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The National Council of Jewish Women, Vancouver Section, founded in 1924, is a voluntary organization which was chartered in affiliation with the International Council of Jewish Women and the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada. The Branch has operated continually since that time, offering services to Jewish and non-Jewish families locally and internationally in the areas of education, social service, and social action.

Projects initiated at the local level over the years include assistance to refugees from Europe before and during World War II and sponsorship of a Jewish orphanage in Bergstitiching, Holland. During the 1950s the Section concentrated on matters of health care for children and seniors including the study into the emotional care of children in hospitals, and reports and recommendations regarding the social needs of senior citizens. During the 1970s the Branch initiated a Kosher Meals on Wheels program, managed a mobile preschool and purchased a mobile hearing testing bus for preschool children (first van was presented in 1983; second van was presented in 1985). Studies into the care of seniors continued. Members also worked in liaison with other Jewish organizations such as the Jewish Family Services Agency and the Canadian Jewish Congress in matters such as care of seniors and the treatment refugees. Through the 1980s members of the Section participated in matters of national and international concern, such as the meeting for the United Nations Decade for Women in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985.

Other projects and services are: English classes for immigrants; volunteer training programs; establishment of Golden Age Club at the Jewish Community Centre in 1950; various World War II projects including library hut for soldiers in Terrace; sponsorship of L’Chaim Centre for Adult Daycare with Jewish Family Service Agency; scholarships and bursaries at SFU and UBC (in ethnic relations, gerontology and general studies); prizes to students at Emily Carr Art School and UBC Faculty of Music; financial support for annual symposium on Holocaust education at UBC for Lower Mainland high school students; support for various services to children, seniors and newcomers, including Red Cross Child Abuse Prevention program; Citizenship Court hostesses; volunteers for Canadian Cancer Society and Vancouver Children’s Festival; publication of Shalom Community Directory with UJA; and “Best of Council” cookbook.

The Branch operates with a locally elected Board of Directors which is responsible to the membership. The Board President reports to the President of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada and attends meetings at the national level. Policies and policy directives from the National level influence the Section’s stands on matters such as abortion, human rights, and health care.

A number of separate meeting groups have existed through the Section’s history. The demographics and purposes of the groups may be characterized by their titles, such as the Evening Group, The Bride’s Group, The Business and Professional Women’s Group, Hannah G. Soloman Branch, and the National Council of Jewish Juniors, with activities keyed to membership talents and interests. Until 1958, each meeting group kept their own minutes and records of activities on an informal basis. Starting that year each group or sub-branch elected a Board of Directors and minutes and other records were directed toward the president of the Afternoon Branch, who served as overall Section President.

In 1960 an Inner Council was formed by the President of the Vancouver Section, Past Presidents, and members of the National Board of Directors, a recording secretary, a corresponding secretary, and a member from each operating group. In 1983-84 Branches and groups were again functioning autonomously, without the recognized authority of a Section president. This led to the development of a coordinating or CORE committee, under the co-chairmanship of Miriam Warren and Ruth Weinberg.

Vancouver Section Highlights:
1924 – Vancouver Section formed and Sunday morning Religious School founded
1926 – Opened “Council House” on Jackson Ave., precursor to the JCC opened in 1928
1927 – Established Well-Baby Clinic
1932 – Published first Council Cookbook
1933 – Set up Noodle Factory to create employment for newcomers on relief
1937 – Opened Council Camp at Crescent Beach, first permanent Jewish camp in Western Canada which became Camp Hatikvah
1942 – Provided and furnished library hut and recreation area for soldiers at Terrace, BC
1949 – Sponsored English night school classes, and sent aid overseas through “Ship-A-Box”
1949 – Donated $12,500 to JCC Building Fund for Golden Age Lounge
1950 – Opened Golden Age Club at JCC, due to organizing efforts of Bessie Diamond and Thelma Ginsberg
1953 – Ran Thrift Shop until 1979 to raise funds for projects and outfit the needy
1956 – Helped resettle Hungarian refugees
1965 – Initiated first Head Start preschool in Vancouver in Riley Park area
1970 – Established Jewish Historical Society of BC with Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region
1971 – Initiated Schools for Citizen Participation
1971 – Established Welcome Wagon/Info Centre at JCC
1972 – Inaugurated preschool hearing screening program, leading to gift of two mobile vans to Vancouver Health Department
1973 – Coordinated Tay Sachs clinic
1982 – Co-sponsored and provided seed money for creation of L’Chaim Adult Day Care Centre
1985 – Published first edition of “Shalom! – Welcome to Vancouver” Directory
1987 – Hosted International Council of Jewish Women and NCJW of Canada Conventions
1988 – Published second edition of “Shalom!” directory, funded by Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver

