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NOVEMBER 27, 2020 presenting sponsor: VIRTUAL EVENT Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet Tableau
UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF HER EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Julie Payette, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.Q., C.D., Governor General of Canada
FOUNDERS Gweneth Lloyd & Betty Farrally ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS Arnold Spohr, C.C., O.M. FOUNDING DIRECTOR, SCHOOL RECREATIONAL DIVISION Jean Mackenzie FOUNDING DIRECTOR, SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL DIVISION David Moroni, C.M., O.M., D.Litt, (h.c.) ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CEO André Lewis ARTISTS Yayoi Ban, Elizabeth Lamont, Chenxin Liu, Alanna McAdie, Yosuke Mino, Yue Shi, Katie Bonnell, Stephan Azulay, Liam Caines, Ryan Vetter, Jenna Burns, Jaimi Deleau, Elena Dobrowna, Katie Simpson, Sarah Joan Smith, Amanda Solheim, Joshua Hidson, Peter Lancksweerdt, Michel Lavoie, Parker Long, Liam Saito Tymin Keown, Emilie Lewis, and Brooke Thomas
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTORTara Birtwhistle PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Julian Pellicano SENIOR BALLET MASTER Johnny W. Chang BALLET MASTERS Caroline Gruber, Vanessa Léonard, Jaime Vargas SCHOOL DIRECTOR Stéphane Léonard RECREATIONAL DIVISION PRINCIPAL Nicole Kepp PROFESSIONAL DIVISION PRINCIPAL Suzanne André TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTOR Johanne Gingras STAGE MANAGER Candace Jacobson ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Ryan Bjornson
Land and Water Acknowledgment We are grateful to practice our art on Treaty One land, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. We acknowledge that our water is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation. We stand with the indigenous community and commit to build an ongoing process of reconciliation and collaboration.
ISSUE NO. 216 | ISSN: 1495-9291 Cover: Sarah Joan Smith, Photo by David Cooper We are pleased to receive your feedback, comments and questions. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is a chartered non-profit corporation operated Send to: Marketing & Communications Department, by a voluntary Board of Directors, Don Leitch, Chair. Royal Winnipeg Ballet, 380 Graham Avenue, Wpg, MB, R3C 4K2 T: 204.956.0183 E: [email protected]
2 THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET To Our Audience A Message From André Lewis
The circumstances of this calendar year have brought on many changes, from which Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet has not been exempt. It’s certainly no secret to say that our operations have been affected at almost every level, and despite this, we have continually pursued our dream of performing heartfelt and evocative dance before an audience. Although it has not been without its own changes, Fast Forward: Innovative Dance Inspired by Dancers is a true testament to that dream and gives hope for what is to come. The rehearsal excerpts you are about to see are brimming with creative passion. Each one is a love letter to the art of dance, written with an unwavering commitment and dedication, signed by our own company dancers. Together, they have taken all of the uncertainty, longing and hope that many of us experienced throughout this tumultuous year and expressed it, as only artists can, in a special performance series. Originally planned to be viewed by a live audience in a black box theatre, Fast Forward is the culmination of many weeks of choreographic work and rehearsals from our artists. We hoped that by giving them tabula rasa, the dancers could begin to express the emotions that so many of us have felt over the last nine months. The work they turned in is exactly that, distilled and refined, as only our dancers could. Fast Forward would not be possible without your enduring support. On behalf of everyone at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, thank you for joining us for this special look inside the rehearsal studios at the incredible efforts and expressions created by our dancers.
André Lewis, Artistic Director & CEO
FAST FORWARD: INNOVATIVE DANCE INSPIRED BY DANCERS 3 Choreographer Biographies
Alanna McAdie | Choreographer Pomp Born in Edmonton, Alanna McAdie has danced with the RWB Company for nearly a decade. She was promoted to Second Soloist in 2015 and to First Soloist in 2017. Since joining the company, McAdie has danced iconic roles in numerous fan-favourite ballets, including The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Peter Pan, and the eponymous role in Giselle. McAdie’s Pomp was inspired by the communal nature of dance which she believes is meant to be shared. Pomp is McAdie’s second all-time choreographer credit, the first being for a special Canada Day performance for the CBC from earlier in the year.
