Events

Bob has just retired as a consultant with The Canadian Space Agency where, for 15 years, he was the Project Manager for Tomatosphere, an educational/science project involving tomato seeds sent into space to test their viability as a candidate crop for the trip to Mars.
"We send tomato seeds to the International Space Station and back, then mail them out to kids in schools across Canada and the United States to plant to see if being in space has any effect".

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Chris is a member of the Rotary Club of Ladner, a member of the Rotary Peace Centers Committee of The Rotary Foundation and past chair of the Rotary Peace Major Gifts Initiatives committee.

The presentation is on Rotary’s peace initiatives including Rotary Peace Centers and Rotary’s partnership with the Institute for Economics and Peace. 

These are exciting times for Rotary’s peace programs. A new peace center in Uganda will welcome the first class in 2021.  Globally Rotary clubs are engaging in more positive peace projects. The presentation focuses on what Rotarians and clubs can do locally and globally to actively be peace builders.

Hilltop House garden cleanup.

This week is a FAMILY PICNIC - 5:30pm on Thursday July 23rd.
Rotary Pavilion at the Squamish Legacy Sports Park.

Thursday, August 13th 

• 10:00am Meet at the Mine
• 10:30am Historic Underground Train Tour
• 11:30am Mill Show Boom!

It will a personalized tour with a maximum number of 20 people.
We will take a lunch break after Boom! just off site on the lawn and you have the choice of packing your own lunch or buying lunch at the cafe there.  There are limited choices such as pre-packaged sandwiches, treats and beverages.
After lunch we will head back on site to walk through the other exhibits and do some gold panning.

Cost will be $30.00 per person.  Spouses and family welcome.

You must register prior to August 9th and send in your payment via e-transfer to lyndarocha@live.com

What you need to take:

• Face mask
• Lunch (unless you are purchasing on site)
• Folding chair or blanket (for lunch)

Information: lyndarocha@live.com

Catherine McInnes – Bio

A former elementary teacher with the Thames Valley Board of Education (1989 – 2009), and a former artistic director of Home County Music & Art Festival in London, Ontario (2005 – 2012), Catherine's recent work at the London Arts Council (2011 – 2019) combined her passion for arts education and community arts programming. In collaboration with the Ontario Arts Council and two local school boards, she developed a robust artists in the schools program. This project enabled the London Arts Council to leverage funding and expand community arts programming, which­­ included youth mentorship programs with local professional artists, and the creation of an innovative program called Culture City (see https://www.londonarts.ca/culture-city-youth). The Culture City program is steeped in local cultural institutions and facilitated by local artists. Her last work involved coordinating new Arts in Health Care programs, collaborating with several community health care partners, including Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care, My Sisters' Place/CMHA Middlesex, McCormick Dementia Services, and a Healing Through the Arts project with Participation House, L'Arche London and Hutton House. With extensive experience as a professional musician, songwriter and music teacher, from 2010 – 2019, Catherine facilitated a community music program called Belong To Song for those with lived experience of mental illness, and directed a seniors choir at Meadow Park Long Term Care in London Ontario from 2015 - 2018. As a jazz singer, pianist and singer-songwriter, Catherine self-produced two recordings (2003 Alone Together & 2007 Exposed) and performed at many festivals,  music venues and concert series in London, Ontario.

For her presentation, Catherine will present an overview of community arts programs involving youth, seniors, and those living with mental illnesses; programs she developed, implemented and in some cases, facilitated, while working at the London Arts Council in London Ontario. 

Jordan Sturdy was re-elected as MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky in 2017. He currently serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Jobs.

Jordan previously served as Minister of Environment, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a member of the Cabinet Committee for Environment and Land Use.

Jordan served as chair of the Climate Leadership Team, working with members from non-governmental organizations, academia, industry, communities and First Nations to redefine B.C.’s low-carbon future. Jordan has also chaired the Provincial Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy.

Jordan entered public service as a local trustee for the Pemberton Valley Dyking District. He has served the Sea to Sky Corridor in a variety of capacities, including as a member of the Squamish Lillooet Regional District Board, Director of the Fraser Basin Council, Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee executive committee member, SLRD Hospital District Chair, and Sea to Sky Regional Hospital District Director.

