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West Vancouver Centennial Celebrations
2012
Photo Album A community photo album to celebrate our Centennial year
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Message from the Mayor 2012 has been a great year for West Vancouver! Our 100th birthday kicked off in March with centennial celebrations at the Library and continued through the year with festivals and events that brought our community together. The sun came out just in time for our June 2 centennial-themed Community Day – it was a wonderful day of song, dance, art and celebration of how far our community has come since those first clusters of cottages 100 years ago.
Mayor and Council celebrate at Ambleside Park on June 2.
For two weeks in June, the 100 Years/100 Artists Exhibit at the Ferry Building Gallery challenged talented artists with creating canvases that encapsulated the past and present of our community. Our annual
Birthday Celebration Birthday crafting at the Library
The Eagle Song Dancers begin the festivities.
West Vancouver Historical Society created the book “Cottages to Community” as a special way to celebrate the 100th anniversary. The community signs a giant birthday card. PHOTOS BY:
Harmony Arts Festival also paid homage to the past 100 years and was another resounding success. We even found a way to celebrate our centennial at this year’s Dundarave Festival of Lights by decorating a centennial Christmas tree. 2012 truly has been a year worthy of celebration. Looking ahead, we have many exciting initiatives planned and opportunities for the community to get involved in 2013. Remember, ours is a story still being written, and our centennial celebrations were only the beginning. Mayor Michael Smith
Turning 100 on March 15 called for celebration at the Memorial Library.
West Vancouver resident Ed Richardson is 102 years young.
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Centennial Community Day From Horseshoe Bay to Ambleside Park, Centennial Community Day was a waterfront celebration presented by British Pacific Properties and Park Royal.
Masters’ Mile Race is a highlight of Centennial Community Day. Colin James takes the main stage.
Fred Penner takes the stage singing his classic children’s tunes.
Birthday cupcakes at Hollyburn Elementary.
May Pole Dancing at Hollyburn Elementary.
AJ Woodworth performs on the Horseshoe Bay Stage. Sewell’s Marina Sea Safari speeds through West Vancouver’s waters.
Fishing Derby in Horseshoe Bay.
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Centennial Community Day
View of the 100 Beach Lounge. Beachball and celebrations!
Sun sets on West Vancouver’s Centennial Community Day.
Stacy Kim, Natalie Bartel and Paige Quian volunteer at the big celebration.
Many community groups join the festivities.
West Vancouver Fire Department helps support Centennial.
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Harmony Arts Festival The Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, celebrates visual, performing, and culinary arts. Showcasing the arts, the 10 day festival lights up the waterfront.
Best of the West, sponsored by Park Royal, brings the culinary arts to the pier. The sun is shining and the crowds are shaking as Locarno performs on the WVCF Main Stage.
Dal Richards returns with another soulful performance sponsored by Hollyburn House.
Everyone gets a glow stick at Youth Rock sponsored by Coast Capital.
Crowd favorite Bobs & Lolo get the kids cheering for more.
Ceramics, jewellery, fashion, photography and more at the Art Market, sponsored by Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism.
Fred Lee and Joshua McVeity enjoy a glass of wine on the pier during Best of the West.
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Ticket sales at the Grosvenor Waterfront Lounge were handled smooth as silk thanks to these cheery volunteers.
A smile of approval from this little festival goer, Isla Moldenhauer.
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Master carver Xwalacktun shares his skills.
Strolling through the Art Market.
Hula dancers get the crowds swaying.
The Grosvenor Waterfront Lounge is packed with Adam Woodall fans as the sun sets.
Blankets, snacks and a movie in the park under the stars presented by WV Optometry.
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100 Years, 100 Artists Celebrating Centennial and the Ferry Building’s 100th birthday, the exhibit showcased West Vancouver themed works of 100 artists, each using the same size canvas.
Local artist and exhibitor Alfonso Tejada.
Charlotte Evans, exhibiting artist Aiden FisherLang and Abegael Fisher-Lang
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Robert and Marieke Burgers with exhibiting artists Bobbie Burgers (middle).
An artistic celebration of West Vancouver’s Centennial & the Ferry Building’s 100th birthday.
Featuring the traditional Coho Swim & salmon barbecue, this environmental stewardship celebration created zero waste...everything was recycled! Finishing the Coho Swim. Maya McMartin and Robyn Westcot help out.
Councillor Soprovich and Chamber of Commerce President Gabrielle Loren barbecue salmon.
Music, dancing and enjoying the outdoors.
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Pumpkin Fest Soggy weather didn’t stop the West Vancouver Community Centres Society’s signature event celebrating the harvest season from being a huge hit!
The hard work of committee and youth volunteers made the festival a big success.
A costumed pet and owner meet the vet. Creative (and tasty!) cookie decorating.
