VMM Annual Report - 2017

2017

VMM VISION & MISSION
Introductions from the President
of the Board and the Director
EDUCATION
Ways in which the VMM provides
Educational Programs & Public Events
COLLECTIONS + ARCHIVES
Details of our 2017 exhibitions & notes
from our Collections + Archives
DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT
Our 2017 partnerships, associations, supporters
and sponsors have helped the VMM flourish
VMM PEOPLE
The people who help bring the visions and
mission of the Museum to life!

FROM THE PRESIDENT
2017 was another year of significant progress and
change for the VMM. In January we again began the
year with a well attended exhibit at the Vancouver
Boat show. Hundreds, in fact thousands, of people
of all ages had fun piloting the St. Roch through the
North West Passage. Executive Director Ken Burton
secured the former RCMP vessel Nadon (St Roch II)
for the boat Harbour and furthered his planning for
the North West Passage Hall of Fame.
After receiving Ken’s decision to step aside as
ED we formed a committee led by Peter German to
oversee the process of recruiting a replacement. After
three months of working through applications and
interviews we appointed Dr. Joost Schokkenbroek
who had many years of experience at the Amsterdam
Maritime Museum with a particular emphasis on
curatorial practice. Joost began in mid-July and
within a surprisingly short time met a great number of
our supporters and contributors. He has worked with
staff and engaged in collaboration with many others
looking to the future growth and success of the
museum. We certainly see an exciting time ahead.
The efforts of our Director of Development and staff
along with some wonderful volunteers achieved
great success with the two fireworks nights in July
and August. The evenings were enjoyed immensely
by all who were lucky enough to obtain tickets. The
September gathering to honour the inductees into
The NWP Hall of Fame, including Dean Hadley, who
was on the original voyage was a fun filled evening.
In the fall Catherine began marketing tickets for
the raffle which included very generous prizes of a
Northwest Passage voyage donated by One Ocean
Expeditions and a fishing trip to Rivers inlet donated
by King Pacific Lodge.
In November the Board appointed three new
trustees. We welcomed Kelly-Ann Speck, Shaleena
Meghji and Peter Helland and anticipate some new
and different thoughts to increase the diversity of our
organization.
We are thankful for the support from numerous
organizations which continued in 2017 including
TK Shipping, Washington Foundation, One Ocean
Expeditions and many other individuals and
companies. As well, we acknowledge with thanks
the continuing support by the City of Vancouver, The
B.C. Arts Council and the B.C. Gaming Corp. We are
looking forward to many exciting prospects in 2018.
PETER BERNARD,
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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FROM THE DIRECTOR
During the first six months of 2017 significant efforts
were made to address a number of long-standing
internal HR and financial/administrative concerns.
In support of a seamless transition of the Executive
Director’s office, significant effort was put into
communications and relationship maintenance to
allow many of the planned exhibitions and programs
to advance uninterrupted. Also, major additions were
made to Heritage Harbour, positioning the VMM to
continue to offer exciting and enhanced waterfront
programming. Heritage Harbour dock facilities were
expanded, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
donated the police vessel Nadon, and later in 2017
Honey Badger, a world class ocean-rowing vessel,
found a place in Heritage Harbour as well.
A critical “Demand and Needs” analysis report was
commissioned in early 2017. This report is designed
to develop a quantitative needs review of the VMM.
It is expected that both City and museum can use
the results of this report as guidelines for dialogues
and policies regarding the future of the museum’s
footprint, location, and offers.
On 20 July I took over the helm from Ken Burton.
I thank him for his efforts to make the museum
financially sound. Two weeks later the VMM organized
two successful fundraising evenings – a great way to
get to know dozens of people and immediately feel
part of the VMM family.
Sparked by my experiences in the
Scheepvaartmuseum (National Maritime Museum)
in Amsterdam and by the VMM’s vision and mission
a number of basic standards for good museum
practices stood out for me upon arrival: let the
VMM be credible and thus authoritative; organize
the registration and management of the wide and
varied collections – consisting of artefacts and library
and archives; enable collections staff to conduct
research, give lectures and publish; create top-class
educational programs; be community-based and
focused on societal issues and utilize exhibitions and
public programs to take part in the debates.
During the first few months I have put much time
and energy into getting to know ‘my’ people – the staff
members and volunteers who with all their talents
make the organization run. I want to be dazzled on a
daily basis by their ideas and initiatives. So far they
do a darn good job, and I trust they will continue to
surprise me. Regular meetings with the Executive
Board and the Full Board of Trustees have confirmed
my expectations about the Trustees’ enthusiasm,
commitment and passion for the VMM, and their
willingness to show trust and confidence in the new
course we are setting.
Over the last few years the VMM has become more
stable financially. In 2017 we have taken initiatives
to not only consolidate but also expand this sound
financial foundation. Late September there was
the inauguration of the Northwest Passage Hall
of Fame. Three inductees – an organization, a
vessel and a (group of) person(s) – received proper
acknowledgement for their respective achievements
in increasing awareness about and knowledge
of the Arctic. Furthermore, a fabulous Raffle was
introduced; thousands of tickets were purchased
by hundreds of individuals hoping for a spectacular
cruise through the Northwest Passage, an awesome
angler’s adventure or one of the many other precious
prizes.
The writing is on the wall: with an international
trend of receding governments shying away from
subsidizing culture to the fullest we need to reach out
increasingly to private and corporate sponsorships.
I strongly believe that confidence, credibility and
collaboration are key in this process. I see it as my
responsibility to create confidence within and around
the museum; to gain trust amongst our stake-holders;
to see the enormous potential for the creation of
new partnerships with peer institutions, with our
neighbours in Vanier Park, and with other cultural
and academic institutions across the Vancouver area
and British Columbia; and to tell the maritime history
of Western Canada in an innovative, entertaining and
authentic way. Together we can do this.

