The Report Card

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December 2007 / Volume 20, number 2
P u b l i s h e d b y S h a w n i g a n L a k e S c h o o l Adv a n c e m e n t O f f i c e
 H e a d m a st e r ’ s C o lum n
Different Voices
I
t’s almost too easy to blend our geographical
location with the title of the school hymn and come
up with a perfect metaphor for an outlook that is not
always the way of the masses, or a view that jars with
some popular trend, a voice in the wilderness. If we
believe it to be justified, we can and should seek to “swim
against the tide”—that’s leadership and that’s what we
do at Shawnigan. Unfortunately, all around us in society,
wherever our cursor or remote control alights, we see situ-
ations that can cause us to shake our heads in disbelief
at the vagaries of human wisdom or its close neighbour,
common sense. Every new day brings another example
of something ridiculous, from a lawsuit to a quirk of the
judicial system that permits the wrong-doer to prevail or,
worse still, allows an evil perpetrated by some person or
group operating with a very different code of values to es-
cape condemnation. Consequently, lack of trust abounds,
mistrust becomes the norm and we as a society are left
to create ever-more elaborate codes of conduct, increas-
ingly complex volumes of law and correspondingly vast
tomes of policy. We find ourselves trying constantly to
achieve the impossible, and that is, of course, to legislate
integrity.
Barely understood, and all-too-often undervalued,
integrity is at the heart of most desirable human values.
When practised, it will always encompass the best and
most honourable of human behaviours; the sort that
we need for civilized society to work well for everyone.
However, it is essentially an abstract notion and those are
by nature difficult to define and elusively attractive. It is
also very fair to ask who understands it, where is it taught
and who is promoting it as a virtue for young people?
For centuries, we have relied on the traditional cradles
of values-nurturing, be they the family, the church or the
school, but in recent times, we have seen the assault on
those entities by a whole host of technological and social
forces. What has taken their place? Sadly, the answer to
that question is often not a comfortable one, ranging from
not a lot to nothing. Churches, generally, only thrive at
the more zealous end of the spectrum these days while
apathy reigns for the vast majority of people, and schools,
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for their part, have largely abrogated themselves from
any responsibility for the teaching of values as successive
ministries of education have concentrated their efforts
on distilling education down into nothing more than a
measurable classroom experience. That is definitely not the
case at Shawnigan, where a dozen teachable moments can
occur at any time outside of the classroom and learning
is not restricted to that of the intellect alone.
The chapel at Shawnigan has long been a values fo-
rum, a haven of reflection, a spiritual experience in the
broadest sense of the term and a place where our School
expects to engage in the sharing that is the very essence
of community. Ironically, this fall, in the absence of a
chaplain, we have more than ever benefited from a range
of different voices. We have been enlightened, entertained
and educated about inspiration, commitment, the role
of stories, the value of mantras, the essence of kindness
and the power of self-belief, and we have been asked to
speculate, to reflect and to wonder about some spiritual
aspect of life. Rather than in any way undermine the role
of our chapel, this approach has actually underscored its
importance and reminded us all of its full potential.
In an ideal world, schools would not be scared to
venture into the spiritual realm, to provoke thought and
Photos—Some of the different voices in Chapel this year.
Above: Jesse R. and David Robertson. Below: Archbishop
Andrew Hutchison (baptizing Matthew Hutchison) and
Hugh C.
reflection on the larger possibilities and significance of our
existence. Countless scholars and the most learned minds
in history have spent many hours in the same quest, and
today’s young people should not be denied the points of
reference that will help them to make their own educated
decisions. To prevent or discourage that exploration is
almost irresponsible. There should not be a danger in it
for anyone, nor a fear of subversion. It just comes down
to sensitivity and “feel,” both of which should be second
nature to good educators and, of course, it relies heavily
on the aforementioned integrity, our guiding light as
parents and good people. The heartening news here is
that Shawnigan’s different voices are speaking a common
language in the chapel, and we have all felt the benefits
this fall—not just the strength of one voice, but the power
of many.
David Robertson, Headmaster
On the Cover . . .
The first snowfall of the year was cause for celebra-
tion for these AP Physics students! A special thanks to
Stephen Lane for the cover photo and so many of the
great photos in this edition.
 News at Shawnigan
New Deputy Head
A
fter an extensive search conducted
by the leading educational search firm of
Janet Wright Associates, we were extremely
impressed when we interviewed Sarah Wiley.
It was obvious to all of us on the search com-
mittee that, in Sarah, we had found an individual blessed
with intelligence, vision and an abundance of energy.
Subsequent meetings with her merely served to confirm
our favourable impressions, as have her first few months
at the School.
Taking on the revised Deputy Head role of School
Operations, Sarah’s focus has been on spearheading the
marketing and enrolment of the Admissions department as
well as guiding all aspects of our communications. She does
have other items in her portfolio, but her main thrust will
be in those areas so that we can meet the demands of the
contemporary marketplace. Sarah has won the confidence
Deputy Heads Jo-Anne Kingstone
(Student Life) and Sarah Wiley (Operations)
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of all with whom she has come into contact and she
and her husband, Angus, have already become an
integral part of Shawnigan.
Sarah and Angus and their two huskies, Kayo and
Bodie, come to us from Calgary where Sarah was the
Director of Student Life at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir
School. Prior to that, Sarah worked for Outward
Bound Canada where she was the National Director
of Educational Programmes and Principal of Outward
Bound Canada College, a small residential school that
Sarah started up in the late 1990s.
Sarah’s roots are in Ontario. She grew up in Toron-
to and attended an all-girls’ private school, Branksome
Hall, where she gained an appreciation for the value
of an independent school education. Sarah completed
her Bachelor of Education from Queen’s University
where she rowed on the junior varsity women’s row-
ing team. She followed this a few years later with an
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Queen’s
University and then, most recently, completed her
M.B.A. (with a specialization in leadership) from Royal Sarah rides as “sweeper” in the
Roads University. annual round-the-lake relay.
She first visited Shawnigan in 2000 in her role
as Director of Educational Programmes at Outward traditions, a healthy school culture and it is obvious that
Bound Canada. Sarah says, “I had already been made strong leadership and direction at the top filter down to
aware of Shawnigan through its reputation for a breath- positively impact the whole School community.”
taking location, great school culture and community Although Sarah has all the “scholarly and cultural”
and its focus on boarding and well-rounded approach credentials and experience for Shawnigan, she also knows
to education.” something about a way of life that most of us will never
Seven years later, Sarah returns to us as Deputy Head experience: “My first teaching job was in the far north
of Operations. She oversees marketing, communications, (northern Baffin Island) where I taught grade 5/6 in a small,
admissions, risk management and human resources for Inuit community of 500 people. We had round-the-clock
non-faculty staff at the School. Sarah reports that “So far, darkness from November to February. (When people warn
it has been an awesome experience! The Shawnigan com- me of the winter rains of Vancouver Island, I don’t worry
munity has been very welcoming to Angus and me. The too much!) My husband and I also led dog-sled expedi-
students are very friendly and respectful and the staff are tions for Outward Bound in northern Ontario and on
positive, supportive and so committed to the School. We Baffin Island, and the first vehicle I owned was a BRAVO
love the Island way of life and the feel of this community. snowmobile.” Sarah and Angus are avid outdoors people
There is a great deal of energy put into character-building who have led expeditions across Canada and around the
here; we don’t just pay lip service to this endeavour as I world to such locations as Baffin Island, Africa, South
have seen at other institutions. Shawnigan has stalwart America and the Alps.
 News at Sh awnig a n
New Board Members
The Newest Shawnigan USA Fund Board
Member — The Shawnigan USA Fund, or SUSA Fund,
was set up to enable Shawnigan to issue tax receipts for
contributions received from the School’s American con-
stituents. The SUSA Fund Board also takes a keen interest
Above: the SUSA
Fund at its Annual
General Meeting in
Seattle in September.
Right: The newest
board member, Tom
Andrews ’65.
in Shawnigan’s affairs from, but not exclusively, a U.S.
perspective. The wise counsel of SUSA Fund members is
much appreciated. Tom Andrews from the class of 1965
recently agreed to stand (successfully!) for election to the
SUSA Fund Board. He joins another 1965 classmate, Tate
Mason ’65 (Lake’s), along with the Chairman, François
Elmaleh ’53 (Ripley’s), the Treasurer, Stuart Milbrad ’48
(Lake’s), Dr. John Burr ’49 (Lake’s), Craig Stewart, Brian
Mitchell ’59 (Groves’) and the President, Steve Housser
’67 (Groves’).
Tom Andrews ’65 (Ripley’s) Tom is a Professor of Law at the
University of Washington in Seattle, where he has taught
since 1985. He also served for six years as Associate Dean.
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by Steve Housser, Director of Advancement
He teaches courses in professional responsibility, property, ends on Saturna Island in B.C., where he enjoys sailing
trusts and estates and community property. His principal in the summer.
research interests are the regulation of the legal profession,
decendents’ estates and marital property law. Tom received Pat Healy ’71(Lonsdale’s) As well as being an alumni,
his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law Pat is also a current parent; the father of Dylan ’10
School. He holds a Master of Arts degree from Northwest- (Lonsdale’s). Mr. Healy owns Lakewood Chevrolet Ltd. in
ern University (Philosophy/Ethics) and a Bachelor of Arts Edmonton. He has served on various boards, including St.
degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining Mary’s Boys School,
the faculty at the University of Washington, Tom practised Western Canada Lot-
law in Washington, D.C. Professor Andrews is a member of tery Corporation–Al-
the District of Columbia and the Washington State Bars, a berta Division, the
current member of the Washington State Bar Disciplinary Edmonton Eskimo
Board, and a member of the American College of Trust and Football Club, and
Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Professor Andrews is the author most recently, has
of several publications and a co-author of The Washington chaired the Gener-
Community Property Deskbook, The Washington Estate Plan- al Motors National
ning Deskbook and The Washington Probate Deskbook. Dealer Council. He
is a supporter of the
New Shawnigan Lake School Board Members Stollery Children’s
Nick Kaiser ‘63 (Ripley’s) After graduating from Shawni- Health Foundation, the University of Alberta Hospital
gan, Nick went on to Yale University for a degree in Foundation and Catholic Social Services Network. An avid
International Economics followed by an M.B.A. from boater, he is married to Jana, who is a sister and aunt to
the University of Chicago. Mr. Kaiser has owned a several SLOBs.
number of mutual fund management firms, first in In-
dianapolis and now in Bellingham, where he “retired” Gottfried Tittiger is a Founding Partner of Industrial
in 1989. His current firm, Saturna Capital, manages Growth Partners, a firm focused on investing in industrial
several equity funds, including two tailored to the manufacturing companies, primarily located in North
special needs of Muslim investors. Mr. Kaiser’s phil-
anthropic endeavours focus on education, where he is
involved with two institutions in Bellingham: West-
ern Washington University (College of Business and
Economics) and
St. Paul’s Acad-
emy, a PK–9 day
school of which
he is Board chair.
Mr. Kaiser is a
widower with five
married children
and two grand-
children. He week-
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America. He has spent more than twenty-three years the University of Rochester.

