History
In 1978, Mayor Derrick Humphreys appointed a committee to explore the possibility of creating a charitable foundation to keep philanthropic monies from leaving West Vancouver. Members of the committee were: Gordon Rowntree, David Mathieson and Bill Hyndman.
In September 1979, the first meeting of the Board of Directors was held. Present: Mr. Derrick Humphreys, Mr. Gordon Rowntree, Mr. David Mathieson, Mr. Bill Hyndman, Mr. Frank Griffiths, Jr. (for his father), Mr. Charlie Hopkins, Mrs. Kay Meek, Mrs. Mary Pattison, Mrs. Shirley Sager.
Our founding donors (1979-1982) are:
- Mrs. J.M. Brown
- Daon Development
- Mr. Frank Griffiths Sr.
- Mrs. Kay Meek
- Kay Meek Foundation
- Mr. Jim Pattison
- Mr. Clarence Sorensen
- Mr. David Spencer
- West Vancouver Visual Society
Past Board Members are 1979 – 2011:
Kassem Aghtai
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Robert Annable
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Tom Baillie
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Richard Baker
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Jerry Beckerman
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Merla Beckerman
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Robert Bentall
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Peter Bogardus
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Pat Boname
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Helen Boultbee
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Ken Bream
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Barbara Brink
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Brooke Campbell
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James Cameron
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James G. Carphin
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Naomi Chard
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Malcolm Clay
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Stuart Clyne
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James Dixon
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Margie Driscoll
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Keith Duncan
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R. Keith Duncan
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Robert Eadie
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Mohammed Faris
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Jack Farley
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Nassreen Filsoof
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Peter Finch
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Margaret Forsyth
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D. Stuart Fraser
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Robert Gayton
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Marjorie Gibson
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Brayden Gordon
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James Green
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Catherine Greyell
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Frank A. Griffiths Sr.
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Byron Hender
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Charile Hopkins
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Barbara Howard
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Derrick Humphreys
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Patricia Jarvis
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Russell Kinninmont
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Donald Lanskail
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Edwin Lee
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Ray Leeden
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Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
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Carol Ludvigsen
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Barbara MacDougall
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David Mathieson
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Cowan McKinney
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Stuart McLaughlin
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Bill McQuaid
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Kay Meek
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Bruce Milley
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Ed Moul
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Diana Murphy
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Coleen Nemtin
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Jennifer Orum
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Mary Pattison
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Keith Peltier
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Les Peterson
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Tim Porteous
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Richard Rees
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Ken Rekrutiak
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Martin Roberts
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Frank A. Robertson
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Gordon Rowntree
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Garth Rowsome
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Mark Sager
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Don Saunders
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Azad Shamji
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Norma Sorenson
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Peter Speck
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Ann Sturrock
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Judy Summers (Okazaki)
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Gary Sutherland
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Doug Taylor
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Rob Travers
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Peter Van Drimmelen
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Jo-Ann Wood
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Ron Wood
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Robert Wyman
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Over the past three decades, the Foundation has accumulated net assets in excess of $4 million, has more than 42 funds, has granted over $1.1 million in support of community projects and organizations and awarded $161,00 in scholarships to students in the community.The West Vancouver Community Foundation is one of over 176 Canadian community foundations. These foundations provide a stable source of funding through permanent endowment funds that permit members of the community to assess changing needs and allocate financial support where required.
