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1912-1916 (Creation)
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- West Vancouver Ferry Company
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37 cm of textual records
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The West Vancouver Ferry Company Limited was the successor to the West Vancouver Transportation Company Limited. The company was created in 1912, and was a joint stock company with the Corporation of the District of West Vancouver as the majority share holder.John Lawson was the first president of the West Vancouver Ferry Company Limited. At the Annual General Meeting on January 25, 1915 he was succeeded by George Hay.
On March 1, 1916 the Corporation of the District of West Vancouver offered to buy the Ferry Company, subject to the passage of a by-law sanctioning this purchase. The by-law was passed on March 16, 1916. The final meeting of the West Vancouver Ferry Company was held on May 8, 1916.
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The fonds consists of records relating to the establishment, operation, and dissolution of the West Vancouver Ferry Company. The records include bound meeting minutes, resolutions, employee payroll information, and shareholder information, an accident register, agreements, financial statements, reports, incorporation certificate, and court order.
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- English
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See also the West Vancouver Transportation Company fonds (West Vancouver Archives reference code 063).
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BCAUL control number: WVAN-3655
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- Lawson, John (Subject)
- Hay, George (Subject)
- West Vancouver Transportation Company (Subject)
- West Vancouver (B.C.) (Subject)
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Revised March 2010