West Vancouver Historical Society – Connecting You to Our History

The WVHS Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on May 19. The event was virtual and featured guest speaker West Vancouver Mayor Mary-Ann Booth speaking about "How Council's Strategic Goals Make West Vancouver More Liveable, Vibrant and Inclusive". The AGM included the President's report, Financial report and election of Board members for 2021-22. The AGM reports are filed in About Us/Governance on the website. The Mayor's presentation will be posted soon.

With the recent death of Sean Connery, we were reminded that he knew our community well. Apart from starring in at least two films shot in BC, Mr. Connery was an avid golfer, spending many hours playing at the Capilano and Furry Creek courses. Yes, in December 1989, Sean Connery was in West Vancouver, on Bowen Island for five days - filming the infamous Russia House movie.

We recently heard that a “labour of love” project that caught our attention early last year has come to a happy conclusion. The restoration of Copper Cottage is complete. Tony and Yvonne are living in their beautiful new home, landscaped with specimen plants that were moved with the cottage, and gearing up for the next stage of their project.