Eve Lazarus's Blog: Every Place has a Story, page 7
June 7, 2024
The Bizarre Case of Cindy James
Former Vancouver Sun crime reporter, Neal Hall, guest blogs about one of Vancouver’s most controversial cases. Thirty five years after 44-year-old Cindy James was found dead, people still wonder – was it suicide or murder?
By Neal Hall
The most bizarre case I ever encountered in my 30-plus years as a reporter, was the case of Cindy James.
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May 17, 2024
Alice Munro’s B.C. Connection
Alice Munro died on May 13, 2024. She leaves behind three daughters–Sheila, Jenny and Andrea and a huge body of work. A Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Munro was born in Ontario , but she lived in both North and West Vancouver, and wrote three of her most important books while living on Rockland Avenue in Victoria.
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May 3, 2024
MISSING: Sharon McKenzie-Cramond
Pam Neufeld runs a YouTube channel called Missing in BC. She came across a photo of Sharon McKenzie-Cramond on the Vancouver Police Department website Vancouver Missing Persons and was surprised when she searched for information and found nothing. Pam did a story on her channel in an attempt to get more information and connected with Sharon’s older brother Patrick Cramond, a now retired UBC instructor and engineer.
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April 27, 2024
A Charming 1904 Postcard
I found this charming little postcard dated August 7, 1904 while trolling Vancouver Archive’s website. It’s written to a Miss L.M. Woodrow “With every good wish for your birthday, from Emily.”
Second CPR station
I loved the picture of the second CPR station that briefly sat at the foot of Granville Street, and I wanted to know a little about Emily and the postcard’s recipient, Miss L.M.
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April 20, 2024
The Stanley Park Be-Ins
1967:
It’s been 57 years since the first Stanley Park Be-In. A local take on the be-in that had taken place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park two months before and set the tone for the Summer of Love.
Vancouver’s event was much smaller, but about a thousand hippies, and three times as many onlookers, turned up at Ceperley Park near Second Beach in March 1967, wearing colourful beaded vests with jeans and tattered evening gowns, even monk and clown costumes.
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April 13, 2024
Main Street Farmers Market
If I could time travel to the early 1900s, Vancouver’s Main Street Farmers Market would be in my top 10 buildings to visit.
False Creek:
False Creek is a realtor’s dream. It’s a model of sustainability, with housing options—that include the condos and townhouses in the Olympic Village—a school, a seawall for walking and running and biking, and a waterway filled on any given day with kayaks and canoes and dragon boats.
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April 6, 2024
Cold Case Canada is a Webby Award Nominee!
I am thrilled to tell you that Cold Case Canada is up for a Webby Award – the only Canadian nominee in the Crime and Justice podcast category. This is a really big deal. The New York Times called the Webby’s “the Internet’s highest honor.”
Vote for Cold Case Canada at the Webby Awards
There are two parts to the award.
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March 15, 2024
The 1976 Murder of Elizabeth Gardner
In 1976, when Heather Ede was 14 years old and living in Powell River, BC, the body of her friend Elizabeth (Lizzie) Gardner was found under the Lois River Bridge. For over 45 years Heather wondered what had happened to her friend and if the police were still investigating her death. In January 2022 she filed a Freedom of Information request with the RCMP.
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February 22, 2024
Granville and Georgia Streets: 150 Years in Virtual Reality
It’s Heritage Week (February 19 – 25) and if you’re looking for something to do Sunday, drop by Heritage Hall on Main Street and check out the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s community fair. This year’s theme is Layer on Layer. It’s a great opportunity to meet a host of different community groups and take in Brian Walters’ seven-minute, award-winning virtual reality film.
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February 17, 2024
The Alley Murders Trailer
Exciting News! The Alley Murders episode has been shortlisted for a Webby Award and I could really use your help. Please vote for the Alley Murders here: Voting for the Webby Awards
Transcript for The Alley Murder episode trailer
I just want to know what happened.
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