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Edith Hale Van Beek (née Cheever) was born on November 5, 1934, in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

She was a Canadian poet, writer, and educator. She graduated from Lesley College and Columbia University and began teaching elementary school, which she did for the rest of her career. She spent a few years in Tanzania, Africa, where she helped start a college. In 1967, she met and married Johannes Van Beek (–2010) in Tanzania. In 1968, they emigrated to Ontario, Canada, where she continued teaching in Peel County. Van Beek published four books of poetry, "My Side of Fruit" (1982), "Points Of White" (1988), "Rising About Us" (1994), and "A Himalayan Mind: A Creative View of Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961)" (2000).

She died on June 14, 2019, in Orangeville, Peel County, Ontario.

Hugh Vallance (1866-1947) was born in Hamilton, ON. In 1883 he apprenticed with the Hamilton architect Charles W. Mulligan. After further architectural training in Paris, Vallance worked in Boston for the firm of Hartwill, Richardson and Driver. In 1907 Vallance moved to Montreal and set up practice in partnership with Brown. Brown and Vallance designed, among other buildings, the Children's Memorial Hospital (1907) in Montreal and the Medical Building (1910) of McGill University.

Hugh Vallance (1866-1947) est né à Hamilton (Ontario). En 1883, il a été l'apprenti de Charles W. Mulligan, architecte de Hamilton. Après une formation supplémentaire reçue à Paris, Vallance a travaillé à Boston pour le cabinet de Hartwill, Richardson et Driver. En 1907, Vallance s'est installé à Montréal et a ouvert un cabinet en s'associant avec Brown. Brown et Vallance ont dessiné, entre autres, le Children's Memorial Hospital (1907) à Montréal et le pavillon de médecine (1910) de l'Université McGill.