Featuring Joan Byers
For those who may not know, Joan has been a mainstay in our community for over 30 years as a neighbour and a dedicated community volunteer. In honour of her retirement last year, we would like to acknowledge her contributions.
Joan and her family moved to Braeside in 1980 after leaving the military and set up their home in our wonderful neighbourhood. She was asked to join the Community Board as Secretary a few years later and remained in that role for most of her 30-year tenure. During that time, she also stepped up to assume the responsibility of Acting President when needed and assisted in the office regularly. She was a fountain of knowledge about all things community related and was happy to share her experience with everyone, mentoring many new board members over the years. Joan helped initiate some of our long-standing events, including the Stampede Breakfast. The beautiful mural on our building was also one of her projects and she knew the perfect artist to complete it. In addition to her role at Braeside Community, she and Bob were also devoted volunteers at The Beverly Centre (now AgeCare Glenmore).
We think you’ll agree that Joan has been a tremendous asset to our community and elsewhere and we would like to thank her for her many contributions and wish her all the best!
