50th Reunion Committee

Wayne Clifford

50th Reunion Chair

 A 40 year resident of Pointe Claire, Wayne Clifford taught and served in an administrative capacity in 4 Lakeshore elementary schools prior to teaching and becoming a Department Head for Cycle One in 1971, then Guidance and Student Services at Beaconsfield High School. His last 20 years there were as a counsellor, where he established peer counselling and peer-led sex education programs. He was also involved for 17 years as Commanding Officer of Lakeshore Air Cadet Squadron.

Since retirement in 1996, Wayne crewed on a 49 foot sailboat across the South China sea between Hong Kong & the Philippines, was an extra with a number of BHS Grads in the 1997 Nicholas Cage movie “Snake Eyes” in the newly-closed Montreal Forum. In 2006, he drove the support vehicle for 2 retired John Rennie teachers, Brian Potter and Tom Ropeleski who cycled across Canada raising funds for the Missing Children’s Network/Child Fund.

Wayne has served on the Board of Directors of CLSC Lac St. Louis, the West Island Community Resource Centre, and the Canadian and Quebec Counselling Associations. He is currently in his 3rd year as President of the Quebec Counselling Association.

Wayne is a volunteer and member of the Local Advisory Council of the West Island Y.M.C.A. He coordinates a retired teachers’ cycling group from Spring to Fall and plays hockey 3 times a week in the Winter.

This is the 4th BHS All-Years reunion that Wayne has worked on, he co-chaired the 40th in 1998 and (somewhat by default) is co-chairing this one with Birket Foster (’71).

He is a founding director of the Alumni Association of BHS.

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