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THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 27 MARCH 1984. The president, Bernie Holt, reported that the Society had had a successful year, and was at last in a position to set about a serious effort to collect material for an archives. He commented on these features; 1. The Community Recovery Program At the suggestion of Mr. Terry Lester, the Municipal Manager, the Executive applied for a grant under the Community Recovery Program and was given one. This provincial-federal program enabled the Society to hire three people on Unemployment Insurance at a time when the School Board was being forced to lay off school aides because of restrictions on its budget. The Society was able to get the services of two highly trained individuals. The third, while inexperienced, quickly developed into an equally capable aide. The grant expired at the end of March, which enabled Miss Jeanette Lindner to leave for another job. When the grant was renev/ed until the end of June, Mrs. Jane Monroe and Miss Helen Pamatat continued with the v;ork. The Executive discovered that Mrs. Mi Hen, who had been working on research on the Mi Herd Cannery, had lost her supporting grant. The Executive took her on as the third aide, and as a result, the Archives benefitted from a copy of her completed research. Many of the members may remember seeing the 4' X 8' display panel on the Fisheries at the 1983 Community Day. This was a part of Mrs. Mi Hen's v/ork. The other aides, catalogued, indexed ail 700 odd pictures collected by Mr, Rupert Harrison, as well as labelling the pictures and placing them in labelled acid-free envelopes. This is a significant contribution to the Archives. Having finished the envelopes, the aides typed out all the School Board Minutes which were hand written - those from 1912 to 1921. The Society owes these ladies a vote of thanks for a job well done. We must thank the two levels of government for making the grant possible. The Society had to spend $2500 on supplies and equipment but recovered all but a few dollars through the grant. Our municipal government also deserves praise for ite co-operation, helping with advice when requested and loaning two typewriters so that the job could be effectively done. If the program is offered again, the Society will again apply for a grant, but it is unlikely that we will be able to get such trained help again. 2. A PERMANENT (?) WORK AREA The Society now has an entire classroom as a work and storage area. The School Board, having had to close schools to meet educational needs, opened the Pauline Johnson School for community use, and was good enough to include the Historical Society as one of its tenants. The question mark is to indicate that our use of Room 14 is uncertain after 30 June 1984. In its present financial dilemma, the Board can not afford to support community use of an empty school. There is reason to hope that the West Vancouver Community Arts Council, with municipal backing, may be able to take over the maintenance of the building.. Thinking positively, the Executive undertook to equip the room for archival work, and has a bright pleasant area with lots of space for its activities.