Squamish Council Complete History

Here's the list of all the council members in Squamish history.

This full list follows an initial blog post listing the council members from 1987 to 2022.

The sources I used to compile this historical list included the District of Squamish website, Squamish library digital newspaper archives from the Advance, Squamish Review, The Times, The Chief, CivicInfo BC and former mayor Corinne Lonsdale (the best of all my resources with her collection of documents and her sharp memory with valuable context).

If you spot an error or have context for any of the details in the list please let me know. My contact information is included below.

1948 - First Council

George Stanley Clarke

John R. Morrison

Ed Carson

1949

John R. Morrison

G. Stan Clarke

Jean McRae

1950

G. Stan Clarke - Chairman

Jean McRae

John R. Morrison

1951

G. Stan Clarke - Chairman

J. Ed Aldridge

Sid R. Bishop 

F. B. Scott

Jean McRae

1952

G. Stan Clarke - Chairman

J. Ed Aldridge

Sid R. Bishop 

F. B. Scott

Jean McRae

1953

G. Stan Clarke - Chairman

Sid R. Bishop

F. R. Buckley

John F. Jacobson

D. D. Thompson

1954

G. Stan Clarke - Chairman

Sid R. Bishop

F. R. Buckley

John F. Jacobson

D. D. Thompson

1955

G. Stan Clarke - Chairman

G. Aalten

Sid R. Bishop

Jack Castle

John F. Jacobson

1956

John F. Jacobson - Chairman

G. Aalten

Sid R. Bishop

Jack Castle

G. Stan Clarke

December 1956

John F. Jacobsen - Chairman

E. Antosh

Sid R. Bishop

G. Stan Clarke

Laverne C. Kindree

1958

John F. Jacobson - Chairman

Ed Antosh

Sid R. Bishop

G. Stan Clarke

Laverne C. Kindree

1959

John F. Jacobson - Chairman

Ed Antosh 

Sid R. Bishop

G. Stan Clarke

Laverne C. Kindree 

1960

Sid R. Bishop - Chairman

Ed Antosh (second year of 2-year term)

P. J. (Pat) Brennan (first year of 2-year term)

Ross Chapman (first year of 2-year term)

Laverne Kindree (second year of 2-year term)

1961

Sid Bishop - Chairman

Pat Brennan

Ross Chapman

G. Stan Clarke

Laverne Kindree (first year of 2-year term)

1962

Pat Brennan - Chairman

Jim Brett

G. Stan Clark

Al Hendrickson

Laverne Kindree

November 1963

Pat Brennan - Chairman

Jim Brett

Al Hendrickson

Laverne Kindree

Fred Douglas Leeworthy

1964 - District Municipality of Squamish created Sat, Nov. 21 by a vote supported by 78 percent of community members

1964 - No election due to acclamations

Pat Brennan - Chairman

Al Hendrickson (2nd year of 2-year term)

Robert Kilmartin (acclaimed)

Laverne Kindree (acclaimed)

Gray Mitchell (2nd year of 2-year term)

1965 - Thu, Jan. 7 interim council takes office

Pat Brennan - Reeve

George Dickie (Mamquam Waterworks District)

E. A. Ellingson (Mamquam Sewage District)

G.A. Henderson (Unorganized Area Representative)

Al Hendrickson

Laverne Kindree

Robert Kilmartin

Gray Mitchell

1965

Pat Brennan - Reeve (Acclaimed Mon. March 22)

Election Sat, April 2

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol (1-year term)

M. A. Carrico (one-year term)

George Dickie (2-year term)

Al W. Hendrickson (2-year term) 

Laverne Kindree (2-year term)

Gray Mitchell (1-year term)

Sat, Dec. 11,1965

Pat Brennan - Reeve

Norman Barr (2-year term)

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol (2-year term)

M. A. Carrico (2-year term)

Al W. Hendrickson

Laverne Kindree

Gray Mitchell (1-year term)

Sat, Dec. 10, 1966

Pat Brennan (acclaimed) - Reeve 

Norman Barr

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol

M. A. Carrico

Al W. Hendrickson

Laverne Kindree

Gray Mitchell

Sat, Dec. 9, 1967

Pat Brennan - Reeve 

Charles Bellis

Fred Bennett

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol

Al W. Hendrickson

Laverne C. Kindree

Gray Mitchell

Sat, Dec. 7, 1968

Pat Brennan - Reeve (acclaimed - 2-year term) 

