Eve Lazarus
@evelazarus.bsky.social
Eight-time award losing author and true crime podcaster with a passion for history. Latest book: Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck http://evelazarus.com/
Eve Lazarus: This isn’t the first fight to preserve the heart of Lynn Canyon
Eve Lazarus: This isn’t the first fight to preserve the heart of Lynn Canyon
A recent proposal to investigate public interest in building a vehicle bridge over Lynn Canyon brings to mind a similar plan that was thwarted by community resistance in the late 1980s
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The #SSBeaver ran aground at Prospect Point off #StanleyPark on July 26, 1888. Depending on what and where you read it, the wreck was caused either by strong winds, foggy conditions, a sloshed crew, or perhaps all three. Story: evelazarus.com/death-of-the... #everyplacehasastory #vancouverhistory
Death of The Beaver | Eve Lazarus
The SS Beaver ran aground at Prospect Point off Stanley Park on July 26, 1888. Depending on what and where you read it, the wreck was caused either by strong winds, foggy conditions, a sloshed crew, o...
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Looking forward to my talk at Lynn Valley Legion on August 4. I'll be chatting about quirky #NorthVancouver stories, a murder and a ghost story. Claim your seat at goodtimes@lynnvalleylegion.ca #lynnvalleylegion #localhistory #truecrime
In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21). Some amazing photos taken by Bruce Stewart in the mid 1970s at Whey-ah-Wichen (Cates Park) in North Vancouver. Story and photos: evelazarus.com/whey-ah-wich...
Whey-ah-Wichen Canoe Festival | Eve Lazarus
In the mid-1970s Bruce Stewart took his camera to Cates Park and captured these images of the annual Tsleil-Waututh Nation Canoe Festival
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Nothing to do this weekend & nothing to wear? No worries, it's the perfect weather to check out the clothing-optional open house at VanTan tomorrow (Sunday June 21) from 10:00 to 4:00 pm. Canada's oldest nudist camp #NorthVancouver #vancouverexposed evelazarus.com/van-tan-nort... Eve Lazarus photo
Italian Days is happening on The Drive today from noon until 8:00 pm. and it's all sunshine today. The first Italian Days was held in 1977 and photographed by Bruce Stewart. Story and photos: evelazarus.com/italian-days...
Eve Lazarus: Lynn Valley Days are cancelled this year, but the storied event will live on
Eve Lazarus: Lynn Valley Days are cancelled this year, but the storied event will live on
The North Vancouver festival lost out in a clash with the World Cup over security resources, but with more than a century of history it will be back better than ever
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On May 29, 1914 the CPR liner #EmpressofIreland was hit by a ship during heavy fog in the St. Lawrence River. She sank in 14 minutes. More passenger lives were lost than on the Titanic. 75 were from BC, only 10 would return. why I wrote #beneathdarkwaters: evelazarus.com/beneath-dark... #shipwreck
One week left to apply for the VHF's Yosef Wosk Publication Grant for up to $10,000. “Projects (about Vancouver) can include but are not limited to print and online books or chapbooks, technical guides, videos or documentary film, websites or digital apps, and audio publications": bit.ly/4w7pFKm
Eve Lazarus: Any redevelopment of Lynn Valley Mall should protect this heritage house
Eve Lazarus: Any redevelopment of Lynn Valley Mall should protect this heritage house
This 1913 home in North Vancouver is showing signs of neglect, but it has historical value as one of the few remaining buildings connected to Lynn Valley's logging history
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On April 28, 1947, Trans Canada flight 3 took off from Lethbridge on a routine flight to Vancouver. And, then the Lockheed Lodestar and its 15 passengers and crew disappeared for the next 47 years. Story: evelazarus.com/remembering-... #Lynnvalley #northvancouver #everyplacehasastory
TCA Flight 3
On April 28, 1947, Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 3 took off from Lethbridge, Alberta on a routine flight to Vancouver. It never arrived.
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My safe haven in Quebec City is a former prison, and for the last couple of hundred years, a fully stocked English language library. It comes with Expresso and chocolate, I may never leave. Tonights event at the Morrin Centre is books and wine
Thank you, @jackermann.bsky.social, for including "Play Ball!" And thanks for your passion for — and dedication to — local authors and their works.
