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Ambitious dreamer

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni47698
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
December 3 - 10, 2009
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver
Material Type
newspaper article
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
December 3 - 10, 2009
Person
Robertson, Gregor
Solomon, Joel
Magee, Mike
Stewart, Kennedy
Green, Jim
Reimer, Andrea
Corporation
Renewal Partners
Vision Vancouver
City Hall (Vancouver, B.C.)
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
Topic
Politicians
Municipal officials and employees
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver
Material Type
newspaper article
Physical Description
portraits
Source Title
Georgia Straight
Volume
43
Issue
2189
Pages
19, 21-22
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Atlin : A town of golden dreams

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni33938
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
Winter 1998-1999
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Atlin
Material Type
magazine article
Abstract
"In this remote B.C. community, the clock is struck, the setting is matchless, and the dirt still pays out - a little at a time."
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
Winter 1998-1999
Topic
Description and travel
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Atlin
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
illustrations
maps
Source Title
Beautiful British Columbia
Volume
40
Pages
36-42
Abstract
"In this remote B.C. community, the clock is struck, the setting is matchless, and the dirt still pays out - a little at a time."
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Books take traveller to lost places, times

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni32110
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
April 1-8, 2004
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver - Kitsilano
Material Type
newspaper article
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
April 1-8, 2004
Person
Gale, Roger
Corporation
Amicus Books
Topic
Description and travel
Books - Collectors and collecting
Travel Books
Bookstores
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver - Kitsilano
Material Type
newspaper article
Physical Description
portraits
Source Title
Georgia Straight
Volume
38
Issue
1896
Pages
37
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Downtown-Eastside deaths revisited

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni26596
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
October 24-31, 2002
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver - Downtown Eastside
Material Type
newspaper article
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
October 24-31, 2002
Person
Pickton, Robert
Topic
Social conditions
Prostitution
Drug addicts
Missing persons
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver - Downtown Eastside
Material Type
newspaper article
Source Title
Georgia Straight
Pages
15
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Fast boat to hell

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni45006
Author
Wood, Daniel
Watts, Ron
Date
Summer 2008
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Hell's Gate
British Columbia - Fraser River
British Columbia - Fraser Canyon
Material Type
magazine article
Abstract
"Writer Daniel Wood plunges into history on the Fraser River, daring to run Hells Gate 200 years after Simon Fraser wisely dodged these deadly rapids."
Author
Wood, Daniel
Watts, Ron
Role
Author
Photographer
Date
Summer 2008
Person
Fraser, Simon, 1776-1862
Peters, Nathan
Blacklaws, Rick
Baerg, Darwin
Ruebsaat, Rika
Marshall, Daniel
Machell, Bill
Topic
Rafting
Rapids
Local history
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Hell's Gate
British Columbia - Fraser River
British Columbia - Fraser Canyon
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
portraits
maps
illustrations
Source Title
British Columbia Magazine
Volume
50
Issue
2
Pages
52-61
Abstract
"Writer Daniel Wood plunges into history on the Fraser River, daring to run Hells Gate 200 years after Simon Fraser wisely dodged these deadly rapids."
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Hunting the monster

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni34634
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
September 2001.
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Cheewhat Lake
Material Type
magazine article
Abstract
"...Wickheim's hometown of Sooke, British Columbia...The Cheewhat Cedar is located above remote Cheewhat Lake on Vancouver Island's west coast. It's a 51-kilometre drive from Victoria."
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
September 2001.
Person
Wickheim, Maywell
Topic
Logging
Western redcedar
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Cheewhat Lake
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
illustrations
portraits
Source Title
Westworld Magazine
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
19-21
Abstract
"...Wickheim's hometown of Sooke, British Columbia...The Cheewhat Cedar is located above remote Cheewhat Lake on Vancouver Island's west coast. It's a 51-kilometre drive from Victoria."
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Kitsilano love-in : The roots of Vancouver's '60s hippie rebellion run deep in this hip, upmarket neighbourhood on English Bay

