History

Did you know that it's currently Mining Week in British Columbia? Yep. The Legislature declared that April 28 to May 4, 2013 is BC Mining Week, with these seven days meant to shine a light on one of BC’s largest and oldest industries.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The first exclusive neighbourhood in Vancouver was on the CPR land acquired from the Three Greenhorns , on the bluffs overlooking Coal Harbour and nicknamed Blue Blood Alley.

Here's a fantastic retrospective on Vancouver 2010 Ski Cross gold medallist Ashleigh McIvor which was recently nominated for an AMPIA award. It might be the best 9 minutes you spend online today. http://www.youtube.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Beavers are fascinating creatures, but they do not make the most cooperative zoo animals.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Bill Miner was the last of the great train robbers and is said to be Canada’s first.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The Tiny Dog Store was a clothing and footwear store that opened in 1895 at 70 West Cordova Street.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Ada “Bricktop” Smith was a singer and dancer from Chicago who spent 1919 and 1920 in Vancouver with the house band at the Patricia Café .

Remember our COLLECTIBLE PRINT ANNUAL that we released 25,000 free copies of back in November? The one which had an intro penned by your very own Mayor Gregor accompanied by an archival map of our city? The map featured on those intro pages was actua

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . When the BC government decided to install a fountain at the court house (today’s VAG), the premier insisted that the work be kept secret until its official unveiling.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . After James Woodsworth was fired from his government research job in 1917 for opposing conscription, he left Winnipeg and headed west to Vancouver.