History

Remember when Science World was renamed "Russky Dom" for the duration of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, as Russia took it over to promote Sochi 2014? And at night they turned it into a sort of nightclub where they served vodka? And they used it as a ho

Two of our athletes are bringing home medals in the sport of Women's Slopestyle Skiing from Sochi 2014! Dara Howell with gold and Kim Lamarre with bronze. Congratulations, you two! Here at the V.I.A.

Alexandre Bilodeau won a gold medal for Canada today at the Sochi 2014 Olympics! As you may recall back in 2010 Alex was the first Canadian to ever win a gold on Canadian soil.

Charles Hamelin won a gold medal for Canada today at the Sochi 2014 Olympics! Congratulations, dude!

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Vincent Trasov as Mr Peanut and William S Burroughs Performance artist Vincent Trasov ran for mayor in 1974 as Planter’s Peanuts’ upper class anthropomorphic legume, Mr Peanut.

February 1st marks the beginning of Black History Month in the city of Vancouver, and there have been a couple of features published online that I'd like to draw your attention to so you can learn more about this annual, month-long celebration of the

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The Cave Supper Club was a Western Canadian chain of clubs in Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Edmonton. The first one opened in Winnipeg in 1935.

The Vancouver Archives just made a BLOG POST featuring some of their holdings that went into the public domain today, which means that their copyright ran out and they're able to share them more widely.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Ralph Greenleaf, ca. 1924 Beginning at age nineteen, Ralph Greenleaf won the world’s championship in pocket billiards nineteen times between 1919 and 1937.

With help from a shelf full of collectibles that I keep here in our office (and a commute where I walk through the Olympic Village), I'm reminded every single day of Vancouver 2010 and the magical times we had in our city around the Games.