Elsie was born on December 28, 1917. Her family had come to Canada from Northumberland, England in 1907. They first settled in High River, Alberta, where her [...]

  Two widely separated City Blocks figure prominently in the history of the Vancouver School Board.  Each block witnessed changes in the site of the Vancouver School Board. BLOCK 37 (1893- 1951)   1893     Construction of [...]

    Looking south from Victory Square towards Block 37. During 1925 – 1980, the Vancouver School of Art occupied several different sites here.   Timeline: 1925:   The Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied [...]

THE EARLY YEARS OF THE VANCOUVER VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE The following passages are taken from PART IV of a history of the Vancouver Vocational Institute written by Hans W. Rerup, former [...]

The following passages are taken from PART III of a history of the Vancouver Vocational Institute written by Hans W. Rerup, former Principal of the Vancouver Vocational Institute, and published [...]

THE            WORKSHOP          STORY The old Workshop – looking into its history – its people – its growing pains – that are what this story is all about. Many people throughout [...]