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Hollyburn Chairlift - cont^d. Near tower 27, Hollyburn chairlift, circa March 1952. (WV Archives 31.148.WVA.HRC) A number of riders, through no fault of their own, were forced to make similar leaps. Trudy Staley tells the story about how she was forced to make a nighttime jump because the lift operator at the top station shut down the chairlift before she had reached the bottom. This was not an isolated incident. Another miscalculation by a lift operator almost caused serious injury to one of Alex Swanson's children. David Swanson had broken his leg while skiing at First Lake and needed to be transported by stretcher to the bottom of the mountain. Alex got on the chairlift and a few moments later watched as David was placed on a special 'freight' chair about 50m behind him. Because it was loaded at an .awkward angle, the stretcher was almost knocked ohf" the lift when it went past the first tower. In order to save David, Alex had to jump from his chair onto the next tower and wait until the 'freight' chair approached. At precisely the right moment, Alex jumped from the tower onto the 'freight' chair and quickly repositioned the stretcher. Later that day, Alex confronted the lift operator and told him his presence was no longer welcome on the mountain. According to Alex, he hasn't seen him since. The most spectacular of mishaps on the Hollyburn Chairlift occurred late in the evening on December 26, 1962, when 56 young people coming from a special event at Hi-View Lodge were left stranded on the lift for hours. Four youths at the bottom station started to swing the chairs as they turned around a large pulley mechanism. The swingingmotion flipped the cable out of the pulley mechanism causing it to sag up and down the mountain. One of the chairs was dragged into a tower, which subsequently pulled the structure down. Fortunately there were no serious injuries. Part two will conclude in next issue of Historv-Onics ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Page 4 In Retrospect The following is a short paragraph titled "A Name for The Newsletter" from the first issue of HistoryOnics, dated March 1983. (Quote - 'Historionics, of course, has nothing to do with history at all. The Gage Canadian Dictionary defines it as a dramatic representation, which is fine. We would like it to be a dramatic presentation of events in West Vancouver, past and present. When the definition continues "theatricals; dramatics", the appropriateness of the name somewhat diminishes; and when a second definition "a theatrical or insincere manner or expression", one worries that the reader will know the second definition but not the first. But for one edition, "historionics" it is; a presentation, not too dramatic, of life in West Vancouver. Unquote) Fast forward to 2008: Your editor and the West Vancouver Historical Society Directors have deemed it desirable to ask our readers and anyone interested in our Society to come forward with a new name for our newsletter. A name that would inspire people to read the newsletter and also submit any worthwhile information and photographs pertaining to the history of West Vancouver, which could and would be used as material for future newsletters. Please submit any suggestions to: The Editor, History-Onics, 680 - 17*** Street, West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 3T2 Your cooperation and submissions will be greatly appreciated. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Where is The Society Going? A query from a member of the Society March 1983 At the A.G.M., a member expressed concern at what he perceived as an undue emphasis on collecting and on business. He was not interested in that. What he wanted was a social evening at which he could chat about the old days in West Vancouver. Actually, as the Executive sees it, both aspects are equally important to the Society. It has a commitment to build up, maintain and make available to the public a historical record of West Vancouver and its people. But to do that, it must maintain a contact with long time residents from whom much of the memories of the early days must come. By giving you general meetings, history walks, memory cruises, it hopes to get Cont'd. page five