Jordan has also served as president of the Whistler Farmers’ Market Society and director of the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets. Jordan and his wife Trish own and operate North Arm Farm, which grows organic vegetables and berries, in Pemberton, where they have lived since 1989. North Arm Farm is a popular regional destination.

In 1954 Bert Mills, Trevor's dad, was seeking work and arrived in Squamish aboard a steamship from Vancouver. A keen photographer, Bert recorded what our town was like then in the 50's. Using those priceless images, Trevor will take us on a journey back in time, telling the story of our past, to a much different town with wooden sidewalks and gravel streets.

Steven Lewis Point OBC, is a Canadian jurist and served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from October 1, 2007 to November 1, 2012.

Steven Point attended the University of BC, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1985 and was later a faculty member. From 1986 to 1989 he practiced criminal law and native law as a partner in the law firm of Point and Shirley. He worked for Citizenship and Immigration Canada as an immigration adjudicator for several years, starting in about 1989, at its refugee backlog office in Vancouver. In 1999, he became a British Columbia Provincial Court judge. On February 28, 2005, he became Chief Commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission. He also served as the chair of the advisory committee on the safety and security of vulnerable women, a committee that provides community-based guidance to the implementation of the recommendations from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.

Justice Point served as British Columbia’s 28th Lieutenant-Governor from 2007 to 2012 and was the first Indigenous person appointed to represent the Queen in the province.

In 2014, Point was re-appointed as a provincial court judge, retiring from office on October 31, 2018.

The University of British Columbia Board of Governors appointed the Honourable Steven Lewis Point to become the university’s 19th Chancellor effective July 1, 2020. He is the first Indigenous person to hold the position. Point is a double alumnus of UBC and has retained close ties with the university after receiving his Bachelor of Laws in 1985. He served as director of the First Nations Legal Studies program at the Peter A. Allard School of Law from 1991–1994 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2013 for his exceptional commitment in the field of law, legal and Aboriginal education and his leadership in the Indigenous community. As the Chancellor, Point will act as the ceremonial head of the university and preside over all major ceremonies and convocations. He will also represent the university in a wide range of events and activities.

Point is a member of the Skowkale First Nation and has advocated for Indigenous people throughout his career, pressing for greater recognition of their contributions and their fuller involvement in all aspects of life in British Columbia. From 1975 to 1999, he served as Chief of the Skowkale First Nation. From 1994 to 1999 he served as Tribal Chair of the Stó:lō Nation.

“Steven Point is truly an inspiration, not only for the UBC community, but all of BC,” said UBC Board of Governors Chair Michael Korenberg. “Steven has demonstrated exemplary leadership through his decades of outstanding service to the people of British Columbia and we are thrilled that he is returning to UBC to bring his vast knowledge and experience to the University.”

The "Write to Read Project BC"  is an original initiative of former Lieutenant Governor Steven Point and his aide de camp Bob Blacker, a past District Governor of Rotary District 5040. The W2R Project is an equal partnership between participating indigenous communities, Rotarians, Government House, and the volunteers of the Write to Read Team. It delivers books, libraries, computers, tablets & high speed Internet connections to remote First Nation communities in BC.

Recognition & Awards:

• Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002
• Order of British Columbia, 2007
• Knight of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, 2008
• Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012

He has received Honorary Doctorates of Law from the University of the Fraser Valley (2000), University of Victoria (2012), University of British Columbia (2013) and Capilano University (2017).

During the summer of 2020, Vicki & Kevin went on several adventures In our beautiful BC, including a kayak trip on the Sea to Sky Marine Trail in Howe Sound and week-long backpacking hikes in the Kootenays and the Coastal Mountains north of Pemberton.

Further details to come.....

Steven Lewis Point OBC, is a Canadian jurist and served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from October 1, 2007 to November 1, 2012.

Steven Point attended the University of BC, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1985 and was later a faculty member. From 1986 to 1989 he practiced criminal law and native law as a partner in the law firm of Point and Shirley. He worked for Citizenship and Immigration Canada as an immigration adjudicator for several years, starting in about 1989, at its refugee backlog office in Vancouver. In 1999, he became a British Columbia Provincial Court judge. On February 28, 2005, he became Chief Commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission. He also served as the chair of the advisory committee on the safety and security of vulnerable women, a committee that provides community-based guidance to the implementation of the recommendations from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.