In the pages ahead you can learn what this multi-faceted organization has to offer. You will notice that there
is more space reserved for Education and Public Programs and for Collections, as we need to elaborate on
the large number of new initiatives in these respective fields.
I am proud to be part of the VMM, and I happily take the lead in bringing the museum to a higher level regarding
professionalism and reputation. It is not only commensurate with our vision (“To be a world-leading
maritime museum and heritage centre”): arguably even more important our staff, our collections and our
supporters have been waiting for this moment and should be rewarded for their patience and loyalty.
JOOST C.A. SCHOKKENBROEK, PHD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Vision
TO BE A WORLD-LEADING MARITIME MUSEUM
and HERITAGE CENTRE
Mission
TO BE A CENTRE FOR DIALOGUE, EDUCATION,
RESEARCH, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND EXPERIENCE
REGARDING THE MARITIME HERITAGE
OF THE PACIFIC and ARCTIC OCEANS
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A YEAR IN NUMBERS
65,058
PEOPLE EXPLORED THE
VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM
AND HERITAGE HARBOUR
368
NEW & RENEWED
MEMBERS
959
LATE NIGHT
THURSDAYS
6000
PEOPLE AT PUBLIC
PROGRAMS
49
COMMUNITY
GROUPS
7552
PEOPLE AT OFFSITE
PUBLIC EVENTS
5755 204
STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND
CHAPERONES PARTICIPATED IN
MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS
34
GUIDED
SCHOOL
PROGRAMS
SELF
GUIDED
PROGRAMS
995
STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND
PARENTS WENT ON A GUIDED
HARBOUR TOUR AS PART
OF THE NSWIA WORKING
WATERFRONT AND PORT CITY
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
2359
2178 3159
2016 2017 2016 2017
3309

43.69% GOVERNMENT GRANTS
REVENUE
33.82%
CITY OF VANCOUVER
5.01%
BC GAMING GRANT
56.31% SELF RAISE
1.56%13.21%
4.86%
PROVINCE OF BC
15.58%
13.21%
ADMISSIONS & MEMBERSHIP
DONATIONS & FUNDRAISING
25.96%
OTHER REVENUE
(moorage, parking, store sales, rentals)
33.82%
0.35%
1.21%
OTHER GRANTS
FEDERAL GRANT
25.96%
15.58%
4.86%
5.01%
OPERATING EXPENSES
6.10%
EXHIBITS & HARBOUR
22.12%
0.10%
2.16%
1.78%
PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY,
MEMBER SERVICES
1.96%
7.42%
7.42%
OPERATIONS & RENTALS
57.30%
57.30% SALARIES & WAGES
6.10%
22.12% PROFESSIONAL FEES
1.78%
0.10%
1.96%
2.16%
1.06%
LIBRARY
MARKETING
FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT
MISC.

SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Our school programs continue to be popular for
students, teachers and parents. We love it when we
hear, “that was the best field trip this year!.” Or as
one teacher said, “I hope to come back… because
the quality is excellent for my students.” In 2017
the Vancouver Maritime Museum offered school
programs to students from preschool to high school
as well as ESL groups. In September we launched a
brand-new school program based on our temporary
Lost Fleet exhibition. This program provided us with a
fantastic opportunity to discuss Canadian immigration
history as well as to highlight the social injustice of
the forced seizure and sale of Japanese-Canadian
fishing boats during the Second World War.
All school programs are designed to support
the BC Ministry of Education’s curricular core
competencies, essential learning, and literacy and
numeracy foundations for each grade. This year we
were fortunate to work with a teacher at Waverley
Elementary in Vancouver, who was able to share
some of his family history and to provide some
mentorship and guidance in writing and developing
The Lost Fleet school program.
In 2017, 5,235 children and adults participated
in 200 on-site school programs. An additional 1012
students, teachers and parents went on a guided
harbour tour as part of the NSWIA Working Waterfront
School Program. In partnership with the RBC
Foundation Bridge Program, the Vancouver Maritime
Museum was able to bring 412 students from innercity
schools to the museum free of charge. Thanks to
the RBC Foundation for making our field trips more
accessible to everyone!
School Programs Offered in 2017
»»
Tugs for Tykes (preschool to grade 1)
»»
Pirates! (preschool to grade 4)
»»
Amazing Arctic Animals (preschool to K)
»»
Mountie Sailors (grades 1 to 3)
»»
Man the Oars and Chart the Coast (grades 4 & 5)
»»
Arctic Explorers (grades 4 & 5)
»»
NSWIA Working Waterfront (grade 5)*
*IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTH SHORE WATERFRONT
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION*
»»
The Lost Fleet (grades 5, 6 and 9)
»»
Two Worlds: Above and Below the Sea
(grades 8 & 9)
»»
What is War Good For? (grades 10 to 12)
»»
Self-Guided Museum Visit (all grades)

