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Nov 23, 20183 min read

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 15, 20182 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 9, 20183 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...

Jul 24, 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 16, 20186 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...

Jun 26, 20185 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 10, 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...

May 29, 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 11, 20184 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...

Mar 26, 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...

Oct 19, 20175 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...

Sep 18, 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...

Jul 18, 20153 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...

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