Paddling

A member of the Tsleil Waututh Nation shares his family connection to the canoe.

3 minutes 29 seconds

By Ernest Ignatius Nicholas George II

"Iggy" as he is know to his friends is also known as the Hereditary Chief Sla-holt. 

Parade

The parade of pride down Commercial Drive.

3 minutes 12 seconds

By Gerda and Rocky Mathias

Gerda has been working with the elders on the Capilano Reserve for almost 10 years. She enjoys this because she is happy to look after and care for her people and she will continue to do so

Rocky grew up learning how to carve by watching his grandfather and dad carve. He was a carpenter for 20 years for the Squamish people, building houses from the bottom up. He is one of the Squamish artists and continues to carve today.

Going with the Flow

A stay-at-home dad shares his dreams.

2 minutes 44 seconds

By Rene Cherrie

Rene continues to build his home studio and work on producing music and sound design. He tries to work out 4-5 times a week to keep a positive attitude and he also just started painting for another creative outlet.

The Cycle

The positive impact of cycling.

1 minutes 33 seconds

By Travis Pawlak

Over the summer Travis worked as a youth worker at the West Point Grey Community Centre. Currently he is in University in Sweden.

Arrival Story

A story about getting your groove back.

2 minutes 10 seconds

By Nancy Strider
Nancy is now blooming in a housing co-op, while her son is checking out his Toronto roots and studying urban planning. Their Portrait V2K story plaque survived a large fire in 2009, and can still be read on a lamppost at the southwest bus stop at Main and East Broadway.

Drawn to Community

A retrospective look at a life's work building community.

2 minutes 32 seconds

By Pat Hogan

Pat has lately been organizing an annual BOLD conference - Bold Old Lesbians and Dykes - a weekend of workshops and entertainment, as well as participating in and organizing same sex ballroom dancing. She has 2 grown children and 5 grandchildren and lives in a housing co-op off the drive!

Home Sweet Home

A celebration of belonging in Vancouver.

2 minutes 29 seconds

By Little Woo
Little Woo is an unconventional spiritual teacher and artist who offers deep insight and joie de vivre on the journey of conscious Evolution. Many of her students are lovable freaks, burlesque dancers, artists, freedom-seekers and offbeat entrepreneurs.

Stories from Locarno Beach

Living at the beach during the 1930's and 1940's!

2 minutes 32 seconds

By Marguerite and Ron Delmonico

This brother and sister duo are both enjoying the retired chapter of their lives. They still have heart connections to the beach, but have since moved a little farther away. The Delmonico Family were fixtures in the community of West Point Grey!

"Working" at the Beach

From adolescence to adult hood...

1 minute 53 seconds

By Glenn Schultz

Glenn still owns his family home across from the beach. He has stories about growing up at the beach to entertain for days on end!

A Sweet and Sour Life

It is never too late to celebrate your own culture.

2 minute 31 seconds

By Bob Sung

Bob enjoys providing his colourful  Wok Around Chinatown tours for locals and tourists alike. He is also a published writer and consummate storyteller.

The Homeless Person

A lesson is learned from Dad.

1 minute 16 seconds

By Beza Kassay

Beza used to meet at Riley Park Community Centre Wednesdays for the Sports Plus after school program. She likes to draw.

Originally collected for Riley Park Stories.

A Little Bit Country

A life that thrives in nature.

3 minutes 22 seconds

By Jennifer Maynard

Jennifer still lives in her Southlands family home and now runs Southlands Farm. She married a fellow who was born in Southlands and has 3 grown children. 

Originally collected for Kerrisdale Collective Memory

An Interesting Life

The challenges of re-starting life in a new country...

2 minutes 52 seconds

By Mildred Harris Slack

Mildred often shares her wonderful sense of humour at the Kerrisdale Seniors Centre. She enjoys gardening and her sunny sun room where she jots down her memoirs.
Originally collected for Kerrisdale Collective Memory

Carnarvon Street House 1967-1971

Memories from a young family during their rental days in Kerrisdale!

1 minutes 54 seconds

By Ester and Niels Nielsen

Ester and Niels were originally from a small town in Denmark called Tarm. Niels came to get away from the wind and Ester followed him. They were married in Vancouver and had 2 children. 
Originally collected for Kerrisdale Collective Memory

Drag Time

A drag club on Pender Street was the host to many good times!

2 minutes 59 seconds

By David Myers

David is a queer historian and contributes to the Canadian Gay and Lesbian archives in Toronto, the Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and the private collection of Rob Dutton in Vancouver. 

If anyone has additional photos, memorabilia etc that they would like to share please feel free to contact David by email: dbmyers2(at)telus.net or by phone: 604 253 1258.

It's All About People

Sometimes a hardship can bring unexpected gifts.

3 minutes 17 seconds

By Keiko Honda

Keiko lives in the Southlands area of Kerrisdale and is known for her art salons and community events. She loves to connect artistic friends and facilitate a creative community!

Family Business

A produce store that, through a stroke of fate, stayed in the family.

4 minutes 10 seconds

By Girlie Koo

In her retirement, besides visiting with her tons of friends that stay in touch from her days at J.B. Hoy Produce, she works magic with her orchids and enjoys walks through her Kerrisdale neighbourhood. Girlie has many talents, two of which are knitting and sewing. It turns out she knitted and sewed her own clothes as well as for her husband and children!
Originally collected for Kerrisdale Collective Memory

Stubborn Streak

An inspirational story for anyone who has ever been told that they can't do something.

3 minutes 22 seconds

By Shirley Gordon Olafsson

Shirley feels like she had a marvellous life! She has spent her whole life teaching kids sports: track and field, basketball and curling, in order to give all kids a  good experience with sports regardless of their abilities. She is in the BC Sports Hall of Fame for both basketball and track and field and she has also been inducted into 'In Her Footsteps' to recognize her inspirational achievements on behalf of women in sports!

Finding Normal

The meaning of soccer is more than mere play.

1 minute 30 seconds

By Jinny Lim

Jinny enjoyed editing her 2011 school annual and she was elected President of the whole school. She starts her term in the Presidential Office starting in Septemeber 2012. 
Jinny plans to be a doctor

Aberthau Mansion

The appreciation of building in West Point Grey.

2 minutes 11 seconds

By Madeleine Hebert

Madeline moved to Vancouver from the Island to study Environmental Architecture at UBC. 

She plans to get her masters and then hopes to open her own architectural firm.