Tom Hawthorn is a freelance newspaper and magazine writer who lives in Victoria, B.C. He writes two columns a week for the Globe and Mail's British Columbia section. He is finishing a book about the war experiences of the McGill University football team, entitled A Greater Share of Honour.
Black history month a time to remember Joe Fortes
Much-loved saviour of swimmers died 90 years ago at the age of 58
Lake Cowichan radio station has a small voice, and big plans
CICV ‘The Lake’ relies on the generosity of its listeners as it seeks a licence to boost its signal from five watts to 50
Vancouver’s rock ’n’ roll history comes to tutti-frutti fruition
Retired account, who was once a DJ, compiles every song charted by radio stations in Vancouver from 1956 to 1978
90-year-old tells the tales of women’s basketball legends
Kay MacBeth was the youngest player on the storied Edmonton Grads, the greatest women’s basketball team the world has ever seen
Vancouver snapshots - then and now
An irresistible new blog matches contemporary photographs with archival ones taken in exactly the same locations
At a Jewish cemetery, a lesson in humanity
The desecration of their headstones cannot detract from the legacy of those buried there, or deter those gathered to venerate them
Book celebrates Victoria’s notable private residences
Where vast swaths of Vancouver have been levelled, the capital’s steady growth left intact an inventory of homes spanning 150 years of favoured styles
A centennial for ice hockey on Vancouver Island
100 years ago today spectators in Oak Bay were wowed by a new professional sport
Recalling the bitter taste of racism
Denied a graduation ceremony, Yoshio Shimizu honours the one teacher who stayed in touch after he was forced to leave Victoria 70 years ago