Notices
investing in private-sector transactions, focused almost Joe then taught at Pacific
entirely on management buyouts and structured finance. University for several years
Over his career, he has garnered considerable experience in before moving into adminis-
merger and acquisitions, company governance and general tration, becoming Dean and
management. From 1991 to 1996, prior to co-founding Academic Vice-President at Tony Wilson ’69 writes: “I received The Report
IGP, Mr. Tittiger was a Principal at American Industrial Part- various universities. He then Card and, as always, enjoy reading it. I thought it
ners, and from 1984 to 1990, Mr. Tittiger held a number of joined the National Science would have been a good opportunity in this last
positions in the merchant bank group of General Electric Foundation and developed issue of The Re-
Capital Corporation. Mr. Tittiger received his Bachelor’s a federal programme for port Card to have
degree in Business Administration and Finance from San teacher enhancement. mentioned along-
Francisco State University. Dr. Stewart is a widower with four grown children. side the pictures
Mr. Tittiger resides in Lafayette, CA with his wife, He played rugby until he was forty. He now likes to hike, of the unveiling
Janet. They currently have a son, Jeff, in grade ten in fish and collect stamps. of the Lion, that
Copeman’s House and have two older children currently it was carved by
attending university. Douglas De Filippi originally hails from Edmonton and is an alumnus of
married to Michelle Calkins, a gold medallist and former Shawnigan, my
Sam Whiffin, FRICS, is married to Stella. They live in Van- Canadian national coach of synchronized swimming. sister, Deborah
couver and have four children: Natasha ’07 (Kaye’s), Sa- They have two children, Paul ’08 (Duxbury) and Anna, Wilson (Strath-
mantha ’08 (Kaye’s), Francesca ’11 (Kaye’s) and ten-year-old who attends Reed College in Portland. Doug and family cona ’69). She is
son, Max, who is at school in Vancouver. Mr. Whiffin is a lived in England before transferring to Houston, Texas an accomplished
Chartered Surveyor and lived in Hong Kong for twenty-one sculptor with
years, seventeen of which he worked for an international an international
property services reputation and
firm, Jones Lang was thrilled to
LaSalle. have been com-
Since moving to missioned to do the piece ‘for the old school!’”
Canada in 2004, “Thanks and keep up the good work.”
Mr. Whiffin has
been involved in
various property
investment ac- Looking for Cameras
tivit i e s a n d i s The SLS Photography Club focuses on fine art
Principal of his black and white photography. In the digital age,
o w n f i r m , Va n - used 35 mm SLR cameras and lenses in good
g u a r d P r o p e r ty repair are getting hard to come by.
Group Ltd. If you are interested in donating your old
where he is a Managing Director with Scotia Waterous camera gear to the programme, please contact
Dr. Joseph Stewart ’56 (Lake’s) is a distinguished SLOB (The Bank of Nova Scotia) specializing in international oil Nigel Mayes at nmayes@sls.bc.ca.
from the fifties. Although he is listed as graduating in and gas mergers and financing. Doug holds a Bachelor of
1956, he actually skipped grade twelve and went directly Science degree in Petroleum Engineering (Honours) from
to Willamete University after completing grade eleven the University of Wyoming and is a Registered Engineer
in 1955. From Willamete, he went on to Stanford for in Canada. Doug and Michelle are avid tennis players and
a Master’s degree in Physics, followed by a Ph.D. from enjoy travel.

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Life in the New Residences by Galen Loiselle, Director of Lonsdale’s House and Beth Hall, House
Director of Strathcona School House

T M
here are fleeting moments when I drive oving to the residences in the
up the School’s main driveway, past the pond, meadow across the pond has created a
that a small wave of nostalgia catches me off new dimension to the campus. With the
guard, sweeping over me. A brief glance to my completion of Lonsdale’s House in the
right confirms what I know to be true. spring and Strathcona School House in the
Gone are the old square concrete residential bunkers summer, a community has sprung up on the other side of
that once “graced” Copeman’s Hill. Gone are the riddled Lake Omar. Though there are a few finishing details still
roofs with cracked and missing cedar shingles. Gone are needing attention and the lansdcaping to be addressed,
the leaky lofts and perforated walls. Gone are the signa- the new houses are beautiful to look at inside and out.
tures of Old Boys, etched under the decades-old eaves. The large common rooms and spacious foyers are the
Gone are the carefully concealed hiding spots in the dry- first thing to catch a visitor’s eye, as is the appealing use
wall. Gone, too, are the musty smells and painted-over of wood wainscotting and heavy wooden beams on the
cobwebs. Gone, but not forgotten. soaring ceilings. Feeling a little more like a ski lodge than
A short distance past the Assembly Hall brings me a school residence, anyone coming in to the Houses and
to the far shores of Lake Omar, where the majestic shape sitting by the fireplace might be forgiven for mistaking the
of the newly completed Lonsdale’s House greets me. Like dorms for a resort in the mountains. Added to the initial
the mythical Phoenix, it rises out of the old Hartl farm appeal of the entranceways, the rest of each residence is
field, nestled between the marsh and the newly completed well thought out in terms of space and ammenities. Storage
Strathcona School House. The residence is beautifully laid abounds, window seats add a pleasant touch of colour and
out and has all the amenities that one could ask for. Warm, comfort, a large kitchen offers space to prepare snacks and
cheery and bright, its spacious common rooms create a the furniture is anything but institutional in design. Most
perfect environment for the interaction of both students of the rooms house two students, though there are three
and staff. four-person rooms in each House for younger residents.
Despite the new trappings, increased elbow room, The students love their new space, and though it’s a bit
ping-pong table and four-square court, the boys in the farther to walk to parts of the campus, there is definitely a
House have retained the perpetual spirit that has always sense that they have found their comfortable niche in both
been Lonsdale’s House. The same courtesy, citizenship Lonsdale’s House and Strathcona School House. Come the
and youthful energy pervade the new halls as they did in spring, when we hope to see some grassy areas between
the old ones. New memories are being made, friendships the pathways, the new residences are sure to be the envy
strengthened and stories re-told, and I am reminded that it of the rest of the campus. – B. H.
is not the building that transforms the boy into the man,
but the people that surround and support him. – G.L.

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Three New Fine Arts by Don Rolston, Director of Fine Arts

students will learn how to plan and execute a variety of basic
meals. General food safety will also be covered. Twice a week, the
participants will feast on the dinners that they have created.
Civic Leadership (instructor—Jo-Anne Kingstone): The
main thrust of this fine art is to carry on our relationship
with the local food bank, as well as exploring further op-
portunities for our School to establish relationships with
other community agencies and programmes. Students en-
gaged in this fine art must have a deep interest in learning
about the community outside of Shawnigan Lake School
and in responding to the needs of that community.

Fly Tying

T
hree new fine arts—
Fly Tying, Civic Leader-
ship and Survival Cook-
ing—were added to the
extra-curricular fine art
programme this year, bringing the Fly Tying Civic Leadership
total to twenty-three options.

Fly Tying (instructor—Jean-Jacques Receveaux): focuses

on the creation of a variety of basic fishing flies using a
mixture of different materials. By year’s end, the students
should have a fly box containing the major families of flies
used for fishing. As well, the students will learn the “art”
of casting with a fly rod. Of course, the activity would not
be complete without the opportunity to put their skills
into practice. As time permits, casting practise can occur
not only on the playing fields, but also in the lake. In the
Spring and Summer terms, day and weekend trips to local
rivers and lakes can take place. Hopefully, the fostering of
a lifelong activity will occur.