The Rural Deanery of New Westminster was one of the first Deaneries established in the Diocese. It was formed in 1905, consequent to the proposal of Bishop John Dart adopted at the 23rd session of Synod in 1904 (October 26-27). The creation of Rural Deaneries was intended to strengthen the presence of the Anglican Church in the daily life of the parishioners and to assist the work of clergy within their congregations. At the beginning the Diocese was organized in three Rural Deaneries: Rural Deanery of New Westminster, Rural Deanery of Vancouver, and Rural Deanery of Lytton. A Rural Dean presided over a Rural Chapter and was appointed for a three year term of service (General Synod, 25th session, 1907). The terms of reference of Rural Deans, the mandate and the responsibilities of the Rural Chapter, the membership, and the order of proceedings were defined at the 30th session of the Synod, in 1912, June 5-6 (Appendix S). According to the Canon on Dignitaries (Canon V), the Rural Dean was an officer of the Bishop, appointed by the Bishop. The Bishop may appoint any number of Rural Deans as required, the terms of office not to exceed three years. He also had the authority to create new deaneries, and to alter and adjust their boundaries (Canon 13 b). The duties of Rural Deans were: to preside at the meetings of the Rural Chapter, to supervise the activities of the Chapter between the meetings, to arrange for the holding of Sunday services and for the due administration of Holy Communion, to study the size and the development of parishes and to propose, in accordance with the Rural Chapter, the re-alignment of parishes or change to their boundaries. The membership of the Rural Chapter consisted of all clergy licensed by the Bishop and residing within the limits of the Deanery. General meetings of the Rural Deanery were to be held annually and included both clergy and laity. Rural Chapter's meetings are generally held monthly. The topics discussed relate to: the churches' administration, parochial apportionments, methods of missionary finance, clergy stipends, matters relating to the insurance of the parishes' buildings and assets, the value and condition of parishes within the Deanery. As the existent Deaneries became too large to allow an effective collaboration between parishes and clergy, mandates and terminology required some adjustments. Consequent to the structural re-organization recommended by the Netten report, David Somerville, in his capacity of Coadjutor Bishop, proposed changing of Regional Deaneries to Pastoral Districts (March 1971). He suggested replacing the existing Deaneries with eleven smaller Pastoral Districts. Each district to be so planned that it was a self-contained unit, taking into account the general population, geography, the local government, and the social community. The Regional Deans felt, however, that the term Pastoral District together with their title of Regional Dean led to confusion. Bishop Somerville stated, therefore, that the Pastoral Districts would continue as Regional Deaneries (October 1971). The New Westminster Deanery included, at its formation, the city parishes of New Westminster, Sapperton, Central Park, Chilliwack, Surrey, Langley and Ladner. The first Rural Dean appointed in 1904 was Rev. W. Bell. In 1911 the New Westminster Deanery, with Rev. E.R. Bartlett as Rural Dean, embraced also Tynehead, Aldergrove, Port Moody and Burquitlam. In 1915 Abbotsford became part of the New Westminster Deanery, Whonnock joined in 1917. The boundaries of New Westminster Deanery changed over the years. Now it embraces eleven parishes located in New Westminster, Whonnock, Sapperton, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Pitt Meadows, and Maple Ridge.

