The Squamish Historical Society Pays Tribute to John Drenka

Friends and relatives of John Drenka gathered on Saturday April 16 at the Sea to Sky Hotel to honour the elder statesman of the forestry industry in Squamish.
After some opening remarks from our president Bianca Peters, Mayor Gardner and our local MLA Joan McIntyre paid tribute to the guest of honour followed by the premiere of The Legend of John Drenka, an original SHS video documentary. Following the video presentation members of the audience took advantage of the open mic format to toast, and in some cases roast JD.
From all reports the event was well received by the nearly 150 people in attendance. The SHS extends our thanks to all our sponsors for their generous support, the management of the Sea to Sky Hotel for their attention to detail in hosting the event, and Double-Shutter Images for providing us with a high quality photo record of the activities.