The Vancouver Sun celebrated 100 years this past weekend, marking the occasion with tweets, articles, blog posts, a video collage, photo galleries, and the following editorial:
The first words to appear in the editorial columns of The Vancouver Sun, the space the newspaper reserves for its own expression of opinion upon public events, disclosed that its sympathies were Liberal but that the owners’ goal was a publication that would reflect credit upon its publishers, the city and the province.
1918 – Vancouver Sun Digital Archives
Their optimism reflected Vancouver’s, for 1912 was an extraordinary year. The city’s population, a scant 27,000 at the turn of the century, had swollen to more than 100,000 on a tsunami of immigrants. The growth had sparked a real estate boom, peaking just as presses began to roll. City lots had typically sold for under $200 a decade earlier, now a lot at the corner of Granville and Robson was priced at $250,000. Conservative Premier Richard McBride was stoking the boiler for his vision of a railway to Prince George and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway was incorporated, already controversial and accompanied by a whiff of scandal that would still be there 100 years later.
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1923 – Advertising department of the Sun Publishing company. VPL Accession Number: 21685.
In 1912, Vancouver got its first professional hockey when the Millionaires blew out the New Westminster Royals 8-3 at the Patrick brothers’ Denman Arena. And the Vancouver police department became the first in Canada to hire female officers, the second police force in the country to unionize — and lost its first officer in the line of duty when Const. Lewis Byers was shot and killed, his murderer later dying himself in a gun battle with police on the waterfront. The University of British Columbia held its first convocation. The province got its first pulp mill at Powell River and appointed H.R. MacMillan chief forester, two harbingers of changes that would transform the economic landscape. Conservative Premier McBride would call an election and crush his Liberal opposition. The unsinkable Titanic would sink, carrying to the bottom Charles Melville Hays, founder of Prince Rupert and president of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
It was an exhilarating time to launch a newspaper.
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Left) 1946 – Sun Building at Night. VPL Accession Number: 27181
(Right) 1960 – Magee students picket Vancouver Sun. VPL Accession Number: 41908
Congratulations to Vancouver Sun staples like Dean Broughton, Patricia Graham, Kim Bolan, Gillian Shaw, Randy Shore, Francois Marchand, Iain MacIntyre, and more for their work with the paper and for helping it keep pace with the digital age.
Starting tomorrow morning, and until Friday, I will be sharing an article that has been published in the Vancouver Sun over the years. From world wars to class wars, the newspaper’s perspective on civic and international affairs has been a part of local lives for the last century.
An interesting note: BC’s longest-lasting newspaper was New Westminter’s “British Columbian”. Its first issue was published February 13, 1861 and it ran for 122 years, ending in 1983. – Source: Chuck Davis’ History of Metropolitan Vancouver.
This morning John and I set out from Black Rock Ocean Front Resort to explore a small portion of the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet. We walked the brisk Lighthouse Loop which is about 2.5km long, winding through wind-swept forest trails along the ocean’s edge.
I used my Olympus PEN E-PM1 for this photowalk instead of my Nikon D90. John’s photos (as marked) are with his Nikon D90. View my full photo set on Flickr & John’s full photo set on Flickr.