Survival Cooking (instructor—Georg Stroebel): This activ-

ity provides all of our grade twelve students with an op-
portunity to learn some basic cooking and nutrition skills. Survival Cooking Survival Cooking
In a five-session rotation, using the Stag Café kitchen, the

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Staff Profile – Angus Murray

A
ngus is excited to an 8,000-metre peak in the Himalayas. He climbed
be once again living Ama Dablam (Nepal) in November, will be leading
amongst trees, beside a fund-raising climb up Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) in
a lake and walking to January and finally climbing Mt. Everest from March
work! Until his last through to May. He wants to thank his wife, Sarah
job as Director of Outdoor Educa- Wiley, and David Robertson for their support of his
tion at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir climbing this year. You can find out more about his
School in Calgary, he had never expeditions on “climbingtoyoursummit.com.”
commuted to work by car. Angus
is an outdoor and experiential
educator at heart and by training.
He has taught outdoor pursuits
as a specialization since 1992 at
Angus is following
Outward Bound Canada, Rosseau Lake College and Strath-
a dream this year cona-Tweedsmuir School. He is supporting the Outdoor
Pursuits and Search and Rescue programmes at the School
of climbing in the
this year and doing duty in Lonsdale House. On a per-
Himalayas. sonal level, he is following a dream this year of climbing

Staff Child Care by Nigel Mayes ’89

T
hrough the direct encouragement and courages children to become curious and independent
support of the School’s administration, a group learners. Were it not for Janet, the steering committee’s
of staff and spouses formed a daycare commit- efforts on this enterprise would have stalled. The facility
tee with the goal of putting together an eco- serves about thirty children from the Shawnigan staff
nomically and and the local community. It has already provided some
pedagogically viable pro- opportunities for our students to experience the wonders
gramme that would meet of early childhood education. This is a unique and evolv-
some of the needs of ing programme.

working parents at the
In November, our efforts were recognized at a gala evening
School. Shawnigan is
sponsored by Cowichan Success by Six. Nigel Mayes, the chair
delighted to announce
of the committee, accepted on behalf of the School an Award
the opening of a new
of Excellence for providing much-needed quality care in the
preschool and childcare
Cowichan Valley and for providing leadership as a major em-
facility. Equally impor-
ployer in the region.
tant, we welcome Janet
Cundall, an experienced Centre photo is of Nigel Mayes ’89, Science Dept. Head at
early childhood educator, as the operator of the pro- Shawnigan, and his son, Liam. Both photos were taken by
gramme. Janet uses the Montessori method, which en- local photographer, Nik West, www.nikwest.com.

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Shawnigan’s Learning Centre

T
he Shawnigan Lake School Learning Centre, which supports the learning the Learning Centre or not, receive Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and accommo-
environment at Shawnigan, is now in its second year. Under Valerie Donahue’sdations in order for them to demonstrate their potential. She oversees the delivery of
direction, it has experienced major physical and personnel growth. Valerie learning assistance at Shawnigan Lake School and together with teachers, recognizes
arrived in April 2006 from Ottawa to find the Learning Centre, which con- that all students have different learning styles. The objectives of the Learning Centre
sisted of one rather empty room, with very few students. This space is now are to help students understand their individual learning styles, to develop or hone
a daily hive of activity for forty students and encompasses an additional four rooms in key learning skills, to learn to build on individual strengths and ultimately to achieve
the West Wing of the Main Building. Shawnigan Lake School students are fortunate to personal excellence.
have the opportunity to receive academic learning assistance and support for everything Learning Centre staff communicate regularly with subject teachers and advisors
from essay writing, reading, math skills, to determine and implement the best
organization, time management and study strategies for students to achieve their
skills, either individually or in small group academic goals. Students are expected
settings. Enabling students to achieve in- to develop self-advocacy skills. Teachers,
dividual academic success is the primary advisors, and House Directors often come
purpose of the Learning Centre. Having together to problem solve and develop
a passion for believing in an individual’s plans to support any student who is not
ability to demonstrate and achieve one’s achieving his or her academic potential.
potential is a requirement for the staff: The Learning Centre offers a struc-
Valerie Donahue, Director and teacher with tured, supportive environment built into
specialist qualifications in Special Educa- the student’s timetable. This allows for
tion; Evo Marcon, a qualified math teacher; learning partnerships and relationships
Lisa Brooks, a teaching assistant; and two to develop, which increases confidence
educational interns, Robyn Byers and Erica and a positive attitude towards learning
Hamilton provide academic support for assistance.
students. Individual and small-group math Students attend the Learning Centre
support is provided by Evo, both during for a variety of reasons. Some attend on
the regular school day and two evenings a regular basis for daily academic learn-
a week. Valerie is responsible for ensuring ing support, others write all exams and
that all students with documented learning tests in one of the quiet rooms, some
differences, whether they regularly attend require the use of a particular software
programme to assist them with their
Valerie Donahue and Mallory T. learning and others require support for
organization and study skills.
Technology is one of the highlights
of the Learning Centre. There are now ten computers with individual work stations
available; Kurzweil, a text-scanning and reading programme is popular. Dragon Speak
software has just been introduced.
The ultimate goal for the Learning Centre is to have academic learning support
available for all students from early morning right through evening prep. We aim to
provide quality learning support through recognition of all students’ individual learning
styles and to be recognized as the best Learning Centre within an independent school
Teachers and students in the Learning Centre milieu by 2020.

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Founder’s Day and Reunion Day Photos

Colts play feature game

Ian Robertson ’57 Shawnigan Senior Choir

Sean Croft ’97, Sean Riley ’97, Ian Robertson, Robert Cooper and Edwy Stewart
Mark Hall ’69 and Lucas Soutzo ’97 Class of 1957

Mike Romer ’05, Matt Schultz ’05,

David Hyde-Lay ’81 and
Lewis Johnson ’05

Photos by Stephen Lane ’67,

Joe Kamon ’87 and
Wendy Woollven. Jacquie (Strom) Dennis ’77, Nicky Morgan ’77, Mada (Moilliet) Johnson ’76,
Austin Spry ’97 Tracy (Hubbard) Hope ’77 and Brenda (Harrison) Story ’78

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Class of 1957 Susan DeBeck and

Katie Bowen-Roberts, Class of 1997

Class of 1992

Strathcona Class of 1977

with Lee Ringham ’77
Peter Yates and Nigel Mayes with members of Class of ’87

Class of 1967

Sheila McClelland Brad Jermyn, Chris Weinhaupl, Joe Kamon and Rob Broadbent
Class of 1987 and Gaither Zinkan ’67 Class of 1987

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University Guidance by Beth Hall, University Guidance

Y
ou can take the students out of Shawni-
gan, but you can’t take Shawnigan out of the
students. That’s the sentiment that comes
back time and time again when we hear from
recent grads who have embarked on their next
academic adventure. In the last few weeks, the grads of ’07
have responded to some questions about what the transi-
tion has been like for them. The responses we’ve received
have been largely positive about the experience, but there
is almost always a postscript that goes something like:
I’m very happy with my choice, but I am kind of going through
Shawnigan withdrawal, missing everyone from school and the
school itself.
It is a very different feeling not returning to Shawnigan; not
only is it a weird feeling, but also not seeing familiar faces is
kind of heartbreaking.
Even though I’m having oodles of fun, I completely miss
Shawnigan and all the kids and staff and buildings even.
I love the sun here (it’s very me being able to tan while doing
homework), but I miss the forests and mountains and ocean
SO MUCH. I guess I’m going through a bit of withdrawl from
my Shawnigan home and family in every sense.
expanded guidance department this year and, as a team, we
are working together to help this year’s graduating students
find their place in the bigger world beyond our gates. John
Sarsfield continues to advise those students applying to
Canadian and U.K. universities; Jim Kingstone has come
on board to work with students exploring U.S. schools,
and Rachel Peters is our new assistant in the department
who helps keep us all organized, plans our university visits,
supervises the mechanics of the applications and works
with students to explore their interests.
Throughout the fall, have had more than sixty
universities who have visited the School and provided
information to prospective students. This includes a new
venture called CUE, the Canadian University Event, that
we hosted on November 20th. This event was a first for
the province, whereby thirty-eight Canadian universities
held an evening information fair and offered presenta-
tions about their institutions. Shawnigan was selected as
a host school for this inaugural event and the evening
provided students with a wealth of possibilities for study
across the country. On a smaller scale, many universities
visited the school between September and December and
offered lunchtime seminars for students wishing to find out
more about their programmes and admission procedures.
We encourage students in grades eleven and twelve to
attend as many of these sessions as possible so that they
become more familiar with the opportunities available to
them. Rachel Peters is planning student visits to campuses
nearby, and John and I are offering a trip to Ontario and
Quebec in February. At the same time, we encourage all
students to visit the campuses that they are considering
so that they are able to make informed choices about their
post-secondary plans. In the spring, we will invite a panel
of past grads back to the School to talk to students about
their experiences and pass on some words of wisdom to
the students poised to leave the Shawnigan nest.
The plans that students make for their post-second-
ary lives are as diverse as the student body they represent.
What holds true, however, is that they all take a bit of
Shawnigan with them when they leave. As they find
themselves missing the bonds they made at the School, we,
too, invariably miss the special nature of each graduating
class.
Below: Grads of 2007 come back to share their fledgling
university experience for the university symposium on
Grade 12 Parents’ Day. L-R: Dana Rolston, Tom East, Mar-
ley Macvey, Venus Ko, Guy Evans.

Being back at school is great, I almost thrive off of it after

Shawnigan. Sadly, it’ll never be quite as great as Shaw.

