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News Room

VHF in the Media

Welcome to the News Room!

Here you will find our most recent media coverage, press releases and blog posts.

For media inquiries please contact Kathryn Morrow, Communications Manager of Vancouver Heritage Foundation.

Vancouver Heritage Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to the conservation of Vancouver’s built heritage in order to preserve culture and promote sustainability. VHF does this through educational walks, talks, tours, special events and grants.

Recent Media Presence

 

June 30, 2016 - Jessica and Jeremy Holmes discuss their experience with VHF grants on Roundhouse Radio

June 3, 2016 - Judith tours inside a Kerrisdale Tudor estate home for CBC's early edition (starts 2:18:43)

May 27, 2016 - John Mackie interviews Robert Lemon about the Barber Residence for the Heritage House Tour

May 25, 2016 - Vancouver Courier speaks with the owners of a charming west side Craftsman open on the Heritage House Tour

May 24, 2016 - Western Living looks at the Barber Residence in anticipation of the Heritage House Tour

2015

October 21, 2015 - Breakfast Television takes a live tour of a laneway house featured on the Laneway House Tour

October 21, 2015 - Globe and Mail Hot Ticket: The 2015 Laneway House Tour

October 14, 2015 - Vancity Buzz gets excited to join us at the Laneway House Tour

October 14, 2015 - The Vancouver Sun previews the 2015 Laneway House Tour

September 16, 2015 - 25 Best Things to Do in Vancouver: VHF Tours and Programming

May 28, 2015 - Shelley Fralic on her visit to the Queen Charlotte Apartment

May 15, 2015 - "Gracious, spacious charm" - the Vancouver Courier tours the Queen Charlotte Apartments

February 4, 2015 - Naveen Girn speaks with CBC Early Edition re: Restoring Community (1:31:30)

2014

December 2, 2014 - Vancouver Courier on VHF Grants

October 24, 2014 - CBC Radio One On The Coast on Vancouver's lane house history (2:05:30)

October 10, 2014 - The Globe & Mail investigate Vancouver's history of laneway housing

October 10, 2014 - The Vancouver Sun looks at a historic lane home

October 14, 2014 - REW.ca talks Laneway

June 2, 2014 - The Province goes on the Heritage House Tour

May 29, 2014 - Casa Mia joins Heritage House Tour (Vancouver Courier)

May 23, 2014 - REW.ca on kit homes and the Heritage House Tour

May 13, 2014 - CBC News on new regulations for pre-1940s homes

April 24, 2014 - Globe and Mail on Vancouver Special Renaissance

April 17, 2014 - The Province interviews VHF on Vancouver Special appeal

April 11, 2014 - Vancouver Sun on the 'other' Vancouver Special

April 1, 2014 - Vancouver Courier goes on a walking tour!

March 24, 2014 - Huffington Post on the Vancouver Special

2013

October 16, 2013 - Vancouver Courier on Laneway Housing

September 11, 2013 - Real Estate Weekly on Vancouver Specials

September 9, 2013 - Vancouver Sun on Vancouver Specials

August 23, 2013 - Vancouver Courier on the Vancouver Special House Tour

June 28, 2013 - Places That Matter on The Bill Good Show (CKNW Radio)

June 5, 2013 - Diane Switzer on GO! Vancouver

May 30, 2013 - Diane Switzer interviewed about Arthur Erickson home

May 30, 2013 - Westender on the 2013 Heritage House Tour

May 23, 2013 - Real Estate Weekly on Heritage House Tour

 

VHF Regular Features

 

Home Discovery Show, CKNW - May 29 (8:28 start)

Vancouver is Awesome 

Spacing Vancouver

Scout Magazine - The Roof Over Your Head

Archived Media Releases

December 1, 2014 - VHF Grants Restore Neighbourhood Character

October 3, 2014 -  2014 Laneway House Tour: 100-years of Laneway Housing in Vancouver

May 22, 2014 - Casa Mia at the Heritage House Tour

May 5, 2014 - 2014 Heritage House Tour

April 1, 2014 - 2014 Vancouver Special House Tour

March 19, 2014 - The WALL public art launch

February 12, 2014 - Heritage Week 2014

September 30, 2013 - Laneway House Tour

August 21, 2013 - Vancouver Special House Tour

May 28, 2013 - Savouring Heritage at the Yaletown Brewpub

April 22, 2013 - Heritage House Tour 2013

For VHF's Places That Matter plaque project information click here