PUBLIC EVENTS
Public events foster the museum’s mission to be a centre for dialogue, education, research, artistic
expression and experience regarding the maritime heritage of the Pacific and Arctic Oceans. The
museum is committed to working with community partners to make our public events relevant and
enlightening to a wide audience. Highlights from 2017 include:
Kidsworld Events
In 2017, the Vancouver Maritime Museum expanded our
partnership with Kidsworld, an organization that promotes
activities and attractions for kids and families throughout
the Lower Mainland. This year, the museum offered a
summer program in July that featured a printmaking
activity facilitated by WePress, a community art space
on the downtown east side. Plus, we also highlighted our
Lost Fleet exhibit and offered origami boat building. And
we worked with Parks Canada and the City of Vancouver
Sustainability Group to present programming to families
throughout the day.
Later, in November, we hosted a second Kidsworld event.
At our second event, participants built wooden fishing
boats and Inuit author and storyteller, Arvaarluk Kusugak,
entertained the audience with stories from the Arctic. We
also partnered with Parks Canada and the Underwater
Archaeology Society of BC. In total over 400 visitors came
to us as a result of this partnership.
Summer Programming
With support from a Young Canada Works grant, the
museum was able to hire two summer program assistants.
In 2017, the museum developed a new Heritage Harbour
tour making use of the Nadon or St. Roch II, an RCMP
police boat that travelled through the North West Passage
in 2000 on a voyage of re-discovery. We also focused
our summer programming on The Lost Fleet exhibit and
offered guided tours and craft activities for visitors and
families.
Book Talks and Readings
In 2017, the museum offered the Hot off the Press series
of book talks and readings. Featured authors included:
Mari Tasi - The Hidden Journals: Captain Vancouver and
his Mapmaker
Michael Layland - A Perfect Eden (In partnership with The
Historical Map Society of BC)
Sylvia Taylor Beckoned by the Sea
Ken McGoogan - Dead Reckoning
Howard MacDonald Stewart - Views of the Salish Sea
Celeste Snowber & Sean Wiebe - Blue Waiting
Birthday Parties at VMM
Two new birthday party programs were launched in 2017.
These new programs complement our two regular birthday
parties. The Vancouver Maritime Museum currently offers:
Pirates! – Discover how pirates work and live together
navigating the open seas.
Tugs! – Meet the hardest working boat in the harbor – the
tugboat!
Arctic Animal Adventures – Discover how Arctic animals
survive in Canada’s most extreme environment.
Legends of the Sea – Explore mermaid lore and uncover
the secrets of sea monsters.
In total, 12 children celebrated their birthday at the
Vancouver Maritime Museum and approximately 200
children and adults attended.
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Winter Wander - 2017
COMMUNITY EVENTS
The Museum continues to work with many community partners and is an active supporter and participant
in many community-based events and festivals. In 2017, museum staff and volunteers attended 12 off-site
events, engaging with approximately 4,600 people through fun, hands-on maritime-themed activities.
Community events attended in 2017:
• VanAqua Divers’ Weekend
• Vancouver International Boat Show
• Franklin Lectures at the Port of Vancouver (Delta)
• Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Opening Day
• Pull of the Net at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery
• Easter Seals Charity Regatta
• Variety the Children’s Charity - Boat for Hope
• BC Field Trip Fair
• Canada Day Celebrations
• Easter Seals Charity Regatta
• River Fest at the Fraser River Discovery Centre
• Richmond Maritime Festival
• Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival
• BC Social Studies Teacher’s Association Conference

COLLECTIONS
COLLECTION REFLECTIONS - 2017
2017 brought about new opportunities for the
Vancouver Maritime Museum. Through the year’s
exhibitions, we were able to reach new audiences
and create contacts for future collaboration.
The Collections Department also began the
implementation of our de-accessioning program for
selected model ships in the Museum’s collection.
The exhibition George Vancouver Goes to Chile
was inspired by conversations with the Consul
General of Chile, and for the opening reception
a large contingent of the Consular Core was in
attendance. There are now further discussions with
South American consular representatives to publish
portions of the exhibition in their annual report.
In March of 2017 the VMM launched The Lost
Fleet exhibition, which addresses the struggles
faced by Japanese-Canadian fishermen and the
Japanese-Canadian population as a whole during
WWII. This exhibition allowed the Museum to reach
out to new Japanese-Canadian audiences and to
create education and public programs which touch
on societal issues today.
Dr. Joost Schokkenbroek was welcomed as the
new Executive Director at the VMM in July 2017.
With his 30 years of experience in the museum
industry he is bringing a focus to collections
management. One major step forward in collections
management at the VMM was taken this year when
we began de-accessioning a large selection of
model ships that no long fit the Museum’s mandate.
To date, the museum has transferred 37 models to
new institutions. The majority of these have gone
to the SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
where they will be used in conservation courses
as well as underwater archaeology courses to
teach students about different types of ships.
Lost Fleet Archaeology:
In July of 2017, the VMM took part in an archaeological
excavation related to the subject of The Lost Fleet
exhibition. Working with a local archaeologist and
the Underwater Archaeological Society of BC the
VMM undertook a 3-day excavation on a Japanese-
Canadian built fish packer located near the mouth of
the Fraser River. The construction of the vessel is
unique on the west-coast and the report generated
from the findings will be shared with those connected
to the Japanese boat-building community.
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EXHIBITIONS
CAPTAIN VANCOUVER GOES TO CHILE
January 2017 to December 2017 - TK Gallery
In 1795 George Vancouver finished his survey of the
Pacific Northwest in search of a Northwest Passage.
On his voyage back, his ship Discovery was damaged
and had to put in at the port city of Valparaiso,
Chile. While repairs to the ship were being made
Vancouver travelled to the capital of Santiago to
meet with the Governor. He and his officers were entertained
and learned about the military resources of
the colony and the defensibility of Valparaiso. In the
1800s the port city was used as the headquarters of
the British Navy in the Pacific, that is, until it was relocated
to Esquimalt on Vancouver Island. Archibald
Menzies, the ship’s surgeon and botanist, collected
many plant samples throughout their journey, one of
which was the Araucaria araucana (monkey puzzle
tree). The tree is native to Chile and following the
return of Capt. Vancouver and Menzies, the tree
became popular in Britain and was then transported
to, through immigration, to North America.This
exhibition augments current exhibitions and educational
programs which focus on the explorations of
the Pacific Northwest. It shows the broader scope
of these early explorations and how the knowledge
gained and connections made during the voyages
had later effects on places such as Vancouver and
British Columbia.
THE LOST FLEET
March 2017 to July 2018 - Temporary Gallery
On December 7, 1941 the world was shocked when Japan bombed
Pearl Harbour. For the Vancouver area, this action resulted in confiscation
of nearly 1,200 Japanese owned fishing boats by Canadian
officials on the British Columbia coast. Seized boats were sold off to
canneries and other white fishermen. Although this was all done in the
name of national security, there are far more deep-rooted racial and
economic factors that have been ongoing since the earliest immigrants
arrived from Japan. The Lost Fleet looks at the world of the Japanese
fishermen in BC, their settlement in the province, the systematic
racism they faced, and their struggle during the internment process.
It considers the legacy of the seizure, and sale, of Japanese-Canadian
property and internment of an entire people: what lessons have
been learned and how Canadian society has changed because of this
experience. Visitors are encouraged to ask if the present political and
economic climate is very different today; current legislation, policies
and public sentiment about immigration begs the question of whether
this type of injustice could be carried out against other groups. The
VMM consulted the Nikkei Museum on artifacts and content of the
exhibition, and also worked closely with Masako Fukawa who was
instrumental on content consultation.