Sarah Joan Smith | Choreographer the hidden moments Smith, originally from Columbia, South Carolina, began her training at age ten in Kiev, Ukraine. Following her graduation from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2012, she performed with Boston Ballet and Boston Ballet II, and then with the Richmond Ballet and Kansas City Ballet, where she performed many famed ballets, such as George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations and Diamonds. Smith joined the RWB Corps de Ballet in 2019, bringing her complete depth and breadth as a dancer to the company. the hidden moments is Smith’s first choreographic credit.
Stephan Azulay | Choreographer Intersperse London-born Azulay received his training over a five-year period where he studied ballet at the Academy Ballet, the Victorian College of the Arts, and the Australian Ballet School located in Sydney, Australia. Azulay, talented in many forms of dance, has been dancing since he was two years old. His talents brought him to the Joffery Concert Group, the Nevada Ballet Theatre, and finally to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in 2017, where he has become widely recognized as titular characters in such beloved ballets as Septime Webre’s Wizard of Oz, Moulin Rouge® — The Ballet, and Dracula. Azulay has previously choreographed several pieces at the Nevada Ballet Theatre, one of which was featured in Cirque du Soleil’s Mystère, one of six Las Vegas residency shows from the company.
4 THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Liam Caines | Choreographer Final Trawl Originally from Kingston, New Brunswick, Liam Caines danced in Saint John at Port City Dance Academy before starting his training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division in 2003, where he was invited to join the company in 2007. Having since gone on to perform lead roles in The Four Seasons, Septime Webre’s Wizard of Oz, and Vespers, Caines enjoys roles which allow him to explore character development beyond the technical elements of dance. Final Trawl is Caines’ first choreographic credit.
Peter Lancksweerdt | Choreographer Trois mouvements sur Jacques Brel Born in Belgium, Lancksweerdt began his studies at the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp. At 14 years old, he entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. After graduating in 2013, he continued his training in the Classical Junior Ballet of the Conservatory, where Lancksweerdt danced several roles and classical variations including Romeo and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliette by Paul Chalmer and the role of the principal dancer in Études by Harald Lander. Later, Lancksweerdt joined the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada for three seasons, before joining the Royal Winniepg Ballet in 2017. Trois movement sur Jacques Brel, Lancksweerdt’s first choreography credit, was inspired by the lyrics of the songs it is set to.
Larouche | Choreographer So I Choose Larouche is a dancer, choreographer, stager and dance teacher hailing from Laval, Québec. Formerly an apprentice with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Larouche has danced many classical and contemporary works on stages in China and across Canada and the US. Today, he has begun establishing himself as one of Canada’s most exciting and talented young choreographers, having recently flexed his skills as stager in Val Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story and Septime Webre’s Wizard of Oz. Larouche, the only non-RWB Company member asked to contribute to Fast Forward, has numerous choreographic credits to his name. In 2017, his duet Better Together was performed at the Canada Summer Games Opening Ceremonies, and he has previously choreographed projects for The Bros. Landreth and the RWB.
FAST FORWARD: INNOVATIVE DANCE INSPIRED BY DANCERS 5 Yosuke Mino | Choreographer WOPE Mino began his dance training at the Akiko Kanamaru Ballet Studio in Japan before moving to Canada in 1998 to train with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division. Mino became an Apprentice of the RWB in 2002 and has left his indelible personal mark on famous roles such as Peter Pan in the ballet of the same name, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, and Papageno in The Magic Flute, to name only a few. WOPE is Mino’s second choreographic credit with the RWB. His first piece, a duet called Rivalry/Revalry, debuted in 2012 for RWB’s Pure Ballet.
