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r M, Sall7 Carswell, - 8 VaneOUTer, Back in 191^t isolated Vest Vancouver Inhabitants welcomed the train from llorth Vancouver to Horseshoe Bay and Vhitecliffo, because to those who lived beyond the small area served by the West Vancouver Mun- icipal Bus Service, it provided their only access to the Perry Service which took them across to the city of* Vancouver; and in the summer it was enjoyed by the families of the -tijableside, Bundarave areas, as it trans- ported them to Horseshoe Bay and Whytecliffe to picnic and fish.^^ It was discontinued in 1928, but by then Marine Drive was completed/and the V^st Vancouver Municipal Bus Service could carry the people more comfort- ably and quietly, and the old railway tracks were neglected and forgotten. There had been talk of the proposed completion of the southern exten- sion of the Eailway from North Vancouver to Squemish and on jfebruary 19^, the West Vancouver Council moved that a strong protest be lodged with the Minister of Railways regarding any contemplated re-opening of the Pac- 28 Ific Great Eastern Railway. in February, 19^7, application was made on behalf of the Parks Board for the purchase of that portion of the right-of- way through Ambleside Park, but this was refused by the P.G.E. The Rail- way never relinquished any of its right-of-way, and in 195^, Premier Bennett announced that the P.G.E, had been re-organized with a new Board of Governors and a new General Manager. The last 80 miles connecting it to Prince George had already been connected, and he assured the people that contracts had already bean let for the construction from Squamish to North Vancouver. The construction of this southern extension from Squamish down the coast and across the West Vancouver waterfront area through to the prooosed terminal in North Vancouver was hailed by Premier Bennett and his Government as a major asset to the community. The interior towns of H*itish Columbia,