John Ackermann@jackermann.bsky.social · 4mo agoTen Vancouver reads from the #NewsRadioBookshelf for the city’s 140th birthday. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/06/t...
My column in the North Shore News today #northvancouver www.nsnews.com/opinion/eve-...
Eve Lazarus: It might be time to replace this aging North Vancouver theatre space
This was North Van's first school and used to house city hall, but building something new could be a better option than trying to preserve this piece of history, writes columnist Eve Lazarus
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Highlighting Elsie MacGill (1905-1980) on #InternationalWomensDay Born in Vancouver's #Westend, Elsie was the first woman aircraft designer in the world, and during the war, oversaw a factory of 4,500 employees, churning out 3 Hawker Hurricane fighter planes a day evelazarus.com/book/sensati...
Gail Rogers, 26 was beaten to death with a hammer inside her Kitsilano, Vancouver apartment on Feb 17, 1975. Her body was found dumped in a river bed near Squamish a few weeks later. She was a dancer and her murder is believed to be a hit: Cold Case Canada podcast: evelazarus.com/the-nightclu...
Eve Lazarus: West Vancouver's Navvy Jack House has a fascinating history
Eve Lazarus: West Vancouver's Navvy Jack House has a fascinating history
Built from old growth fir and cedar in 1873, the home is set to reopen as part of an indoor and outdoor café and bistro complex this summer
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If you're visiting or live in Vancouver check out the Inspector Vance exhibit Vancouver Police Museum until March 15. Vance was Vancouver's first forensic scientist. He survived 7 assassination attempts and was known internationally as the "Sherlock Holmes of Canada." evelazarus.com/book/blood-s...
According to Saturday's Globe and Mail, there's a new category for people who love reading about #shipwrecks - it's called the sad boat book. And, as unhappy as this sounds, I'm thrilled that Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck, is included: bit.ly/4q8vWBv
So honoured that my long form excerpt from Beneath Dark Waters: the legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck is the #3 top weekend read in the Walrus for 2025.
The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · 7mo agoEvery Saturday, The Walrus publishes an excerpt from an upcoming book. Here are our favourite weekend reads from this year that you may have missed: thewalrus.ca/2025-the-top-wee...
Eve Lazarus: Salvaged cedar panels hold secrets of this famed North Vancouver hotel
Eve Lazarus: Salvaged cedar panels hold secrets of this famed North Vancouver hotel
North Van's St. Alice Hotel was super swanky when it opened in 1912 but was more of a sketchy beer parlour by the time it was torn down. But what about those carvings...?
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I'm feeling itchy just looking at those bathing suits! The first years of the Polar Bear Swim were held on Christmas day at English Bay with a backdrop of gorgeous houses that lined the water side of Beach Avenue, Vancouver @vanarchives photo Merry Christmas! evelazarus.com/book/vancouv...
Lila Anderson, 38 murdered December 25, 1959. She was abducted from a bus stop and beaten to death. Her body was found the next day in a ravine at Knight & 45th, Vancouver. Lila was a Sergeant Cook in the Royal Canadian Air Force & lived in a house she designed herself evelazarus.com/murder-of-li...
#SkyTrain officially opened for business on January 3, 1986. But some riders took the train for a test drive long before opening day. Angus McIntyre has the First Riders Club certificate to prove it. Story: evelazarus.com/40-years-of-...
40 Years of SkyTrain | Eve Lazarus
SkyTrain officially opened for business on January 3, 1986. The first train left New Westminster station at 5:20 am.
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I had the immense pleasure of guest editing this month's issue of BC History Magazine. The theme is #truecrime and includes stories from Catherine Clement, Madeline Baldrey-Smith, Carol Lee, Laura Yazedjian, Sonia Nicholson and me. The range of topics will surprise you! Copies: bit.ly/4qlpl7e
My column in the @northshorenews.bsky.social today is about a slice of Lynn Valley history
North Shore News@northshorenews.bsky.social · 8mo agoEve Lazarus: This North Vancouver house was a 'happy place' for a Group of Seven painter
Just had a great visit to the Museum of #NorthVancouver. If you're looking for Christmas presents or hostess gifts they have lots of gorgeous local jewelry, pottery & books including newly signed copies of Vancouver Exposed which features a story about this streetcar: evelazarus.com/book/vancouv...
