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Page 8 West Vancouver Historical Society May 2002 West Vancouver MUSEUM & ARCHIVES CORNER ifl Things are always changing in the world of heritage preservation. In this issue we congratulate our Museum Curator who has been honoured by her peers and - sadly - we have to say goodbye to one of our tnost enthusiastic, hard working and knowledgeable members of staff who has laboured long and hard to Museum&Anchives preserve and recognise the best of West Vancouver's past. Read on to find out more. The B.C. Museums Association Has a New President! We are delighted to congratulate Deborah Tuyttens, our West Vancouver Museum Curator, on being appointed President of the B.C. Museums Association. Well done, Deb. Before West Vancouver became acquainted with Deborah, she had been involved with many university and community museums, and also witli several Rrst Nations cultural resource projects. Deborah has been with the West Vancouver Museum since 1994, serving first as assistant to Jacquie Gijssen and, laterly, as Curator. In that posi- tion Deb has represented West Vancouver very well indeed, not only by arranging for many fascinating displays - both local and Canada-wide collections have been seen at Gertrude Lawson House over the past few years - but she has also worked closely with many other heritage and museum folk, both here on the North Shore and throughout B.C. Deborah has an MA in Anthropology/Museum studies Irom UBC, as well as extensive experience in course work from Simon Fraser, where she has worked with non-profit manage- ment programmes. In her first message as President in the BC Mu- seum Roundup newsletter, Deborah's tlieme is "Transi- tion and change - are we ever really doing anything else?" She takes tlie position that this is a time of chal- lenge for those who protect our heritage which can be "...scary for some, working is zones of discomfort hut it is in these areas of uneasiness that innovation and new ways of working take shape and grow. " And again, "Now is the time to develop and continue to explore innovative and sustainable ways of working and doing business from coimciUsecretariat right through to how we communicate with members, the larger public and government. " It is obvious that both the B.C. Museums Associa- tion and our own West Van Museum are in very safe hands and will surely prosper under Deborah's guid- ance! Museum Report By: Ian Paterson Spring is here at the West Vancouver Museum & Archives and things are busy as usual. Toys: A History continues to draw enthusiastic visitors of all ages. The exhibit runs until July 27th, 2002. Gallery Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 12 noon to 4:30 pm. If you have not seen it yet be sure to come down for a visit and don’t forget to bring any little ones who might be interested in playthings of days gone by. Preben Mortensen is still on indefinite leave and in die meantime Alex Richmond continues to provide wonderful service as Acting Community Arcliivist. Archives hours are Thursday and Friday from 12 noon to 5:00 pm. Tlianks to contributions from Kay Dickinson, the West Vancouver Foundation and the West Vancouver Historical Society, the Archives has welcomed the addition of a new Canon 400 Microfilm Scanner and Printer. The device allows WVMA staff and members of the public to read, scan and print documents and images stored on microfilm and microfiche. If you are at the WVMA be sure to pop into the Archives and ask Alex for a demonstration of tins valuable new tool. Photo: West Vancouver Archives May Day 1971 Do you appear in this photograph?