Nathaniel Christopher / 2 April 2021

A heartfelt farewell to Canada’s second oldest Starbucks – 811 Hornby

On February 1, 2021 the Starbucks location at 811 Hornby Street in Vancouver closed for good after exactly 33 years in business. It’s one of about 300 Starbucks Canada locations in set for closu...

TransLink Lost Property Office at Stadium–Chinatown Station

Nathaniel Christopher / 6 February 2015

A TransLink lost and found success story

I love living in Burnaby. For starters I know that if I leave something on the bus or in the library there’s a good chance it will be returned to me. I’ve lived in Burnaby for almost 10 ye...

Statue of Sir James Douglas at Fort Langley

Nathaniel Christopher / 5 August 2013 / 8 Comments

A History of British Columbia Day

Today is British Columbia Day – B.C.’s incidentally named civic holiday which is observed on the first Monday of August. Unlike Canada Day which is widely celebrated, B.C. Day seems to be little...

Nathaniel Christopher / 2 December 2012 / 8 Comments

Cheap insulin for Khan at Costco!

The other day I realized that my cat’s insulin bottle was almost empty so I phoned my vet who kindly faxed a prescription over to the pharmacy so that I could buy another vial. Normally she’d just sen...

Nathaniel Christopher / 19 July 2011 / 1 Comment

I got rid of my foster care file!

I guess this counts as a little addendum to my 2008 documentary about my foster care file. I conclude the program by saying “I’m probably just going to put it in one of my closets, I’...

Nathaniel Christopher / 27 February 2010 / 5 Comments

Y2K compliant DVD player at the Salvation Army

If you ever need to feel old or irrelevant there’s perhaps no better place to hang out than your local thrift store where items that seemed so marvelous and useful in your youth are unceremoniously st...

Nathaniel Christopher / 4 February 2009

Visiting Ladysmith

Looking for tombstones - unearthing live relatives.