In mid-October, Vancouver’s Chinatown was added to the roster of National Historic Sites (NHS) of Canada. One of Canada’s oldest and biggest

A little bit of Montréal has come west to Vancouver. And much to the delight of those of us who live on the West Coast, it’s one of the tastiest bits.

Imagine being stuck in an airport for 80 days. I can’t; or not unless it’s YVR and in that case, it’s downright tempting.  Watch some of Jaeger Mah’s entertaining videos from Vancouver International Airport and see what I mean.

The new visitor centre at Vancouver’s renowned VanDusen Botanical Garden is destined to become a local landmark – and more. It aspires to be one of the world’s first certified ‘living’ buildings.

It’s taken some time, keeping those of us with a sweet tooth impatiently waiting, but Thierry  is officially open.

Sc…sc….scary? Not really.

Spectacular? Absolutely.

Eating an oyster from the waters around Vancouver Island is a way to taste the mysteries of the Pacific Ocean in a single bite. Oysters owe much of their particular qualities – flavor, size, color, shell shape – to the salinity level and depth of the water in which they are raised.

Vancouver has embraced the LA/Portland/New York love of street food, with its own take on sidewalk-side dining.

There’s classic British tea time with scones and Earl Grey. Or traditional Asian tea ceremonies with tea leaves blooming like lotus blossoms in cast iron pots.

Early last April the Vancouver Police Museum announced, via a Tweet, a new forensics workshop it was offering called “How to Cover Your Tracks.” A day later came a second announcement. “April Fools.” Just kidding about that “Covering your Tracks” course.