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HISTORY-OMCS THE NEWSLETTER^ THE WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOL.19 NO. 4 SEPTEMBER 2001 OUT OF THE PAST AND INTO THE PRESENT: THE HISTORIAN'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY In philosophical moments we in the Historical Society sometimes dwell on questions: "What is history? What does it mean to people? What can an active and dedicated historical society do to benefit a community and the people in it?" Our speaker on September 27th will answer some of these questions and he is uniquely qualified to do so. A long-time resident. Rod Day is well known in West Vancouver as an active community worker. He has recently retired from Simon Fraser University, where he taught history for 37 years. Over the course of his teaching caieer. Rod has published two books and many articles, paiticularly in Fmnch histoiy. During his ten years as a member of West Vancouver Council, Rod specialised in planning, encouraging good design in building forms and the beautification of the community. Opposed to monster houses and urban sprawl, committed to pedestrian oriented activities and the preservation of green spaces, he obtained several zoning changes lessening the impact of the house on the site, worked to have the land above the Upper Levels Highway declared a development permit area, and was instrumental in the creation of the Caulfeild heritage zone. He was also active in the extension of the seawalk to Dundarave Park, the acquisition of waterfront land from 13th to 18th Sheets, and the creation of new waterfront paiks. Please join us at tlie Seniors' Cenue on the 27th September, for what will be a most interesting evening. NOTE: OUR SEPTEMBER 2001 MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 2001. THIS IS THE ONLY MEETING THIS YEAR WHICH WILL BE HELD ON A THURSDAY. THE REMAINING MEETINGS FOR 2001 AND 2002 WILL BE HELD ON THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AS USUAL PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR ACCORDINGLY. Our Thanks As you have probably noticed, we have had some difficulties with our photographic reproduction in the last three issues. VJe would like to thank our volunteer, Marina McMaster, who has worked out a better system for us. We are sure you like the results - we certainly do. Thank you Marina -good work! The Next General Meeting Will be held on THURSDAY. September 27th, 2001, at 7:00 pm in the Activity Room of the West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre, 685-21 st Street (parking off Fulton Avenue, between 21st and 22nd Streets). All Visitors are Welcome What's Inside: President's Report on the AGM............2 And This is the Way it Was...............3 North Shore Heritage Weekend.............5 Train Wreck at West Bay...................7 West Van's Special Houses: Part 1 .......8