Hamber Orchestra
Hamber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Eric Hamber (1879–1960), Canadian businessman and the 15th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia * Jan Hamber, American ornithologist and conservationist * John Hamber (1931–2013), sailor who represented the United States Virgin Islands See also *Eric Hamber Secondary School, is a public secondary school located in the South Cambie neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada *Hamber Provincial Park Hamber Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 130 kilometres (80.7 mi) north of Golden. Straddling the Great Divide on the provincial boundary with Alberta, the park is surrounded on three sides by Jasper ...

Eric Hamber
Eric Werge Hamber (1879–1960) was a Canadian businessman and the 15th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Early life Born on April 21, 1879, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a youth he was an excellent athlete who shone in his school rowing, rugby, football, and hockey teams. His first job was as a junior clerk with The Dominion Bank, and he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to open a new branch in 1907. On May 14, 1912, he married Aldyen Hendry and began work at the BC Mills Timber and Trading Company, a company owned by Aldyen's father John Hendry. Hamber later became the company's president. In 1934 he built the Tudor Revival style, Minnekhada Lodge, in Coquitlam as a country retreat and hunting lodge. The land is now managed by Metro Vancouver Parks. Public office On May 1, 1936, he became Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, achieving considerable popularity. He left office in 1941 and accepted the position of Chancellor of the University of British Columbia ...
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Jan Hamber
Jan Hamber ( Armstrong) is an American ornithologist and conservationist. While working at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in the 1970s, she became involved in the effort to save the California condor, and has been credited with playing a major role in the condor's survival in the wild. Hamber was the biologist who tracked the last known California condor in the wild, placing the phone call that led to its capture at the beginning of the successful captive breeding program that saved condors from becoming extinct. Early life and education Jan Armstrong was born in New Jersey and grew up in New York City, where her father taught agriculture at a high school. She developed an early interest in birding. Hamber attended Cornell University, where she took a class in ornithology taught by Professor Arthur Allen, and went on to major in botany. While at Cornell she met and married Hank Hamber, and the two lived in Connecticut, Florida, and Alaska before moving to California i ...
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John Hamber
John Werge Hamber (May 6, 1931 – February 1, 2013) was a sailor who represented the United States Virgin Islands. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * * 1931 births 2013 deaths United States Virgin Islands male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Virgin Islands Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Tempest Sportspeople from Oakland, California {{USVirginIslands-yachtracing-bio-stub ...
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Eric Hamber Secondary School
Eric Hamber Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the South Cambie neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Eric Hamber is a comprehensive secondary school with approximately 1400 students. Each year, approximately 70% of the senior class graduate with honours standing. The school is named after Eric Hamber, former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. The school colours, maroon and light blue, were the colours used by Eric Hamber's race horses. The school's mascot is a Griffin. Feeder schools The elementary schools in Eric Hamber's catchment area include:http://www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/eric-hamber/ Eric Hamber - Vancouver School Board * Annie B.Jamieson Elementary School * Edith Cavell Elementary School * Emily Carr Elementary School * General Wolfe Elementary School * L'École Bilingue Elementary School * Simon Fraser Elementary School * Sir William Osler Elementary School * Sir William Van Horne Elementary School Programs Challenge Stud ...
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