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching as I hear both grumbles and giggles about the romantic Hallmark holiday. In Vancouver, there are plenty of ways to spark some romance. Long walks on the beach, strolls under the wooded canopy of a local park, spa treatments, and of course a candle-lit dinner. Tableau Bar Bistro, located in the Five Star Diamond award-winning Loden Hotel, will be serving up a special supper for sweethearts:
Menu item choices at Tableau for Valentine’s Day
Prepared by Executive Chef Marc-André Choquette and his team
Starters:
Cream of Permentier (leek & potato soup, nutmeg whipped cream, grated winter black truffle)
Dungeness Crab Salad on Toast (celeriac-remoulade, toasted pecans, herb focacci)
La Pate en Croute (foie gras terrine baked old fashion “en croute”, pickled vegetables, croutons)
Mains:
Seared Scallops & Ravioli (eggplant ravioli, smoked tomato, kale & pinenuts, sunchoke)
Duo of Lamb (braised shoulder “backeoffe” style and grilled chop, garlic & rosemary sauce)
Arctic Char (pan-roasted arctic char, lobster sauce, cauliflower fleurets, mixed mushrooms)
Desserts:
Le Quatre Quart (citrus pound cake, kumquat, marmalade and whipped cream)
Marquise au Chocolate (buttered dark chocolate slice, huckleberry, vanilla ice cream)
L’assiette de Fromage (selection of imported & local cheese plate with seasonal jam)
Tableau has a table booked for one lucky Miss604 reader and their guest to enjoy this dinner menu on the house February 14, 2012 at 9:00pm. Here’s how you can enter to win this reservation and dinner for two:
- Leave a comment naming what you consider the most romantic public place in Metro Vancouver, such as a park, beach, plaza, etc. (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
Follow Twitter and Facebook for more information. Tableau is located in the Loden Hotel at 1181 Melville in downtown Vancouver. This prize is only redeemable/valid for the 9:00pm reservation on February 14, 2012. It is based on (but cannot be exchanged for) a $110 dining certificate for Tableau Bar Bistro. I will draw one winner at random from all entries on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 10:00am.
Update The winner is Mary! Carmelle!
Ronnie Miranda’s gigapixel images (that’s one billion pixels) have captured Vancouver like never before. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with Ronnie, who runs Active Computer Services, on a few Gigapan instrument giveaways and he’s always around town producing more impressive panoramic photos. His latest project is the first-ever gigapixel time-lapse of Vancouver:
Ronnie Miranda setup a GigaPan EPIC Pro and a Canon T2i with a EF 70-200mm f/2.8L lens from the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. The entire timelapse sequence was shot on November 1, 2011 and covers a 6-hour period with 20 images per GigaPan set at 80 secs interval/set.
Related posts: Gigapixel Photography Exhibit, GigaPan Epic Giveaway (now closed), Vancouver Video Collection, Canucks Fan Time-Lapse, Vancouver Time-Lapse Videos.
Last year Tales of the Cocktail (“TOTC”), the legendary New Orleans-based festival for bartenders, mixologists, and lovers of libations, went on tour for the first time and was hosted in Vancouver. It was such a success that it has returned for a second year to celebrate the city’s emerging cocktail culture.
Held once again at the stunning Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, the festival continues to grow with several new events including five tasting rooms, Meet the Maker, a specialty coffee bar and the Mott’s Clamato Caesar Bar.
Toasted at events throughout the four days will be Jacob Sweetapple’s Roaming Buffalo Punch, the official cocktail of Tales of the Cocktail on Tour Vancouver 2012. The Vancouver mixologist’s bourbon, Cointreau and cognac concoction was chosen by a panel of cocktail experts from more than 50 submissions by Canada’s most accomplished bartenders.
Last year I interviewed Jay Jones about TOTC coming to Vancouver. Jay is Consulting and Founding member of the Canadian Professional Bartenders Association and Lead Bartender at Market by Jean-George at the Shangri-La. He was also recently named Canada’s Top Bartender by EnRoute Magazine. He told me previously that hosting this smaller festival, based on the New Orleans event, reflects Vancouver and also Canada’s growing cocktail culture. “We’re known for our hospitality, natural beauty, restaurants, chefs, wine, and environment, and now you can add ‘great cocktails’ to form a complete package.”
Events
These are just a few of the events lined up each day:
Sunday February 12, 2012
Registration and Cabaret St. Germain Welcome Cocktails as well as the Hollywood North Official Party presented by PMA Canada and William Grant & Sons.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Coffee Bar presented by Amarula Cream, Frangelico, Irish Mist and Tullamore Dew. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
