Message from Leaders of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives (NVMA)

NVMA COMMISSION• The NVMA was founded in 1972.

• Since 1995, it has been governed by an 11-member Commission (5 appointees from each municipality and 1 from the Friends of the NVMA Society).

• Commissioners set NVMA’s strategic direction and ensure that leadership support, infrastructure, community partnership and resources are in place to sustain NVMA’s success.

FRIENDS OF THE NVMA SOCIETY• Founded in 1992, the Friends Society is the awareness

building and fundraising arm of the NVMA.

• The Society is a registered charity: 8901 1772 RR0001

• It exists to develop and sustain community and financial support for NVMA activities, programs and services.

We are grateful to the City and the District of North Vancouver, to each member of the Friends of the NVMA Society, and to all of the NVMA’s supporters, employees and community partners who have worked hand-in-hand over the past year to help create a museum and archives as extraordinary as the community it serves.

With your ongoing participation and support, we look toward the opening of a new museum in fall 2020 where the NVMA can impact our community on a wider scale and fulfill our mission to engage, strengthen and inspire the community and its visitors by exploring the past, present and future of North Vancouver. This is possible only because of the dedication of many people who share our vision of creating a new museum that is a dynamic hub where the stories of our community’s people, places and past come to life.

MUNICIPALITIES AND PROVINCE OF BC• NVMA is a partner agency of the City

and the District of North Vancouver.

• It is jointly funded by both municipalities and is mandated to act as sole custodian of the municipalities’ cultural, archival and museum collections and to provide a wide range of museum and archives services.

• NVMA also receives ongoing operating support from the government of BC through the BC Arts Council.

STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS• The NVMA’s staff members have a combined

12+ decades of experience working in the museum and archives sectors.

• Dozens of volunteers contribute their time and expertise to make NVMA an outstanding community resource.

Victor Elderton, Chair North Vancouver Museum and Archives Commission

John Gilmour, President Friends of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives Society

Nancy Kirkpatrick, Director North Vancouver Museum and Archives

NORTH VANCOUVER’S STORIES LIVE HERE

ANNUAL REPORT April 2018 to March 2019

ANNUAL REPORT January to December 2018

THE NVMA FAMILY

14 ONLINE EXHIBITS on aspects of local history made available to viewers over the internet.

2,845 HOURS CONTRIBUTED BY 45 VOLUNTEERS

representing NVMA at community events, doing research and collection work, providing governance and fundraising oversight and assistance. 16,000

SQUARE FOOT MUSEUM – construction started; detailed research, content development, and exhibit design were completed.

IN MAY 2018 the old museum in Presentation House closed;

preparations for the new museum in the Shipyard District (opening fall 2020) are ongoing.

OVER 33,000 PEOPLE attended NVMA and Friends Society programs and exhibits, including more than 2,200 children and youth participants in NVMA educational programs.

2018 HIGHLIGHTSSERVING OUR COMMUNITY

3,537 ARTIFACTS deaccessioned and transferred out of the collection in final year of multi-year collection revitalization program which saw 146 ARTIFACTS transferred from NVMA to 9 DIFFERENT BC MUSEUMS.

CHIEF DAN GEORGE: ACTOR AND ACTIVIST exhibit closed at NVMA, received a municipal heritage advocacy award and travelled to U’Mista Indigenous Cultural Centre in Alert Bay, BC.

Limited edition NVMA book, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND FIRST NATIONS IN NORTH VANCOUVER: HISTORY, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE, distributed to local libraries, schools and public service providers.

SUCCESSFUL “NIGHT FOR THE MUSEUM” FUNDRAISER organized by Friends Society volunteers and held at the Polygon Gallery netted over $22,000.

42,492 ARCHIVES DATABASE PAGE VIEWS recorded; 17,000 PEOPLE visited nvma.ca website.

2 NEW MOBILE EXHIBITS (“The Lure of the Mountains” and “The Shot Heard Around the World”) were introduced at the Delbrook Recreation Centre.

2 NEW ARCHIVAL EXHIBITS (“John Holdcroft, photographer” and “Bridges, Ships and Streetcars: Designing Transportation on the North Shore”) were shown at the Community History Centre.

BC HERITAGE LEGACY FUND INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIP GRANT funded Indigenous community research project.

16 EXTENSION KITS circulated to local schools, including two new kits on Indigenous peoples in North Vancouver, reached 2,222 students.

Active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter with 6,800 FOLLOWERS.

445 PEOPLE VISITED THE ARCHIVES in person; 266 PEOPLE were served through phone and e-mail inquiries.

80% OF TOTAL $8.6M FUNDRAISING TARGET raised to date; participation in 24 COMMUNITY EVENTS to build awareness.

2,765 PHOTOGRAPHS from the archives were scanned, and a large- format scanning program for maps and drawings was created.

5 POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS pursuing careers in heritage and arts benefitted from paid work experience and internship programs.

2018

MAY

178 PERFORMANCES by “Waterfront Productions” theatrical interpreters

(Shipyard and Mountaineer Pals) reached 7,900 PEOPLE.