Festival visitors were welcomed at the north pumpkin patch.
Youth rocked the conga line.
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Civic Reception The West Vancouver Memorial Library hosted this event in October to honour the many contributions of volunteers to our community.
Christine Banham from Port Metro Vancouver Waterfront Liaison Committee and Memorial Library’s Jenny Benedict.
Barbara Collins and Eleanor Reemeyeer celebrate with Wendy Bain of Friends of the Ferry Building Gallery.
Mayor Michael Smith with Ian Ritchie, Xwalacktun and Anne Russell.
Museum Book Launch The West Vancouver Museum proudly produced a book published by Douglas & McIntyre which coincided with an exhibition featuring the works of Selwyn Pullan.
The pictures speak a thousand words. Exhibit visitors enjoy the many photos on display at the Museum.
Scott McIntyre from Douglas & McIntyre speaks at the Opening Reception and book launch.
Greg Bellerby and Barry Downs enjoy the book launch.
Image of book cover showcases Gerson Residence by Selwyn Pullan.
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Remembrance Day Everyone came out to honour veterans and members of the Canadian Armed Forces with a parade and laying of wreaths.
West Vancouver takes a moment of silence.
Members of West Vancouver Fire & Rescue march.
Mayor Michael Smith helps Memorial Cross Mother Shirley Coates lay a wreath in memory of all mothers who have lost children in our wars.
Dundarave Festival of Lights Music and lights fill Dundarave Beach for a month! The community comes together to raise funds for the Lookout Emergency Aid Society.
Christmas lights create a festive addition to the view of English Bay.
More than 100 trees are sponsored by local businesses, schools and community groups to combat homelessness.
Council’s tree featured Centennial decorations and historical photos.
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Then Now
Learn more about West Vancouver’s historical milestones, visit these & other interpretive panels along the Seawalk.
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When West Vancouver was young, the only way to Vancouver was by boat. For years, there was no ferry service, crossing meant flagging down any vessel passing by. That changed in 1909, when John Lawson established ferry service from the foot of 17th Street to Vancouver.
In 1888, John Canessa bought Eagle Island for $37.50. He moved his wife and five children from Jericho Beach to their new home, named it Canessa’s Place, and by 1890 was operating Canessa Fish Smokehouse on the island.
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Located in Ambleside Landing, the Ferry Building Gallery displays the best in North Shore art, but it didn’t always. In 1912, the building was the terminal building for West Vancouver’s ferry service to Vancouver. In 1947, after the Lions’ Gate Bridge opened, ferries became obsolete. For years the building was used for Blue Bus offices and storage. Then on May 5, 1990, the Ferry Building became an art gallery.
The West Vancouver Memorial Library is a place of tranquillity to enjoy a cup of coffee while reading. It’s a gathering place for members of the community, and a showcase for local artists. That’s what WWII veterans envisioned when the Library was created the community’s monument to the 72 men who lost their lives fighting for our country.
By 1912, it was clear that the operation was unprofitable, so Lawson sold it to the new District of West Vancouver for $6,000. In 1913, a new terminal and pier were built at the foot of 14th Street, but after the Lions’ Gate Bridge was built in 1947, the pier lost its purpose. On May 5 1990, a new pier, re-built with the assistance of Provincial grants, was unveiled. Today, it is a great place to fish with friends or just take in the view. It still connects people, as it did in the past.
By the 1930s, there were a dozen cottages but no permanent residents, until after World War II when Fred and Margaret Russell decided to make it their home. In those days, people could walk to the mainland through the muck at low tide. In the 1960s and 70s, a hand powered cable ferry - the smallest in the world - was used. In 2008, the island’s 65 residents rejected a proposal to build a bridge to the mainland, preferring to keep only boat access. Since the 1800s, Eagle Islanders have always chosen to live where they do because it is cut off. Its appeal is largely in its isolation.
Designated a heritage building in 1987, the building was typical turn-of-the-century style: gabled roof, return hip eaves, and rafter ends with scroll patterns. The exterior has been restored and the interior redesigned. As the region develops from a seashore village to a thriving municipality, gallery visitors experience West Vancouver’s growing reputation for excellence in the arts.
The stained glass window was donated by the sister of a soldier who died in WWI. Commissioned by the soldier’s father, Vancouver Art Gallery founder Henry Stone, in honour of his son, it was created by master craftsman John Henry Dearle. By 1957, the West Vancouver Memorial Library was the busiest library in North America, with over 20,000 books circulating each year. Today, it attracts nearly 43,000 visitors each month, and circulates over 1 million items annually.
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From Hollyburn Elementary’s original two-room schoolhouse to today’s 17 digitally-connected schools, our district has been the premier place for learning. Thanks to past and present students and staơ for all the wonderful memories.
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