The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Crown corporation responsible for generating, purchasing, distributing and selling electricity.

Knox Presbyterian Church was originally established in South Fort George in 1910. First Presbyterian (Fort George, B.C.) and Knox Presbyterian were a single field under the care of one minister until 1913, when they became two separate fields. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was established in the new town of Prince George in 1914, but amalgamated with Knox in 1915. The latter moved to the new town site from South Fort George in 1916, eventually becoming Knox United Church (Prince George, B.C.)

Kootenay Presbytery was one of the original eight presbyteries created at church union in 1925.

The Labour Relations Board was established under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act (SBC 1947, c. 44) as the Labour Relations Board (British Columbia). The Board took over the functions of its predecessor body, the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Branch (established by the 1937 Act), which formed part of the Dept. of Labour. The Board consisted of a Chairman, members and various officers, including a Chief Executive Officer, a Registrar and a Senior Conciliation Officer. The Head office was in Victoria with a branch office in Vancouver. A separate vote under the Dept. of Labour provided funds. The Board had two major functions; the registration and certification of union bargaining units, and the responsibility to resolve labour strikes and disputes by mediation, conciliation and arbitration. The governing act was repealed in 1954 and replaced by the Labour Relations Act (SBC 1954, c. 17). The Board now had closer ties with the Dept. of Labour, falling as it did, under the newly created Labour Relations Branch. In the estimates, the Boards funds are part of the vote for the Labour Relations Branch. The Deputy Minister of Labour, W.H. Sands, was appointed as Chairman of the Board. The Board continued its function of registering and certifying union bargaining units as well as meeting its obligations under the act of promoting and maintaining industrial peace in the province through mediation of disputes and the establishment of Boards of Conciliation to settle disputes. In 1973 the Labour Relations Act was repealed and replaced by the Labour Code of British Columbia, (SBC 1973, c. 122). Under the new Code, the head office was moved to Vancouver as an independent body with jurisdiction over all aspects of labour-management relations, including the formation of trade unions, unfair labour practices, certifications, bargaining in good faith, picketing, strikes and lockouts, first collective agreements, technological change, and arbitration. The Board was given its own vote in the spending estimates with a substantial increase of funds. The Industrial Relations Reform Act of 1987 (SBC 1987, c. 24) amended the Labour Code by repealing the title and substituting Industrial Relations Act in its place. The Board was renamed the Industrial Relations Council. The new Labour Relations Code (SBC 1992, c. 82) changed the Boards name back to the Labour Relations Board. Throughout these name changes, the responsibilities of the Board remained the same.

Lamb Lumber Company Ltd. was incorporated in Vancouver in 1912 and was liquidated in 1960. Thomas A. Lamb and family owned and operated the company throughout its life. The Lamb Investment Company Limited, also owned by the Lamb family of Vancouver, was incorporated by Thomas A. Lamb and John B. Lamb in 1928 and was still in existence in 1963 when Thomas Lamb died.

Formerly called the Deanery of Okanagan & Revelstoke, Okanagan Deanery was divided in 1948 into the deaneries of North and South Okanagan.

First formed at 1919 Diocesan Synod, the Committee worked in conjunction with the Provincial Board of Missions to Orientals which had been established in 1917. The work of the Committee included oversight of St. Andrew's Japanese Mission which had been established in Prince Rupert in 1918.