Charles Bellis

Fred Bennett

Sam Bonde (2-year term)

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol

Al W. Hendrickson (2-year term)

Laverne C. Kindree (2-year term)

Dec. 6, 1969

Pat Brennan - Mayor 

Sam Bonde

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol

Terry Burt  (2-year term)

Al W. Hendrickson

Laverne C. Kindree

Alice Makowichuk

Dec. 12, 1970

Pat Brennan - Mayor 

Ray Bryant (2)

Dorothy Buchanan (3)

Laverne C. Kindree (1)

Served final year of their terms:

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol

Terry Burt

Alice Makowichuk

Dec. 11, 1971

Pat Brennan - Mayor 

Terry Burt (1)

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol (2)

Alice Makowichuk (3)

Served final year of their terms:

Ray Bryant 

Dorothy Buchanan

Laverne C. Kindree

Dec. 9, 1972

Pat Brennan - Mayor 

Ray Bryant (2)

Laverne C. Kindree (1)

Chuck McArtney (3)

Served final year of their terms:

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol

Alice Makowichuck

Dave Stewart (filled vacancy left by Terry Burt resignation to run for mayor)

Nov.17, 1973

Pat Brennan - Mayor

I. L. (Izzy) Boscariol (3)

Alice Makowichuck (2)

Dave Stewart (1)

Served final year of their terms:

Ray Bryant

Laverne C. Kindree

Chuck McArtney

Nov. 16, 1974

Dave Stewart - Mayor

Ray Bryant (1)

Jerry Jerwa (3)

Laverne C. Kindree (2)

Served final year of their terms:

Alma Cunningham

Alice Makowichuk

Don McLennan

Nov. 20, 1975

Thor Froslev (2)

Alice Makowichuk (3)

Don McLennan (1)

Served final year of their terms:

Dave Stewart - Mayor

Ray Bryant

Jerry Jerwa

Laverne C. Kindree

Nov. 20, 1976

Pat Brennan - Mayor

Norm Barr (1)

Alma Cunningham (2)

Robert (Bob) Smith (3)

Served final year of their terms:

Nick Candy (served remainder of Alice Makowichuk term)

Thor Froslev

Don McLennan

Nov. 19, 1977

Nick Candy (2)

Bill Manson (1)

Rose Tatlow (3)

Served final year of their terms:

Pat Brennan - Mayor

Norm Barr

Alma Cunningham

Robert (Bob) Smith

Nov. 18, 1978

Pat Brennan - Mayor

Norm Barr (3)

Jim Elliott (1)

Bill Street (2)

Served final year of their terms:

Nick Candy

Bill Manson

Rose Tatlow

Nov. 17, 1979

Ron Barr (1)

Laverne C. Kindree (2)

Egon Tobus (3)

Izzy Boscariol (elected Dec. 1979 following the death of Pat Brennan) - Mayor

Served final year of their terms:

Norm Barr

Jim Elliott

Bill Street

Nov. 15, 1980

W. Jim Elliott - Mayor

Al Bird (3) 2-year term

Hugh Carleton (2) 2-year term

Bill Street (1) 2-year term

Served final year of their terms:

Ron Barr

Laverne C. Kindree

Egon Tobus

Nov. 21, 1981

Ron Barr (2)

Lawrence C. Minchin (3)

Egon Tobus (1)

Served final year of their terms:

W. Jim Elliott - Mayor

Al Bird

Hugh Carleton

Bill Street

Nov. 20, 1982

W. Jim Elliott - Mayor

Joanne Dheilly (2) resigned midterm

Charles (Chuck) Harvey (3)

Dave Stewart (1)

Served final year of their terms:

Ron Barr

Lawrence C. Minchin

Egon Tobus

Nov. 19, 1983

Ron Barr (2) 2-year term

Wilf Dowad (3) 2-year term

Corinne Lonsdale (1-year to complete Joanne Dheilly term)

Egon Tobus (1) 2-year term (resigned to run for Mayor)

Served final year of their terms:

W. Jim Elliott - Mayor

Dave Stewart

Charles (Chuck) Harvey

Nov. 17, 1984

Egon Tobus - Mayor

Corinne Lonsdale (1)

Dave Stewart (2)

Norm Verner (3)

Served final year of their terms:

Ron Barr

Wilf Dowad

Charles (Chuck) Harvey (final year of Tobus Alderman term)

Nov. 16, 1985

Ron Barr (1)

Robert (Lonnie) Ewacha (2)

Terrill Patterson (acclaimed)

Served final year of their terms:

Egon Tobus - Mayor

Corinne Lonsdale

Dave Stewart

Norm Verner

Nov. 15, 1986

Egon Tobus - Mayor

Chuck Harvey (2)

Corinne Lonsdale (1)

Garth McReedy (3)

Served final year of their terms:

Ron Barr

Robert Ewacha

Terrill Patterson

Nov. 21, 1987

Ron Barr (1)

Brian Giles (2)

Lynn Wilbur (3)

Served final year of their terms:

Egon Tobus - Mayor

Chuck Harvey

Corinne Lonsdale

Garth McReedy

Nov. 19, 1988

Phil Turner - Mayor

Chuck Harvey (2)

Corinne Lonsdale (1)

Garth McReedy (3)

Served final year of their terms:

Ron Barr

Brian Giles

Lynn Wilbur 

Nov. 17, 1990 (all elected for three years)

Egon Tobus - Mayor

Ron Barr (1)

Tom Bruusgard (3)

Brian Edwards (4)

Garth McReedy (2)

Don Ross (6)

Norm Verner (5)

Nov. 21, 1993

Corinne Lonsdale - Mayor

Ron Barr (2)

Tom Bruusgaard (5)

Ted Craddock (3)

Meg Fellowes (4) resigned February 1996

Paul Lalli (byelection in May 1996 to replace Meg Fellowes)

Don Ross (1)

Norm Verner (6) resigned April 1995

Bill McNeney (byelection in June 1995 - replacing Norm Verner)

Nov. 16, 1996

Corinne Lonsdale - Mayor

Ron Barr (6) resigned in 1998

Sandra Bauer (5)

Meg Fellowes(4)

Lyle Fenton (3)

Paul Lalli (2)

Dave Young (1)

Ted Craddock (byelection in 1998 replacing Ron Barr)

Nov. 20, 1999

Corinne Lonsdale - Mayor

Cheryle Bass (3)

Raj Kahlon (6)

Rick King (4)

Paul Lalli (1)

Wendy Magee (2)

Shelley Smith (5) resigned Sept. 2001

Ian Sutherland (byelection replacing Shelley Smith)

Nov. 23, 2002

Ian Sutherland - Mayor

Jeff Dawson (6)

Dave Fenn (2)

Raj Kahlon (4)

Sonja Lebans (1)

Corinne Lonsdale (5)

Ray Peters (3)

Nov. 19, 2005

Ian Sutherland - Mayor

Mike Jenson (5)

Raj Kahlon (2)

Corinne Lonsdale (1)

Jeff McKenzie (3)

Ray Peters (4) resigned due to health issue

Patricia Heintzman (6)

Greg Gardner (byelection to replace Ray Peters) 

Nov. 15, 2008

Greg Gardner - Mayor

Patricia Heintzman (4)

Rob Kirkham (5)

Paul Lalli (3)

Corinne Lonsdale (2)

Doug Race (1)

Bryan Raiser (6)

Nov. 19, 2011

Rob Kirkham - Mayor

Susan Chapelle (6)

Patricia Heintzman (2)

Ted Prior (5)

Doug Race (1)

Bryan Raiser (4)

Ron Sander (3)

Nov. 15, 2014 (all elected for four years)

Patricia Heintzman - Mayor

Jason Blackman-Wulff (2)

Susan Chapelle (6)

Karen Elliott (4)

Peter Kent (5)

Ted Prior (3)

Doug Race (1)

Oct. 20, 2018

Karen Elliott - Mayor

Eric Andersen (4)

John French (5)

Armand Hurford (3)

Chris Pettingill (6)

Doug Race (1)

Jenna Stoner (2)

Oct. 15, 2022

Armand Hurford - Mayor

Eric Andersen (2)

John French (6)

Lauren Greenlaw (3)

Andrew Hamilton (5)

Chris Pettingill (4)

Jenna Stoner (1)

Oct. 17, 2026 election

NOTES

Numbers in brackets after names indicate the polling result. The top polling Councillor or Alderman is noted by (1) and the second polling Councillor or Alderman is noted by (2).

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