Yue Shi | Choreographer
Ryan Vetter | Choreographer Heart to Heart: Six Feet Apart Originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Ryan Vetter danced at the Dance Gallery under the direction of Jackie Kriens and Rebecca Hansen before joining the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division in 2008. After graduating with Distinction and completing one year in the Professional Division Aspirant Program, Vetter was hired into the Corps de Ballet in 2013 and later promoted to Second Soloist in 2018. Directly inspired by the emotional weight that the COVID-19 restrictions have placed upon us, Vetter’s Heart to Heart: Six Feet Apart explores the idea that we are not alone, and there are those that we can rely on to make us feel better, even when they are far away.
6 THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Repertoire & Casting
Pomp Heart to Heart: Six Feet Apart choreographer Alanna McAdie choreographer Ryan Vetter length 11:03 min length 7:40 min music Schubert Symphone No. 5 in B flat music Muttertandelei & Wiegenlied major D.485 III Menuetto, Allegro molto composer Richard Strauss and IV Allegro vivace singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf composer Franz Schubert dancers Yosuke Mino, Jaimi Deleau, dancers Ryan Vetter, Elena Dobrowna, Joshua Hidson, Michel Lavoie Elizabeth Lamont, Jaimi Deleau, Yosuke Mino, Michel Lavoie, Joshua Hidson Intersperse
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PHOTO ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET FIRST SOLOIST ALANNA MCADIE; PHOTO BY DAVID COOPER
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8 THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Soloists
Yayoi Ban | Soloist
place of birth Chiba, Japan year joined the rwb company 2006 professional debut Mark Godden’s Dracula (October 2005)
Elizabeth Lamont | Soloist
place of birth Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario year joined the rwb company 2010 professional debut Nutcracker (2005)
Chenxin Liu | Soloist
place of birth Chenzhou, Hunan, China year joined the rwb company 2012 professional debut Nutcracker (2010)
Alanna McAdie | Soloist
place of birth Edmonton, Alberta year joined the rwb company 2011 professional debut Svengali (2011)
Yosuke Mino | Soloist
place of birth Kanazawa, Japan year joined the rwb company 2002 professional debut Boston Ballet (2001)
Yue Shi | Soloist
place of birth Hebing, China year joined the rwb company 2015 professional debut Nutcracker (2014)
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Katie Bonnell | Second Soloist
place of birth Oakville, Ontario year joined the rwb company 2013 professional debut The Handmaid’s Tale (2013)
Stephan Azulay | Second Soloist
place of birth London, England year joined the rwb company 2017 professional debut Joffery Concert Group (2012)
Liam Caines | Second Soloist
place of birth Saint John, New Brunswick year joined the rwb company 2007 professional debut Peter Pan (2006)
Ryan Vetter| Second Soloist
place of birth Sioux Falls, South Dakota year joined the rwb company 2013 professional debut Nutcracker (2012)
Jenna Burns | Corps de Ballet
place of birth Rochester, New York year joined the rwb company 2019 professional debut La Bayadère (2019) Corps de Ballet
Jaimi Deleau | Corps de Ballet
place of birth Winnipeg, Manitoba year joined the rwb company 2014 professional debut Nutcracker (2012).
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Elena Dobrowna | Corps de Ballet
place of birth Kharkiv, Ukraine year joined the rwb company 2019 professional debut Kyiv Opera House (2014)
Katie Simpson | Corps de Ballet
place of birth Cranbrook, British Columbia year joined the rwb company 2018 professional debut Ballet in the Park (2018)
Sarah Joan Smith | Corps de Ballet
place of birth Raleigh, North Carolina year joined the rwb company 2019 professional debut The Nutcracker, Boston Ballet (2012)
Amanda Solheim | Corps de Ballet
hometown Surrey, British Columbia year joined the rwb company 2019 professional debut Ballet in the Park (2019)
Joshua Hidson | Corps de Ballet
hometown Edmonton, Alberta year joined the rwb company 2019 professional debut A Streetcar Named Desire, Ballet Kelowna (2018)
Peter Lancksweerdt | Corps de Ballet
place of birth Ghent, Belgium year joined the rwb company 2017 professional debut Atlantic Ballet Canada (2014)
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Michel Lavoie | Corps de Ballet
place of birth Winnipeg, Manitoba year joined the rwb company 2019 professional debut Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz Ballet in the Park (2019).
