Eve Lazarus
@evelazarus.bsky.social
Eight-time award losing author and true crime podcaster with a passion for history. Latest book: Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck http://evelazarus.com/
Colleen Healey sent me a photo of this #EmpressofIreland pin that her grandmother Evaleen McClellan gave her. She was 4 when she sailed to Canada from Ireland in 1912 & settled in Alberta. Two years later the Empress sank claiming more passenger lives than the Titanic
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December 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Colleen Healey sent me a photo of this #EmpressofIreland pin that her grandmother Evaleen McClellan gave her. She was 4 when she sailed to Canada from Ireland in 1912 & settled in Alberta. Two years later the Empress sank claiming more passenger lives than the Titanic
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Thanks to Global BC for having me on the news this week to chat about Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck. One of the biggest surprises was finding the many local connections to this huge Canadian story bit.ly/3XxZOLC #shipwreck evelazarus.com/book/beneath...
This is BC: Empress of Ireland BC connection | Watch News Videos Online
Watch This is BC: Empress of Ireland BC connection Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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December 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thanks to Global BC for having me on the news this week to chat about Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck. One of the biggest surprises was finding the many local connections to this huge Canadian story bit.ly/3XxZOLC #shipwreck evelazarus.com/book/beneath...
#bcbuylocal week kicks off today, and you can't go wrong with a book! Shop at indie bookstores because when you support local $63 out of every $100 goes back to BC compared to $14 from multinationals. Want to shop online? No problem, most local bookstores can accommodate: bit.ly/47BVJL1
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#bcbuylocal week kicks off today, and you can't go wrong with a book! Shop at indie bookstores because when you support local $63 out of every $100 goes back to BC compared to $14 from multinationals. Want to shop online? No problem, most local bookstores can accommodate: bit.ly/47BVJL1
North Vancouver’s Maplewood Flats is a wildlife sanctuary about 1/3 the size of Stanley Park. In the '70s, it was a squatter community and for two weeks it hosted the Dollarton Pleasure Faire evelazarus.com/a-short-hist... *Warning: some photos contain nudity (and maybe your grandparents)
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
North Vancouver’s Maplewood Flats is a wildlife sanctuary about 1/3 the size of Stanley Park. In the '70s, it was a squatter community and for two weeks it hosted the Dollarton Pleasure Faire evelazarus.com/a-short-hist... *Warning: some photos contain nudity (and maybe your grandparents)
Percy Williams died Nov 29, 1982. He was 74. I reckon his life and his death are worth a mention, because in these days of super-charged athletes, Percy was truly unique. Shown outside his Mount Pleasant house, dressed for the Olympics. Vancouver Archives photo, 1928 evelazarus.com/percy-willia...
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Percy Williams died Nov 29, 1982. He was 74. I reckon his life and his death are worth a mention, because in these days of super-charged athletes, Percy was truly unique. Shown outside his Mount Pleasant house, dressed for the Olympics. Vancouver Archives photo, 1928 evelazarus.com/percy-willia...
This week's column in the @northshorenews.bsky.social
Eve Lazarus: The history of North Vancouver's Maplewoods Flats is fascinating
Eve Lazarus: The history of North Vancouver's Maplewoods Flats is fascinating
Squatters built and lived in shacks, like the 'Pirate Ship' house shown below, made from old pieces of boats and other debris that washed up on shore
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November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This week's column in the @northshorenews.bsky.social
November 25 is #InternationalDayfortheEliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen and I’m dedicating this post to Sharon McKenzie-Cramond, 38, last seen in Vancouver 1981 after leaving her abusive husband. evelazarus.com/missing-shar...
Missing: Sharon McKenzie-Cramond
Sharon McKenzie-Cramond, a former flight attendant with Pacific Western Airlines, went missing from Vancouver in 1981
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November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
November 25 is #InternationalDayfortheEliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen and I’m dedicating this post to Sharon McKenzie-Cramond, 38, last seen in Vancouver 1981 after leaving her abusive husband. evelazarus.com/missing-shar...
How does a house with a view and a #WestVancouver postal code for under a million sound? How about a third of an acre for under $250,000 minutes from the beach?
Welcome to Passage Island, a 32-acre paradise sitting at the entrance to Howe Sound. Mariko Ishikawa photo
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Welcome to Passage Island, a 32-acre paradise sitting at the entrance to Howe Sound. Mariko Ishikawa photo
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Passage Island | Eve Lazarus
Passage Island is a 32-acre forested rock with a West Vancouver postal code. It's also where a house with a view sells for under a million
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November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
How does a house with a view and a #WestVancouver postal code for under a million sound? How about a third of an acre for under $250,000 minutes from the beach?
