: On the Anniversary of the Land Commission ActBob Ransford, an occasional contributor to VV, posted this item on a significant event coming up: the 50th Anniversary of…
Michael Gordon: Making skateboarding legalBy Michael Gordon: Skateboarding in Vancouver – try to make us illegal and we spring eternal In…
The Return of the Corner Store?Ah, the romance of the corner store. Like the Wilder Snail in Strathcona: Or Le Marche in Mt. Pleasant:…
Stanley Park’s Tally-Ho: Equine to Engine in 1906The word “Tally-ho” used to refer to the cry of a huntsman chasing a fox on horseback, and also applied…
Places That Matter: China Creek Bowls SkateparkChina Creek Bowls Skatepark Join the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition, and special guests in celebrating the…
Tree Crotch Dropping & Mount Pleasant’s The Davis Family: A Personal StoryI have written before about the remarkable Davis Family who bought up the derelict houses along the 100 block of…
Heritage House Tour Online – May 31, Jun 2The Heritage House Tour is back this year in our online format. On Tuesday, May 31 and Thursday, June 2. …
The Vancouver Plan: More Housing, But Less Talk about How We Get ThereNearly four years ago in pre-pandemic times, the newly minted Vancouver City Council members publicly expressed how important the Vancouver…
A Bike Ride Through Vancouver 50 Years AgoPosted on the Sentimental Vancouver Facebook page, this thirteen minute video takes you on a bike ride through Vancouver 48…
Supporting Vancouver’s Chinatown -“More than Just a Label”Vancouver’s Chinatown is one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods, and for over a century housed not only many early Canadians,…
Ten years of Handwritten Vancouver City Council Minutes TranscribedJoin a celebration of the completion of ten years of “Transcription of City Council Minutes from 1886 – 1896” …
“The Decade When Vancouver Grew Up”: The 1970’sTake a look fifty years ago at arguably the most important decade in Vancouver. The 1970’s came in at a…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner