The Bus!

Exciting times on the bus in the 1960's!
2 minutes 57 seconds

By Rosaria Cassano
Rosaria moved to Vancouver from Italy when she was just 18 years old.  She met her husband, Peter, in Vancouver.  It turns out that they grew up just kilometers away from each other in Italy.  Rosaria is an active member at South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, where she organizes the weekly bingo. 

Bouquet of Flowers

A romantic family story.

2 minutes 46 seconds

by Kathryn Murray

Kathryn Murray passes down one of her favourite stories told around the table at family gatherings. It explains why she has such a love of family history, seafarers and bouquets of flowers.

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

Joe and Sarah

Joe and Sarah and their dog, Kevin.

It all started in the cafeteria at UBC...
2 minutes 44 seconds


By Sarah Monahan and Joe Sales
Sarah, originally from Washington, is now a doctor and has her own practice.  Joe is a photographer from Vancouver.  They have three boys, Johnny, Patrick and Paul.  The family recently traveled to Japan, and enjoy camping and going to music festivals.  Joe says the first thing that drew him to Sarah was her voice, saying she sounded just like a "southern belle".  They moved to Vancouver together from the states earlier then they planned, saying that George Bush getting re-elected was a driving force in their move away from the USA!  They love Vancouver and are passionate about cooking, art, espresso and music.

New Beginnings

Married for the first time at age 54 and moving to Vancouver to start a new chapter in life.
3 minutes 21 seconds

By Carmen Handinero

Carmen moved to Vancouver when she was 54 years old.  It was not too late for her to integrate her skills into the Canadian workplace.  She was a counselor at the University of the Philippines and she became a counselor for new immigrants in Vancouver.  As coordinator of the Multicultural Helping House Society’s ‘Bamboo Network Host Mentoring Programme’ she encouraged new immigrants to be resourceful, and assisted them in the search for careers that matched the work they did in their home countries. 

You, Me and the Dog.

How dog walking can change your life!

3 minutes 40 seconds

By Sharon Kallis

Sharon is an eco artist living in the Downtown East Side.  Sharon works seasonally with whatever green materials she can use at the time. Her art ranges from woven coil structures out of invasive English Ivy to creating garments using materials such as hair, wool and leaves.  She has used her dog J.D's fur to create art pieces, such as a pair of shoes!  Her partner David is a member of the Legion of the Flying Monkeys, he creates instruments from plant materials.  Their lovely dog was responsible in bringing the two together.  It all started with David's notes to Sharon after walking J.D.