WVHS in the News

"This new event series dives into West Van's colourful history" - North Shore News: "The West Vancouver Historical Society is offering locals a journey through West Vancouver’s past with the much welcomed return of its Local Voices program, a series that sets history in motion."

"Book offers insider's view of how West Vancouver came to be." - North Shore News: "If West Vancouver seems like an idyllic place, with vast parks and quiet neighbourhoods, it didn’t happen by accident. Rod Day should know. He had a hand in shaping it...Inside West Vancouver is available through the book's publisher, West Vancouver Historical Society"

"Efforts underway to save West Vancouver's Navvy Jack House" - CBC News: "A group of citizens in West Vancouver are hoping to raise money to save the Navvy Jack House...According to the West Vancouver Historical Society, 'their union was one of the first between the local Indigenous people and the incoming settler population, and their offspring continue to live in the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam lands of the Lower Mainland.'"

"Can Navvy Jack House be saved? District of West Vancouver discusses its fate tonight" - North Shore News: "The West Vancouver Historical Society and the Navvy Jack Citizens Group are at a critical juncture in their quest to save one of the district’s most important heritage buildings."

"West Vancouver lighthouse and park caretaker heads to drier land after 40 years" - North Shore News:"The District of West Vancouver will continue to work with the Lighthouse Park Preservation Society and the West Vancouver Historical Society to promote education and awareness, as well as park stewardship."

"Time ticking for North Shore’s oldest building" - North Shore News: "'This recent decision caught us all by surprise. We thought that the house would be rehabilitated,' said Rod Day, president of the West Vancouver Historical Society...'when it’s a house that goes back to 1873 – the oldest continuously inhabited house in West Van and the Lower Mainland – I think you have an obligation to take it seriously. This is part of our history, part of who we are.'”

"NORTH SHORE SHAKEDOWN: A moviegoer's guide to all theatres in North and West Vancouver history" - Squamish Chief: "The longest continuously running theatre in the history of North Shore movie houses was the beloved West Van Odeon, located at 1565 Marine Dr. in the heart of Ambleside...With special thanks to...the West Vancouver Historical Society."

"Photographers open West Vancouver Historical Society series at library" - North Shore News: "Photographers Mike Wakefield and Ralph Bower will open the West Vancouver Historical Society’s Local Voices series at the West Vancouver Memorial Library."

"Former West Vancouver civil servants reflect on a community in motion." - North Shore News: "A conversation with Steve Nicholls and Rod Day is like a master class in civic government – West Vancouver style...Day, a longtime member and current president of West Vancouver Historical Society, is writing a book about his years in municipal government."

"Illustrated novel explores life and times of former West Vancouver socialite" - North Shore News: "It was 1983 and Michael Kluckner, history writer, artist and president of the Vancouver Historical Society, was busy researching for his latest book, Vancouver: The Way It Was, when he first encountered Julia Henshaw."

"Lighthouse’s legacy celebrated" - North Shore News: "In 1874, long before there was a West Vancouver, the first light beamed from the new lighthouse built on Point Atkinson...The day is organized by Lighthouse Park Preservation Society and West Vancouver Historical Society[.]"

"Longtime West Vancouver realtor remembers the early days" - North Shore News: "It was 1986, summer of Expo. Tom, a realtor in his home community, found a new home for his family...He is also a long-serving member of West Vancouver Historical Society."

"West Vancouver Historical Society project aims to collect memories" - North Shore News: "The West Vancouver Historical Society is trying to capture something before it’s lost. The group is launching a pilot project to collect memories and experiences of longtime West Vancouver residents."

"Heritage homes preserved in West Vancouver" - North Shore News: "District council voted Monday night to guarantee heritage protection for two historic character homes in exchange for allowing more development on their lots...Both projects have the blessing of the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society and the West Vancouver Historical Society[.]"

"Preserving heritage" - North Shore News: "District of West Vancouver’s new archivist Reto Tschan was the guest speaker at a meeting of the West Vancouver Historical Society at West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre last month."

"West Vancouver archives celebrates May Days of yesteryear" - North Shore News: "MAY Day celebrations were a significant community event in West Vancouver from the 1930s to the early 1970s...The material was collected by the West Vancouver Historical Society... the West Vancouver Archives was pleased to be awarded one of the first grants funded by the successful sale of the West Vancouver Historical Society's book, Cottages to Community."

"New book sheds light on WV's past" - North Shore News: "'Does it help to be a bit of a detective when gathering images for a book on community history? 'Oh yes' says John Moir, curator of Cottages to Community: The Story of West Vancouver's Neighbourhoods, commissioned by the West Vancouver Historical Society to commemorate the community's 100th anniversary next year."