EXHIBITIONS
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HALL OF FAME
In September of 2017 the Vancouver Maritime Museum launched the Northwest Passage Hall of Fame
as part of it’s permanent exhibition around the historic St. Roch vessel. The purpose of establishing this
Hall of Fame is to educate the public and honour significant achievements in exploration, science, human
perseverance, culture which have taken place in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago. One new inductee is added
every year in each of the following categories: Individual, Vessel, and Event/Expedition. The Inductees for
2017 included Eugene “Dean” Hadley (individual category), RCMP ST. ROCH (vessel category), James
“Scotty” Gall and the HBC AKLAVIK (event/ expedition category).
ST. ROCH II/ NADON: FLOATING EXHIBITION
A fundraising effort was undertaken in the year 2000 in order to raise funds to restore the St. Roch. The
RCMP catamaran Nadon was christened St. Roch II and was taken into the Arctic to retrace the path of the
St. Roch. At the end of Nadon’s service with the RCMP she was given to the VMM to be part of the floating
exhibition in heritage harbour. In summer 2017 the Museum restored Nadon to the way she was in the year
2000 so that the vessel could become part of the harbour tour developed by the education department.
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EXHIBITIONS
ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WORLD: THE QUEST FOR THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE -
AUGUST 2017 ongoing travelling exhibition
For a 3rd year, VMM partnered with One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) to present the travelling version of Across
the Top of the World on both of their vessels Akademik Iöffe and Akademik Sergey Vavilov. Staff went aboard
late August to interpret the exhibition and present artifacts and lectures to augment the display. This exhibit
also completed its second year onboard Crystal Cruises vessel Crystal Serenity.
ST. ROCH WHEELHOUSE EXPERIENCE
Vancouver International Boat Show
One of VMM’s most popular exhibits is the interactive
St. Roch Wheelhouse Experience, which won a
special judges’ award in its first year at the Vancouver
International Boat Show (2016). The VMM was
invited back to the 2017 VISB with the wheelhouse
where it was displayed along with the ROM/Parks
Canada John Franklin micro exhibition and received
crowds of nearly 5,000.
FRANKLIN EXPLORATION -
POP-UP DISPLAY
Developed by the ROM and Parks Canada with
input from partner institutions, this micro exhibition
tells the story both of the historic search for John
Franklin as well as the recent discovery of HMS
Erebus and Terror by Parks Canada. The VMM took
advantage of the portable nature of this exhibition
to set up the display at the Vancouver International
Boat show in January 2017. The exhibition was also
set up at The Port of Vancouver’s Delta Community
Office.

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
2017 News from the W.B. & M.H. Chung Library and Leonard G. McCann Archives.
The W.B. & M.H. Chung Library and Leonard G.
McCann Archives used 2017 as a year to increase
accessibility to the collections. Every month we
correspond with a variety of patrons, including staff,
family historians, authors, film makers, businesses,
media, students, and many more. To simplify the
research process, the Librarian & Archivist created an
online research request form, created a simple online
library catalogue, and continued work on the archives
database, (Collective Access), in order to prepare
for the eventual public interface launch. The online
public catalogue for the library collections, (Libib),
permits staff and volunteers to check-out books. This
allows the Librarian & Archivist to track the usage
of the collection for better statistical analysis and
collections management. The catalogue also enables
staff and the public to browse the collection remotely.
The Librarian & Archivist continues to write the
“History Lesson” column for the industry magazine
BC Shipping News. Some topics covered were the
Cates family, surviving canneries on the coast, the
history of rafting, and ship figureheads.
This year the Library and Archives received 17 new
acquisitions. These included the fantastic photograph
collection from Glen K. Sargent, documenting his
later Arctic policing career (see below for more info).
We also acquired some documents and artefacts
relating to the St. Roch from Hazel V.B. Abbott, niece
of the former City of Vancouver Archivist, Major
Matthews. Another photograph collection donated
was the Vancouver Sun & Province’s ship reference
files. These should make an excellent addition to
our general photograph collection documenting local
vessels.
We would like to give a special thanks to our
volunteer cohort: Elizabeth Hawkins, Sandi Ma,
Marilyn Ramen, Rob Ondzik, Tor Rognmo, and
Jeffrey Zingeler for their excellent work this year. We
also hosted a group of Library and Archival students
from the University of British Columbia for the course
“Digital Image and Text Collections”. They worked on
scanning and describing a series of photographs from
the Glen K. Sargent photograph collection. Sargent
was a crew member on the St. Roch and continued
to have a career with the RCMP in the Arctic into the
1960s. His collection of photographs reflects this
later part of this career and even covers part of the
Inuit relocation. For this project, the students created
a website to display the photographs. In addition to
this project, we hosted another group of students
from the Langara Library Technician program. They
created a proposal to develop a vessel type controlled
vocabulary to use throughout the collections. This
was an excellent effort to get us started using proper
vocabularies while describing the collections, which
will allow greater access to the public.
In 2018, we look forward to improving accessibility
to the collections, both physically and online,
by focusing largely on collections management.
This year we will be developing the public access
interface of the archives and artefact collections to
further improve accessibility. We also look forward to
showcasing the collections in our celebration of the
St. Roch’s 90th birthday. This year will certainly be
one to celebrate.
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HERITAGE HARBOUR
MODEL WORKSHOP
This year has seen hundreds of
school kids on the wharf through
the museum’s education program;
the addition of the wharf extension;
a Canadian Coast Guard search
and rescue dive training session;
the Caravan Stage Company and
their Thames Barge replica; a
lovely private pilot cutter; Water’s
Edge Day and Winter Wander with
Coast Guard and Whale watching
vessels, dragon boats and war
canoes; a few of the World 6m
vessels; the first annual Heritage
Harbour Classic; a memorable
wedding aboard North Star of
Herschel Island with salsa dancing
around the capstan; professional
mermaids having a photo session;
the arrival of ‘sea angels’ swimming
around the harbour; the departure
of hereandthere and Night Wind
and the arrival of Providence,
Honey Badger, Winsome III, and
Aegean. Heritage Harbour is our
outdoor display of privately owned
classic and heritage vessels -
including the recent addition, The
Providence.
VMM Model Ship Yard had a very busy
and productive activity in 2017. Among the
usual small restorations and repairs on VMM
Model ships collection, Lucian completed
a model of the “Juanita”. She was the long
boat of the Spanish Navy “Sutil” and she was
actively involved by the Sutil crew in charting
portions of the BC Coast. This model is built
to a 1:12 scale entirely from scratch and will
be used by the VMM in the new “Explorers”
gallery in 2018. Also in 2017, Lucian started
a 1:24 scale model of the “St Roch”. This will
be a combination of plank on frames and
a cutaway type of model showing intricate
details of the ships internal structure as well
some of the major interior components. When
this model will be completed, visitors will be
able to explore areas of the ship impossible
to see even on the real ship.

