West Vancouver Historical Society – Connecting You to Our History

Remembrance Day Services for November 11, 2023

IT'S HERE! Inside West Vancouver, a new book by Rod Day, is a unique history of the people, politics and planning that has helped shape West Vancouver. It is an insider’s view. Rod draws upon his experience as a municipal councillor, member of many advisory commissions, past President of WVHS, and as a historian and professor emeritus at SFU. Read more where to buy the book!

West Vancouver's oldest settler building and home - the Navvy Jack House - will have a new lease on life. A 'Coffee Cottage' site concept was approved by West Vancouver Council March 7, 2022. The approval comes with the caveat that the community must raise funds to complete restoration and re-purposing of the house by March 2024. Descendants of the Thomas family and the Williams family, the first owners of the house and the last, came to John Lawson Park earlier that day, along with members of the Navvy Jack House Citizen Group and supporters from the community. Pictured are Slawiya Andrea Jacobs and Sent'ali'a Kathy Carpenter, great granddaughter, and great great granddaughter respectively of John 'Navvy Jack' Thomas and Slawyia of the Squamish people. Photo by Brenda Clark.