Parker Long | Corps de Ballet
hometown Thornton, Colorado year joined the rwb company 2019 professional debut Colorado Ballet (2018)
Liam Saito | Corps de Ballet
place of birth Northampton, Massachusetts year joined the rwb company 2017 professional debut Twyla Tharp’s The Princess & the Goblin (2017)
Emilie Lewis | Apprentice
hometown Winnipeg, Manitoba year joined the rwb company 2020 professional debut Serenade (2017)
Brooke Thomas | Apprentice
hometown Abbotsford, British Columbia year joined the rwb company 2020 professional debut La Bayadère (2019) Apprentices
Tymin Keown | Apprentice
place of birth Victoria, British Columbia year joined the rwb company 2020 professional debut Ballet Victoria (2018)
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Tara Birtwhistle | Associate Artistic Director
place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia year joined the rwb company 1991
Johnny W. Chang | Senior Ballet Master
place of birth Shanghai, China year joined the rwb company 1992
Caroline Gruber | Ballet Master
place of birth New York City, New York year joined the rwb company 1988
Vanessa Léonard | Ballet Master
place of birth Edmonton, Alberta year joined the rwb company 1997
Jaime Vargas | Ballet Master
place of birth Mexico City, Mexico year joined the rwb company 2004
Candace Jacobson | Stage Manager
place of birth Winnipeg, Manitoba year joined the rwb 2013
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Ryan Bjornson | Assistant Stage Manager
place of birth Arborg, Manitoba year joined the rwb 2018
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FAST FORWARD: INNOVATIVE DANCE INSPIRED BY DANCERS 15 Royal Winnipeg Ballet Staff Listing
COMPANY ARTISTIC FACILITIES Artistic Director & CEO...... André Lewis Facilities Manager...... Marc Dela Torre Associate Artistic Director...... Tara Birtwhistle Maintenance Assistant...... John Kaminski Senior Ballet Master...... Johnny W. Chang Housekeeping...... Albert Caaya, Roy Canlas Ballet Masters...... Caroline Gruber, Vanessa Léonard, Jaime Vargas Cyril Carolino, Jade Manov, JP Octavo, Ametehanes Ukubamarian Assistant to the Artistic Staff...... Judy Arnason Helmar Vistal
SCHOOL ARTISTIC PRODUCTION School Director...... Stéphane Léonard Director of Production...... Justin Dowbiggin Professional Division Principal...... Suzanne André Technical Director...... Jef Ward Teacher Training Program Director...... Johanné Gingras Stage Manager...... Candace Jacobson Recreational Division Principal...... Nicole Kepp Assistant Stage Manager...... Ryan Bjornson Recreational Division Vice Principal...... Katrin Benedictson Head Carpenter...... Jacqueline Easton Principal Pianist...... Donna Laube Head of Properties...... Ryan Spracklin Head of Electrics...... Marc Gagnon ADMINISTRATION Assistant Carpenter...... Paul McWhinney Chief Operating Officer...... Taralee Turner Assistant Electrician...... Jarret Borodenko Controller...... Edward Esguerra Head of Audio Video Services...... Bob Stewart Accounting Manager...... Debbie Wallin Head of Wardrobe...... Alena Zharska Payroll Administrator...... Deneen Swartz Wardrobe Administrative Coordinator...... Heather Thorleifson Accounts Payable...... Alison Chaboyer School Costume Coordinator...... Laura Elliott People Services Manager...... Kara