2021 has certainly been a year for the history books. Although there were many positives, it was a challenging year for so many. We truly hope 2022 is a brighter year that brings peace, joy and a little love.
2021 has certainly been a year for the history books. Although there were many positives, it was a challenging year for so many. We truly hope 2022 is a brighter year that brings peace, joy and a little love.

Can you believe 2020 is around the corner? It was only 20 years ago, the world was turning 2000 and for those that have been around for a bit, it was the much anticipated Y2K. A big computer glitch was expected to affect computers and the storage of data and cause major issues. It didn’t really materialize, but something has happened since that time. Y2K got us thinking about technology and how much it’s evolved. Then we happened on a great tweet compiled by Jon Erlichman of CTV National News that listed all the things that were NOT around 20 years ago. It’s quite a list and just goes to show us how much the world can change in 20 years’ time. Why do we say this? Well with the issues of climate change affecting all of us as we move forward into a New Year, it proves all kinds of achievements happen that move us forward. Which gives us hope going into 2020. Wishing everyone all the best in 2020! Cheers.
Technology not around at the start of this decade:
Instagram
Snapchat
iPad
Lyft
Slack
Alexa
Stripe
Apple Watch
Chromebook
Messenger
Surface
Tinder
Pinterest
Peloton
TikTok
Twitch
WeWork
Nest
Ring
Pixel
Apple Maps
AirPods
UberEats
CandyCrush
PokémonGo
DJI Phantom
Tesla Model S
On this New Year’s Eve, we wish to say thank you. We love highlighting all the great people, businesses and events that make East Van such a great place to live and work. We appreciate all those that share our stories and help our community grow. We wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year and leave you with a few photos from 2015.
We thought we would do a little retrospective in photos to highlight some of the many great events hosted in East Van in 2014. It’s been a busy year, there were so many amazing events this year. As to what was popular on our site, we can say it was a great artistic event, beer and spirits, live music & art. Specifically, the iconic Parade of Lost Souls, our write up on the Powell Street Self-Guided Tour, the 2nd Annual Beer Festival at Wise Hall, the Trout Lake Summer Concert Series and, of course, our personal favourite the Eastside Culture Crawl. We hope you enjoy some of the photos from this past year. Wishing everyone a wonderful New Year!