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The Mystery of Cannabis Criminalization in Canada
Written by Matteo Miceli Last month, the Canadian Government legalized cannabis. For many activists, the road to legalization was a...
Nov 23, 20183 min read
Cars, Collisions and Traffic Safety: A Science of Its Own
VPM Archival Photo P00832 Accidents happen. Accidents involving motor vehicles happen all the time. By all accounts, vehicle collisions...
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Revisiting the Milkshake Murder
A newspaper headline about the infamous Milkshake Murder in Vancouver. * This is a repost of a popular blog about the Milkshake Murder...
Nov 9, 20183 min read
Sins of the City Walking Tours Uncovered: Discover Soul Food and Shotguns
Learn about our newest Sins of the City walking tour in Vancouver with Tour Guide Catherine Driver! Our Sins of the City Walking Tours...
Jul 24, 20183 min read
Speaker Series in Review: The War on Blight with John Atkin
John Atkin enthralls audience members with his presentation on the dark underworld of city planning in post-war Vancouver. Audience...
Jul 16, 20186 min read
Speaker Series in Review! Local Author Sam Wiebe Captivates with Fact, Fiction and Capers
Attendees of last week’s Speaker Series were in for a treat with local author Sam Wiebe taking the reins for our fourth presentation in...
Jun 26, 20185 min read
Speaker Series Review with John Belshaw: Fifty Shade of Noir
Chinatown during the early part of the 1900s. Credit: Vancouver Archives. Many incorrectly assume that Vancouver is a city without a...
Jun 10, 20185 min read
2018 Speaker Series in Review: The Penthouse Papers with Aaron Chapman!
Our 2018 Speaker Series is well underway, and the legendary tales about “Vancouver Noir,” or Vancouver’s salacious history of crime and...
May 29, 20185 min read
2018 Speaker Series Review: The Men Who Would Be Kings with Jesse Donaldson
We’re excited to have our 2018 Speaker Series in full swing again! This year’s theme, Vancouver Noir, delves into the city’s salacious...
May 11, 20184 min read
Lewd and Filthy: A Theatre Escapade with Morality Police, Audience Protests and PR Gold
The author of Tobacco Road and a cast of his play. Photo Credit: Bill Cunningham/The Province. Written by Jesse Donaldson In January of...
Mar 26, 20184 min read
Murder, Mystery and Intrigue in Review: Babes in the Woods
A newspaper clipping from The Vancouver Sun, 1998. *This is a repost of a popular blog from 2014 Written by Sheena Koo The final lecture...
Oct 19, 20175 min read
Seeing the Kosberg Murders in a New Light: Criminologist Heidi Currie Digs Deep and Finds Answers
Written by Sheena Koo The streets of Vancouver on December 10th, 1965, were quiet and chilly—just like any other winter’s day in the...
Sep 18, 20175 min read
The Unsolved Murder of Jennie Eldon Conroy
Jennie was born in North Vancouver in 1920. She was five-foot-eight, with brown curly hair and blue eyes. She attended Ridgeway...
Sep 18, 20175 min read
The Gastown Riots of 1971
On August 7th, 1971, Vancouver’s Yippie Party and writers from The Georgia Straight organized a pro-marijuana “smoke-in” at Maple Tree...
Jul 18, 20153 min read
Female Pickpockets in a Lawless Time
[PHOTO: “Daisy Drops It,” Jack Lait, Vancouver Daily World, February 9 1924 / Clipping from “Daisy Rolls Home,” Jack Lait, Vancouver...
Jul 18, 20153 min read
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