West Vancouver Memories vol. 13, no.2 May 18,2016 68ol7thStreet, West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 3T2 West Van Community Foundation Awards Historical Society a Grant On March 10th the West Vancouver Community Foundation awarded The Historical Society a $5000.00 grant to help fund our new pilot project West Vancouver Stories. Led by member Laura Anderson this project will preserve memories of West Vancouver residents. Laura goes into more detail on this project on page 5 of this newsletter. She is seeking volunteers to participate in this project as subjects, interviewers and researchers. The Board of the Society thanks the Foundation for their generous support. phone: email: 778-279-2235 rebsjte: wvhs.ca Find us on Facebook Board Members President: Wendy Topham Treasurer: Maril Rhodes Secretary: Pam Dalik Membership: Wendy Topham Memories: Dave Barker Municipal: Rod Day Lighthouse: Elaine Graham Website: vacant Books: Jim Carter Directors at Large: Laura Anderson Beth Fraser Barb Hunter Carolanne Reolds Tom Wardell Our Corporate Sponsors British Pacific Properties Chapman Land Surveying Dr. Bryan Hicks Hollyburn Funeral Home Vancouver Historical Society Laura Millar Edit. and Arch. Services Royal Canadian Legion branch #60 Capilano Golf and Country Club Simpson Home Hardware Barry's Automotive Service School District #45 (West Vancouver) West Vancouver Community Foundation We gratefully acknowledge the support of the District of West Vancouver through its Community Grants Program Rob Morris Resigns Long time board member Rob Morris regretfully resigned in February. This is a great loss to the Board as Rob was a valuable member and our computer expert. He managed the web site and for years did the "Time Traveller" in the North Shore News. We thank Rob for his many innovations, contributions and guidance. page 2