Friends Executive Service / Park Volunteer These consistent and amazing volunteers – are the precious few – who have maintained the “Friends” and supported this provincial park since 1984. Updated for end-2022 Name Period (years) Impression Elizabeth Nyland 1984 – 1999 (15) Founder Edo Nyland 1984 – 2017 (33) Founder, Builder, President & Advisor, […]
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TRAIL BUILDERS, 1987-90
These amazing volunteers constructed the great John Dean Park loop trail. If I’ve accidently omitted/misspelled someone, please let me know; updated – summer 2019. By February 8, 1988, the volunteer trail crew had become too large for one project. The main 31 person troop split into three teams. The Alec Road Crew was led by […]
FRIENDS OF JOHN DEAN PARK SOCIETY
Newsletters & Circulars – updated for autumn 2021 Anyone interested in the parks post-1980 history, will find the newsletters most fascinating. They contain a wealth of information – previous park issues, history and nature articles; they truly explore the fundamental accomplishments and mission of the Friends. For public access, in 2009, the Friends donated their […]