Grant Lawrence
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Past articles by Grant:
These are the best B.C. books of 2020
Dive into these 2020 titles from British Columbia authors → Read More
Finding the silver lining while cooped up during COVID-19 pandemic
When games of Go Fish turn into 'Go F Yourself'...and when your column gets put on hiatus → Read More
Coronavirus and spring break: What’s a Vancouver family to do?
“DON’T LICK THAT!” That’s what I shouted at my four-year-old daughter when I caught her casually caressing the bench in my son’s hockey locker room with her tongue. My immediate thought was, “What if she does that on the plane?” If, like me, you’re planning on travelling with your family during spring break, maybe you’ve had similar thoughts. Hopefully your kid isn’t as tongue-curious as mine,… → Read More
Why it took musician Rob Nesbitt 25 years to complete his new album
Mine Would Be The Sun dives deep into teenage angst and first love, Maple Ridge style. → Read More
How to enjoy Family Day in Tofino among the Gortex-clad hordes
Grant Lawrence had a beachy time when he and his family visited Tofino over the Family Day long weekend... → Read More
Satirist Peter Oldring brings the laughs for Vancouver Soul Summit Seminar
Funny. That’s the first word that comes to mind when anyone mentions the name Peter Oldring. → Read More
20 years ago, the Black Halos vowed to die young, stay pretty — now they’re back
The Black Halos promise to play “all the old stuff” when they perform at the Rickshaw Theatre Feb. 7 and 8. → Read More
How to survive a Vancouver snowmaggedon (without snow tires)
This is what those judgmental, frostbitten Easterners forget when they tease us: we live on the sides of mountains. → Read More
Despite insect attacks, jungle holiday offers respite from rainy Vancouver
A family of four escapes wet Vancouver for a Christmas break in Costa Rica. → Read More
Vancouver After Dark colourfully documents a century of our city’s nightlife
Aaron Chapman has emerged as this city’s foremost historian of the entertainment circuit. He has a new book out about some of Vancouver's most storied music venues, called "Vancouver After Dark." → Read More
Big bang theory: Vancouver’s fireworks ban is the right thing to do
Growing up in Vancouver, almost everyone knew a kid rumoured to have been blasted in the face by the blazing balls of a Roman candle. → Read More
Meet the Canucks fan club named after Vancouver broadcaster Tommy Larscheid
Canucks fan group the Larscheiders are about being engaged with this year’s surprisingly good team and having fun at the rink again. → Read More
East Vancouver dad compares Whistler’s party scene, then and now
Read about the evolution of Whistler's party scene through the eyes of an East Vancouver father who enjoys spending time with his family there now. → Read More