Neilson Shoe Assistant/Seamstress...... Diana Miller Interim Support Coordinator...... Michele Kern Head Seamstress...... Angela Gaft Seamstress/Seamsters ...... Noel De Leon, Kristina Maitland COMPANY ADMINISTRATION Lani van Rooyen, Irina Voronchikhina Company Managing Director...... David Warburton Junior cutter/Seamstress...... Emily Woodman Company Manager...... Isabelle Ly Wardrobe Mistress...... Brenda Belmonte Wardrobe Assistant...... Barry Malenko SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION School Managing Director...... Kate Fennell SCHOOL ARTISTIC FACULTY Program Support Manager...... Lindsay McKnight Matthew Armet, Eugene Baffoe, Toshiyuki Ban, Yayoi Ban School Office Manager...... Karin Krueger Rodrigo Belifuss, Katie Bonnell, Aimee Brasko, Darilyn Burdeniuk Recreational Division Registrar...... Jessica Jamieson Liam Caines, Sabine Chaland, Keri-lee Conly, Rachel Cooper Professional Division Registrar...... Taylor Wickens Jacqui Davidson, Martha De Ita, Jaimi Deleau, Erika Delponte School Receptionist...... Melanie Saunders Nicole Dufault, Anthony Ferens, Alexander Gamayunov School Office Assistants...... Sydney Barber, Briar Boyko Karin Giesbrecht, Julie Gregorchuk, Elizabeth Hendricks Sydney Mangilit, Rikke Mcfeetots, Vanessa Vertz Kira Hofmann, Chelsea Humble, Kelly Jedlic, Laura Kolisnyk School Production and Event Coordinator...... Carolin Schroeder Lianne Kondziela, Gael Lambiotte, Philippe Larouche School Administrator...... Sarah Davey Karyn Maertens, Alenna Mark, Claire Marshall, Alanna McAdie Greg McGlenning, Magdalena McGregor, Yosuke Nishi MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Nicole Owens, Radostina Panova-Torodova, Danielle Platford Interim Marketing Director...... Jocelyn Unrau Emilia Radawetz, Gabriela Rehak, Sharlyne Santos, Multimedia Communications Coordinator...... Ryan Rogocki Olivia Sarmiento, Cheyenne Schroeder, Marilee Schroeder Public Relations & Communications Coordinator.....Dustin Rodgers Cheryl Scott, Marijka Stanowych, Debra Thiessen, Tracy Tomchuk Online Marketing Coordinator...... Diana Blumczynski Rachelle Vermette, Jacqueline Weber, Kendra Woo Interim Online Marketing Coordinator...... Nicole Regnier Archivist...... Gayle DeGagne ACCOMPANISTS Arlene Baschak, Howard Chan, Timothy Church, Katie Erickson DEVELOPMENT Trish Franklin, Irena Gendelman, Alina Havrylyuk, Ari Hooker Director of Development...... Kristine Betker Jolanta Janiszewska, Ian Mikita, Michelle Mourre, Dale Rogalsky Corporate Partnerships Manager...... Patricia Guenther-Smith Nina Rudakova, David Schneider, Jay Stoller, Miro Szarek Donor Relations Officer...... Madison Harding David Troya Ospina, Viktoriya Yamchuk
CUSTOMER SERVICE RESIDENCE Box Office & Customer Service Manager...... Cort Schroder Residence Manager...... Tali Sitschkar Database Administrator...... Eric Lazaro Head Residence Advisor...... Lana Richert Box Office Supervisor...... Pattie Kirkikis Residence Advisor...... Mary Elliott Front Desk Assistant...... Christine Downey Student Care Counsellors...... Brianne Baigrie, Carol Hoydalo Customer Service Representatives...... Jessica Boucher-Cowie Residence Advisor...... Alexandre Borger, Rory Ellis, Ashley Hall Nicole Dupas, Anastasia Iurovski, Kirsten Kruse, Margaret Kahler Jace Hodges, Emielia Jersak, Tymin Keown, Yoshi Matsuo Lindsey Koepke, Heather Krahn, Wes Rambo, Leanne Sanders Arielle McCaffrey, Amber Neufeld, Kathryn Olson, Bob Pleschke Rachel Sham, Emily Simoes, Shanyn Thorarinson Megan Priebe, Liam Reid, Ellen Stothers, Cass Taylor Activity Leader...... Madeleine Friesen