Paperny Films is an internationally-recognized, independent, Vancouver-based production company established in 1994.
Following graduation with a Master's Degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of Communications, David Paperny took a position with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Toronto in 1983, first as a researcher and then as a producer. In 1989, he moved to Vancouver to produce documentaries for the CBC, which included 1993's The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter which earned Paperny an Academy Award nomination in 1994. That same year David Paperny along with his wife and fellow Annenberg graduate Audrey Mehler. From an original staff of two Paperny Films has grown over the years to include a permanent staff of eighteen with an additional 100-200 production staff on contract at any given time. Currently, Paperny Films has seven productions running simultaneously and is considered to be one of the busiest West coast production companies. In 2006 Paperny's production budget totaled more than $9 million.
Since its inception Paperny Films has adopted a rather broad scope of programming. The material includes in-depth profiles of well-known Canadians including Mordecai Richler, Jimmy Pattison, Nancy Greene, Henry Morgentaler. Productions have included historical documentaries subjects such as the history of British Columbia, the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, the Holocaust, the Canadian war experience during World War II and the Korean War and the history of the Canadian airline industry; science documentaries showcasing Canadian medical research; social documentaries on arranged marriages in the Canadian Sikh community and Canadian emigration to the United States; sports documentaries, lifestyle documentaries; the Canadian business establishment and the black market trade in human organs. Reality series in this collection examine the issues of being single in Vancouver and the experience of functioning as a surrogate mother.
Until the creation in 2006 of a documentary intended for theatre release, the market for Paperny productions was exclusively television. Networks that have purchased broadcast rights to Paperny productions include; CBC, CTV, Discovery Health, Global, History Television, the Independent Film Channel, Life Network, LOGO, Slice TV. While many of the productions have a uniquely Canadian subject matter and they tell important stories the Canadian experience they also have a resonance that extends far beyond this country's national borders. Paperny Films continues to contribute to the growing Vancouver film and television sector.

The Programme Committee was established as one of three Standing Committees of The Provincial Synod of B.C. and Yukon at a meeting of the Provincial Council in 1981. It was renamed the Parish and Diocesan Concerns Committee at Provincial Synod 1985, when it was asked to "...explore new areas of interest and concern....". Initial mandates were developed in 1981, but not formally adopted by Provincial Synod until 1988, at which time "....mandates of Standing Committees, as approved from time to time by Synod, be attached as an Appendix to the Enactments of Provincial Synod.....". In part, the mandate was as follows: "The task of the Committee shall be to monitor programme concerns of the Province, and to assist dioceses and the Province in working together on common programme concerns........." . The Standing Committees were disbanded by Act 97-15 of Provincial Synod 1997 and reference to them removed from the Consecution and Appendix.

Based in Victoria, the Anglican Diocese of Columbia was established in 1858 and became the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia in 1912. Its charter permitted the appointment of a registrar to record the location of churches and the appointment and resignation of priests.

The Municipal Act of 1892 first defined the structure and role of standing committees. Most of the terms outlined in that Act are still in force today. The Act gave the Mayor/Reeve "power to appoint such members of the Council as he may deem proper to be Standing Committees for any purposes which he considers would be better regulated and managed by means of such Committees." It was also established that the "proceedings of all such Committees shall be subject to the approval of the Council" and that they were to have a limited spending authority. In the early years of the municipality, standing committees were often referred to as departments or boards, obscuring in the record distinctions between standing committees and departments as administrative entities. For example, the term "Board of Works" was used to refer to both a standing committee and a department of local government headed by the Municipal Engineer. This reflected a situation where standing committees and committee members, in tandem with the limited number of municipal employees on staff, were involved in the operational activities of local government. In this way, standing committees were entrusted with activities now performed by municipal departments. The diminishing role played by standing committees in the daily operations of government accompanied the evolution of a modern departmental structure. The creation of the position of Chief Administrative Officer in 1959 signalled the arrival of an administrative apparatus which transferred centralized administrative authority to a non-elected municipal officer. The role of the Chief Administrative Officer, as defined in 1959, was "to direct, supervise and co-ordinate all municipal departments, and thereby to ensure the proper and efficient functioning of municipal administration." The appointment of a Chief Administrative Officer did not eliminate the administrative authority of standing committees. The influence of standing committees on the administration of departments was greatly diminished, however, and in 1979, Council clearly outlined the restricted role standing committees were to play in this regard: "Committees of Council will continue to meet, but in future deal primarily with policy matters. Staff would be expected to have greater responsibility in decision making." In 1986 and 1987, and again in 1996, many duties previous delegated standing committees were carried out by the Committee of the Whole. In these years, a reduced number of standing committees were established.