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Hugh Aikens was born on September 11, 1914 in Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Ontario. Later in life he was nicknamed ‘Torchy’ because of his red hair. In 1919, the Aikens family moved to Vancouver. As a teenager growing up in the middle of the Depression, Hugh got a job with Cleland-Kent Engraving Company, Ltd. to help support his parents and four siblings. He worked for Cleland-Kent for the next 51 years, first as a delivery boy, and then as a trained photoengraver and electrotyper. In the early 1930’s, Hugh’s love of the outdoors drew him to Hollyburn Mountain. Within a couple of years, he became a partner in a cabin with Johnny Gibson and Ray Smith, a family friend. Hugh’s passion for photography developed during this period. Hugh joined the Canadian Army Engineers in 1941 or 1942. In 1943, both Hugh and his close friend, Bill Irwin (a renowned skier and ski jumper from Princeton), qualified as trainers in mountain warfare. This training took place near Jasper, Alberta. While in the Rockies, the regiment learned to ski and climb under harsh mountain conditions. After WW II, Hugh returned to Vancouver. He again took up the ‘Hollyburn lifestyle’ that involved summer hiking, winter skiing, and socializing with other cabin people on the Ridge. He was rarely seen without a camera. Around this time, Hugh became an account executive for Cleland-Kent. Hugh shared his Hollyburn cabin with Bea and Eric MacIntosh (sister & brother-in-law), and Naomi Wilson, (who later married Bud MacInnes). The cabin was appropriately called “Pack-Em-Inn”. In 1947, Hugh and his younger brother, Bert (still in high school), moved to Mt. Seymour where they leased a B.C. Forestry site and built a cabin. Around the same time, Hugh added a movie camera to his collection of photographic equipment. In the late 1940’s, Joyce Hall began to join Hugh on Seymour outings. They were married in 1950. During the next half-century, Hugh and Joyce spent much of their free time in the mountains. Garibaldi Provincial Park, Mt. Seymour, Mt. Hood, and the Canadian Rockies were among their favourite destinations. Both Joyce and Hugh became active members of the BC Mountaineering Club and the Vancouver Natural History Society. Hugh ‘Torchy’ Aikens passed away in 1999. Joyce died a year later.

Bob Ainsworth became the general manager of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. in 1979.

Air Canada was founded in 1937 as Trans-Canada Airlines and became Air Canada in 1965. It is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 182 destinations worldwide.

Annique Aird is from Val -David, Quebec. She is Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Communication for Mont-Tremblant ski resort in Quebec.

Dr. Donald Aitken is an expert in renewable energy sources. He gave a talk for AWARE's Speaker Series at some point prior to 2001. Aitken has served as President of the Solar Energy Society twice, created the first of 400 all-solar homes in the Lake Chapala area, and received many awards for his accomplishments and dedication to solar energy. He now lives with his wife and business partner, Barbara, in Ajijic, Mexico.

Wendy Aiken worked for Whistler Mountain in the early 1990s as the Director of Guest Services, retiring in 2015.

Aja Tan Enterprises Ltd. is a film and video company located in North Vancouver, BC.

David Akerly attended Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp in 1980 and lives in Vancouver, BC.

Albert Alaric ran a mill north of Green Lake which operated for two years. Albert Alaric then moved to BC's Interior to become a pole-cutter.