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MANY Of West Vancouver's early residents were first introduced
fo the area when they visited such beachside areas as Camp
Minnie Ha Ha (above, circa 1915) on vacation.

Nearly two centuries
of North Shore life

1792 - Capt. George Vancouver
explores North Shore by boat and
encounters native people at mouth
of Capilano River.

1863 - Start of Pioneer Mills at
future Moodyville site.

1882 - First. on-shore electric
lights turned on at Moodyville
Mill,

1889 - First Capilano Suspension
Bridge built.

1891 - Municipality of North
Vancouver elects first council with
four. wards, stretching. from
Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove, es-
tablished.

1893 - Building of Keith Road
and first wharf at the foot of
Lonsdale.

1898 - Fire destroys much of
Lower Lonsdale area. Francis W.
Caulfeild falls in love with part of
W.Y, coast where he will design a
unique, naturally oriented village.

190) - N.V. ferry begins opera-
tion. 7

1902 - Hotel North Vancouver
goes up next to a pavilion and
gardens for public gatherings.
Post office is. moved from
Moodyville to North Vancouver.
First N.Y. schoo] opened at 125
West First St.

1903 - Tug operator Capt. J.H.
Cates begins a towing operation at
Moodyville.

1905 - Gas street lights and street
cars installed on Lonsdale
Avenue. Victoria Park and Grand
Boulevard cleared.

1906 -N.V. City breaks away
from municipality. First newspa-
per, The Express, starts up. Elec-
tric tramline laid on Lonsdale
Avenue to 21st Street.

1909 - Pier built at foot of 17th
Street in W.VY. and ferry service
begins. .

1910 - First high schoo! at 8th
Street and Lonsdale Avenue.
Hospital built on East 12th Street.
Third Street pushed through In-
dian Reserve.

1912 - W.V. District breaks away
from N.V. and elects first council.

1915 - Opening of Marine Drive
{and new Capilano bridges) com-
pletes overland connection on
North Shore.

1916 - Moodyville Mil! burns
down; settlement demolished in
1927.

1922 - Electricity comes to W.V.

$925 - Bridge built at Second
Narrows.

1938 - Lions Gate Bridge com-
pleted afte: years of public
debate, chiefly about the span in-
terfering with ships’ masts — not
the 60-foot (18-metre) wide swath
cut through Stanley Park.

1947 - End of ferry service be-
tween W.V, and Vancouver,
.1949-Capilano floods
Ambleside and Dundarave and
knocks out bridge, isolating W.V.
for 10 days.

1950 - Opening of Park Royal,
first regional shopping centre in
Canada.

Native stories untold

THERE ARE cwo tribes of
First Nation people on the
North Shore: the Tseil’waututh
(Burrard) and the Squamish.

. Their heritage, their legends;
and the fives their ancestors
lived before the first Europeans
landed on their shores, make
up a story of endless fascina-
tion, and one of great value
and relevance to the entire
community.

No record of our history is
complete without an account of
these two tribes, Yet it is a
story that, for now at least,
must remain untold.

Although an article was
written for this paper, both
bands requested that we refrain
from publishing it. Due to the
nature of land claims issues
currently before the courts,
they felt that any publicity
might unwittingly complicate
proceedings,

The News regrets the obvious
gap this leaves in Our Town's
recoid of the North Shore’s
past. We hope that we can one
day share the zomplete story —
in friendship, and in a united
hope for a more trotting
future. .

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