Our grads from ’07 are scattered far and wide across
Canada, the U.S. and the world. Approximately 70 percent
are currently studying in Canada, 20 percent are at schools
in the U.S. and the remainder are studying or working in
places as far away as England, Russia, France, Italy and
China. They are an adventuresome lot!
Now, with the last class safely launched on its post-
Shawnigan journey, it’s time to turn our attention to the
upcoming grads of ’08. This being the largest graduating
class in the School’s history, with 120 students, we have
our work cut out for us. We’re very fortunate to have an

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 n e w s A T S HAWNIGAN
Wheaton Hut Adventure begins Again
T
hirty-seven years ago, a group of Shawni-
gan boys built the Wheaton Hut in Marble
Meadows, close to the tallest peak on Vancou-
ver Island—the Golden Hinde. Materials were
donated by the Wheaton family in memory of
Billy Wheaton ’67, who died while climbing in the Aus-
trian Alps. The hut has been a blessing to many climbers in
need over the years, and we at Shawnigan were interested
to learn through concerned friends that it may now be in
a state of disrepair. Peter Yates, leader of the Shawnigan
E.D.G.E. Programme, asked me if I would be willing to
do some reconnaissance from a re-building perspective,
and I gladly said yes. After all, it would be a wonderful
summer hike! I had no idea that I would eventually be
flying in by helicopter, with a pilot who has a sense of
humour and some aerobatic tendencies. I rose very early
one morning in mid-October and drove to Campbell River
to join a team of marmot biologists who were doing field
work in the general area of the hut and had agreed to
drop me off. (Many thanks to Don Doyle at the Ministry
of Environment.)
We heard there was snow. The freezing level was at
3,000 feet, and I would be dropped at almost 5,000 feet,
so I brought snowshoes, a collapsible snow shovel and
full warm snow gear. I also brought chocolate—very good
chocolate.
Flying in a helicopter is not like flying in a plane.
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Have you ever watched a bee? A helicopter is similar: no
straight or level lines, but lots of ups-and-downs-and-
sideways. (This was not just a simple vector, Mr. Lane.) It
was wonderful to see Wolf River and Campbell Lake from
the air, both places that I had camped with my daughter
and several Shawnigan students two summers ago.
As we approached our GPS co-ordinates, there was
snow everywhere around us, but luckily, just a few inches
in depth. When all that you see is white except for a few
trees, it is difficult to tell the depth from the air. The heli-
copter left me completely alone—a feeling I had been look-
ing forward to. Another
feeling at that point was
of intense cold because
the sun was not yet over
the adjacent ridge.
Above the door to
the refuge is a bronze
plaque commemorating
Billy Wheaton, as well
as the Shawnigan boys
who gave their time
to build the hut. Over
the years, many Island
Gordon Smith investigating
climbers and hikers have
become aware of our
School through this endeavour. I was excited to open the
door, but unsure of what I would find; however, inside
it was clean, dry, “personalized” (but not vandalized) by
some visitors and in surprisingly good condition consid-
ering its age and environment. (The snow at this altitude
during winter can reach a depth of twenty feet, more than
twice the height of the roof). I was also impressed by the
thoughtful design, engineered with minimal materials, to
withstand a heavy snow and strong winds, and fully clad
in aluminum sheeting!
Although the Wheaton Hut is in reasonable shape,
there are several portions that should be replaced. Mar-
tens have been living below and have eaten most of a
floor beam away, causing a partial collapse. This will be
our main endeavour during our expedition next summer.
by Gordon Smith
Inside the Wheaton Hut
Although I have seen the Shawnigan
yearbook photos of the hut assembly,
I would be very pleased to hear from
anyone who has first-hand informa-
tion on the structure. I was surprised
to find that the main footings seem
to be rot-free even though they are
partially buried, and then I realized
that, at this altitude, it is too cold for
decomposition during most of the
year! It also occurred to me that if the helicopter didn’t
come back, I would likely be found next spring looking
reasonably fresh but a little less lively.
The helicopter radioed his impending return, and I
ran up the adjacent ridge and marvelled at the glorious
Golden Hinde in the distance (we hope to climb that peak
as our reward at the end of next summer’s expedition).
I was sweating now that the sun that was up, and out of
breath from trying to derive some oxygen from the thin
air after my brief but energetic ascent, so I rested and
devoured my chocolate.
Beautiful sunshine, a magnificent view, splendid soli-
tude, white silence and dark chocolate—what a wonderful
sensual treat! Enjoy the before and after photos. You will
hear more from us soon.
AD V ANCE M EN T NEW S

2007–2008 Annual Fund by David A. Hutchison, Director, Annual Fund

W
e have recently launched this an independent school myself, thanks in part to financial
year’s Annual Fund, with appeals hav- aid. Each year, I choose to make a gift to Shawnigan so
ing been sent out to members of the that other students might enjoy the opportunity to come
Shawnigan family over the last few here and share their talents with the School. I hope that
weeks. After one year in my new role as everyone else who has felt a part of the Shawnigan family
Director of the Annual Fund, I have been touched by the will choose to join me this year.
generosity of the Shawnigan family and thrilled to have
had the opportunity to meet so many new people who
A frequent question when I meet with people is
care about our School and our students. Every encounter
always: “What is the Annual Fund?” We ask
is a chance for me to learn more and an opportunity to
share what I love about Shawnigan. all members of the Shawnigan family to make
The excitement and generosity of our new parents a contribution to an area of the School that is
whose children have just arrived here recently is uplifting. meaningful to them each year. All these annual
One recently said over coffee, “I understand why you are gifts, whether to financial aid or a boarding house
fund-raising. When we arrived at the School, our family
or a team—to name just a few options, come under
immediately benefited from the beautiful grounds, the
the Annual Fund umbrella. These could be $20 or
fantastic facilities and the great staff. The fees we pay
did not create all that. I feel a responsibility to repay $20,000 and are crucial to keeping Shawnigan the
the generosity of past donors who have helped to make great school that it is. Every gift is a meaningful
this such a great School.” He knew that there is hardly sign of support for the School and together they
a facility or a programme at Shawnigan that has not help us to be so much more than we would be if
benefited from philanthropy.
our only resource was tuition fees.
Another parent made a gift online—a 50 percent
increase above her last gift—even though her child
graduated from Shawnigan a few years ago. She be- For more information, please contact David Hutchi-
lieves in Shawnigan and wants to help the School son at AnnualFund@sls.bc.ca, 250-743-6236, or visit the
continue to flourish despite the fact that her imme- annual giving pages on the school web site.
diate connection with us has ended.
I was also impressed when a recent grad made an
electronic gift of $20.01 in honour of his graduation “I have been touched by the generosity of the
year. This was his second gift, after first respond-
ing to a challenge issued by the grads of 2007.
Shawnigan family and thrilled to have had
Last year’s class made a commitment to each give the opportunity to meet so many new people
$20.07 and challenged all other alumni to match
them with gifts of their own—with an impressive
who care about our School and our students.
result. This challenge shows the importance and Every encounter is a chance for me to learn
power of small gifts—together they can create
something quite significant.
more and an opportunity to share what I love
We have a beautiful school. It is a rare gem about Shawnigan.”
amongst many great schools in Canada and I
am very proud of it. I was privileged to go to

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 AD V ANCE M EN T NEW S
Sportsplex for Shawnigan
S
The Board of hawnigan’s Board of Governors has
authorized construction of a Sportsplex to start
Governors has given this spring, subject to sufficient philanthropic
the green light for the funding. In two recent reviews of the School’s
strategic plan, one of the top priorities is for
first two phases of Shawnigan to improve its athletic facilities.
a four-phase com- Our gymnasium, built in 1966 for 210 boys, no longer
meets the diverse needs of a mixed population of 436 boys
plex. . . . The Board and girls. The one gym cannot accommodate all the sports
itself has been most programmes and team practises we wish to offer.
Our two squash courts, built forty years ago for 220
generous and has students, do not come close to serving the needs of our
contributed nearly current population. Not only are there not enough courts,
but also the ones we have are not regulation size. This is
$1 million so far. a drawback for inter-school competition, and the lack of
courts means we have to run our squash programme into
the evening, cutting into prep and study time.
In 1995, we had six tennis courts for a school of 325
students. Since then, we have lost two courts and are now
trying to make do with four, but with an additional 100
students vying to use them.
In short, Shawnigan needs better athletic facilities.
The Board of Governors has given the green light for the
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by Steve Housser, Director of Advancement
first two phases of a four-phase complex. However, because
the Board is averse to debt, it stipulates that construction
can only go ahead if donors contribute the lion’s share.
The Board itself has been most generous and has contrib-
uted nearly $1 million so far.
Phase One of the Sportsplex will include a new gym,
four new squash courts, a cardio/fitness centre and two
more outdoor tennis courts. Phase Two is for an outdoor,
artificial “Astroturf” for field hockey. Phase Three would
At the time of
see three of our outdoor tennis courts covered for year- writing this article, a
round play. Phase Four—a dream!—would see the con-
struction of a swimming pool.
total of $1,515,000
The cost of the complete Sportsplex is $6 million has been raised in
dollars. The immediate goal is to secure $3 million dol-
lars for Phases One and Two, with the hope of starting
cash and pledges.
construction in the spring of 2008. At the time of writing
this article, a total of $1,515,000 has been raised in cash
and pledges.
There are “naming rights” available for various
components of the Sportsplex. If anyone is interested in
contributing and would like more information, please
contact Steve Housser, 250-743-6290. Shawnigan can also
accept gifts of stocks and securities.
Advancement News

Langara 2007 by Steve Housser, Director of Advancement

Langara Lodge Fishing Adventure in the on the outcome, but alas,

Queen Charlottes — For twelve years in a the big one eluded him.
row, Langara Lodge has been the home to the The Biggest Salmon of the
SLS/Langara Fishing Derby. It is an opportu- Week went to Shawnigan
nity for alumni, parents and friends to fish friend and ex-rugby player
their hearts out in one of the most serenely Dave Stover who snagged
beautiful spots on earth. But you have to be a 40-pounder.
able to handle remote, pristine wilderness The 13th Annual SLS/
where it is so quiet that all you can hear are Langara Fishing Derby
eagles, sea lions and the zing of a fat salmon is on next year, July 1–5,
stripping away with your line at sixty miles 2008. If interested, please
an hour. “Fish on!” contact Steve Housser ’67
One of the Lodge owners is Rick Bourne at: shousser@sls.bc.ca.
’69). He always goes out of his way to ensure David Hutchison, Tom Goodenough ’52 and Dave Peterson
that the Shawnigan guests are well looked af-
ter. Rick also kicks in the main prize—a free re-
turn trip for the biggest salmon caught by the
Shawnigan anglers. Some of the heavy hitters
this past July were Greg (The Reverend) Wil-
liamson ’68 and Pete De Witt ’68. Both tied for
the second-biggest salmon prize of the week.
Dan Johnston ’76 had a surprising absence
from the prize field for the first time in recent
memory. Dave De Witt ’70 was a keen bettor

Golf Classic 2007

A special thanks to all alumni and friends who joined us for the 15th Annual Alumni
and Friends Golf Tournament. Once again it was a great success with many new
faces joining in for the golf as well as the evening’s festivities.
On behalf of the Alumni golf committee, I thank you all and look forward to
next year’s tournament!

