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West Vancouver Historical Society .. preserving and promoting the history of West Vancouver 680 - 17th Street, West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 3T2 -- Telephone: 778-279-2235 Volume 26_________________September 2009 Number 3 PUBLIC MEETING - Wednesday, September 23’^'^, 2009 WEST VANCOUVER SENIORS’ CENTRE - 7:00 P.M. â-  mm m mm m Lisa Smedman Presentation: Vancouver: Stories of a City A history of Vancouver’s neighbourhoods and the people who built them Lisa Smedman Lisa Smedman has indulged her passion for history since embarking upon a career in journalism in 1984. She joined the Vancouver Courier newspaper in 1998 and launched her "History's Lens" column, which tells the story behind a different historic photograph each week, in 2003. In addition to her cover stories for the Courier, which focus on various facets of Vancouver's history, she is the author of the children's book From Boneshakers to Choppers: The Rip-Roaring History of Motorcycles, as well as 16 novels. She also designs games. Page One.