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BC/Yukon Area 79 Archives Timeline
1941
The Beginnings
Preface from : THE BOTTLE BOOK: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS comes to the BC/YUKON AREA It was a strange combination of events and people that brought Alcoholics Anonymous to British Columbia. First there was the expert in films and slides in Victoria who wrote the A.A. office in New York in 1941,..Read More
1944
THE CANDY MAN A NON ALCOHOLIC
The Candy Man was Charlie Welch a non alcoholic who’s life had been marked by tragedy. His wife a top notch candy maker on which they established their business was an alcoholic. Her fight against the illness had ended only with her death in the late 1930’s. From agonizing over..Read More
CHARLIE B. FIRST A.A. MEMBER IN BC/YUKON AREA 79
Charlie B. was a jobless salesman living in a skid row room in Vancouver. The Oxford Group had helped but the war made it difficult for him to continue to attend meetings. Charlie continued to drink and things seemed hopeless. In the summer of 1944 he received a visit from..Read More
FIRST A.A. GROUP IN BC/YUKON AREA 79
VANCOUVER CHAPTER 1 Held in the beautiful home of Charlie Welch 4 men were present at the first meeting after 6 months there were 41 members 9 months later – New Westminster had it’s first meeting 1 year later there were 1341 members The meeting moved from Charlie Welches home..Read More
CHARLIE W. IS RECOGNIZED
1946
THE BOTTLE
Fred the owner of the bottle one of the first members in A.A. in the BC/Yukon area decided to pass the bottle from one to another on the honour system. Each one who held the bottle had the honour of passing it on to another who was active in A.A...Read More