—Chris Cooper ’88, Golf Committee Chair

Left: This Year’s Gold Jacket Winners—

Ash Varma ’75, Martin Goodger ’77, Daryel Gough ’75 and Richard Pearson ’76

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Alumni
News
1949
John Burr (Lake’s) writes
to us from his home in
Salem, Oregon: “I am
retired, but working at
home in the mountains
and fishing whenever
possible!”
1952
Tom Osvold (Ripley’s)
“I have just returned from
a bit over two months
in Uganda—my second
trip doing malaria educa-
tion and mosquito net
distribution. I took some
time off to go on a safari
and visit Lake Albert and
found out that I’m too
old for kayaking, but did a
raft trip on the Nile with
nine rapids with class IV
and Vs—lots of flipping
to keep the excitement
up. Now I’m back in San
Diego raising money
for Soft Power Health in
Uganda and making plans
for my next trip—any
volunteers?”
1955
David Williams (Groves’)
“I retired from BC TEL
(now Telus) in 1998. My
next career was sailing for
Alum n i N e w s
Canada’s National Team, I
took Bronze in the Sydney
2000 Paralympics, didn’t
do so well in Athens 2004
(seventh) and retired from
that career after Athens.
My latest gig is sing-
ing in the 100-member
Goodnoise Gospel Choir,
an eclectic mix of young
and old, many ethnicities
and religions (including
agnostics like me). I’m
cruising on my powerboat
and racing sailboats as I’ve
always done. I even get
out golfing on occasion!
What’s next?”
1956
Geoffrey Smith (Groves’)
lives in Kelowna. “I am
enjoying retirement. I
travelled to Australia, New
Zealand and Tahiti this
past winter for six months.
I am trying to improve my
golf handicap (and that’s
hard to do!) and generally
enjoying the Okanagan
environment.”
1957
Peter Janke (Lake’s)
“I retired from high
school language teaching
(French, German, Span-
ish) some years back and
am living in a tiny, his-
toric village at the tip of
the Long Beach Peninsula
in south-west Washington
State, where I spend my
time writing memoirs of
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my past, gardening and
otherwise improving our
property on the banks of
Willapa Bay and planning
future travels with my
wife, Linda, of 27 years.”
1959
Simon Wade (Ripley’s)
“I returned to Victoria in
2004 after spending thirty-
seven years with Foreign
Affairs Canada. Working
about fifty percent of my
career in Ottawa, I also
served with my spouse
and two children on dip-
lomatic assignments in
seven countries, first in
Europe and then in the
Caribbean. I am doing
some consulting work out
of my home and I am the
co-ordinator of the Victo-
ria section of the Retired
Heads of Mission Asso-
ciation, but I always have
time for a game of golf.”
1963
Heather Fox (Strathcona)
“I still live and work in
Victoria. I’m a Counsel-
lor with specialty in loss
and grief, palliative care
and support for front-line
health professionals. I have
one son, Ben, now thirty-
three, and many good old
friends, several of them
from Strathcona days. I
grow a beautiful garden
and have a very satisfying
life!”
Harold Munn (Groves’)
“I taught in Malawi, East
Africa after graduating
from UVic. I became an
ordained Anglican priest
in the Yukon where I
served in parishes in the
north and in Whitehorse,
and then in Edmonton
for nearly twenty years. I
am now starting my tenth
year at St. John the Divine
in downtown Victoria. I
am particularly interested
in new interpretations of
Christianity, relationships
with non-church people,
and issues of addiction
and homelessness in the
inner city.”
Alan Roaf (Ripley’s) “After
thirty-five years of in-
volvement with Rowing
Canada and the national
team in various roles, I am
now an executive coach,
helping the best people
become better in what-
ever areas they wish to
improve. It is an exciting
role, as I am able to use
my well-developed coach-
ing skills to support others
in achieving their profes-
sional or other goals. My
clients are currently in
B.C., but I expect opportu-
nities will expand off-
shore before too long.”
1966
Russ Mitten (Lake’s) “I
am now just north of
Dallas, Texas in the city of
Plano where I’m working
in marketing for EDS (no,
Ross Perot isn’t involved
here any longer). It’s a
one-year assignment with
apartment and car, but
I’m still paid in Canada
where my wife is hold-
ing down the fort. So,
SLOBS (Alumni for later
years) that have this area
of Texas in travel plans,
I’m here until the end of
February 2008—use email
to let me know you’re
coming through!”
Christopher Robertson
(Groves’) “I wrote and
published the first book
on Athlone School for
Boys, with lots of refer-
ence to Shawnigan, and
founded the Athlone Old
Boys’ Society with many
Shawnigan Old Boys as
members. The second
Athlone School book in
the works for release in
May of 2009, and the
second Athlone Grand Re-
union is planned for May
of 2008. I am currently
working with Broadway
Printers in Vancouver.”
1968
Donald Bullock (Lake’s)
“I am an attorney for the
Alaska Legislature and
live in Douglas, Alaska,
across the channel from
Juneau. I work on tax
and oil and gas issues and
love it.”
Maurice Bridge (Groves’)
“After thirty-seven years
in print and broadcast jour-
nalism, I’m now practicing
on my own as a commu-
nications consultant and
video producer, working
worldwide. Music con-
tinues to be an obsession,
and I’m currently part of a
12-piece Vancouver-based
R&B band, ‘The Dynamics,’
and am also slowly learn-
ing to play jazz guitar. One
day, I’ll either grow up or
learn how to read music.”
Kathy Wasson (Strath
cona) “I attended Strath-
cona Lodge School for
Girls for one year in 1965–
1966. I returned to Seattle
to finish school at Roo-
sevelt High School and
graduated in 1968. After
University in Denver, I’ve
been employed in the area
of Human Resources (em-
ployee benefits and retire-
ment programmes) since I
retired in summer, 2004. I
didn’t retire by choice, but
to help care for my mom
until her death in Febru-
ary 2006. Long ago, I met
Derek Harkema (Brent-
wood graduate 1966) at
a Halloween Dance that
Strathcona put on. I liked
Derek the first time we
met. He was the only boy
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I ever kept a diary on (I 1971 Victoria offices of Can- and are now renovating Linda Fullbrook and appreciate life as it
still have it). When he Robert Bourne (Cope- non Design, one of North our flat in Bangkok. I am (Strathcona) “My young- is—always setting higher
graduated and I returned man’s) “I have been America’s ranking firms. busy, happy and missing est daughter, Sacha goals. Sacha’s adventures
to Seattle to complete my teaching PE and Science I am Vice-President and Canada!” Raino, graduated from have just begun. She did a
two years of high school, in the Surrey School spent the last three years Shawnigan in 2006 after year at U. of C. and is now
Derek continued to write, District for the past building the Canadian Kim Thorne (Ripley’s) a four-year stay. I spent off in Central America
even when I was at school twenty-six years. I have region up to four offices, “I am a founding part- a lot of time trying to back-packing. She is de-
in Denver. I’ve always two children from my including Toronto. I have ner of Roper Greyell LLP, get on the Shawnigan termined to be a teacher
wondered, throughout first marriage, Jenny and also recently been elected a twenty-one-lawyer campus when I was a and I am with her all
the years, what was going Sean. I was remarried in President of the Architec- boutique law firm in Strathie (1972–1976), so the way. Good teachers
on in his life. When my 2000 to Anne Marie. We tural Institute of B.C. Our Vancouver specializing in visiting my daughter on change the world—they
mom died, my sister and recently bought prop- children are also doing management-side labour campus (legally) gave sure changed mine! What
I were going through her erty in southern Baja in well. Andrew is twenty- and employment law. I me such a thrill! Sacha’s she learned at Shawnigan
papers and found all the a town called La Ventana one and runs his own also got married to Dr. education at Shawnigan will never leave her. I
letters that Derek had where we hope to spend web-based consultancy, Shirley Schwab in Tus- would not have been will always be grateful to
written to me during high our winters windsurfing, MetaLab, here in Victoria. cany in September. I have possible without finan- Strathcona for changing
school and college. They upon retirement, in the Timothy is completing three lovely daughters and cial aid. I am so grateful the direction of my life.
were all packaged togeth- next few years. We like to first year of Earth and three stepchildren as well! to David Robertson and It was a pivotal piece of
er with a ribbon, and yes, spend our summers fish- Ocean Sciences at UVic, I live on the west side of the Shawnigan staff for what has become the tap-
I read and reread each one ing or climbing in B.C. or and William is completing Vancouver and try to ski, helping to provide Sacha estry of my life.”
many times. I contacted California.” grade ten at Oak Bay Sec- work out, fish and play with a top-notch educa-
Derek’s family and got in ondary. My wife, Jennifer, bad tennis.” tion. My own experience 1977
touch with him—the rest Kevin Christie (Cope- has recently spent three at Strathcona has carried Jacquie Dennis (Strath-
is history. Derek moved man’s) “I am currently years supervising the 1976 me through many things cona) “I have just moved
out to Seattle in Octo- Vice President of Explora- complete restoration and Marie Browning (Strath- in my life. I used what back to B.C. after a six-
ber 2006 and we’ve just tion for TAQA North, a upgrading of our century- cona) “I am still working I leaned at Strathcona and-a-half-year stint in
purchased our retirement 45,000 boed Canadian Oil old home—I suspect that as a designer, author and to help me successfully Toronto. I loved Toronto,
home on Salt Spring Island and Gas Company. I am she’s been sleeping with consultant. I am celebrat- parent high-needs foster and left one son out there
with a gorgeous sweeping a Registered Professional the architect!” ing one million books children at the same time at university, but we are
view of the channel off Geologist and Geophysi- in print and have been as I parented my own two all very happy to be back
Ganges Harbour. I would cist in Alberta and the 1974 appointed the chair of daughters, always holding ‘home.’ I am still a letter
love to get in touch with NWT. I am now a grandpa John O’Brien (Lake’s) “I the CHA Designer Trend onto the dream that they carrier—there’s no point
Marsha Mintoft, Karen and I am learning to fly am refining a new concep- Team. The girls, Katelyn would attend Shawni- in quitting now. (I can’t
Johnson and Niki Ditch- fish!” tual model for knowledge and Lena, are out on their gan one day. I have used believe I am actually think-
burn, to name a few.” resource development and own, with Jonathan still what I learned at Strath- ing about a pension!)”
1973 writing (slowly!) a book at home and going into cona to stay focused on
1969 David Wilkinson (Rip- on the continuum from grade twelve. Both Jon the positive and remain 1978
Lindsay Mearns (Strath- ley’s) “After years of data to Intellectual Capi- and Scott are busy with goal-oriented, no mat- Richard Jacobs (Groves’)
cona) recently did a architectural practice in tal measurement— lacrosse, Jon a player, and ter what circumstances “After travelling the world
project with homeless and Vancouver, I moved with inspired by meetings in Scott the coach of the may bring. A person does working for the Hard Rock
street people in Vancou- Jennifer and our three Paris. My partner and I are Intermediate Shamrocks. not have to have lots of Cafe, I have landed back
ver. You can visit her web boys to beautiful Oak continuing to build our Would love to hear from money to be rich. We are in Canada—Mission to be
site to see the project: Bay. I am working equally boutique consultancy in any Strathies or Boys from rich with hope and ideals. exact.”
www.streetstories.net. from the Vancouver and Asia, based in Hong Kong, ’76!” We try to keep it simple