FACILITY RENTALS
Facility Rentals/Operations had a fabulous and diverse collection of events this past year.
Throughout the year, the Vancouver Maritime Museum hosted a wide array of special events; 5 weddings,
10 birthday parties, 3 film shoots, 39 workshops/meetings, 7 BBQ’s, family celebrations, corporate launches
and more.
The Museum has been honoured to host a number of successful large-scale fund raisers. These events
include all areas of the Museum, from the galleries and St.Roch to the terrace and T.K.Gallery; providing
the perfect backdrop for formal dinners, silent auctions and live entertainment. The Bad Angels Productions
TV series ‘Beyond’ filmed at the Museum on a number of occasions. The St.Roch is a unique location
for photo shoots of local talent. This year we were happy to welcome the band No Mothers to shoot their
album art on the historic ship. The TK. Gallery was the location of numerous conferences and workshops,
including WorkSafe BC, 311 Call Centre, BC Emergency Health Services, Next Up Vancouver IndigenEYEZ
Youth Program and the Canadian Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Association of Canada. The National
Transportation Safety Board hosted a press conference in the T.K.Gallery.
During the summer, many groups celebrated the season with a BBQ on the museum terrace.
VGH Anaesthesiology Department, UBC Sauder School of Business and Robert Allan Ltd to name but a few.
We welcomed back the BC Music Therapy Association, Body Soul Sundays and Bluewater Cruising. In 2017,
The Museum, in collaboration with the Vancouver Parks Board and the City of Vancouver, was honoured
to be a part of Pulling Together Canoe Journey-Gathering of the Canoes. A group of approximately 300
paddlers came ashore in Vanier Park, on traditional Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territories on
July 14 to share their traditional landing with the public as part of Vancouver’s 150+ celebrations.
This was the fourth year that we supported the Georgia Straight Alliances’ Waters Edge Day by providing
the venue and offering free admission to all who attended that day; always a wonderful day that features
activities and booths educating visitors on protecting our coastal waters.
2017 was a year of making new connections and welcoming new partners to the Museum. We were happy
to have Bluewater Cruising join our Affiliate Partner Program.
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PARTNERS & ASSOCIATIONS
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
The museum’s community engagement extends
beyond the programs and activities provided
by museum staff and volunteers. The museum
encourages and supports the activities of other likeminded
maritime community groups by offering low
cost meeting spaces and business services. The
primary criteria for participating in this program are
that the group must have a mission statement and
objective that is in alignment with the mandate of the
museum. This mutually beneficial program not only
supports these organizations, but it also enables the
museum to engage with different communities of
maritime enthusiasts.
• Artificial Reef Society of BC:
To create environmentally and economicallysustainable
“artificial reefs” in British Columbia;
• SS Master Society:
Dedicated to the preservation, restoration and
operation of the SS Master - the last operational
wood hull steam tug on the coast;
• B.C. Ex-Forest Service Vessel Squadron
Dedicated to the retired vessels of the B.C. Forest
Service and associated vessels;
• Gulf Yacht Club:
A collection of sail-boat owners and their families
who like to cruise under sail and explore the waters
of British Columbia and beyond (does not include
racing);
• Oarlock and Sail Wooden Boat Club:
Wood boat enthusiasts who build, operate and
maintain fleet of small wood boats;
• Tiddly Cove Yacht Club:
A Vancouver yacht club focused on keelboat cruising
and PHRF racing;
• Underwater Archaeological Society of BC:
A group of volunteers who conserve, preserve, and
protect the maritime heritage lying beneath British
Columbia’s coastal and inland waters;
• Underwater Council of BC: dedicated to promoting
safe recreational SCUBA diving, environmental
protection.
• Vancouver Power & Sail Squadron: is part of a
nationwide organization emphasizing boating safety,
power and sail navigation and offering accredited
boating courses.
• Vancouver Wooden Boat Society: To promote,
encourage and facilitate interest in wooden boats
and any and all activities involving and related to
wooden boats.
• Bluewater Cruising Association: is a Canadian
Association that fosters seamanship and friendship
for people with an active interest in offshore cruising.
The museum continues to support the community
by maintaining its membership of the Alliance for
Arts and Culture, International Council of Maritime
Museums (ICMM), Council of American Maritime
Museums (CAMM), Lower Mainland Museum
Educators Association, as well as the British
Columbia Museums Association (BCMA) and the
Canadian Museums Association (CMA).
IN 2017, THE MUSEUM ALSO PARTNERED
WITH:
• Georgia Strait Alliance (Water’s Edge Day)
• Museum of Vancouver, H.R. MacMillan Space
Centre, Vancouver Academy of Music, Bard on
the Beach and City of Vancouver Archives
• One Ocean Expeditions
• Vancouver Public Library (Summer of Learning)
• Parks Canada
• Culture Days
• North Shore Waterfront Industry Association
• Next Up Vancouver
• IndigenEYEZ Youth Program
• Canadian Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical
Association of Canada
• BC Music Therapy Association
• Pulling Together Canoe Journey-Gathering of the
Canoes

