A postcard from the Wigwam Inn
One of my favourite parts about writing this blog is getting comments from people that add to the story, and often take it in a whole new and unexpected direction. I get really excited when someone...
View ArticleThe Ratdale Apartments on West Broadway
Deidre Keohane (Deirdriu Ni Cheochain) moved into the Birkdale Apartments on West Broadway with her boyfriend Marty Lacroix in 1980. Birkdale Apartments: The Birkdale Apartments first appears in the...
View ArticleThe Base at Jericho Beach
I’ve been to Jericho Beach dozens of times over the years and often bike along the path that snakes through Spanish Banks, Jericho and spits out onto Point Grey Road. It wasn’t until recently that I...
View ArticleBeneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland
I’m excited to tell you that my new book—Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck is finished and will be on book shelves in April. In August 2019, I was sitting on a Zodiac...
View ArticleYarrawonga Mulwala Bridge turns 100
The Bridge: I love the Yarrawonga Mulwala bridge. It’s flawed and quirky and it turned one hundred this weekend. The anniversary celebrations were at the lake this morning, where temperatures were...
View ArticleWe Drove on the Left Side of the Road
I thought I’d end the year with a fun little story from my book Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City’s Hidden History. Thanks for following my sporadic posts this year and here’s to surviving...
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