Welcome to Passage Island, a 32-acre paradise sitting at the entrance to Howe Sound. Mariko Ishikawa photo
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Welcome to Passage Island, a 32-acre paradise sitting at the entrance to Howe Sound. Mariko Ishikawa photo
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Remembering Tracey Harley Archer, a driver with the 14th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery service. He shipped out to France in August 1917 and survived a shot to the head the following year. Archer moved to Vancouver from Regina in 1937 and died at age 86: evelazarus.com/remembrance-... #ww1
Remembrance Day: Tracey Harley Archer
Tracey Harley Archer survived the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in 1914 and two years later, enlisted in WW1.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Remembering Tracey Harley Archer, a driver with the 14th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery service. He shipped out to France in August 1917 and survived a shot to the head the following year. Archer moved to Vancouver from Regina in 1937 and died at age 86: evelazarus.com/remembrance-... #ww1
Excited to be in Sidney next Saturday to chat about the #EmpressofIreland, the CPR liner that sank in 1914 killing more passengers than the Titanic. I'll be talking about some of the local connections, including Dr. James Grant, the 26-year-old ship's surgeon and hero www.sidneyliteraryfestival.ca
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Excited to be in Sidney next Saturday to chat about the #EmpressofIreland, the CPR liner that sank in 1914 killing more passengers than the Titanic. I'll be talking about some of the local connections, including Dr. James Grant, the 26-year-old ship's surgeon and hero www.sidneyliteraryfestival.ca
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Eve Lazarus: Want a waterfront home near Vancouver for less than $1M? You might need a boat....
Eve Lazarus: Want a waterfront home near Vancouver for less than $1M? You might need a boat....
Passage Island doesn't have roads, shops or ferry service, but there are houses available at prices that are hard to find anywhere near the Lower Mainland
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November 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Eve Lazarus: Want a waterfront home near Vancouver for less than $1M? You might need a boat....
In 1965, George Klippert was arrested and charged with 4 counts of gross indecency for having consensual sex with adult males. He was assessed as “incurably homosexual,” labeled a dangerous offender and sentenced to life in prison. Story:
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Vancouver Archives photo
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Vancouver Archives photo
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In 1965, George Klippert was arrested and charged with 4 counts of gross indecency for having consensual sex with adult males. He was assessed as “incurably homosexual,” labeled a dangerous offender and sentenced to life in prison. Story:
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Vancouver Archives photo
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Vancouver Archives photo
Happy Halloween! Enjoy a totally true ghost story from Vancouver's Dominion Building evelazarus.com/ghosts-of-th...
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happy Halloween! Enjoy a totally true ghost story from Vancouver's Dominion Building evelazarus.com/ghosts-of-th...
It's the countdown to #Halloween and we're visiting local #haunted buildings. The Overlynn mansion in #NorthBurnaby is owned by Action Line Housing Society and prior to that, it was a Catholic girl’s school. Some of the former occupants appear to have stuck around evelazarus.com/overlynn-bur...
October 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It's the countdown to #Halloween and we're visiting local #haunted buildings. The Overlynn mansion in #NorthBurnaby is owned by Action Line Housing Society and prior to that, it was a Catholic girl’s school. Some of the former occupants appear to have stuck around evelazarus.com/overlynn-bur...
It's almost #Halloween and this 1911 house is (now the Burnaby Arts Gallery) is brimming with ghosts. Sightings include original owner Grace Ceperley, Benedictine monks, members from a bizarre cult and a poltergeist in the basement. Cold Case Canada episode 34 evelazarus.com/cold-case......
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's almost #Halloween and this 1911 house is (now the Burnaby Arts Gallery) is brimming with ghosts. Sightings include original owner Grace Ceperley, Benedictine monks, members from a bizarre cult and a poltergeist in the basement. Cold Case Canada episode 34 evelazarus.com/cold-case......
In honour of #Womenhistorymonth meet the Flying Seven, pictured in #Vancouver in 1936. They tried to enlist in the Canadian Air Force, but they weren’t allowed because they were girls. Instead they raised money for the war effort by performing stunts in the air evelazarus.com/tosca-trasol...
October 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In honour of #Womenhistorymonth meet the Flying Seven, pictured in #Vancouver in 1936. They tried to enlist in the Canadian Air Force, but they weren’t allowed because they were girls. Instead they raised money for the war effort by performing stunts in the air evelazarus.com/tosca-trasol...
Between 1869 & 1948, Britain shipped over 100,000 mostly orphaned boys and girls (some as young as 4) to work on Canadian farms and as household servants. It’s estimated that more than 10% of our population is made up of their descendants. Are you one of them? Story:
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British Home Children: A Canadian Scandal | Eve Lazarus
Between 1869 and 1948, Britain shipped around 100,000 boys and girls, some as young as 4 to work on Canadian farms and as household servants
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October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Between 1869 & 1948, Britain shipped over 100,000 mostly orphaned boys and girls (some as young as 4) to work on Canadian farms and as household servants. It’s estimated that more than 10% of our population is made up of their descendants. Are you one of them? Story:
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Excited to be appearing at the Vancouver Writers Festival this year! My main event is on Friday October 24 at 1:00 pm. If you know teachers or students who may be interested (it's a Pro-D day) please pass it along. Details: writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve...