CORPORATE PARTNERS, DONORS AND SPONSORS
Allied Shipbuilders Ltd
BC Maritime Employers Association
BC Shipping News
Bernard & Partners LLP
British Columbia Coast Pilots Ltd.
Canadian Fishing Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canexus Chemicals
Cargill Ltd.
Catherwood Towing Ltd
Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia
Chan Family Foundation
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
Cloverdale Paint
Council of Marine Carriers
Cruise Lines International Association - North West & Canada
Easy Park Vancouver
ERCO Worldwide
Fibreco Export Inc.
Franklin Museum Network
Fraser Surrey Docks Ltd.
Golder Associates
Gulf of Georgia Cannery
GVTV - City of Vancouver
Haley Sharpe Design
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Industrial Works Ltd
International Longshore & Warehouse Union
James Richardson International
Japanese Consulate
Jones Marine Group
Juliet’s Café
Kinder Morgan Terminals
Lodestar Management Services Limited Partnership
Lohn Foundaation
Mercury Launch & Tug Ltd
Metro News.
Museum of Vancouver
Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Inc.
Port Metro Vancouver
RBC Royal Bank Foundation
RCMP Veterans Association
Robert Allan Ltd.
Saam SMIT Canada Inc.
Seaspan Marine Corporation
SFU Museum of Archeology and Ethnology
TD Bank Group
Teekay Shipping (Canada) Ltd.
The Amix Group
The Boathouse at Kits Beach
The British Columbia Coast Pilots Ltd.
Univar Canada Ltd.
Vancouver Academy of Music
Vancouver Archives
Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver Foundation
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Vancouver Pile Driving
Volvo Penta
Western Stevedoring
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EVENING AT THE MUSEUM
Evening at the Museum had a fabulous turn out on August 2nd, and we are hugely grateful to all
those who joined us!
SPONSORS & CORPORATE
A & B Party Time Rentals Ltd.
Amix Group
BC Coast Pilots
BCMEA
BC Shipping News
Bernard LLP
Canfisco
City of Vancouver
CLIA - NorthWest & Canada
COSBC
CP Rail
Easy Park
Focus Audio
Fraser Surrey Docks
GardaWorld
One Ocean Expeditions
Port of Vancouver
Robert Allan
Seaspan
Signarama Richmond
Taste Catering Ltd
Teekay Shipping (Canada) Ltd.
Western Stevedoring
Vancouver IMC
Volvo Penta Canada
AUCTION DONORS
Aburi Restaurants
Bard On The Beach
BC Coast Pilots
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
Canadians Baseball
Canfisco
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Chuck Zuckerman
Ecomarine
Everything Wine
Executive Airport Plaza Hotel
Fairmont Vancouver Airport
Gluskin Sheff
Golf BC
Granville Island Hotel
Granville Island Brewing
Helijet
Helly Hansen
Joachim Waibe
John Horton
Keelside Consulting Inc.
KPMG
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Pacific Gateway Hotel
Peake of Catering
Port Metro Vancouver
Robert Allan Ltd
Steveston Marine & Hardware
The Listel Hotel
Tom Beasley
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Western Stevedoring

FIRE & LIGHT NIGHT
Fire & Light Night was our first public fireworks gala evening held on August 5th. The evening was
summer perfection - delicious food and wine plus dancing on the terrace to the fantastic sounds of
Rain City 6.
SPONSORS & CORPORATE
A & B Party Time Rentals Ltd.
BC Shipping News
BlueShore Financial
Easy Park
One Ocean Expeditions
Taste Catering Ltd
AUCTION DONORS
Bard On The Beach
Canfisco
Chuck Zuckerman
Ecomarine
Gluskin Sheff
Golf BC
Granville Island Hotel
Granville Island Brewing
Helijet
Helly Hansen
Joachim Waibe
John Horton
Keelside Consulting Inc.
Pacific Gateway Hotel
Port Metro Vancouver
Robert Allan Ltd
Tom Beasley
Vancouver Chamber Choir
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NORTHWEST PASSAGE HALL OF FAME
To honour individuals, vessels and expeditions who have successfully navigated through the entire Northwest
Passage, the Vancouver Maritime Museum initiated the Northwest Passage Hall of Fame in 2017. Each year,
the Hall of Fame will induct one individual, vessel and expedition.
SPONSORS & CORPORATE
BC Shipping News
Easy Park
Focus Audio
Glusken Sheff
Granville Island Hotel
National RCMP Veterans Association
One Ocean Expeditions
AUCTION DONORS
Chuck Zuckerman
Gluskin Sheff
John Horton
Seth Berkowitz
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Vivian Hotz

