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Vancouver Was Awesome: Vancouver Firsts

From the luster of Yaletown's glass towers to the blink and buzz of neon on Granville on Hastings, Vancouver's story is fairly new however there's still quite a bit of history to be told about this 124-year old city.

Vancouver 2010, revisited

It's hard to believe that it was six months ago that our city hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics. Click HERE to take a look back on every single Olympics-related post we've ever made.
Why do you have the day off on BC Day?

Why do you have the day off on BC Day?

Wondering why you might have the day off today? I did a little research and found out the basic origins of BC Day, and they really are quite basic: In 1974 a fellow named Ernie Hall (who was the then Provincial Secretary under Premier Dave Barrett) i

The sordid history of V.I.A. headquarters at 115 East Pender! (3 of 3)

Have you ever been to the Vancouver Police Museum at 240 E. Cordova Street? Kim Werker did a BLOG POST about them and one of their forensic workshops not long ago and since V.I.A.

The sordid history of V.I.A. headquarters at 115 East Pender! (2 of 3)

Have you ever been to the Vancouver Police Museum at 240 E. Cordova Street? Kim Werker did a BLOG POST about them and one of their forensic workshops not long ago and since V.I.A.
The sordid history of V.I.A. headquarters at 115 East Pender! (1 of 3)

The sordid history of V.I.A. headquarters at 115 East Pender! (1 of 3)

Have you ever been to the Vancouver Police Museum at 240 E. Cordova Street? Kim Werker did a BLOG POST about them and one of their forensic workshops not long ago and since V.I.A.
Get Your Forensics On at the Vancouver Police Museum

Get Your Forensics On at the Vancouver Police Museum

Until they started rockin' out on Twitter , I had no idea there was a Police Museum in town (it's conveniently located next to the VPD on Cordova just east of Main).
Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion: GOLD!

Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion: GOLD!

There was so much I wanted to do during the Olympics, I couldn't stomach the thought of an eight-hour queue to see the medals (even though I really wanted to see them).

Sumi!

The Paralympic Games start tomorrow! I kinda forgot that Sumi was the mascot for the Paralympics, I just see all those cute mascots together and think "Olympics" in general.

Stephen Brunt's Olympic Essay

Thanks to Chris Young for tracking down the tear jerking, chill inducing Olympic montage/essay/tribute featuring the Hey Rosetta! song mentioned in my post earlier today. This is so far beyond awesome I can't even put it into words.