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May 22
So ECUAD just sold their trophy EJ Hughes donation for 5.7 million, when not long ago they had received it as a donation for 1.1 million. heffel.com/Auction/LotDetail… vancouversun.com/news/local-…
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May 23
Followup post: We are proud to share some extraordinary news! @EmilyCarrU is establishing a student endowment in his honour, made possible through the generous support of the Peter and Joanne Brown Foundation. ow.ly/WwaM50Z3oM2
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Apr 15
Sorry to see North Vancouver jeweller says U.S. tariffs forcing closure of his shop nsnews.com/local-business/no… via @NorthShoreNews
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Apr 6
Have you ever heard of the location Wool River Falls? River Falls is an extremely generic location, as well as an American location. But my only suspicion is it could refer to the Nanaimo River, and the Cowichan Valley referencing wool. And this is about a century ago.
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Apr 11
To answer my own question, I now think it does relate to the American location. It may have been misunderstood as Willow River Falls, written as Wool River Falls. I think that’s the best I can come up with!
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Mar 29
Remember these two old houses on Hornby? The 1913 Vancouver Sun cartoonist Graham Hyde lived next door in a rooming house called the Bon Accord Hotel at 1235 Hornby, but by the following year, he was gone. The hotel survived till 1992, when it was destroyed by fire.
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Jan 15
I've been meaning to post a little retrospective of the old BC Tel telephone directories, so here it is. Also, it’s an appeal, I’m looking for the Peter Ewart cover, possibly 1959? tumblr.com/illustratedvancou…
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13 Dec 2025
For 1st time since trade war, Canada exported more than it imported
11 Dec 2025
From raw gold to crude oil and even private jets, Canada shipped out more than it shipped in.
globalnews.ca/news/11573407/…
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8 Dec 2025
The art world pays tribute to Martin
Parr 1952-2025, an 'extraordinary photographer of people and life in the UK' via @TheArtNewspaper theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/…
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22 Nov 2025
Final fraud suspect in vast Norval Morrisseau forgery operation found guilty, doc film There Are No Fakes had impact re-inspiring the investigation. Bottom line for art: coveted aboriginal still has high demand, but protection systems for artists remains weak. @TheArtNewspaper
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4 Oct 2025
Random memory: that time I bumped into Andrea Martin shopping at IKEA for furniture for an indie Canadian film, trying to get spontaneous IKEA sponsorship in the credits.
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30 Sep 2025
I got a bunch of generic blue and white bricks… and made this #transit inspired digital pattern homage to the @translink T signage. Thanks #DougCoupland for the inspiration!!
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6 Sep 2025
I went back thru my archives and added a dozen or so more images from my visit to Juul Haalmeyer's studio back in 2002. Juul spent a great deal of time with John Candy as well, and retold many fun stories of those days... flickr.com/photos/jmv/albums…
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6 Sep 2025
I tried to find Juul's mom Trudy's obit as well but it does not seem to show anywhere. In fact, she hardly made the news, but worked alongside Juul for much of his career & she does receive recognition for this in certain circles. It seems she lived circa 1920-early 2013.
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6 Sep 2025
It's back to school, and this month Heffel is celebrating 100 years of the Vancouver School of Art (later ECUAD). The auction includes 28 works by some of the best known alumni from the school's history...but no Emily Carr :( tmblr.co/ZSKCIyi4Vw89em00
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25 countries suspend postal services to U.S. over tariffs: UN ctvnews.ca/world/article/25-…
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14 Jul 2025
Stolen Historic Documents Surface in Attic—Ten Years After an Employee Used Them as Collateral to Borrow Money - smithsonianmag.com/smart-new… @smithsonianmag
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