John Mackie
The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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The story behind West Vancouver's 'party house with a view'
The now graffiti-covered home was 'very nice' and 'quite modern' when it was built in 1951 as a weekend cottage for a B.C. Tel executive. → Read More
This Week in History, 1956: A glimpse of the West End waterfront, pre-high-rises
Photos captured the West End before the dramatic transformation of the late 1950s and 1960s. → Read More
Opening the door to one of Vancouver's most unusual collections, and collectors
Robert McNutt collects doorknobs, antique lighting, rib-cage showers and esthetic-movement ceramics, among other things. Read more. → Read More
A West Vancouver 'party home with a view' goes viral on Twitter
Here's the story behind the graffiti-covered $7.2 million home, which is one of the most high-profile empty homes in the Lower Mainland. → Read More
Casual photos of parents waving goodbye have big emotional impact
Deanna Dikeman took photos of her parents waving goodbye from 1991 to 2015. They are being exhibited at North Vancouver's Polygon Gallery. → Read More
This Week in History, 1903-8: Vancouver Archives dusts off some of its cool, old letterhead designs
Many letterhead designs were printed with high quality lithography. → Read More
A rare glimpse of early Vancouver emerges in historic family photos
The houses were all torn down decades ago but in Flora Richardson Strang’s album, this lost city comes back to life. See the photos. → Read More
Internationally renowned artist Jeff Wall holding first Vancouver show in 14 years
Exhibition, running Jan. 15 until March 25 at small Chinatown gallery, features three documentary cityscapes from around the Lower Mainland. → Read More
This Week in History, 1914: Vancouver boosters dream big with plans for grand civic centres
This Week in History, 1914: Many considered the existing city hall at Main and Pender a bit of a dump. → Read More
'Godfather of Canto-pop' Joseph Koo passes away in Vancouver
In Hong Kong, Joseph Koo was a star and a household name during the golden era of Canto-pop in the 1970s and '80s → Read More
This Week in History, 1906: The weird and wacky world of early 1900s newspaper stories and logos
A ludicrous made-up story about a woman who swallowed a live chameleon, which then gave birth inside her, spread across North America → Read More
Red tape snarls air quality monitor for Strathcona, purchased eight years ago, still not installed
Unit was purchased eight years ago, but remains in a box as governmental agencies wrangle over how to install it → Read More
Big picture view of the Salish Sea emerges in richly detailed map
Cartographer has also produced several popular hiking maps → Read More
Intrigue and spirited bidding mark Heffel art auction
Heffel auction had a live audience for the first time since the pandemic → Read More
This Week in History, 1966: The Grey Cup Parade turns into the Grey Cup Riot
In 1966 Vancouver authorities decided to hold the Grey Cup parade at night. They would come to regret it. → Read More
Lily Lee’s legacy lives on with Vancouver health centre in her name
Three-storey facility to be run by Vancouver Coastal Health, with seven stories of housing above. → Read More
Grim life in First World War trenches emerges in diary of 19-year-old soldier
Charles Deane Douglass turned 18 on Oct. 21, 1914. Just over three weeks later, he signed on to the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. → Read More
This Week in History, 1911: The Greatest Stadium in the World is proposed for Lost Lagoon
This Week in History, 1911: Proposal was inspired by a waterfront stadium in Tacoma. → Read More
Gems unearthed in transcriptions of early Vancouver city council meetings
Researchers found that Vancouver used to license opium dealers in the 19th century. → Read More
This Week in History, 1922: Civil war in Italy and a society marriage dominate The Sun's front page
Large-format paper had room for most everything on the front. → Read More