16 THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Activity Worker...... Cleighden Butler MEDICAL SUPPORT TEAM Genevieve Galea, Emilie Lewis Medical services provided by ...... Pan Am Clinic Interim Head Chef...... Max Sitschkar Physiotherapy service provided by...... Lifemark Health Acting Sous Chef...... Kristine Schneider Medical Department...... Dr. Brian Lukie, B.Sc., MD, Cook...... Maciej Kaminski, Wayne Aastrom Dr. Deborah Hill, MDCM FRCPC Dip Sport Med Kitchen Assistant ...... Doris Bedard, Julia Hockey Physiotherapists...... Lexie Flynn, Hallee Holmlund, William Hrivnak, Myles Mackesay Katie Zwingerman, B.M.R. (P.T.) Logan Savard, Brooke Thomas, Irene Blanc Zoco Massage Therapist...... Leanne Lawrie, R.M.T. Residence Caretaker...... John Samia Sports & Wellness Nutrition Consultant...... Cleaners...... Amela Nukic, Julie Prystupa Marieke Breakey, B.Sc. (HNS), R.D.
Royal Winnipeg Ballet Board Listing
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 1961 - 1962...... J.G. Scott Don Leitch...... Chair 1962 - 1965...... Dennis H. Carter Jean Giguère, C.M...... Chair Emeritus 1965 - 1967...... Sol Kanee John Osler, Kirsten Albo, Bev Davies, Jim Eldridge, 1967 - 1970...... Mr. Justice R.J. Matas Jessica Albrechtsen, Tara Snider, Tara Letwiniuk, 1970 - 1973...... Peter J. Macdonald Rebecca Parkinson, Lorraine Yau 1973 - 1975...... John W. Graham 1975 - 1977...... Richard Kroft HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBERS 1977 - 1980...... John Condra Sheldon Bowles, Dee Buchwald, Irena Cohen, James Cohen, 1980 - 1982...... Dr. Leon Rubin Jim Eldridge, Jane Emslie, Ashleigh Everett, John F. Fraser, 1982 - 1984...... Mrs. Lynne Axworthy Susan Glass, CM, Jean Giguere, CM, Chair Emeritus, Richard Kroft, 1984 - 1986...... Mrs. Louise Soubry Don Leitch, The Hon Otto Lang, OC, Peter J. Macdonald, 1986 - 1988...... Joseph J. Wilder, Q.C. Marilyn Marshall, Ruth Matas, Jennifer Moncrieff, Stuart Murray, 1988 - 1989...... Arthur Pearson Art Pearson, Kevin Regan, Arni Thorsteinson, Terrence Wright, QC 1989 - 1991...... Rod Zimmer 1991 - 1992...... Diane Wolch PAST PRESIDENTS & CHAIRS OF THE BOARD 1992 - 1993...... John F. Fraser, OC OF THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET 1993 - 1995...... W. Terrance Wright 1939 - 1943...... Gweneth Lloyd 1995 - 1998...... Susan J. Glass 1943 - 1944...... Mrs. C.S. Riley 1998 - 2000...... Sandra Foster 1944 - 1945...... Mrs. W.H. Collum 2000 - 2001...... Justice Deborah McCawley 1945 - 1947...... Mrs. Harold D. Barbour 2001 - 2005...... Jean Giguère 1947 - 1949...... Dr. H.S. Gillson 2005 - 2007...... James Cohen 1949 - 1951...... Mrs. Douglas Edmond 2007 - 2008...... Jean Giguère 1951 - 1953...... John A. Russell 2008 - 2010...... Charlene Rocke 1953 - 1956...... Robert Kipp 2010 - 2011...... Dr. Glenn Feltham 1956 - 1957...... F.N. McKenzie 2011 - 2012...... Martin Thibodeau 1957 - 1961...... Miss Kathleen Richardson 2012 - 2017...... David Reid
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