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October 29, 1946 – The Formal Launch

October 25, 2022 by

“An expectant crowd jammed the Mayfair Ballroom at the Hotel Vancouver to celebrate the forming of the CACV (then known as the Community Arts Council). 

Founding Members of the Board included: Ira Dilworth (Chair), Nora Gibson (Secretary Treasurer) Jean Russell, Elena Arkell, Alex Walton, Howard Goodwin, and Dr. Norman McKenzie (the president of UBC)

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