Gough gets the Woodcock

“Barry Gough (left) the internationally lauded author of more than 20 books on maritime and nautical history, is this year’s recipient of the George Woodcock Award. FULL STORY



 

 

 

 

Literary Landmarks

#100 Carolyn Zonailo

LOCATION: 2515 Burrard, the Alm Building, Vancouver Named after the man who built the building–whose surname was Alm–the Alm Building… FULL STORY

#99 Paul Yee

LOCATION: Mau Dan Gardens Co-op, 350 East Pender, near the southern side of the intersection of Pender and Dunlevy Streets,… FULL STORY

#98 Caroline Woodward

LOCATION: Lennard Island Lighthouse, off Long Beach, three miles from Tofino. Situated at Latitude 49 degrees 6″ 37′ and longitude… FULL STORY

#97 George Woodcock

LOCATION: 6429 McCleery Street, Vancouver Self-described as “a British Columbian by choice, a Canadian by birth,” the Winnipeg-born, England-educated anarchist… FULL STORY

#96 Jim Willer

LOCATION: Former Vancouver School of Art, Dunsmuir & Homer, Vancouver Professional painter Jim Willer came to teach at the Vancouver… FULL STORY

#95 Oliver Wells

LOCATION: Edenbank Farmhouse, 7001 Eden Drive, Chilliwack Built in 1913, the Edenbank Farmhouse in which Oliver Wells lived can be… FULL STORY

#94 Ann Walsh

LOCATION: Barkerville Historic Cemetery, Reduction Road, Barkerville. Directions: Seven minutes from Wells, B.C. Proceed southwest on Pooley Street toward Barkerville,… FULL STORY

#92 Alfred Waddington

LOCATION: Mt. Waddington, Coast Range, at the heads of Bute and Knight Inlets [51°22’20″N 125°15’44”] Often cited as B.C.’s first… FULL STORY

#91 Audrey Thomas

LOCATION: Public bench, Spanish Hills government dock, north end of Galiano Island. DIRECTIONS: Take the Sturdies Bay / Porlier Pass… FULL STORY

#90 James Teit

LOCATION: A Heritage Branch plaque can be found near the Chief Tetlenitsa Memorial Outdoor Theatre near the junction of the… FULL STORY

#89 Robert Swanson

LOCATION: Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver Millions have heard the ten horns atop the Pan Pacific Hotel… FULL STORY

#88 Paul St. Pierre

LOCATION: Tombstone for Paul St. Pierre, Fort Langley cemetery, about 30 paces to the west of the War Memorial. At… FULL STORY

#87 Carol Shields

LOCATION: 990 Terrace Avenue, Victoria Carol Shields lived at this address for the final three years of her life, 2000-2003,… FULL STORY

#86 George Ryga

LOCATION: Summerland Library, 9533 Main St, Summerland A wall plaque to commemorate George Ryga was installed in the newly-opened Summerland… FULL STORY

#85 Andrew Scott

LOCATION: Telegraph Creek, the only town on the Stikine River, about 260 km upstream from its mouth. Accessible by the… FULL STORY

#84 Don Sawyer

LOCATION: Lytton (aka Kumsheen or The Forks). Confluence of Fraser and Thompson Rivers. 50°13’28″N 121°34’39″W. Known as The Forks during… FULL STORY

#83 Eden Robinson

LOCATION: Kitamaat Village, at the head of the Douglas Channel, home to approximately 700 of the 1700 Haisla members, 10… FULL STORY

#82 Helen Potrebenko

LOCATION: 1724 Davie Street, Vancouver Helen Potrebenko marked the second anniversary of her participation in a lawful strike at English… FULL STORY

#81 Clive Phillipps-Wolley

LOCATION: The Grange, 3443 Drinkwater Road (originally Norcross Road), Duncan. Between Cowichan Valley Highway and Somenos Road. The only B.C…. FULL STORY

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