West Vancouver Historical Society – Connecting You to Our History

To mark the centennial year of Girl Guiding in West Vancouver, long time resident and Guider, Daphne Hales, will speak on the British origins of the Guiding movement, and how Guiding arrived and flourished in West Vancouver for the past century. Visit our latest exhibit, West Vancouver Girl Guides: A Centennial Celebration 1921-2021, beginning June 18 in the Library's Art Gallery, Main Hall.

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.