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Photos of dam age done to Dundarave Pier during Easter w eeken d in 1975 are by Bud Griffith. Lett: 021.WVA.GRI Right: 022.WVA.GRI The Rebuilding of Dundarave Pier Thanks to the Generosity of Mrs. Kay Meek by H einz H .G . Berger, L M B C S L A F C S L A Form er Parks M a n a g e r of W est Vancouver The Dundarave Pier was built in 1915 but was never used for its original purpose as a ferry or ship pier. The outside walls were concrete bins. The pier itself was filled with rock and mainly cobble (round rocks). Often bins were broken by floating logs in high winds. Emergency repairs were often necessary. The pier proved to be one of the best recreational facilities, particularly for people in ill health. Before the seawall, this was the only level area to walk or exercise in the fresh sea air. In the 70's, (1975), during a severe storm combined with a high tide, floating logs rammed big holes into the western bin wall. The cobble rolled out and the deck collapsed. As Parks Manager of West Vancouver I had no choice but to close the pier for safety reasons. There were no funds for repairs in the immediate future. We desperately wanted to rebuild and improve the pier with lighting, benches and proper fencing but there was no money. Lighting was necessary- because we had a lot of young people hanging out at the pier at night and it was unsafe for older people. One day, Mrs. Kay Meek came into my office and told me she would be interested in paying for the repair of the pier. She asked "How much would it cost?' I didn t know Mrs. Meek and I was afraid she would be shocked by the price and walk out. I needed some time to think and 1 told her I would like to re-calculate my estimate. She answered, "1 1 1 be back in one week." When she returned, I had a hard time rolling 336,000 over my tongue.. At that time that was an awful lot of money. To my surprise, Mrs. Meek didn't blink an eye and wrote out a check for $36,000. After thanking her, I informed her that we would build a planter at the entrance to the pier to keep cars from entering and would she like a plaque mounted on the planter as recognition of her contribution. She answered "No, not at this time, may'be at a later date for some other project." After she left my office, I ran down to the Treasurer, Len Ormiston and I said "Please find out if this cheque is any good" because I couldn't believe it. Len phoned after a short time and told me "This cheque is as good as gold." We were certain that heavy' rap (material that controls water damage from the ocean) on the west and south side would solve the floating lock problem forever. I was aware that in the upper Caulfeild development, a lot of blasting was going on. As well, the developer was looking for customers for his rocks. We negotiated a deal. The dev eloper would pay for the loading of the rocks and we would pay for the trucking. I was very happy with this arrangement. I reported the good news to the Municipal manager, Elmer Barns. The manager then reported to Council. Council demanded a proper, professional engineering report on how to repair the pier. I was afraid to lose our deal. I phoned the engineering corporation and told them, "I need a short, cheap and fast report on how to repair the pier". The report recommended that we use shotcrete (a mix of sand, water and cement that is blasted against the broken bin wall) for the repair. First, we could not afford shotcrete with the