cee | Seeget Bright Lights acme Calendar Classifieds Lautens 3 Meizer i Talking Personals ee 47 HON Agate Campary Pdtstet Petet Sak 333 tonmaae Aves: Nant: Vardar FO The Voice of North and West V Recreational route on top Michael Becker News Editor mbecker@nsnews.com A portion of the historic Lillooet Trail has been buried to make way for a new trail for cyclists, hikers and in-line skaters in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve (LSCR). On the eve of North Shore Heritage Weekend, SPEC (Society Promoting Environmental = Conserva- tion) director and past presi- dent Paul Hundal is declar- ing the development a “he itage massacre in the Seymour Valley.” According to a 1978 his- torical account by Walter MacKay Draycott (Early Days in Lynn Valley) con- struction of the section of the Lillooet Trail from from Squamish to Burrard [nlet began in 1875 and finished in 1877. The trail was built asa route to bring catde from Lillooet to Burrard Inter. Draycott’s research found that only a cou- ple of herds of cattle were ever brought down the trail after it was opened in 1877, Due to the long and hazardous nature of the journey, few made it alive to the coast. The trail was used by prospectors, trappers and sett The Lillooet Trail was later widened and used as a logging, road. Horses hauled out second-growth trees. fn Lynn Valley, a stretch of the trail leading to the cemetery was also nown as Lover’s Walk, according to Draycott. Some of the Lillooet Trail will eventually be covered by asphalt. Work on the new Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve recreation trail is well un way. The construction, operation and maintenance of major water utilities over the next 15 years will make the existing paved road to the Sevmour Falls Dam unsuitable for recreational us “A new six-metre-wide paved trail built by the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) will cover nine kilome- See SPEC page ¥0 HE ROCKETS: OLEAR ETEGCH HOCKEY EQUIPMENT Te * PE THR ear L SP 355¢SM, M, 1, XL Ouol layer foom at chest, biceps & spine. Two piece arm & shoulder, SKUS536868/892 951997 SALE (behind Capilano Mat!) 985-3000 visit us at www.homebuilders.ca ancouver since 1969 Heritage Feature p28 North Shore ge Weckend Celebrating Wwww.nsnews.com Theatre reviews from the Vancouver Fringe Festival This Week 17 NEWS photo Mike Waketie!d SPEC (Society Promoting Environmental Conservation) director Paul Hundal has his hand on a portion of an old road bed dating from the 19th century. A recreational trail being built in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve is covering some heritage features. Lions Gate to close again Katharine Hamer News Reporter khamer@nsnews.com LESS than a week after con- struction delays marred the first deck replacement clo- sures, the Lions Gate Bridge will be shut down again for a 24-hour period. Weather permitting, the bridge and TECH SHIN PAD $6 355° 14-17 Anatomical “Hyper-bock” design, wrop cround calf protection 5KU8536931/934 WECH PANTS HP 655¢S, ML XL Excellent protection, interior mesh lining for cotiness $KU2530952/955 reg $99.99 24-hour period for deck piece Stanley Park causeway will be closed to traffic from 8 p.m. tomorrow until 8 p.m. Sunday. The dosure will be used for the replace- mente of one deck panel and to complete the repaving of the causeway. The B.C. ‘Transportation Financing Authority (BCTFA) says new procedures, drawn up by engineers in the wake of Monday’s delay, will be implemented this weeke TECH ELBOW PAD P355eS ML Combines the flexibility of a conventional style with the protection at a molded elbow cop SKUR5SI6932/917 reg $59.99 SALE Project managers assessed the difficulties which saw a planned 6 a.m. reopening Monday back to n : delay do havoc on North Shore roads, the SeaBus, and the Second Narrows Bridge. BCTFA spokeswoman Pam &yan said workers would now be using hydraulic jacks to remove hanger pins from the bridge deck. Last weekend, some pins took three hours — rather than an estimated 15 See Fall page3 MECH ; GLOVES HG 745 Pro quolity all leather construction with reinforced im. Available in Black, Block/Red, Bad /Blve $KU8S30855/857 seg S139. 9 SALE