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Carl Wright-Bradley (Groves’) “I am living in Kirkland, 1983 1989

on Lake Washington. I have three children, Jack (9),
Olivia (12) and Chrissie (15). I own and operate my own
startup product development company established in
1995 that integrates with Fortune 500 and 1000 com-
panies in new product development, as well as innova-
tions on existing products. Focus is on mass consumer
consumables and major brands. I have also developed
my own proprietary water and chemical recycling tech-
nologies that have been patented/licensed/sub-licensed
to various concerns. Music is, of course, a big part of my
life. With the establishment of “The Jamdawgs” (www.
jamdawgs.com), a new musical movement is under-
way—musical philanthropy at its finest!”
1979
Kirk Hancock (Copeman’s) “I’m back working at the
B.C. Geological Survey (B.C. Ministry of Energy and
Mines) with the Resource Information Group. I man-
age the MINFILE database, a record of 12,300 mineral
occurrences in B.C. and support our MapPlace web site
(www.mapplace.ca). This keeps me way too busy and
makes me the focus for myriad information requests from
my own group plus many other parts of our ministry. In
my free time, I’ve taken up being a Cub leader (5th Garry
Oak, Victoria) with one son and the second, who is com-
ing up next year. I have innumerable home improvement
projects on the go and my wife, Judie, keeps me going.”
1982
Bruce Chisholm (Groves’) “I work for Phillips, Hager &
North Investment Management in Vancouver and have
been married for eight years to my wife, Tina. We have
a three-year-old son named Jacob and twins, Emilie and
Alexander (pictured below) born in August!”
Craig Powers (Groves’) “We are moving back to London
after three years split between Singapore and Moscow. I
left Chevron a year and a half ago to work in transpor-
tation and logistics, specifically the export of oil and
products from Russia and Kazakhstan.”
1985
Andrew Deane (Lake’s) “I am living in Tokyo with my
wife, Yukiko Tokano. She works at Azabu High School,
Tokyo, where she teaches ESL. She is Director of the
Exchange Programme there, so she has contact with
Shawnigan through their exchange programme. I teach
Language Arts and Social Studies in the middle school
of Nishimachi International School.”
1987
Brad Kramer (Ripley’s) “My wife, Brenna, and I are
still living in Phoenix, enjoying the sun, but missing
the snow. The school
photography business
(Grads Photography)
has continued to grow
as we now have
twenty-four employ-
ees and are preparing
to move into our first
purchased commercial
property. After seven
years, I am finally able
to get home on time at
five each day to enjoy
the best part of the
day—my kids. Tommy
is six and going to go into hockey in the fall (yes, there
is ice in Phoenix!) and Mary (5) truly believes she is a
princess. I look forward to seeing you all at the 20th
reunion and hope my hair rejuvenation therapy works
by then.”
1988
Thomas McPherson (Groves’) lives in Victoria and is
working in the financial sector with CIBC Wood Gundy
as an investment advisor.”
Geoff Ross (Lake’s) “I graduated with my Bachelor of
Commerce from the University of Victoria in 1997 and
managed a furniture and appliance store in Smithers,
B.C. Now I am with Sears Home Store in Victoria. I am
currently pursuing my CGA designation.”
1991
Jennifer (Stokes) Bos (School) “I now have two kids—
Marissa (10) and Cordell (8). I am keeping up with a
hectic dance and after-school schedule. My husband
is working in a group home with mentally challenged
adults, and I am still working for an ophthalmologist.”
Paul Cosgrave (Copeman’s) “I’m back in Whistler these
days having just entered the final year of my carpentry
apprenticeship and working on custom homes as well as
working part time in the Whistler fire department. I will
always welcome SLOBS up to Whistler!”
Robynne (Clooney) Parry (School) “The Parry family has
grown—again! Ashton Robert was born April 23rd. He
joins big brother, Hunter, at home in Houston, Texas.”
1993
Eoin Cosgrave (Copeman’s) “After finishing up at SLS,
I went on to UVic and picked up my B.Sc. in Biochem-
istry. I took it straight to Whistler, where I spent the
following five years doing nothing with it! Instead, I de-
cided to immerse myself in the world of wine as a wine
director. Feeling guilty about time invested in science, I
thought it best to do something with it, so now I’m back
in college! This time doing my Ph.D., but far from the
mountains and closer to the sea—in Ireland of all places.
I am hoping to wrap things up in the next year and a
half. Maybe I’ll go back to Whistler! The door’s always
open if you find yourself out in this part of the world
(Galway, Ireland)!”
1994
Patricia Bohl (Groves’) “My boyfriend of twelve years
and I finally got married on September 8, 2007 in
Edmonton. We are living in Nanaimo and I am working
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Gwynneth (Jones) Whyte (Groves’) and husband,
Christopher, had a little boy on September 10, 2007
at Langley Memorial Hospital. Callum Stewart Crosbie
Whyte was eight
pounds, nine
onces. “Callum
joined us in
our new house
in the Fraser
Valley that we
purchased in late
2006.”
1995
Stacy Esposti (Kaye’s) “After spending the last seven
years in Alaska, my husband and I decided to try some
place with a little less snow. We have been in Portland
for the last couple of months and are loving it.”
Kim Mitchell-Hughes (School) “I headed to Queen’s
after graduating and never made it back to Victoria, my
hometown. I studied there for much too long and now
live in Toronto with my husband and one-year-old baby
boy, Maclean. I teach P.E. and English at an inner-city
high school in Toronto, but returned to school this year
for a Master’s. Life is great—time goes quickly and I miss
the warm weather in B.C.”
1996
Brooklyn Prior (Groves’) “In May, I moved from
Ottawa to Vancouver with my fiancé. We are living on
the North Shore enjoying life and the mountains of B.C.
and travelling back and forth between Whidbey Island
and Vancouver.”
Jules Seaman (Copeman’s) “I have been living and
working in Vancouver. I have been working as a
real estate agent for the past five years selling in the
downtown and surrounding areas. It has been a very
good career move for me, and I have established
myself as one of the leading agents in Vancouver. I
am recently engaged to my long-time girlfriend of six
years.”
1997
Wes Plater (Copeman’s) “I have been teaching at SMUS
for the last three years and was married this summer.
My wife and I are moving to Mill Bay, as I have taken a
job at Brentwood College School teaching, working in
boarding and coaching rugby.”
1998
Fiona Anderson (Groves’) “I am now in my second sum-
mer season of tour directing. I work out of Vancouver
and take retired Australians through the Rocky Moun-
tains by coach and train. They are an amazing group of
travelers and we always have a great time. One day in
June, we saw two moose and three bears, including two
very young cubs. Today, we’re off to Jasper to look for
more elk! At the end of the week, I will be taking the
guests on a seven-day cruise to Alaska and then four
days of touring Denali National Park in Alaska by coach.
It’s a lot of fun and it keeps me travelling and meeting
new people.”
2000
Jenipher (Scott) Russell (Kaye’s) “I got married in Ter-
race, B.C. on June 9th. My husband and I are currently
living in Vancouver.”
2001
Alex Chang (Lake’s) “I graduated with a B.Sc. in Bio-
chemistry and Molecular Biology from U.B.C. 2006
and am now a full-time graduate student working at
the B.C. Cancer Research Centre. I am enrolled under
the Faculty of Medicine in the Experimental Medicine
Department and am working on notch signalling/heart
development/blood pressure. Advice to SLS’ers: Don’t
get into grad school unless you are absolutely sure and
be prepared to deal with bacteria and animals on your
weekends!”
2005
Eden Yesh (Copeman’s) “I’m now a certified personal
trainer and working as an entrepreneur in a new busi-
ness called Lifewave. I recently travelled for two months
in Europe and have plans to travel to Australia and the
South Pacific.”
Alumni Profile
Abbie Bagley-Young ’97 (Groves’) Returning for her
ten-year reunion, Abbie kindly volunteered to share her
passion for the visual arts with Shawnigan students.
Graduating from Princeton with an Art History degree,
she found a perfect match of her interest in science and
art in the field of art conservation and restoration. From
Princeton, she enrolled for three years in the Courtauld
Institute in London, England to study the conserva-
tion of Easel Painting. Specializing in thirteenth- and
fourteenth-century Dutch paintings, Abbie is currently
working in Amsterdam for the Frans Hals Museum.
While at Shawnigan, she was able to share some of
the techniques and skills needed to restore canvas paint-
ings. As well, she demonstrated traditional egg tempera
painting (pictured below) from the grinding of the raw pig-
ments to the crack-
ing of the egg. It is
always a pleasure
to have Shawnigan
alumni return to
share their passions
and skills with cur-
rent students. After
Abbie left us to go
home, we received
the following com-
ment from her by email: “I have just been offered the
Ph.D. position with the Rijksmuseum and the University
of Amsterdam!” Congratulations, Abbie!
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Alumni Profile
David Cape, Ripley’s ’03, graduated from Princeton University
in June and is currently living in Lesotho, Southern Africa. He
works at a pediatric HIV/AIDS clinic run by Houston’s Bay-
lor College of Medicine. The clinic provides free services and
medication to nearly 2,000 children and adults in Lesotho.
David’s job at the clinic includes, among other things, outreach,
advertising and patient recruitment. Most recently, he produced
the clinic’s first ever radio advertisement, now broadcast across
the country. What follows is his report.
Lesotho is a tiny country in Southern Africa, a pocket
of mountains and high plains bordered on all sides by
South Africa. With around twenty-five percent adult
prevalence, Lesotho has the third-highest HIV infection
rate in the world. Since the HIV/AIDS epidemic took off
in the 1990s, Lesotho’s average life expectancy has fallen
by ten years.
Since August, I’ve worked in Lesotho’s largest pediatric
HIV/AIDS clinic, the Baylor College of Medicine Children’s
Centre of Excellence, in Maseru, Lesotho’s capital and
largest city. I’m here on a fellowship from my university
with a mandate to improve the clinic’s services and help
its current and potential patients. My projects vary—I’ve
worked with the Lesotho Football Association, with Radio
Lesotho, with Paul Newman’s “Hole in the Wall Camps”
organization and with orphanages in the Maseru district.
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I’ve also had plenty
of time to shadow Shepherd boys
doctors in our clinic,
and my two months
here have been an
intensive course in
the biological and
sociological mani-
festations of the
HIV/AIDS epidemic.
What I’ve learned is that the greatest barriers to
fighting HIV/AIDS in Lesotho are logistical—getting the
patients to the clinic, getting tests performed and results
received quickly and keeping track of patient history—and
social. The social barriers to AIDS treatment are well
known. In a conservative country, there is a great deal
of stigma attached to HIV infection. Many people, men
especially, refuse to get tested for HIV, afraid of the shame
a positive result will bring to their family. Poverty makes
everything from transportation to and from clinics and
hospitals to the cost of missing work for medical appoint-
ments prohibitively expensive. Nearly seventy percent of
our patients can’t afford a nutritious diet, which weakens
the effect of the potentially life-saving, anti-retroviral
drugs. And then there’s ignorance; considering a quarter of
the adult population is infected, general knowledge about
HIV—how it is contracted, how it works, how it can be
treated—is abysmal.
But it’s not all bad news. More people are tested and
enrolled in treatment every day. Anti-retroviral drugs, the
only effective way to slow the progress of HIV, are free
in Lesotho, paid for by the government of Lesotho and
American pharmaceutical companies. The youth of Leso-
tho are better informed than their elders, and health-care
providers are working hard to prevent the transmission of
the virus from pregnant mothers to their children. So, in
many ways, the future looks brighter than the past.
Part of my job takes me outside of the clinic to the
orphanages of Maseru. With death rates soaring due to
HIV and AIDS, Lesotho’s OVC (Orphans and Vulnerable
Children) facilities are struggling to keep up with demand.
One Maseru orphanage sees the arrival of up to ten new
