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Page 8 West Vancouver Historical Society March 2005 (from page 5) cups and medals for prizes for the various events. Some of the campers dressed as clowns would put on some funny stunts to add a little amusement for the spectators. Kayo Roblin always looked after that feature. The first regatta was a big success. Every seat was occupied and there were some standing. It was such a success that we held one each summer for the next three years. At one of the regattas, Kayo Roblin arranged a stunt that created a lot of amusement. They built a raft over at our camp. Kayo dressed up a Robinson Crusoe in some old furs. Bunny Sayer put on a suit of black tights, blkkened his face and hands and he was Caruso’s man Friday. They borrowed a goat and when the regatta was in full swing, they paddled the raft from our camp around the L on the pier and came in to the floats. The water was quite choppy and the waves were breaking over the raft. The poor goat was scared stiff but it survived and it sure created a big laugh for the spectators. The officials for the events were starter: Allan Clampitt; judges; Gordy Vance, Charlie Reid and Dick Clarke. Herb Ballantyne and myself took care of timekeeping and announced the events. The fellows and girls that came from the other clubs were mostly expert swimmers and divers but some of our members gave them plenty of competition: Bill Campbell, Les and Bruce Hay and Tommy Stewart, and among the girls, Molly Edwards and Edith and Dorothy Earle. Pop Chapman usually took charge of the gate, collecting the money from the spectators. On the Sunday following each regatta we staged a mock regatta. It was purely a fun event; no charge and the seats were usually crowded with residents and campers. The campers and some of the children would dress in funny costumes and do all kinds of stunts off the diving board, much to the amusement of all. At the end of each summer season Jimmy Duncan, the Engineer, had the floats towed up to Fisherman’s Cove where they were stored for the winter, and then brought back and anchored in place at the Dundarave Pier early the next summer. During the 1920’s the Pacific Great Eastern Railway operated a passenger and small freight service from North Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay. There was a nice bathing beach there and the Bay was not cluttered with ferry terminal docks as it is now. There was one small passenger ferry called the “Sani” that operated from Horseshoe Bay to Snug Cove on Bowen Island during the summer months. On weekends the sersdce was very popular for families with children from Vancouver, North and West Vancouver, who would make the trip and have picnics on the beach. Some would also take the ferry trip to Snug Cove. Howard Rodgers operated a boat rental business at Horseshoe Bay, catering mostly to fishermen who came on the PGE train. Howard eventually married “Dixie”, the girl who camped at Dundarave with Myrtle McLennan. The campers from West Vancouver often made the trip and spent the day at Horseshoe Bay or Snug Cove. The railway never made money: it was always in debt and eventually quit operating in the 1930’s during the depression years. It remained out of operation until the early 1950’s when the Social Credit government under WAC Bennett took it over, changed the name to BC Railway, extended the line, first to Squamish, then on to Prince George and eventually to Fort Nelson. The railway was then a boon to the interior of British Columbia. It gave the ranchers, lumber mills and business people a change to get supplies a ship their products to the lower mainland and world markets. / thank Jack Cruikshank Jr. for this article, which is just one of many contributions he has made to us. WVHS Textbooks - Helena (Aldred) Link I had just gone through a box of old books when the Nov. 2004 edition of History-Onics arrived in which you mentioned Norma Minions. We moved to Kelowna from West Vancouver over 32 years ago. One of the books is called A Tale of Two Stowaways. It has a No. 20 marked in it, so I think that it was a Library Book. The name Alice Overington is written in it. Her father had a barber shop next to Murches Meat Market on the south side of Marine Drive near 14*'’ Street. On the next page is my brother Harry Aldred’s name. Harry is mentioned in the January 2004 edition as one of the soccer players on the 1932 Junior Division team. Harry also played the cornet in the school band when Mr. Condon was in charge. The next book is Modern Composition and was used by Norma Minions in Grade 9. It must have come down to someone in my family or I wouldn’t have it in my possession. My brother Philip I think. The next book is Spelling for the Grades, and this also was one of Phil’s, Grade 7, Class 12. Composition Through Reading is another that belonged to Harry and looks almost new. It has to date to 1933 or earlier. Finally we have Elementary English Grammar and was mine before being passed on to my sister Madge. Helena (Aldred) Link Lions Gate Bridge Saturday, March 12, 2:00 - 2:30 pm West Vancouver Museum, 680 17th Street Guest Speaker: Donald Luxton (Program Code: 241916) The Lions Gate Bridge is a significant heritage landmark, connecting the North Shore to Vancouver. It is a foundation of interesting stories of the people, land development and social changes. Through historic and contemporary photos, find out how the Lions Gate Bridge became the reality and discover the history of West Vancouver. Donald Luxton, the editor of Building the West: The Early Architects of British Columbia, will deliver a special lecture about the Lions Gate Bridge.