VMM OUTREACH & ENDEAVOURS
Dr. Joost Schokkenbroek
Lectures:
Port, maritime industries and education: A Tantalizing Trinity. International Maritime Day. Conference organized
by the Vancouver International Maritime Centre, Vancouver, 28 September 2017
Major projects at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
International Congress of Maritime Museum, Valparaiso, Chile 16 October 2017
Scrimshaw: Laws and Flaws.
Canadian Bar Association, Maritime Law Subsection, Vancouver, 22 November 2017
Publications
Peer reviewed article:
Joost C.A. Schokkenbroek, ‘Sailors in Wonderland: Dutch Sperm Whaling during the Nineteenth Century,
1827–1849’, International Journal of Maritime History, vol. 29, nr 2 (May 2017), 261—275
Book editing:
Joost C.A. Schokkenbroek (co-editor with Jerzy Gawronski and Andre van Holk), Ships and Maritime
Landscapes: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology,
Amsterdam 2012 (Eelde 2017), 525 pages.Book review: Joost Schokkenbroek, Globale connecties in
locale context. Book review of Catia Antunes and Jos Gommans, eds., Exploring the Dutch empire. Agents,
networks and institutions, 1600-2000 (Bloomsbury Publishing; London 2015), Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis,
vol. 130 (2017), no.3, 489-491
Duncan MacLeod
Lectures:
Extreme Explorers: The Lost Franklin Expedition. Bluewater Cruising Association November 8, 2017
Conferences & Events
British Columbia Library Association’s Annual Conference
The Association of Canadian Archivists Student Chapter (UBC) 9th Annual International Symposium,
“Managing the Analogue”
The Library & Archives Canada opening of the new service point in VPL, with a speech from the Right
Honourable Kim Campbell
International Congress of Maritime Museum, Valparaiso, Chile 15 - 20 October 2017
In the news
BC Shipping News, The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun /The Province, The Georgia Straight, Westender,
North Shore News, Daily Hive, Sing Tao Daily News, Ming Pao Newspaper, Vancouver Shinpo, The Fraser
Monthly, Daily Hive, Darpan Magazine, Inside Vancouver, Do604, The Source Newspaper, Populist Media,
Tintas Cultura (Online,) and My Van City. Additionally, The Canadian Press featured a preview of The Lost
Fleet exhibition, which resulted in pick-up in multiple media outlets throughout BC. Several media interviews
aired on CBC Radio: The Early Edition, CBC: North by Northwest, CBC: On the Coast, CBC: All Points West,
News1130, Roundhouse Radio: Sense of Place, CITR: Arts Report and Co-Op Radio: Arts Rational.
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SPONSORS
The Vancouver Maritime Museum wishes to say a big thank you to all our sponsors!

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DONATIONS
The Museum is sincerely grateful for gifts of every size and we thank you for your support. VMM makes every
effort to recognize donors in accordance with their wishes and we apologize for any errors or omissions.
GRANTS:
• British Columbia Arts Council
• Canadian Heritage
• City of Vancouver
• Dennis & Phyllis Washington
Foundation
• Lohn Foundation
• Parks Canada
• RBC Foundation
• The Highbury Foundation
• The Vancouver Foundation
• TK Foundation
DONATIONS WERE MADE
IN MEMORY OF:
• Christine Wyatt (Peggy Beck)
• Helen Hansen (Peggy Beck)
• Isobel Rose (Peggy Beck)
• Jane F Bryans (Peggy Beck)
• Margaret Hunter (Peggy
Beck)
• Sandra McLeod (Peggy Beck)
• Sylvia McKee-James (Peggy
Beck)
• William Pratt (Peggy Beck)
• Catherine Campbell
• Sheilagh Shufelt
DONATIONS &
ACQUISITIONS
• Hazel Abbott
• Rosalie Bellas
• Kenneth Burton
• Leonard Cameron Cathcart
• David Cook
• Neal Davidge
• Judy Garner
• Jacky Ho
• Kevin Kutner
• Denise E. Lawby
• Estate of Terry Lightheart
• John Mackie (c/o Vancouver Sun & Province)
• Michael McKenzie
• Alan McLeod
• Donna McMahon
• Turrall A. Moore
• RCMP Veterans Association
• Corey Sargent
• Jasmin Sauve
• Joachim Waibel
• David Wallace
• Roberta Cuthbert-Webber
• Jon Young

SUSTAIN THE FUTURE
Wallace Chung
Rosemary Elaine Polglase
Anthony Sessions
Robyn Woodward
INSPIRE THE IMAGINATION
Captain H.A. Bacon
Norman C.M. Collingwood
George Fetherling
Clyde Jacobs
Alec MacKenzie
Doreen Riedel
Glenn Smith
EDUCATE FOR LIFE
George A. Adams
Robert Allan
Anne Bancroft-Jones
Tom Beasley
Peter G. Bernard
Andy Blokmanis
Olive W. Grant
Peter Goodwin
Vince den Hertog
Xuhui Hu
Erik Johnston
Dorothy Joplin
Mark Kennedy
Tricia Lam
Mike LoVecchio
Marlene Mackenzie
Elizabeth MacLeod
Ross A. McCarlie
Derek Noon
Wendy Mello
John Osburn
Doug Rogers
Elizabeth Walker
Richard Walpole
Ray Warren
Bruce Watson
Henry & Marna Wickham
Edward Joseph Williams
Bob Wood
Frances M. Woodward
Miao (Mavis) Ye
Hongling Zhang
EXPLORE AND DISCOVER
Gary Adams
Edward J. Ard
Randy Baracao
Harry R. Bohm
John Briggs
Daniel Brown
Dora Coutts
Michael Demner
George Duddy
Peter Fox
Sandra Gajic
Evan Gatehouse
John Henley
Francesca Kam
Ali Kurt
Oscar Lisagor
Alice Lo
Margaret McCann
Robert McIlwaine
Jane McIvor
Gary Mosier
Tony Nardi
Gerald Newbury
Christopher Sands
Charlene Shepherd
R. Michael Shields
Jack Soo
Richard Unger
Pedro Marques Dos Santos Ventura
Hector Williams
Helen Young
PRESERVE THE PAST
Bob Cuthbert
David Stratton
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VOLUNTEERS
As with years passed, 2017 has been yet another phenomenal year due to the Volunteers of the Vancouver
Maritime Museum. An incredible total of 2930.5 hours was contributed by our 85 volunteers this year,
compared to 2663 hours in 2016, and with 5 individuals dedicating over 100 hours each. Breaking down
these increased numbers, our Board of Trustees put in an incredible 648 hours, some 268 more hours than
last year. As a group, our education volunteers also committed 1500.5 hours to leading student groups,
almost 50 hours more than the year before, which is a good reflection of the continued growth in interest
towards our school programs.
Our curatorial and archival volunteers have been hard at work this year as well! They dedicated a total of 263
hours to work on numerous projects like the preservation of images and the translation of texts. Additionally,
another 519 hours were contributed by our volunteers in support of the Maritime Museum’s many special
events and public programs including the Fire and Light Gala, the inaugural Northwest Passage Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony, and the monthly Engine Room Tours of the R.C.M.P St. Roch.
We also welcomed five international volunteers this year: Chava Levine, Robert Link, Clémentine Marcelli,
Veronica Moglia, and Sebastian Wetzel. They all made the long journey to Canada from various countries
around the world and chose the Vancouver Maritime Museum as the place where they wanted to build
experience. Collectively as a group, they contributed 357.5 hours to help the museum in many different
aspects including programming, curating, and hosting special events.
This past summer, we also recognized Rosemary Hanna as 2016’s volunteer of the year for her many
contributions to the Vancouver Maritime Museum. She is a wonderful artist who put together a fantastic
exhibition with us from July to October 2015 called Salt Mist Seasons and began volunteering shortly
afterwards. With her background, she played a vital role in mentoring our Youth Team in their project to paint
and create a massive canvas pirate treasure map for children to make crafts on. Moreover, she showed
incredible dedication as an educational volunteer, and went above and beyond all expectations, taking the
time to learn and deliver all our offered school programs. In total, she contributed roughly 300 hours to the
organization. To her, and all our volunteers, we would like to give a big thank you for all their hard work and
support, we could not have achieved the great things we did without them!

