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2025—Performing Arts
Victor “Pinky” Dauvin
Born in Sackville in 1946, Pinky started his journey as a rock and roll musician in 1962 as a founding member of The Continentals, regularly appearing at Sackville’s Firehall Dances and other venues across the Maritimes.
In late 1965, Pinky moved to Toronto, becoming a founding singer and drummer in The Stitch in Tyme, a band that gained great popularity in Toronto, at Expo ’67, and across Canada.
In 1969, Pinky became the inaugural lead singer with Lighthouse. This iconic Canadian rock band appeared at many of the most important performance venues in North America, including Fillmore East, Fillmore West, the Atlantic City Pop Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and Carnegie Hall.
An exceptional singer, percussionist and songwriter, Pinky was awarded a posthumous Certificate of Recognition from Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2023, cited for his “significant contributions in support of the Canadian music culture that has inspired generations.” Devoted to his family, bandmates and hometown until the very end, Pinky died in Newmarket, Ontario in 2013.