(L) Walter Gage; (C) Eileen Dailly; (R) Jim Pattison   Walter Gage (1905 – 1978) Walter Gage was born in Vancouver in 1905. After graduating from John Oliver  High School, he began a career at the University of British Columbia which lasted fifty years. Gage graduated from UBC with a BA in 1925, and an MA in 1926. During his career at UBC, [...]

(L) Milan Lucic; (C) Jenna Talackova; (R) Avan Jogia   Milan Lucic (1988 – ) Milan Lucic is a professional ice hockey player. He was born in Vancouver to parents who immigrated to Canada from territories of the former Yugoslavia. Lucic began his career in hockey in 2004-2005 playing for the Coquitlam Express. In 2007, he was drafted [...]

(L) Percy Saltzman; (C) Elsie MacGill; (R) Mary Livingstone   Percy Salzman (1915 – 2007) Percy Saltzman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to parents who had immigrated to Canada from the Ukraine in 1911. In 1925, they moved to Vancouver. While attending King George Secondary, Salzman proved to be an outstanding student. He came first in the [...]

(L) Kathleen Heddle, (C) Ryan Reynolds, (R) Sarah Strange   Kathleen Heddle (1965 – ) Kathleen Heddle was born in Trail, B.C. In 1991, she teamed up with fellow rower, Marnie McBean. In their initial race, the Canadian pair beat the defending world champions. Later that year they won gold at the world championship. In 1992, they [...]

(L) Doreen Patterson Reitsma, (C) Eric Nicol, (R) Stan Douglas   Doreen Patterson Reitsma (1927 – 2000) Doreen Patterson Reitsma was born and raised in Vancouver. In 1951, she became the first woman from British Columbia to enter the newly created Postwar Women’s Division of the Royal Canadian Navy. Patterson Reitsma began basic training [...]

(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 [...]