kids a week. Since many of their parents died of AIDS, the
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newly arrived orphans to be tested and, if found positive,
to begin counselling and treatment right away.
I’ve also worked in outreach and education, and that’s
the fun part of my job. Our clinic, together with the Clin-
ton Foundation, the Ministry of Health and the Lesotho
Football Association, has organized a high school soccer
tournament/HIV testing event in Mohale’s Hoek, one
of Lesotho’s larger towns. We’ve invited sixteen schools
for a day of soccer, HIV education, and HIV testing. The
Basotho (the people of Lesotho) are crazy about soccer, so
an event that mixes soccer and HIV education and test-
ing is sure to be effective. The goal of the campaign is to
create positive peer pressure—school kids will follow the
lead of their soccer team and get tested. We hope to test
more than 500 people, and enroll those who are positive
in care and treatment at the local hospital.
My job, believe it or not, is far from depressing. The
Basotho are warm and hospitable, their country is beautiful
and the clinic’s doctors are all brilliant and friendly. For a
recent university graduate, it offers just the right balance
of work and excitement.
—All the best from Lesotho, Salang Hantle (“Stay Well”),
Dave Cape ’03
If you would like to support the Baylor College of Med-
icine’s Lesotho clinic or one of Lesotho’s many orphan-
ages, please email David Cape (dldcape@gmail.com). To
follow David’s progress, visit his blog: www.lesothodave.
blogspot.com.
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Matt Horn ’99 (Lake’s) was recently written up in Boul-
evard Magazine, in August 2007. “The 26-year-old chef
grew up in Alberta, and lived in Calgary until he was 12.
At that time, his father, an engineer, moved the family
to Saudi Arabia. At fifteen, Horn returned to Canada
Matt and
Genevieve
alone to attend boarding school in Shawnigan Lake.
After graduating, he studied mechanical engineering for
two years before completely switching gears and enroll-
ing in the chef management programme at Ottawa’s
Algonquin College. ‘I was following my dream. Cooking
is something I’ve always wanted to do. I love watching
people’s happy expressions when they enjoy my food,’
says Horn enthusiastically.
Horn started his career at the prestigious Domus
Café, which kicked off the whole regional seasonal
movement shtick in the Ottawa area. Next, he cooked
for Mariposa Farms, a duck farm, duck supplier and res-
taurant in a rustic cottage outside of Ottawa, where he
served up foie gras, venison, bison and wild boar. ‘I did
all the cooking over charcoal, including whole pigs for
large groups of diners. The biggest challenge was that
everything on the menu was made from ingredients
from within 200 miles of the farm,’ the down-to-earth
chef explains.
In October 2005, Horn was thrilled to be offered
a job at the Masthead (in Cowichan Bay, on Vancou-
ver Island). He continually sources out exceptionally
fresh local products for the restaurant. ‘I buy Cortez
Island mussels and clams and Whaletown oysters from
the people who harvest them. The rib eye comes from
Quist, a local farm. The venison comes from Walchester
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taurant has an extensive wine list of superb Cowichan
Valley wines.
In May 2006, Horn and his fiancée, Genevieve
Maguire (also a chef), started Chef’s Harvest Bed and
Breakfast on their eight-acre spread north of Duncan.
His two intertwined careers are evidence of this young
chef’s passion for food.”
In a recent visit to the School, Matt reported that “The
bed and breakfast business is steady, but it is also a
work-in-progress. We did a lot of work to the grounds,
and we are now focusing on the food more than the
view. Part of our experience for guests is a cooking class,
and we are thinking about doing that as part of a bed
and breakfast package. We both work full-time, so we
haven’t yet given our full attention to this ‘side busi-
ness.’ Our customers come to us mostly by word of
mouth and The B.C. Accommodation Guide.
“The restaurant is busy and business has increased
quite a bit since I have come on as the Masthead chef.
The restaurant specialty is game meats, and although I
enjoy cooking seafood, it is surprisingly difficult to find
on the coast.”
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Gordon (Gary) S. Bowell passed away peacefully on Jan-
uary 31, 2007 at U.B.C. hospital, aged 88. His memory
will be cherished by his wife, Frances, daughter, Shelley
and son-in-law Patrick, son, Chris and daughter-in-law,
Janet, grandchildren, Kevin (Joanna), Michael (Molly),
Alex, Blake, Hannah, Emily and Alicia and several great-
grandchildren. Gary was born in Vancouver in 1918 and
grew up in Nelson, B.C. He received his B.A. in econom-
ics and history from Queen’s University and was
awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1941, but attended
Harvard to obtain his M.B.A. after the war. Gary was
awarded an M.B.E. for his wartime services. He spent his
career in the forest products industry in B.C., for many
years with MacMillan Bloedel, and later as CEO of Weld-
wood of Canada. Gary had a long interest in Shawnigan
Lake School, having served on the Board of Governors
and as a parent and grandparent of Shawnigan students.
Paul Coleman ’74 (Ripley’s) of Kentville, Nova Scotia
and Ottawa, passed away on December 7, 2006 in the
Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville. He received his edu-
cation at the University of Washington, graduating with
a degree in Environmental Studies. He was employed
with the Pan Canadian Oil Company in Calgary and
later moved to Ottawa, where he worked in property
management and maintenance. For the past year and a
half of his life, Paul lived in Kentville and devoted his
time to caring for his grandmother, Mrs. Jessie Coleman.
Bernhard F. A. Dinter, September 1924 – July 2007
Bernie Dinter Sr. was head gardener at Shawnigan for
two decades, from 1952 to 1973. He is credited with
establishing the gorgeous grounds that the School is so
rightfully proud of today. His was truly a labour of love.
Although he ended up as head gardener, there were
many years when Mr. Dinter was the only gardener. But
he did have plenty of help from students—willing or
otherwise. Mr. Dinter was most well known for develop-
ing Work Divisions—“Verk Divissions, Verk Divissions
Ho.” This was conscripted labour of one hour a week to
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rake, weed, water and generally help turn the gardens
into the showcase gardens that are a lasting tribute to
Mr. Dinter’s efforts. His passing this July was a sad day
for hundreds of alumni who had learned from him the
joy of hard work in the garden—even if they didn’t
appreciate it at the time! Dozens of alumni wrote of
the fond memories they had of this quiet, almost shy,
hard-working, superbly fit gentleman. Mr. Dinter was
truly an impressive fellow. In his youth he fought for
the German Army with the 14th Panzer Division at
the Russian Front, not only surviving but also winning
an Iron Cross. He was also a brilliant skier who, after
the war, was a ski instructor for U.S. troops stationed
in Germany. At Shawnigan, he helped with Track and
Field and could throw a javelin or shot put further than
strapping students half his age. He wore shorts no mat-
ter what the weather and was often seen fearlessly pad-
dling his blue canvass Klepper kayak across whitecaps
on the lake. He was also a surprisingly learned man who
loved reading, listening to classical music and writing his
detailed memoirs in a clear, crisp, thoughtful prose that
belied the fact that English was his second language. Mr.
Dinter was also an excellent teacher, although not for-
mally trained as such. He helped teach dozens of brighter
Shawnigan students through German twelve exams. Herr
Dinter also turned out to be a very astute businessman.
After leaving Shawnigan, he set about his next career,
building B. Dinter Nursery Ltd. into one of the largest
garden shops on the Island, and he personally designed
and oversaw the creation of many of the finest gardens in
the Cowichan Valley.
One former student,
Tyler Trafford ’66, wrote
this of Mr. Dinter on
learning of his death: “He
taught me something use-
ful; that to create beauty
in your life requires lots
of hard shovel work. That
you may have to wait
years, even generations,
to see the results. Mr.
Dinter taught me that
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what you create requires constant maintenance. Mr.
Dinter taught me to enjoy all work, and never to view
it as punishment or demeaning. So this evening, I will
take a walk through the garden and tidy up the Asian
Lily flower bed . . . the way Mr. Dinter taught me to.”
Rowland “Roy” G. France Jr. ’49 (Lake’s) Roy was born
on June 8, 1932. He passed away on the evening of
Monday, August 20, 2007. He had been in good health
until recently when heart and respiratory problems
overcame all else. Roy was born and raised in Seattle. He
and his wife, Janet, had seven children and twenty-five
grandchildren. Janet and family were close and with
him to the last. He had told Janet that he was at peace
with the Lord and ready to leave.
David M. Kyes ’54 (Ripley’s) November 9, 1935–May 30,
2007. Beloved husband of Nancy. Navy veteran serving
aboard USS James E. Kyes, named after his father. He
was a caring man with a dry sense of humour. David
was employed over thirty-three years with R. W. Beck
and was active in Scouting and Citizens Patrol. David
was a member of the Shawnigan Legacy Society and
he enjoyed visiting the School with Nancy. They were
especially fond of Derek and Mary Hyde-Lay. David’s
death was caused by complications from ALS, which he
may have contracted during his naval career.
Catherine Low ’32 (Strathcona) passed away peacefully
in Creston, B.C. on October 20, 2007 at her Pioneer
Villa residence with her family by her side. Catherine
had an eclectic life, growing up in Edmonton, graduat-
ing in Art History in 1943 from Bryn Mawr College,
Philadelphia. She raised two children in Edmonton and
then settled in Hayden Lake, Idaho where she was the
first woman stock-holding member of the Hayden Lake
Golf and Country Club. Her life was characterized by a
unique sense of humour and a never-ending desire to
help those around her.
Alexander Malcolm ’80 (Lake’s) After a long battle with
cancer, Alex died peacefully on April 6, 2007. He was the
beloved husband of Maydee and father of Christopher
and Victoria. His parents, Neill and Margaret, and broth-
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ers Ian and Rory also survive him. A friend, Ken Madden,
sent the following address where you can read much of
Alex’s writings: http://alex-malcolm.blogspot.com.
Robert G. Reynolds ’38 (Ripley’s) Bob passed away
peacefully at home with family. His fight with cancer
was mercifully brief. A man who embraced life, he
enthusiastically served his family, country, community
and tennis balls. With 85 years under his belt, he felt
that he’d had a “good run.”
Born in Hardisty, Alberta, on September 21, 1921,
he lived most of his life in Edmonton from the age
of six. He is survived by Frances, his loving wife of 58
years. Bob’s many interests and sense of fun drew to
him a wide circle of friends: Royal Glenora members,
Pegeon Lake friends, Holy Trinity congregation mem-
bers and many more. His list of contributions and
accomplishments has both breadth and depth. A few
examples: Lieutenant Royal Canadian Artillery, GM of
Alberta Sulphate Ltd., Peoples’ Warden, APEGGA Life
Member, Governor on the U. of A. Board, Rotary—then
the Probus Club, President of a PC Constituency
Association and World Masters’ over-80 Tennis Cham-
pion. Bob had a long association with Shawnigan, his
son David ’68 attended Shawnigan as did his grandson
Graham ’98.
Peter Wilson ’56 (Groves’) died November 7, 2006.
Peter’s life was written about in The Globe and Mail
newspaper in the “Globe Life” section on May 24,
2007: “There’s a story about Peter Wilson, still recited by
veterans of Shawnigan Lake School in B.C., which Peter
attended in his teens. It has to do with the school’s cook
and the writing of an insulting note. The cook didn’t
speak English, so Peter was pressed by his pals to try
writing it in Chinese. He’d been studying the language
for some time, having a particular interest in calligraphy.
Now he applied his imagination to being rude in Chinese.
“Wilson was eventually caught, his dictionaries
confiscated. This naturally cemented a lifelong interest
in China. But the prank also foreshadowed the life to
come, the career in solitary pursuit of knowledge, the
superb gift for drawing, the facility with language, and
the irreverence.”
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Spirit Gala 2008!