UP TO 100 HOURS
Niki Ballantyne
Tom Bell
Mike Bentley
Courtney Bilodeau
Charley Blackburn
Allison Campbell
Richard Creed
Ted Davey
Iris Dayson
Norma Dixon
Sam Dodd
Audrey Dronsfield
Tzara Emanuelli
Bill Farmer
Fay Fergusson
Gerry Fuchs
Sharen Fuchs
Roxie Giles
Joy Gong
Sheryl Gounder
Rosemary Hanna
Elizabeth Hawkins
Gabrielle Haynes
2930
HOURS
OF SERVICE WERE
DEDICATED TO THE MUSEUM
BY OUR 85 VOLUNTEERS!
Trudy Hellenes
Anna Henrichsen
Anita Hill
Kaitlin Hodson
Aylenna Holland
Viviane Hotz
Anika Jacques
Olivia Jiang
Carrie Macleod
Maria Largo
Chava Levine
Tianyuan Ling
Robert Link
Sandi Ma
Asaf Mallek
Clémentine Marcelli
Betty Marshall
Hernani Miranda
Alan Mitchell
Beryl Mitchell
Veronica Moglia
Dianne Monk
Rob Ondzik
1500
HOURS
LEADING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
AND HOSTING SCHOOL GROUPS
519
263 HOURS 648
TO THE COLLECTION & LIBRARY;
ASSESSING, DOCUMENTING, AND
PROCESSING PHOTOGRAPHS,
POSTCARDS, CHARTS AND
ARTIFACTS.
Judy Pan
Chloë Porteous-Clur
Dominique Prinet
Katie Quackenbush
Marilyn Ramen
Tor Rogmo
Naima Said
Gerardo Senorans-Barcala
Dixon Snider
Michelle Spelay
Stephanie Stearman
Yvonne Stewart
Racquel Tang
Rhonda Vike
Kai Wessner
Ted White
Paul Wiebe
Charmaine Wong
Vincent Yam
Song Zhe
OVER 100 HOURS
Mark Goudie
Antoniya Hristova
Ameen Kanji
Howard Monk
Sebastian Wetzel
HOURS
DELIVERING PUBLIC PROGRAMS
AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
HOURS
DEDICATED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE, HELPING TO GUIDE
AND GOVERN OUR MUSEUM.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Peter G Bernard, QC
Tom Beasley
Donna Spalding
David Dungey
Joost Schokkenbroek
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Executive Director
Robert Allan
Evangeline Englezos
Peter Fox
Peter M German
Colleen Hardwick
Paul Hebson
Peter Helland
Mike LoVecchio
Jane McIvor
Shaleena Meghji
Anthony Sessions
Kelly Speck
Hector Williams
Robyn Woodward, PhD

STAFF
Dr. Joost Schokkenbroek
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Catherine Butler
FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Dennis Chen
PROGRAMS SUPERVISOR/ VOLUNTEER COORD
Nicola Clur
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Lindsay De Vera
VISITOR SERVICES COORDINATOR
Lea Edgar
LIBRARIAN / ARCHIVIST
Simon Fleming
DISPLAY TECHNICIAN
Kurt von Hahn
MARKETING COORDINATOR
Mary Elizabeth Harrison
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
Andrew Hildred
PROGRAMS COORDINATOR
Kelina Kwan
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
Bruce & Sheila Macdonald
WHARFINGERS
Duncan MacLeod
CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS
Talya Mallek
EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Lucian Ploias
MODEL MAKER
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VISITOR SERVICES STAFF
Dennis Chen
Lindsay De Vera
Michael Drewitt
Nancy Dunbrook
Mary Harrison
Lyza Heyden
Aylenna Holland
Anika Jaques
Elyse Lessard
Linda Lessard
Trent Martyn
Jessie McNeil
Maya Meron
Maria Mob
Tricia Pattison
Niamh Ryan
Harrison Scheer
Caroline Schober
Allan Soone
Angela Stevenson
Rochelle Szeto
PROGRAM / INTERPRETER STAFF
Laura Aliaga
Dennis Chen
Nancy Dunbrook
Maria Mob
Matthew Richardson
Amanda Sittrop
We make every effort to recognize donors
and sponsors in accordance with their wishes.
Please notify us about any errors or omissions.
Photos: Vancouver Maritime Museum,
unless otherwise stated
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