Bill McNulty

Biography:

Bill McNulty has lived in Richmond, B.C. for 53 years and is recognized as a community leader who is active and involved in volunteering in the community with a focus on sports, arts, culture, recreation and wellness.  First elected in 1993, he is currently serving his 10th continuous term as a Richmond City Councillor.  In the role of Councillor, he has served on many advisory committees, often as chairman.  At present, Bill serves as a Member the Metro Vancouver Housing Committee, Climate Action Committee, and Flood Resiliency Committee.

Bill has been a successful event organizer and fund raiser for numerous non-profit societies and charities.  He is a Life Member of the Richmond Women’s Resource Centre as well as the Richmond Arts Coalition and the Richmond Arts Connection. Bill served on the Richmond Library Board for many years and is a strong advocate and builder of the library system in Richmond. He was a sports administrator and coach and is the Founder and a Life Member of Richmond Sports Council.

Bill’s involvement in Athletics ranges from the grass roots to the international level.  His great interest in research resulted in his appointment to the Association of Track and Field Statisticians in 1989.  He is a life member of the International Society of Olympic Historians.

Bill worked as an educator and counsellor in the Vancouver Secondary School System from 1970 – 2006.  He has had a life-long relationship with the University of British Columbia (UBC), having received a Bachelor of Physical Education degree in 1968, a Master’s Degree in Physical Education in 1970, and a Master’s Degree in Counselling and Psychology in 1983.  A past president of the UBC Alumni Association, Bill also served on the Academic Senate of the University of B.C. for 30 years.

During the 1980’s and 1990’s, Bill wrote columns for a local newspaper “The Richmond News”.  Today, he continues to write articles on the history of Richmond for the Steveston, Hamilton, and Sea Island Community Associations’ newsletters. He has also published seven books: “Magee 75^th Anniversary”, “Canadian Athletics 1838-1992”, “Legends of the Inter-High 1900-1984”, “Peerless Percy: The Story of Canada’s Greatest Sprinting Legend Percy Williams”, “Richmond’s Postal History”, “Steveston – A Community History”, and “Richmond, British Columbia – An Illustrated History 1849-2015”.

Bill has served as a Rotarian for over 35 years and is the Founder and Past President of the Rotary E-Club of Lulu Island. He has been recognized both provincially and nationally for his accomplishments and service to his community.  In 2005, Bill was presented the B.C. Community Achievement Award, and in 2013, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal. He also received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Pin in 2022.

To contact the Mayor’s Office or the Councillor’s Office see City Contacts: https://www.richmond.ca/contact/departments/council.htm

Select Publications:

Legend of the Inter-High
From 1904 to 1995 students in Lower Mainland school competed in the Annual Vancouver and District Track and Field meet at Empire Stadium. Some 30,000 students took the day off school to attend the event. This was the largest public event with students in Canada. The book entails coverage of each meet by year with results. Included are the names to all the competitors in the meet by event, plus the annual winners for each event for Senior and Junior Boys and Girls. Many photographs are included in the 354 page publication.

Canadian Athletics 1839-1992
A compilation of results from the first known recorded athletic competition in Canada from 1839 to the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games in Spain. This 480 page publication covers result in Track and Field events participated by Canadians from 1839-1992. Each event and year lists results achieved by individual events of competition for both male and female competitors. Included are results from Olympic , Commonwealth and Pan American Games as well as NCAA competitions. Plus All Time Top Canadian Performances for each event are ranked for both men and women.

Peerless Percy
In 1927, a shy young man from Vancouver appeared at the Canadian Track and Field Championships. At that time Canada had no visible heroes in Track and Field. Percy Alfred Williams changed all that, winning two gold medals at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, The Netherlands winning the 100 and 200 metres, shocking the Track and Field World. This is his story. This 108 page publication contains the life of Percy Williams and includes the results of the few competitions that Percy Williams entered from 1926-1932.