by Oliver Matisz, a Grade Eight student attending Prince of Wales Secondary School (Sept 2021) On Friday June 14, 1941, Prince of Wales School Principal, J.H Hall, stood [...]

           by Helen Weston (Wickstrom, 1945) A collection of fact and fun which tells, in  part, the “STORY OF FAIRVIEW”   For the Reunion of Teachers [...]

During 1918–19, a global influenza epidemic killed millions of people, including some 50,000 Canadians. At the height of the epidemic, King Edward High School served as a hospital for several [...]

 5th Division – with Teacher, Miss Emma Hay – on the steps of Central School, Vancouver (1890)   INTRODUCTION Who was Emma Hay and what challenges did she face while [...]

Vivian Jung (upper right) and Principal, Mr. Lightbody (upper left) pose with the Tecumseh School League Winners – Girls Volleyball, Vancouver School District (1963)   Vivian Jung, born in Merritt, [...]

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December 17, 2020 Message from Edie Kernighan, JO Legacy Society Exciting news!  Our beautiful collage is on display in the foyer at JO.  Thank you to all who made this [...]

by Derek Grant   BACKGROUND At the time I organised this field trip, I was in my third year of teaching, and my second year as a member of the [...]

Kerrisdale School, 1925   THE HISTORY OF THE ORIGINAL KERRISDALE SCHOOL                                        [...]

Hastings Mill, 1886   The text for this Feature Story is taken from an article published in 1911 in the British Columbia Magazine, Vol. VII, No. 6. The photos featured [...]