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver
This gala event is the School’s major social fundraiser . . .
a wonderful evening and a perfect opportunity to
catch up with old friends or to make new ones.

Cocktail Reception
Silent Auctions
3 Course Dinner with Wine
Live Theatre—“Guys and Dolls” excerpts performed by
the talented cast of this year’s musical
Dessert Extravaganza
Live Auction
SLS Video and Slideshow
Live Band and Dancing

Tickets $175.00 — Matthuw Ronald-Jones

mrj@sls.bc.ca or (250) 743-6257

To see our on line auction catalogue, place bids, donate items, buy tickets or volunteer,
visit us at www.spiritgala.com

More Upcoming Events

Scholarship Day at Shawnigan School Musical, “Guys and Dolls” Closing Day
January 26, 2008 April 3–5, 2008 June 21, 2008
For candidates applying for the Cowichan Community Theatre Shawnigan Lake School
2008–2009 school year, this For tickets, call (250) 748-PLAY

Shawnigan Lake, B.C. V0R 2W1

informative day includes campus Langara Fishing Derby
tours, presentations, and scholar- 16th Annual Shawnigan Queen Charlotte Islands

Shawnigan Lake School

ship examinations. Students who Alumni Golf Classic 1–5 July 2008

1975 Renfrew Road,

currently have an “A” average and June 5, 2008 >Stephen Housser
strong involvement in extra- University Golf Club, Vancouver (250) 743-6290

Postal Bag 2000,

curricular activities are encouraged
to attend. Please submit
registration form.
>Admissions Office (250) 743-6207
or admissions@sls.bc.ca
>Matthuw Ronald-Jones or shousser@sls.bc.ca
(250) 743-6257 or mrj@sls.bc.ca
Register on-line: Thank you to Jenny Rolston and
www.sls.bc.ca/golf the Yearbook club for many of
the photos in this issue.

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