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November 1999 West Vancouver Historical Society Page 5 COMING EVENTS WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEXT GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24th, 1999,7:00 p m. Seniors' Activity Centre, 695 21st Street, W.V. Sp>eaker - Mike Cotton Topic - BELCARRA - A Special Village W.V.H.S. CHRISTMAS PARTY DIRECTIONS to SPURAWAY& PARKING Approach from Taylor Way, turn east at Keith Road, drive to the second entrance which is nearest to the bridge. Turn left, driving up to the lodge to let your passengers off, then return and park on Keith Road. Parking is permissible on both sides of Keith Road (until 2:00 am). There is also a small parking area at the top of the road DON’T FORGET YOUR FLASHLIGHT, as the road to the lodge is not well lit. Date: Thursday, December 9,1999 at 7:30 pm The salmon fishing season is well under way so you may be interested in the following article from The Vancouver Province of February 16th, 1952, which Trev Roote sent us about the fishing exploits of his father-in-law. Many of the names may be familiar! Trev found the clipping whilst sorting out old family papers. If you find interesting stories among your family papers which you think we would enjoy please send them in. The following are extracts from the article: Battling steelheads of the Capilano River cooperated nicely Saturday morning when high brass of the educational, military and legal world cast their lures at the giant trout. The party consisting of Dr Norman A.M. MacKenzie, president of University of British Columbia, Brigadier Gordon D. Wotherspoon and Harold Mockridge of Toronto, Brigadier H.P. Bell-Irving, Denys Black, George Bulhak and Pintail, the Province outdoor editor, met at dawn and strung their rods. The upper reaches of the river produced not a single strike, but when the party moved down to the famous Salmon Pool they started to hit the steelheads almost immediately. A few were in the deep pool at the head of the run, and that is where George Bulhak hit his fish. But the big ones were in a fast run, where white water spilled out of the salmon pool. The story goes on to describe many "ones that got away", as well as considerable successes. To prove these, the article included a photograph of Dr. MacKenzie proudly holding up two 12 lb fish which were caught by his guests. (Unfortunately we were unable to procure a good copy for publication.) The writer concludes as follows: "The Toronto anglers just couldn't understand how such fine fighting fish could be caught within a few minutes of Vancouver. How today's fishermen must envy such success. We misplaced Captain George Vancouver's historical era - giving the date of his death as 1701 -when in fact it should have been 1791, according to our speaker. (Please accept your Editor's apologies for this typographical error.) Mr. Thomas Marshall drew our attention to this error. Upon further investigation by society member, Peter Hall, we learned that, according to the Canadian Encylopedia, Vancouver was bom on June 22, 1757 and died at Petersham, London, May 12,1798. The Encylopedia Britannica, however, lists his death at Richmond Surrey, on May 10, 1798. (Where the editor has seen his grave). Regardless, it is evident that he left behind an incredible record of achievement, which still fires the imagination of many of us today, over two centuries later.