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MARCH 2015 THE WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOL. 32, NO.l Reto Tschan is West Vancouver's New Archivist West Vancouver has a new Archivist. Reto Tschan replaces Shaunna Moore who has moved on to UBC. He will speak at a General Meeting of the Society in the Fall after he has had a chance to breathe. The following autobiography will introduce him. I was born and raised in Toronto, the son of two Swiss immigrants who came to Canada in the 1960s. I studied History and English Literature at the University of Toronto before making myfirsttrip west to pursue graduate work at the University of British Columbia. This resulted in a M A in History and a thesis which explored the creation of national identity in 19th century Switzerland. Feeling slightly disillusioned with academia at the end of this process, yet still keenly interested in history, I cast about for my future career path. Luckily, UBC is home to the School of Library, Archives and Information Studies (SLAIS) and so I was introduced to the archival profession. the National Archives of Scotland, I returned to UBC and completed my MAS degree. Since graduating, I have spent a further 6 years living and working in Edinburgh where 1 was one of several archivists at HBOS pic -- one of the UK's largest banks at the time. The core of After a short period working at their large archival holdings consist of the records of the Bank of Scotland, which date back to the 1690s. Work at the bank was extremely interesting and I learned a lot about accounting and Scottish our two sons returned to Vancouver in the fall of 2009, eventually settling in North Vancouver after a few years in Langley After returning to Canada 1 have spent more time with my two young sons, picking up part time work as 1 could. For the past five years I have been the part-time archivist at Crofton House School, while I also taught as an Adjunct Professor at SLAIS, lecturing in topics such as the history of record keeping, the history of the Canadian juridical system, and an introductory course on archives for librarians. For two years I was also the part-time archivist in another independent school -- Southridge in South Surrey. These were formative I banknotes! We also ran a small museum, so I was able to gain invaluable experience in a related heritage sector and came to appreciate the differences and shared commonalities between archives and museums. Despite many great years in Scotland, the lure of Canada and British Columbia remained, and so my wife and experiences and I enjoyed my time juggling these many different hats. However, when a full-time opportunity on the North Shore arose, I was eager to apply. 1 feel very fortunate to be the Archivist for West Vancouver and I look forward to helping this wonderful resource reach its very fullest potential.