October 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Excited to be appearing at the Vancouver Writers Festival this year! My main event is on Friday October 24 at 1:00 pm. If you know teachers or students who may be interested (it's a Pro-D day) please pass it along. Details: writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve...
Built in 1910 as a hotel for the rich, the Wigwam Inn on Indian Arm has been a dance hall, a brothel and an illegal casino. Is it haunted? Of course! Listen to ghostly encounters from the caretaker and her daughter #Halloween #coldcasecanada podcast #northvancouver evelazarus.com/.../s5-e56-m...
S5 E56 Martha: The Ghost in Room 209 | Eve Lazarus
The Wigwam Inn at Indian Arm is one of Metro Vancouver's most storied old mansions. It's also haunted. The ghost of Martha lives in Room 209.
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October 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Built in 1910 as a hotel for the rich, the Wigwam Inn on Indian Arm has been a dance hall, a brothel and an illegal casino. Is it haunted? Of course! Listen to ghostly encounters from the caretaker and her daughter #Halloween #coldcasecanada podcast #northvancouver evelazarus.com/.../s5-e56-m...
Murchies Tea+ Coffee store at 1008 Robson Street, Vancouver. Murchies occupied the building from 1947 until 1984. The site was redeveloped in 1995. Mintage, vintage clothing is now in the space. Bruce Stewart photo, 1981 evelazarus.com/vancouvers-s... #everyplacehasastory #vancouverexposed
October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Murchies Tea+ Coffee store at 1008 Robson Street, Vancouver. Murchies occupied the building from 1947 until 1984. The site was redeveloped in 1995. Mintage, vintage clothing is now in the space. Bruce Stewart photo, 1981 evelazarus.com/vancouvers-s... #everyplacehasastory #vancouverexposed
A wonderful review of Beneath Dark Waters #empressofireland by Craig Baird @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
Tuesday Book Review: Beneath Dark Waters by Eve Lazarus
This wonderful book tells the story of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland. Known as Canada's Titanic, it was one of our worst tragedies.
This wonderful book tells the story of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland. Known as Canada's Titanic, it was one of our worst tragedies.
October 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A wonderful review of Beneath Dark Waters #empressofireland by Craig Baird @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
Where most of see a jumbled store window, Bruce Stewart sees “unconscious art.” “This is central to my collection of window displays as it showcases the abjectly surreal nature of arrangements," he says. Photos from the '70s: evelazarus.com/vancouvers-s...
Vancouver’s Store Windows – an Essay in Photos | Eve Lazarus
In the 1970s, Bruce Stewart documented a series of crazy store front windows around Vancouver and in Nanaimo
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October 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Where most of see a jumbled store window, Bruce Stewart sees “unconscious art.” “This is central to my collection of window displays as it showcases the abjectly surreal nature of arrangements," he says. Photos from the '70s: evelazarus.com/vancouvers-s...
You have seen some of Angus McIntyre's beautiful photos on this page, on my blog and in my book Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History.
Now you can meet Angus next Saturday and hear about his 40-year career as a Vancouver bus driver @spacecentreyvr.bsky.social - bit.ly/4nCBHXD
Now you can meet Angus next Saturday and hear about his 40-year career as a Vancouver bus driver @spacecentreyvr.bsky.social - bit.ly/4nCBHXD
October 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
You have seen some of Angus McIntyre's beautiful photos on this page, on my blog and in my book Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History.
Now you can meet Angus next Saturday and hear about his 40-year career as a Vancouver bus driver @spacecentreyvr.bsky.social - bit.ly/4nCBHXD
Now you can meet Angus next Saturday and hear about his 40-year career as a Vancouver bus driver @spacecentreyvr.bsky.social - bit.ly/4nCBHXD
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Eve Lazarus: 50 years ago today, a massive explosion rocked North Vancouver
Eve Lazarus: 50 years ago today, a massive explosion rocked North Vancouver
Five men died while another 12 were severely burned in a fire at North Van's Burrard Terminals caused by exploding grain dust, said to be '35 times more explosive than TNT'
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October 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Eve Lazarus: 50 years ago today, a massive explosion rocked North Vancouver
Grace Hospital opened on October 2, 1927 at Heather and 26th Avenue in Vancouver. It had 50-beds and bassinets. The new Grace Hospital opened in April 1982, and four years later, the old hospital had morphed into "Grace Estate" a two-level, 40-suite condo building
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October 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Grace Hospital opened on October 2, 1927 at Heather and 26th Avenue in Vancouver. It had 50-beds and bassinets. The new Grace Hospital opened in April 1982, and four years later, the old hospital had morphed into "Grace Estate" a two-level, 40-suite condo building
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