Do you remember Lorna Gibbs?

by Penny Lim

At the Champlain Heights Community Centre, I attended Wednesday monthly matinees for seniors and became acquainted with Lorna Gibbs.

Now I’m on assignment to create a tribute for Lorna Gibbs for the Killarney Seniors Centre.

For over 20 years, Lorna and a core group fought to build a seniors centre in southeast Vancouver. These dedicated and determined members of Southeast Vancouver Seniors’ Arts and Cultural Society succeeded in their vision, and today we continue to enjoy the benefits at the Killarney Seniors Centre.

Among the awards Lorna Gibbs received was the City of Vancou- ver – Excellence Award presented at a ceremony by Mayor Gregor Robertson, a BC Achievement Award and a B.C. Medal of Good Citizenship.

I’ve found mention of Lorna in The Revue (Spring 2016) a front page article and photograph “Shovels in the ground (finally) for Seniors Centre.” Over the years, I recall stories and photographs of Lorna in The Vancouver Courier, like its July 11, 2019 issue, page 16, highlighting the Killarney Seniors Centre’s first anniversary.

Any memories or photos you may have of Lorna Gibbs are warmly welcomed. Please me at mrpintail@hotmail.com by February 28, 2023.