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Becoming Vancouver: the ‘definitive history’ leaves room for further insights

by Flyn Ritchie • April 24, 2024 • 3 Comments

Daniel Francis: Becoming Vancouver: A History (Harbour Publishing, 2021) I should have written this long ago – but fortunately everything in this book is old news anyway. And they say you can learn from history. For example, it may soon…

Stanley Park at 125: Faith, forgotten people, reclaiming a place in history

by Flyn Ritchie • August 21, 2013 • 1 Comment

This weekend Vancouver celebrates Stanley Park’s 125th birthday. Five ‘festival zones’ around the park will host a wide variety of activities, from concerts, historical tours and cricket games to Coast Salish cultural displays and nature walks. It looks like a…