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Page 3 West Vancouver Historical Society November 2004 What are/were the West Van parks bearing the following descriptions? (Answers on page 8) 1. This five-acre site is situated between what was the Inglewood building and 20th Street on the north side of Inglewood Avenue. 2. This park comprised about four acres in Dundarave, and was named after an ex-alderman from North Vancouver. It had been used as a sports and recreation ground for years. Before Ambleside was opened it was the scene of many football matches. 3. This park was originally known as Trestle Park, and faces the sea on the heights just west of West Bay. 4. This park was opened by Baron Byng on July 3rd, 1935. On its east side is a creek which comes all the way from Hollyburn Ridge. 5. This park comprises a large area surrounding the Nelson Creek Canyon, and is situated about three quarters of a mile down stream in a southeasterly direction from Eagle Lake. 6. This area, named for one of West Vancouver’s most popular reeves, comprised three acres on the south side of Inglewood Avenue opposite Pauline Johnson School. 7. This area of approximately one acre was situated on the shore line south of Marine Drive at Altamont just west of 29th Street. 8. At one time owned by Union Steamships, this park contained a banquet/dance building known as “Cliff House”, which burned to the ground in the late ‘fifties. 9. The municipality purchased this waterfront area (following a referendum put to the voters) for $15,000 in 1943. The beach, which lives up to its name, contained five cottages, whose lessees were allowed to remain indefinitely, was and is a gem. 10. Also purchased in 1943 was property which had belonged to Howard Rodgers, who had been in the boat and amusement business from 1914. Longtime Bay residents will doubtless remember his motor launch the “Commodore”. September's Speaker - Deborah Wilson We congratulate Bud Langley for bringing us a superb first- general-meeting speaker. Deborah Wilson, a master nego- tiator with the Federal Treaty Negotiation, gave an eloquent talk on the current state of negotiations and the history of negotiations, especially with the Sliammon First Nations near Powell River. On the very same day as the meeting, the Sun announced that a settlement in the Sliammon First Nations might come about early in 2005. It was an interesting evening. Is Peter Hall on Sabbatical? This question was asked us following the appearance of the September newsletter. The questioner was doubtless spoilt after reading Peter’s interesting articles in recent issues. She had thought they would just keep on coming. We assured her that she would not be permanently disappointed. Some- thing just as good is on its way. Peter has spent over a year thoroughly researching West Vancouver’s streets, avenues and roads--in fact, place names of all kindsâ€"how and when they were named, and so forth. His predictably interesting effort has arrived in the form of a book at our museum gallery shop. If you want one, either for yourself or as a Christmas gift, make fast tracks to 680 17th Street between 12 noon and 4:30 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. The first printing numbers only lOO-hence the need for speed. Some of Us May Be Working for Nothing Included in this issue is the renewal form for 2005, As mentioned elsewhere, a number of our volun- teers, as well as Lois Eiinsjour archivist, have spent considerable time preparing envelopes, labels, etc. This is what we mean by “working for nothing”; 125 “members” received newsletters between Janu« ary and September without having paid their dues for 2004.1We just hope that they might notice the absence of this ^sue iii ’their mailboxes and come up with dues both for this and next year. If the loss of member^ip continues at this rate there is little doubt of what ^ West Vancouver Historical ISociety.;i|||;::;:|^ Council/Hollyburn Ridge Matters - September 27,1943 Mr. E.A. McIntosh spoke with [further! reference to the re- cent request of the Hollyburn Ridge Ski Promotion Com- mittee. He reported that the location proposed for a new ski hill had been found by the Municipal Engineer to be on watershed area, and was, therefore, not available. As an al- ternative programme the Committee solicited Municipal fi- nancial support to the extent of the same amount as previ- ously agreed upon, in order to clear a suitable area for a “teaching hill” and to construct a necessary landing area at the main ski jump. MOVED by Councillor Richardson, Seconded by Council- lor Paulson THAT the request be granted and the sum of $400.00 previously voted for use on clearing a new ski hill be provided for an alternative programme as now outlined, providing all work is under supervision of the Municipal Engineer. Carried.