Community Resources
Check our community resources where you can find all kinds of information about East Vancouver then and now: Britannia Community Services …
Ivan Sayers: “History Is My Thing; Fashion Is Just the Medium”
Ivan Sayers (b. 1946) is a well-known fashion historian and owns one of the largest historical clothing collections in Canada. His latest …
Bruce Macdonald, the Accidental Genius
Bruce Macdonald (b. 1948) is a Vancouver historian and author of the city’s first visual history book. He is also one of …
Ruth Kozak: Life, Love and Work for a 1950s East Van Girl
Historical fiction writer Ruth Kozak (b. 1934) offers a very detailed picture of post-war East Vancouver through the eyes of a hopeful …
Susan Mendelson, from Theatre to Culinary Household Name
Susan Mendelson is the owner and co-founder of noted catering company The Lazy Gourmet. She wrote the official cookbook of Expo 86, …
Raymond Culos: “I Am Canadian-Italian, so ‘Canadian’ Comes First”
Raymond Culos (b. 1936), Vancouver born first-generation Canadian-Italian writer and historian, talks about his Italian connection and his memories of the 1950s. …
Linda Massaro, a Truly Remarkable Survivor
Linda Massaro (b. 1937) became and orphan at 10 years old, learned dressmaking at 11 and married at 15 years old. In …
Grey Skies and Soft Rain – Interview With Storyteller Mary Gavan
Mary Gavan is a Scottish-born professional storyteller and former palliative care nurse who has been living in Canada for almost 40 years. …
Bill Newton: “As Kids, We Made Our Own Entertainment”
Bill Newton (b. 1930) moved to Vancouver in 1934. Today, he shares with us a few illustrative details of his East Van …
David Fukuhara on Life in East Van after Internment
David Fukuhara (b. 1939) left East Vancouver at only 3 years old and went to live in an internment camp. Read his …
