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WEST VANCOUVER MEMORiAl ! iRRARt THE HEM.ISLETTER OF THE i.MEST VAHOOUVER MUSEUM AHD HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 7 NUMBER 1 â- JANUARY loco , I I I I I I â- ! r â-  â-  â- ! T I â-  â-  â-  â-  !'â- â- Â¥â- â- â-  â-  â- â- T»l i « * 1*.^ NOTICE OF A GKiNERAL MbETI.NG To be held on Thursday, January 26, 19^9 from 7;30 p.m, to 9:30 p.m* in the Music Room ot* Pauline Johnson School r"i"i'i"'i I I I I' I â- lâ- '^l"^l I I I |i i_"r'I "I "i'.i"'i""i"'r"1 , I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, r I; I'; I ^ I*jr; I â- ,T';T7r WEST VANCOUVER'S CHANGING LIGHT STYLE "Thirty years ago a light from a lonely coal oil lamp in the window of Nawy Jack‘s shack gleamea from the north shore of English Bay on the site now known as West Vancouver, ana ever since it has been the ambition of the I'esidents in this locality to replace the coal oil lamp with modern electric lighting." The foregoing excerpt from a 1922 magazine article will set the stage for an historical review of the introduction ana aevelopment of electrical ana othej’ energy services in.West Vancouver over the past 75 years or so. The Speaxer will be Jim MacCarthy whose career as a senior manager with B.C. Electric ana B.C, Hyaro spanned changing economic ana social aevelopment cycles in British Cclumoia raiiging from ooom growth to energy conservation. The evening promises to be aii illuiiLinating journey tiirough time in West Vancouver from the aays ol Navvy JaCK Tacmas to the preseiit. The Society makes every effort to ensure ail articles are accurate and takes no responsibility for inaccuracies. Corrections and contributions are welcomed. Excerpts must be attributed to the West Vancouver Museum ana historical Society and reproductions in whole or part are not permitted v/ithout the express authorization of the Society.