North Vancouver’s history and stories will soon be brought to life for residents and visitors in an extraordinary new museum in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District (115 West Esplanade) located in a City-owned amenity space. The archives and its rich documentary resources will remain in Lynn Valley’s Community History Centre. Everyone associated with the North Vancouver Museum and Archives—be they staff, NVMA Commissioners and Friends Society Directors, Capital Campaign volunteers, Friends Society members and donors—has worked tirelessly over the past year to help NVMA transition toward a new level of achievement and prepare for the Grand Opening of the new museum in fall 2020.

To date, 80% of the $8.6 M fundraising target has been achieved. The Capital Campaign continues in a ‘quiet phase’ seeking major gifts; in spring 2020 the ‘public phase’ of the campaign will start and community members will be invited to make contributions of any size. The Capital Campaign is led by volunteers John Gilmour, President of the Friends of the NVMA Society, and Matti

Put in a box: [include image of the new museum [photograph of it under construction?]

Polychronis, Chair of the Fund Development Committee. The Campaign Cabinet reports to the NVMA Commission, whose members are appointed by the City and the District of North Vancouver.

Charitable donations to the Campaign will enhance and complete the new museum, allowing NVMA to build interactive exhibits, outfit spaces and create engaging programs within the new facility. Donations are made through the Friends of the NVMA Society, a registered charity, and are deposited in a New Museum Fund. In some circumstances, donations may also go to the NVMA, with tax receipts issued by the City of North Vancouver.

THE NEW MUSEUM

Through your amazing and skilled actors our

understanding and appreciation of North Vancouver has increased. …

we really hope that there will be ongoing programs [like this] to

foster our appreciation of the land we live on … Excellent Work!”

feedback from a Waterfront Productions audience member

NOTE: The Annual Financial Statements for the NVMA Commission and the Friends of the NVMA Society, summarized below, report annual operating expenses and revenues, as well as project-specific grants and donations received in the fiscal year. Pledges to fundraising campaigns are not recorded as revenue until the payment is received.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CABINET (2018-19)John Gilmour, Chair, Campaign CabinetMatti Polychronis, Chair, Fund Development CommitteeDon BellDee DhaliwalKevin Evans (through October 2018)James FoxDerek HamillGinette HandfieldRobin HicksJohn LakesTerry McAlduffJames MitchellDoug Sabourin

NVMA COMMISSION (2018)Victor Elderton, ChairGinette Handfield, Vice-ChairJonathan Ehling Kevin Evans (through October 2018)James FoxDerek HamillTerry HoodSheryl RiversTerry McAlduffCouncillor Don Bell, City of North VancouverCouncillor Betty Forbes, District of North Vancouver

NVMA STAFF (2018-19)Nancy Kirkpatrick, M.M.St., M. A., DirectorShirley Sutherland, B.Ed. Assistant DirectorKaren Dearlove, Ph.D., CuratorJessica Bushey, Ph.D., ArchivistLaurel Lawry, Administrative Services ManagerDaien Ide, M.A.S., Reference HistorianLene Burgmann, B.A., Education Programmer (maternity leave replacement for Carol Ballard)Roxanne McGregor, Receptionist & Membership AssistantSofia Stalner, M.A., Events & Promotions CoordinatorDebra Street, Fund Development Administrator (on contract)Pamela Roberts, Programs Planner (temp), B.A.

NVMA FRIENDS SOCIETY DIRECTORS (2018-19)John Gilmour, PresidentTerry McAlduff, Vice-PresidentDelane Knight, TreasurerJoan Fleischer, SecretaryCatharine DownesKenneth IzattJohn LakesShirin IsmailBob McCormackDonna McGeachieDonna OseenRobin Harvey

For the year ended December 31

REVENUES 2018 2017

City & District of North Vancouver 1,110,806 1,083,132

Refund to Municipalities of excess surplus*

(36,797)

Provincial government operating grant 40,000 33,000

Government grants (special projects) 69,935 113,144

Earned revenue 19,190 13,496

1,203,135 1,242,772

EXPENSES

Artistic Expenses 591,511 614,573

Facility Operating Expenses 218,689 203,685

Communications Expenses 124,636 92,833

Fund Development Expenses 45,416 39,486

Administration Expenses 289,962 267,748

1,270,214 1,198,918

Accumulated Surplus at year end 72,003 139,082

*Accumulated Surplus (retained surplus operating reserve) must not exceed $100,000

For the Year Ended March 31

REVENUES 2019 2018

Donations & Sponsorships to New Museum Fund

365,755 19,105

Fundraising events 22,836 3,040

Donations 8,933 52,216

Membership & earned revenue 5,617 6,453

Interest & other revenue 2,184 269

405,325 81,083

EXPENSES

Administrative costs & professional services

47,973 15,720

Fundraising expenses 6,027 1,492

Program expenses 5,127 42,991

Gift shop and publications expenses 1,311 870

Depreciation & loss on sale of asset 672

61,110 61,073

Excess of Revenue Over Expenses 344,215 20,010

North Vancouver Museum and Archives Commission STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Friends of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives SocietySTATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

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