Justice Point served as British Columbia’s 28th Lieutenant-Governor from 2007 to 2012 and was the first Indigenous person appointed to represent the Queen in the province.

In 2014, Point was re-appointed as a provincial court judge, retiring from office on October 31, 2018.

The University of British Columbia Board of Governors appointed the Honourable Steven Lewis Point to become the university’s 19th Chancellor effective July 1, 2020. He is the first Indigenous person to hold the position. Point is a double alumnus of UBC and has retained close ties with the university after receiving his Bachelor of Laws in 1985. He served as director of the First Nations Legal Studies program at the Peter A. Allard School of Law from 1991–1994 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2013 for his exceptional commitment in the field of law, legal and Aboriginal education and his leadership in the Indigenous community. As the Chancellor, Point will act as the ceremonial head of the university and preside over all major ceremonies and convocations. He will also represent the university in a wide range of events and activities.

Point is a member of the Skowkale First Nation and has advocated for Indigenous people throughout his career, pressing for greater recognition of their contributions and their fuller involvement in all aspects of life in British Columbia. From 1975 to 1999, he served as Chief of the Skowkale First Nation. From 1994 to 1999 he served as Tribal Chair of the Stó:lō Nation.

“Steven Point is truly an inspiration, not only for the UBC community, but all of BC,” said UBC Board of Governors Chair Michael Korenberg. “Steven has demonstrated exemplary leadership through his decades of outstanding service to the people of British Columbia and we are thrilled that he is returning to UBC to bring his vast knowledge and experience to the University.”

The "Write to Read Project BC"  is an original initiative of former Lieutenant Governor Steven Point and his aide de camp Bob Blacker, a past District Governor of Rotary District 5040. The W2R Project is an equal partnership between participating indigenous communities, Rotarians, Government House, and the volunteers of the Write to Read Team. It delivers books, libraries, computers, tablets & high speed Internet connections to remote First Nation communities in BC.

Recognition & Awards:

• Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002
• Order of British Columbia, 2007
• Knight of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, 2008
• Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012

He has received Honorary Doctorates of Law from the University of the Fraser Valley (2000), University of Victoria (2012), University of British Columbia (2013) and Capilano University (2017).

About Patrick Weiler

Patrick Weiler was elected as the Member of Parliament for West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country in the federal election in October 2019. He currently sits on the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, and is a member of the bi-partisan Climate Caucus and Tourism Caucus

Patrick is an environmental and natural resource management lawyer and international development professional with deep roots in the communities which he now represents in Parliament.

During his career, he has supported governments around the globe to improve the management of aquatic ecosystems as well as the governance of natural resource sectors on behalf of the United Nations and other international development agencies. Patrick has represented First Nations, municipalities, small businesses and non-profits on environmental and corporate legal matters within this riding, throughout British Columbia and around the world. Patrick is an alumnus of the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree a few years after completing his Bachelor of Arts program at McGill University. Committed to investing in our economy, Patrick understands that responsible development must take diverse viewpoints into account, advance reconciliation with our indigenous peoples, and safeguard our environment to secure a bright future for current and future generations.

Patrick and his partner Nicole live in West Vancouver, where they frequently volunteer to foster cats for a local non-profit.

Mari Delos Santos will be reporting on the Chicken Grazing Farm at the Center of Hope which is the home for young girls rescued from human trafficking in Manila. Our club forwarded funds to build this chicken grazing farm earlier this year and this is a wonderful opportunity to see it up and running.

Kate Mulligan is the Economic Development Officer for the District of Squamish. Prior to joining the District, Kate held a variety of roles in research, communications, stakeholder relations, and marketing with Canada’s international tourism marketing organization, Destination Canada.  During her time with Destination Canada, Kate was responsible for their proprietary psychographic research program, Explorer Quotient, widely used by tourism organizations across Canada. Kate also led Canada’s Millennial program, a bilingual marketing campaign in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary comprising of 21 industry partners from media to government to private industry and reaching 89% of Canadian Millennials. Kate attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology and Sauder School of Business graduating in marketing management and executive leadership. She is married with three children and two fantastic dogs. Kate is a passionate skier, loves reading, hiking and travelling.

Support the Community Christmas Care evet and help to deliver Christmas hampers to families in the Squamish community.

This is an opportunity to join together and wish good riiddance to 2020.

Then to raise a glass or two to welcome 2021 and better times ahead.