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni46716
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
Spring 2010
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver - Kitsilano
Material Type
magazine article
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
Spring 2010
Period
Twentieth century
Topic
Hippies
Gentrification
Neighborhood
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver - Kitsilano
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
photographs
Source Title
British Columbia Magazine
Volume
52
Issue
1
Pages
20-23
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Living fossils in peril

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni44442
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
Winter 2007
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Hecate Strait
Material Type
magazine article
Abstract
"...the discovery of glass sponge reefs in British Columbia's Hecate Strait... These living reefs of glass, some as high as 21 metres, were thought to have died out in the Jurassic era... The 9,000-year-old Hecactinellid sponge reefs, built by silica-utilizing sponges, cover about 1,000 square kilo…
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
Winter 2007
Topic
Sponges
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Hecate Strait
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
illustrations
maps
Source Title
British Columbia Magazine
Volume
49
Issue
4
Pages
17
Abstract
"...the discovery of glass sponge reefs in British Columbia's Hecate Strait... These living reefs of glass, some as high as 21 metres, were thought to have died out in the Jurassic era... The 9,000-year-old Hecactinellid sponge reefs, built by silica-utilizing sponges, cover about 1,000 square kilometres. They are the only siliceous sponge reefs on the planet."
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North of Everything

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni44419
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
Winter 2007
Geographic Location
North West Territories
Material Type
magazine article
Abstract
"I find the circular ruins of an 800-year old winter house built by the ancient Thule people and seek shelter from the gale within its half-metre-high, lichen-covered rock walls... Unlike the privations of John Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the Northwest passage, the unhappy story of the tragi…
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
Winter 2007
Topic
Historic sites
Discoveries in geography
Geographic Location
North West Territories
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
illustrations
portraits
Source Title
Westworld Magazine
Volume
33
Issue
4
Pages
34-42, 76
Abstract
"I find the circular ruins of an 800-year old winter house built by the ancient Thule people and seek shelter from the gale within its half-metre-high, lichen-covered rock walls... Unlike the privations of John Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the Northwest passage, the unhappy story of the tragic 1880s Greely expedition is not well known..."
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Passion and the pulpit

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni40383
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
May 11, 2006 - May 18, 2006
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver
Material Type
newspaper article
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
May 11, 2006 - May 18, 2006
Person
Dodman, Don
Clemens, Karl
Elliot, Peter
Corporation
Vancouver School Of Theology
Catholic Church
Anglican Church of Canada
Topic
Same sex marriage
Clergy
Discrimination
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver
Material Type
newspaper article
Physical Description
portraits
Source Title
Georgia Straight
Volume
40
Issue
2003
Pages
40,42
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Riding the Wokkpash

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni33961
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
Fall 2000
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Wokkpash Provincial Park
Material Type
magazine article
Abstract
"In June 1999, the government set aside 1.4 million hectares as a series of linked parks and protected areas, including the astounding Wokkpash Valley inside Wokkpash Provincial Park..."
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
Fall 2000
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Wokkpash Provincial Park
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
illustrations
maps
portraits
Source Title
Beautiful British Columbia
Volume
42
Issue
3
Pages
20-29
Abstract
"In June 1999, the government set aside 1.4 million hectares as a series of linked parks and protected areas, including the astounding Wokkpash Valley inside Wokkpash Provincial Park..."
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The secret life of Donald Flather

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni33941
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
Spring 1999
Geographic Location
British Columbia
Material Type
magazine article
Abstract
"It was into this milieu that Donald Flather, an untrained, hobbyist painter, stepped with his 1941 offer to help Harris found the Federation of Canadian Artists."
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
Spring 1999
Person
Flather, Donald, 1903-1990
Corporation
Federation of Canadian Artists
Topic
Painters - Biography
Geographic Location
British Columbia
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
illustrations
portraits
Source Title
Beautiful British Columbia
Volume
41
Pages
28-35
Abstract
"It was into this milieu that Donald Flather, an untrained, hobbyist painter, stepped with his 1941 offer to help Harris found the Federation of Canadian Artists."
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Sexual freedom fighter

