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Lane, William T.
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1923-2005
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William Tierney Lane, a pioneer in Municipal and Planning Law, acted as Municipal Solicitor and District Prosecutor for the Municipality of Richmond and as Commissioner for Regional Development for the Greater Vancouver Regional District while lecturing in the School of Community and Regional Planning at UBC for 23 years. As first Chairman of the Agricultural Land Commission, he also made significant contributions to preserving agricultural land in BC. After retiring from private practice with the firm of Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang, he continued to support and be actively involved with UBC by serving on the President's Advisory Committee on Campus Enhancement.
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UBCA-ARC-AUTH-273