“Christopher Cheung (left) explores the layered histories of Vancouver’s diverse neighborhoods, from late-night doughnut shops to immigrant essential staples in Very Vancouver.“FULL STORY
Retired barrister and historian Geoff Mynett dedicates his retirement to researching and writing about British Columbia's rich regional history.
Murder at the fort
Historical sleuth, Geoff Mynett unravels an 1823 double murder that threatened the relationship between Hudson’s Bay Company with the Dakehl peoples.
“HBC understood that its presence in New Caledonia was largely based on bluff and that a failure to uphold its position would be seen as weakness. And if that meant it had to use violence to redress a wrong, so be it.” FULL STORY
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