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Stories about British Columbia and its often-quirky, sometimes-dark, always-interesting history. A @viawesome project curated by @bobkronbauer.

Joined May 2011
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Offering deep gratitude to everyone who bought Morgan Asoyuf’s Every Child Matters t-shirt from @viawesome. With your help we were able to raise $26,094 to be donated to the Orange Shirt Society and the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society. 🧡 vancouverisawesome.com/local… #ndtr
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Show you're vaccinated and help healthcare workers with this VAX CITY t-shirt, a collaboration between @vancityoriginal and @VIAwesome: vancouverisawesome.com/local…
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A few months ago @BCMikeMcD, @PtFry, and I started having regular meetings with a man named Bill Challenger, with the goal of bringing a piece of #bchistory out of storage and put on permanent display. Lots more work to do but today is a big day. ❤️vancouverisawesome.com/local…
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Back in stock and shipping today! So far we've raised more than $20,000 for the Orange Shirt Society and the BC Aboriginal Child Care Association through the sale of these tees, designed by Tsimshian artist Morgan Asoyuf. bcisawesome.com/products/eve…
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The corner of Hastings and Granville in 1877. This was the home of CP Rail doctor J.M. Lefevre and his wife, author Lily Alice Lefevre. She published under the pen name Fleurange and was a co-founder of the @VanArtGallery. 📷: @VanArchives Bu P100
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While we wait to see how the gov shuffles $30m it budgeted for #BC150 into educational efforts, watch these 4 First Nations stories we've told in partnership with different nations over the years. They set the record straight on misunderstood subjects. vancouverisawesome.com/video… 3/3
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The man who drowned was named Arnulf Salazar. He drowned while helping to save his son who has nonverbal autism. His wife and four children (two with autism) are left to pick up the pieces. More details on this awful tragedy here. Please donate if you can: vancouverisawesome.com/bc-ne…
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🚨NEW!🚨 Represent Kitsilano with this felt stitched crewneck sweatshirt. $15 from each sale goes to Backpack Buddies charity which works to fill the gaps for hungry kids in Vancouver. bcisawesome.com/products/kit…
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Thanks to the hundreds of people who have preordered Ts’msyen artist Morgan Asoyuf's Every Child Matters t-shirt from us in support of the Orange Shirt Society and BC Aboriginal Child Care Association. We aim to sell thousands. ❤️ #everychildmatters vancouverisawesome.com/vanco…
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My personal newsletter for this week shares the stories of photographer Tina Taphouse, pro skateboarder Joe Buffalo, artist Morgan Asoyuf, and an editorial partnership I've just committed to with @Rec_Can. Read/subscribe here: mailchi.mp/vancouverisawesom… #everychildmatters
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People rushed to liquor stores on the eve of a B.C. beer strike in 1980, and this guy seemed pretty stoked to see shelves emptied
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🚨NEW!🚨 Expo 86 throwback t-shirt in white! bcisawesome.com/products/exp…
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AMAZING! One of the episodes of the last season we did of our history TV show aired after the others and was eligible for a @leoawards this year... and our Director of Photography is now up for Best Cinematography in an Info, Lifestyle or Reality Series. Congrats Amy Belling!
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We’ve got A&B Sound hooded sweatshirts now! bcisawesome.com/products/a-b…
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