(L) Dal Richards, (C) Michelle Lang, (R) Robert F. Christy   DAL RICHARDS (1918 – 1956) Dal Richards was born in Vancouver. He graduated from Magee Secondary School in 1937.In May 1940, Richards and his 11- piece dance band began a six-week gig at “The Roof” at the Vancouver Hotel. This engagement was extended to 25 years of [...]

(L) Robert Davidson, (C) Carol Baird Ellan, (R) Bruce Allen   Robert Davidson (1946 – ) Robert Davidson was born in Hydaburg, Alaska, as a member of the Eagle moiety, Ts’al’annas lineage. As an infant, he moved with his family to the village of Masset, on Haida Gwaii. In 1965, he travelled to Vancouver where he attended Point Grey [...]

(L) Kim Campbell, (C) Andrea Neil, (R) Rafe Mair   Kim Campbell (1947 – ) Kim Campbell was born in Port Alberni. Later, as a student at Prince of Wales Secondary, she became the school’s first female student council president. At the University of British Columbia, she studied Political Science before going on to do Graduate Studies [...]

(L) Harjit Sajjan, (C) Mi-Jung Lee, (R) Jim Chu   Harjit Sajjan (1970 – ) Harjit Sajjan was born in a village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India. He and other members of his family immigrated to Canada when he was five years old. He grew up in south Vancouver and graduated from Sir Charles Tupper High School. In 1989, he joined [...]

(L) Mike Harcourt, (C) Gregory Henriquez, (R) Tyla Flexman Mike Harcourt (1943 – ) Mike Harcourt was born in Edmonton. He grew up in Kerrisdale and was elected student council president while attending Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School. He went on to the University of British Columbia where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and [...]

(L) Francesco Aquilini, (C) Evelyn Lau, ( R) Bob Lenarduzzi   Francesco Aquilini (1960 – ) Francisco Aquilini was born and raised in Vancouver. After graduating from Templeton Secondary School, he went on to Simon Fraser University where he earned a degree in Business Administration. Later, he earned a Masters degree in Business [...]

(L) Gordon Campbell, (C) Emi Nakamura, (R) Torrance Coombs   Gordon Campbell (1948 – ) Gordon Campbell was born and raised in Vancouver. He grew up in West Point Grey and attended University Hill Secondary School, where he was student council president. He earned a BA degree at Dartmouth College in the United States, which he attended [...]

(L) Greg Joy, (C) John Ferguson Sr., (R) Sam Sullivan (below) Milton Wong   Greg Joy (1956 – ) Greg Joy was born in Portland, Oregon in the United States to Canadian parents. He lived in Vancouver from age 9 to 17. At the 1976 Olympics held in Montreal, he won the silver medal in the high jump. This was the highest medal earned by [...]

Raymond Louie Raymond Louie (1965 – ) Raymond Louie was born in Vancouver. After graduating from Windermere Secondary School, he studied at the BC Institute of Technology, but left before graduating. He became a National Representative for the Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union of Canada while working at the Pacific Newspaper [...]