Founder's Day 2026

List of 6 items.

• Weekend Schedule

  Saturday, October 24

  8:30am

  Alumni Rowing. Contact rsvp@shawnigan.ca if you are interested in participating in an early morning row.

  9:30am

  Shawnigan AGM, Wilkinson Theatre

  10:00am

  • Check-in, Main Building
    Commissary & Duke's Cafe Open
  • Oak Society Reception (location to be announced)
    Join us for the Shawnigan Oak Society Reception, honouring those who have made a legacy gift. Reserved for Legacy Society members and for those interested in learning more about the Oak Society.

  10:15am

  60 Year Diamond & 70 Year Platinum Reunion Reception
  
  

  11:15am

  Chapel
  
  

  12:30pm

  • Alumni Lunch, Marion Hall
  • Gold Club Luncheon, Upper Marion Hall (60 Year & 70 Year classes are also encouraged to attend)

  1:30-2:30pm

  • Reunion Year Group Photos, Chapel Steps (1:30pm)
  • Boarding Houses Open for Tours (2:00-3:00pm)

  3:00-5:00pm

  • Rowing, Read Crewhouse
  • Rugby, Hyde-Lay Pavilion
  • Fine Arts Activities

  5:00pm

  • 5 & 10 Year Reunion Reception
  • 20 & 25 Year Reunion Reception
  • 30 Year Bronze Reunion Reception
  • 35 Year Reunion Reception
  • 40 Year Silver Reunion Reception

  6:00-8:30pm

  • Founder's Day Reception / Dinner to follow 7pm, Marion Hall
  • Children's Evening Camp: Dinner & Movie, Dinter's Hut

  
  

  Sunday, October 26

  10:00am

  Brunch, Marion Hall

• Accommodation

  We recommend you book your hotel room as soon as possible. If you are visiting the area, please see here for our list of partner hotels in the area.
  
  30 Year Reunion Hotel Group Booking Info Sheet
  

   

• Families Welcome!

  This year we are excited to offer an afternoon Kids Camp (3:00-5:00pm) and Kids Dinner & Movie (6:00-8:30pm) on Saturday. Our Shawnigan students will be coordinating these events and they have several fun activities planned including a variety of sports, arts and games. The sign-up for kids activities is included on the registration form. This is a complimentary service available for children aged 6 and up. We encourage you to bring your families along to your Reunion!

• Transportation

  Because alumni will be staying in Victoria and Cowichan, we strongly recommend that all guests utilize the complimentary bus transportation to and from the School on Saturday. The Malahat is one of the most treacherous highways in Western Canada, and is subject to heavy rain and dense fog. British Columbia has some of the strictest anti-drinking and driving laws in the country. Our goal is for all of our guests to have the safest and most enjoyable experience possible!
  
  Please indicate in the registration form that you are interested in transportation.
  
  The deadline to register for transportation is October 6th. 

  Please note space is limited.

• Additional Info

  The cost for the dinner this year is $25 per person, which includes dinner and two drink tickets (additional drinks are $5 each).
  
  Dress for Saturday is "smart casual" (i.e. no jeans please). Please bring weather-appropriate clothing as you will spend the entire day on campus and there is always the chance of rain. Please encourage your spouse and family to join us as well!

• Alumni Attending

  Here are the alumni currently registered to attend (note that this may not represent all alumni registered, only those who have agreed to have their names shared publicly):
  
  Reunion Years
  
  1956
  
  1966
  

  Tim Rendell

  Jim Thompson
  

  Peter Ladner

  Drew Bourne

  Peter Quinn

  John Coleman

  Phil Head

  Peter Cooke

  
  1976
  Vincent Chui
  

  Robert Moeser

  David Pink

  
  1986
  Paul Bryden
  Glenn Templeton
  
  1991
  Rosalynd Roome
  Elizabeth McTaggart
  Rachelle Coleman
  
  1996
  

  Sarah Bendell

  Judsen Garside

  Melissa Smith
  

  Carly (Hall) Simmons

  Richard Lockwood
  

  Ryan Koenig

  Naomi Duval

  Rhea Stewart

  Sarah Pearse

  Suzanne Boyd

  Chris Forrest

  
  2001
  

  Sara Thiesson

  Megan Phillips
  Ian Macdonald

  
  2006
  Logan Crawford
  Michael Wilding
  
  2016
  

  Miles Justice

  Andrey Petropavovskiy
  

  Jessica Fremlin

  Kako Kyoda

  Cassie Chang
  

  Christian Pickett

  Reid Boulter

  Megan Boulter

  Kyle Bell

  Merek Pipes

  Nathan Bice

  
  2021
  
  

  Other Years

  David Schieldrop '82

  Kane Wyatt '10
  Tom Wilke '18