Volunteer centre dyiiamo | retires after 15 years AFTER 14 years with the North Shore Information and Volunteer Centre (NSIVC), Ramsay is stepping down. Ramsay, who officially retires from her post in June, was born and educated in Winnipeg and has lived in Toronto, New York, New Zealand, and for the past 36 years, has resided in West Vancouver. NSIVC executive director Margaret Ramsay ...‘‘committed to the coucept of volunteerism.” She graduated with a degree in social work and has worked for the YMCA in Toronto, Winnipeg and New York with youth and adult programs. She was instrumental in starting the North Shore Volunteer Action Centre and became its first execu- tive director in 1976, and con- executive director Margaret Volunteer Centre amaigamated with the Information and Referral Service in 1983. “It’s been very exciting,’’ Ram- say said of her !4 years with the NSIVC. “I’m pleased with the work that has been done by all of the volunteers. I was trained in social! work and was very commit- ted to the concept of volun- teerism.”” Ramsay, whose husband Richard is also retired, says she will now look forward to ‘‘doing spur-of-the-moment things’? with her husband. She also has two children, Kenneth and Caroline. Under her leadership, the NSIVC has sponsored two major Lower Mainland conferences, one on wife assault and the other on elder abuse. Ramsay has a long recorc of community service, starting as a Girl Guide leader in Winnipeg. While with that organization, she served on the National Training ference held in Vancouver. As a member of the St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, she has been People’s Warden for two years, a Synod dclegate, “Tm pleased with the work that has been done by all af the volunteers. I was trained in social work and was very commited to the concept of volunteerism. ’’ ee eee chairman of the Outreach Com- mittee and is currently a member of the West Vancouver Ecumenical Outreach Committee. She was recently appointed chair of the Anglican Diocesan Unite on Aging and serves on the Primate’s OPTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS: SEE PAGE 48 Committee, as a district commis- sioner in West Vancouver and deputy area commissioner and as chairman of the Camp Olave Management Committee. She also chaired the B.C. Com- mittee on Outdoor Education in the early 1970’s and the YWCA’s YaWaCa board, as well as serving on the board of directors of the Vancouver YWCA. Ramsay vas also very involved in parent participating preschools, starting as a parent in the In- glewood Coop, president of the North Shore Branch and chairman World Relief and Development Fund. Ramsay was one of 75 “tachievers” honored during West Vancouver’s 75th birthday celebra- tions. In addition, she has served a term as president of the Canadian Federation of University Women in West Vancouver and is currently a member of their Antique Study group. Ramsay said she will continue to be involved as a volunteer on a host of groups and committees when she steps down from her post tinued as the director when the of the 1968 international con- with the NSIVC. 21 - Sunday, April 22, 1990 - North Shore News LEARN TO SAIL CYA 5 day CRUISE ‘N LEARN ‘HANDS ON’ — THE EASY WAY TO LEARN CHARTER FLEET — 3 locations * DESOLATION SOUND * POINT ROBERTS * VANCCUVER SAIL & POWER — BAREBCAT OR SKIPPERED CA Charter Associates Inc. 1733 West 4th Ave. Vancouver, BC V6J 1M2 (604) 736-3738 Ww TRANSPORTATION NETWORK STUDY PUBLIC MEETING \ ws = The Council of the City of North Vancouver invites interested City residents to attend their regular Policy Commiiitee Meeting on: APRIL 23, 1990 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER 141 W 14TH STREET, NORTH VANCOUVER 7:30 pm The Policy Committee Meeting will provide City residents with an opportunity to view the ‘Road Classification"’ and “Best Network” for City streets and to participate in a question and answer session regarding Part ‘A’ of the North Vancouver Transportation Study. 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