Off the 'Cuff

Last night, we hosted a special “Tweetup” for our many friends on Twitter and (we hope) a great time was had by all! (We know we had a blast!) The people who came out include: @mojaveband, @gusf, @russbystarlite, @abc4, @gusgreeper, @staciebee, @rott1058, @bluey037, @emmerogers, @trishussey, @raincoaster, @hummingbird604, @dale42, @atomicfez, @jonjennings, @tofufighting, @anthonyfloyd, @owlex, @jpadamson, @johnbiehler, [...]

Want to be a part of the first sneak preview of the newly revised Sins of the City tour for 2009? Next Thursday (June 4) at 6:00 PM, we’ll be hosting a special tour for our twitter friends, digging a little deeper and being a little braver than usual as we show off the newest [...]

Every year at about this time, we start posting our summer employment opportunities at the Police Museum. Some of our summer positions have not yet had their funding confirmed, but I’m pleased to announce that we’ve posted our first job today here. Part-Time Employment Opportunity Sins of the City Walking Tour Guide Are you an [...]

Last year, we did an interview for Global-TV about Sins of the City, showing the cameraman a few of the highlights of the naughty little tour. Naturally, the stories of Detective’s Sinclair and Ricci came up and we showed them a picture of the two of them, in an opium den under Chinatown. The next [...]

Frequently, at the end of the Sins of the City tour, I’ll ask participants about their favourite part of the tour. The top answers are usually pretty predictable: opium dens the old brothel district Blood Alley the ping pong ball the tunnels under Chinatown Each one has a special place in my heart (especially the [...]

We talk a fair bit about the tunnels under Vancouver’s Chinatown on the “Sins of the City” walking tour.  Real? Speculation? Check out this article about tunnels under Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle: http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/mysterious-chinese-tunnels.html I’ll post soon about the “truth” behind our own tunnels…