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni39089
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
December 15-22, 2005
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver
Material Type
newspaper article
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
December 15-22, 2005
Person
Ince, John
Nonstop, Phoenix
Lake, Scarlett
Deva, Jim
Fischer, Marissa
Corporation
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
Topic
Lawyers - Biography
Sex and law
Pornography
Prostitution
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver
Material Type
newspaper article
Physical Description
portraits
Source Title
Georgia Straight
Volume
39
Issue
1982
Pages
54, 55
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"Straight" bags two nominations

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni42423
Author
Staff reporter
Date
April 26 - May 3, 2007
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver
Material Type
newspaper article
Author
Staff reporter
Role
Author
Date
April 26 - May 3, 2007
Person
Wood, Daniel
Ferrie, Jared
Corporation
The Georgia Straight
Canadian Association of Journalists
Topic
Awards
Journalists
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver
Material Type
newspaper article
Source Title
Georgia Straight
Volume
41
Issue
2053
Pages
13
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Strangers in a strange land

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni49467
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
winter 2020-2021
Geographic Location
British Columbia
Material Type
magazine article
Abstract
Recent discoveries reveal the earliest nomadic humans traversed the BC coast into the rest of the Americas
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
winter 2020-2021
Corporation
University of Victoria (Victoria, B.C.)
Topic
Prehistoric peoples
Human beings - Migrations
Geographic Location
British Columbia
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
illustrations
maps
Source Title
British Columbia Magazine
Volume
62
Issue
4
Pages
32-41
Abstract
Recent discoveries reveal the earliest nomadic humans traversed the BC coast into the rest of the Americas
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Tropic of Sandwyk

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni30808
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
November 6-13, 2003
Geographic Location
Fiji
Material Type
newspaper article
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
November 6-13, 2003
Person
Sandwyk, Charles Van
Topic
Artists - Biography
Geographic Location
Fiji
Material Type
newspaper article
Physical Description
portraits
Source Title
Georgia Straight
Volume
37
Issue
1872
Pages
21,22
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Waterfront odyssey

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni36101
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
Fall 2003
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Material Type
magazine article
Abstract
Author walks along Vancouver's 61-kilometre shoreline.
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
Fall 2003
Topic
Views
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Material Type
magazine article
Physical Description
illustrations
maps
Source Title
British Columbia Magazine
Volume
45
Issue
3
Pages
26-37
Abstract
Author walks along Vancouver's 61-kilometre shoreline.
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Who were B.C.'s first seafarers? Chinese myths and tenuous archaeological evidence offer hints that explorers came here from the Far East long ago

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni45143
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
July 10-17, 2008
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Bella Coola
British Columbia - Tofino
Pacific Coast (B.C.)
Material Type
newspaper article
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
July 10-17, 2008
Person
Beasley, Tom
Tyne, Mike
Burley, David
Storey, Alice
MacDonald, George
Fedje, Daryl
Keddie, Grant
Topic
Archaeologists
Underwater archaeology
Antiquities
Indians of North America - Asian influences
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Bella Coola
British Columbia - Tofino
Pacific Coast (B.C.)
Material Type
newspaper article
Physical Description
portraits
maps
Source Title
Georgia Straight
Volume
42
Issue
2116
Pages
38-39
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The Wisdom of Forgiveness

http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni36754
Author
Wood, Daniel
Date
February 17-24, 2005
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Bowen Island
Material Type
newspaper article
Author
Wood, Daniel
Role
Author
Date
February 17-24, 2005
Person
Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Chan, Victor
Topic
The Wisdom of Forgiveness : Intimate Conversations and Journeys (Book)
Book review
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Bowen Island
Material Type
newspaper article
Source Title
Georgia Straight
Volume
39
Issue
1939
Pages
52
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