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West Vancouver Fire Services - cont’d. department (it saw active service from 1948- 89),mostly as a back-up pumper and for bush fires. The society began restoring the Jeep in 1990, and thanks to 6,000 volunteer hours, it is in mint condition today. The trucks meanwhile are kept polished and in good running condition year-round for parades and other events - like the occasional TV commercial or calendar. We believe strongly that the achievements of those who started the WVFDy the early volunteers, and the equipment they used should he saved, reads the society’s mission statement. The Society plans to open the “storage building” to the public twice a year. Below are the two display cabinets that our donation helped to build. Scouting Movement in West Vancouver Mr. Leslie Strike, an active member of the Scouting Movement for over 50 years, was the guest speaker at our March 27*^, 2007, General Meeting. Mr. Strike presented a very interesting history of Scouting from its inception in 1907 by Lord Baden Powell, to the present. The presentation also included a visual coverage of the World Wide Scout Jamboree, which he attended with a group of Canadian Scouts, held in The Netherlands in 1995. Scouting got underway in West Vancouver in 1926, starting with a Wolf Pack formed by Vernon Fagan and has continued to grow and remains strong to this day. On this 100*^ Anniversary, Queen Elizabeth II, reviewed the Annual Queens Scout Parade at Windsor Castle, which took place April 22“<^, 2007. The Royal Family have lengthy connections with the Scouting and Guiding Movements. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were members of the “First Buckingham Palace Company of Girl Guides, formed in 1937. The book “A History of Ten Decades of The Scouting Movement in West Vancouver” is still available and may be purchased through the West Vancouver Scout and Guide movement. A Few Observations bv Barrie Gillmore Congratulations on your excellent issue (March 2007) of the Society’s newsletter. Having lived in West Vancouver for nearly all of my 72 years, I can relate to the articles on the ferries and the P.G.E. You mention that the “West Vancouver” was the first of eight vessels which served the community. I recall hearing about the “Sonrisa” (sp.?) and traveled on the “Bonabelle”, “Hollyburn” and West Vancouver No.6. What were the names of the other three ferries and when did they operate? Readers are requested to submit their recollection of the names of the other ferries to the Editor of History-Onics, which will be published in the next issue. West Vancouver Ferry No.6 wharf with Lions Gate Bridge being built in the background. I also remember the last sailing on February 8*^, 1947. I was a member of the West Vancouver Boys Band, played on this final trip. Two of these photographs show the West Vancouver No.6 approaching the 14*^ Street ferry wharf. Note also the four phases of the Lions Gate bridge contraction. The year is incontrovertibly 1938!. These pictures were taken by my father from our waterfront home at 15*^ and Argyle where the Argyle Gardens are now located. Finally, with respect to the P.G.E. article, the prize-winning float in the 1954 May Day parade was entered by the Phi Alpha Pi Fraternity. I am one of the eight charter members of the Terrible 8. The picture of the float, and article is reproduced from a booklet covering the Fraternity’s first 50 years to 2002. A copy is on file with the West Vancouver Museum and Archives. This North Shore group is still active with over 40 members. On the May 24**^ weekend, a tradition was started by entering a float in the May Day Parade. A motley construction crew lead by Dick Phillips descended on the Garvin Ice and Fuel warehouse and spent the weekend building a float depicting a Cont’d. page eight) Page 7