West Vancouver’s Navvy Jack House
February 14, 2026
I walked by the Navvy Jack House in West Vancouver just before Christmas and was delighted to see the amount of progress made since summer.
Paul Huba and the Canada Post Building
July 12, 2019
Blair Mercer left a comment on an old blog post of mine this week. He told me that his mother, Beatrice Mary Hayes was the model for the ceramic of a woman and child installed inside the Canada Post Building on West Georgia Street in 1957. Beatrice was born in 1921, grew up in Jasper,… Continue reading Paul Huba and the Canada Post Building
The Shannon Estate: Fourth most endangered heritage site
February 27, 2011
Last week Heritage Vancouver released its annual top ten list of endangered heritage sites in Vancouver. Three schools topped the list, but the residence considered most in danger is the four-hectare Shannon Estate at the corner of Granville and 57th. Note that it’s not the 40-room mansion that’s under threat, it’s Shannon Mews, the infill townhouse… Continue reading The Shannon Estate: Fourth most endangered heritage site