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Jessie Isabel Binning (nee Wyllie) was an important figure in the protection of the "Binning House" in West Vancouver and the emerging culture of West Coast Modernism. Her father was a businessman and one of the early entrepreneurs to trade with Japan and other Asian locales. He took Jessie on a trip to Japan when she was 19 years old, where she developed a lifelong appreciation for Japanese culture. [Information from: http://blog.conservancy.bc.ca/2012/03/a-champion-of-west-coast-modernism-jessie-binning-1906-2007]