This organization was composed primarily of social democrats who opposed deportations of Japanese Canadians during World War II.

During World War II, defensive measures were taken on campus against the possibility of enemy attack, particularly from the air. Shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, a Civilian Protection Committee was appointed to organize Air Raid Protection (A.R.P.) throughout the province. A.R.P. wardens, established in all communities, received instruction in handling air raids, chemical warfare, and related subjects from faculty members of the University of British Columbia's Chemistry, Physics and English Departments. The outbreak of war in the Pacific in 1941 resulted in heightened concerns on campus about the possibility of a Japanese air attack.

CKOV Kelowna was established in 1928 by George Dunn, Bobby Johnston, Harry Blakeborough and James William Bromley Browne with the original call sign 10AY. The station broadcasted church services, plays, and performances by the Ogopogo Concert Club and was known as the Kelowna Amateur Radio Club. Significantly, it is recognized as one of British Columbia’s first radio stations. By 1931, it received a commercial license and 10AY switched to CKOV with the slogan “The Voice of the Okanagan.” The station had a firm grip on media in the Okanagan. It was a CBC Trans-Canada Affiliate by 1946 and it even began CHBC-TV in 1957, alongside CKOK Penticton and CJIB Vernon, although CKOV sold their shares in the late 1970s. Further, CKOV became the first licensed private radio network in Canada through obtaining CKCQ Quesnel in 1957, CKWL Williams Lake in 1960 and CKBX 100 Mile House in 1971.
Okanagan Broadcasters Ltd. (owned by the Browne family for 50 years) sold CKOV to Seacoast Communications Group Inc. in 1988, and by 1998, Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. acquired the assets for CKOV Kelowna from Seacoast. CKOV Kelowna moved to the FM band at 103.1Mhz in 2007 and as a tribute to the Browne family who aided in launching CKOV, the new station continued with the official CKOV call sign but identified on air as “B-103.” In 2010, the call letters were changed to CKQQ-FM and by 2017, the station was rebranded as Beach Radio 103.1 which provided Classic hits from the 80’s and 90’s.

One of the University of British Columbia's most distinguished chemists, Robert H. Clark, was born in Blythe, Ontario and received his university education at the University of Toronto (MA 1906) and the University of Leipzig (Ph.D. 1909). After teaching for seven years in American universities, he joined UBC's Department of Chemistry in 1916. Clark was appointed head of the department in 1927, which he held until his retirement in 1948.

Born in Vancouver, Robert James Clark completed his graduate work in Physics at McGill University and Canterbury. He returned to Vancouver and joined the University of British Columbia's Department of Physics in 1947 and remained active there until the early 1970s.

Born in Vancouver, Robert Mills Clark earned a B.Comm. (1941) and B.A. (1942) at UBC. He completed an M.A. (1944) and Ph.D. (1946) at Harvard University. Clark began his career at UBC as a lecturer in the Department of Economics in 1946. Specializing in provincial and municipal taxation, he wrote The Municipal Business Tax in Canada in 1952, and in 1959 his two-volume report, Economic Security for the Aged in the United States and Canada, was published by the federal government. Clark also served on three provincial commissions of inquiry on public finance issues. Actively involved in the university's administration, he was appointed as University Planner in 1966. Clark headed the Planning Office (later known as Academic Planning and then Institutional Analysis and Planning) until 1976. He also served on the UBC Senate and Board of Governors, the Vancouver School of Theology, and Regent College and was an active member of The Vancouver Board of Trade. He retired from the Department of Economics in 1985. In 1992 Clark was awarded the Confederation Medal by the federal government for outstanding service to the people of Canada. He died on 11 August 2007.

Betty Clarke Pearson is the daughter of John St.Claire Clarke.

John St. Clarke was the chief officer of S.S. Empress of Canada when it was sunk by an Italian submarine in 1943. Not able to find a place in a lifeboat, he stayed in water for 13 hours until he was picked up by a British Warship. About 400 lives were lost that day due to shark attacks. Before Empress of Canada, he was a deck officer on the Empress of Russia and the Empress of Japan. After surviving the attack on the Empress of Canada, John Clarke became a general manager of Western Canada Steamship until it was sold in 1963. He then became the director of the Shipping Federation of B.C. for eight years. He later settled in Nanaimo and became a member of Nanaimo Rotary Club. After he passed away, his wife Gladys Clarke received a medal from the Canadian government on his behalf for recognition of his services during the World Ward II.