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Design

How the North Shore Became a Creative Canvas for Vancouver Architect Ron Thom

For the vacant lots on Peters Road, Thom approached as many of their owners as he could find, begging them to let him design their houses free of charge.

Arts

The Wartime Journalist Who Became Hemingway’s Fourth Wife

A chance encounter leads to a marriage and an enduring contribution to Hemingway’s literary legacy.

Community

How Three Vancouver Divers Built One of the World’s First Miniature Salvage Submarines

In this excerpt from his new book The Dive, Stephen McGinty details the creation of the Pisces submarine by Canadian—one of the biggest contributions to marine technology.

Community

The Yacht Club Outside Vancouver That Was Once a Notorious Gambling Den and Brothel

The somewhat sordid history of the Wigwam Inn.

Arts

The Hidden Life of Trees

Real talk.

Amazingly, trees can communicate with each other—though they use something other than sound.

Arts

Excerpt: “The Inner Life of Animals”

Gratitude.

Can animals feel appreciation for us, or are we just projecting human emotions onto them?

Arts

In the Company of Pigeons

Rock dove.

Many of the world’s great minds, from Picasso to Darwin to Disney, had a kinship with this now-underappreciated bird.

Travel

“Rowing the Northwest Passage”

Paddle on.

An excerpt from the exciting new book by Kevin Vallely.