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profile by Peggy Stortz Klee W y c k : h e r lameness t o s l o w her d o w n . A s a young w o m a n , she enjoyed skating, dancing, hockey, and tennis. M o r e T Ethlyn Trapp's Gift to the A r t s cancer with two other d o c t o r s , M a r g a r e t H a r d i e and O l i v e Sadler. Trapp b e c a m e the d i r e c t o r of a private c a n c e r institute in V a n c o u v e r d u r i n g the w a r years w h e n its usual d i r e c t o r . D r . M a x Evans, enlisted in the army. She ran this clinic, along w i t h h e r o w n . for the d u r a t i o n of war. In 1947, she was e l e c t e d p r e s i dent of the B C M e d i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n . Trapp c o n t i n u e d breaking through the g e n d e r barrier. In 1952. she was the first w o m a n O s i e r lecturer, delivering a talk o n radiotherapy entitled " M o d e r n Alchemy." T h a t same year. Vancouver General Hospital opened the B C C a n c e r Institute, in large part because of constant lobbying by Trapp. O v e r the years, until her retirem e n t in 1959,Trapp c o n t i n u e d t o w o r k diligently in the field of cancer treatment. She sat o n countless boards and c o m m i t t e e s and received several h o n o r a r y degrees. She was president of the C a n a d i a n M e d i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n , the F e d e r a t i o n of C a n a d i a n M e d i c a l W o m e n , and N a t i o n a l C a n c e r Institute of C a n a d a . In 1968, at the age of 76, she received the Medal of Service of the O r d e r of Canada. Trapp had o t h e r interests o u t s i d e h e r field. She was v e r y s u p p o r t i v e of the w o r k of the U n i t e d N a t i o n s . She s t u d i e d a n t h r o p o l o g y and s o c i o l o g y . H e r r e s e a r c h t o o k h e r t o such far-off places as S o u t h A f r i c a and the Galapagos Islands. H e r love of t h e arts a t t r a c t e d p e o p l e such as L a w r e n H a r r i s , C . Y . J a c k s o n , and Emily C a r r into h e r circle of friends. H e r interest in h o r t i c u l t u r e can be seen today in the beautiful trees she planted at KleeWyck. It was at K l e e W y c k that Trapp f o u n d her refuge. Perched above the river amongst the trees, this beautiful h o m e b e c a m e a tranquil place for her to r e s t o r e her soul. But K l e e W y c k was n o t always quiet, for Trapp loved t o entertain. Family and friends f r o m N e w W e s t m i n s t e r c a m e for C h r i s t m a s dinners o r t o enjoy the grounds in the spring and s u m m e r months. Various Klee W y c k . former home of Ethlyn Trapp minutes importantly,Trapp w e n t o n to b e c o m e o n e of Canada's f o r e m o s t w o m e n in the field of medicine and an i n n o v a t o r in the t r e a t m e n t of cancer. Graduating from McGill U n i v e r s i t y in 1927.Trapp c o n t i n u e d h e r studies in V i e n n a and B e r l i n . W h e n she r e t u r n e d t o C a n a d a , she set up a private p r a c t i c e as a paediatrician in N e w W e s t m i n s t e r . T r a p p was i n t e r e s t e d in r a d i o t h e r a p y as a first t r e a t m e n t f o r cancer, especially in t h e p o s t - o p e r a t i v e phase of t r e a t m e n t . She travelled t o S t o c k h o l m , Paris, and M a n c h e s t e r t o f u r t h e r h e r studies in this area. H e r i n t e n t i o n was t o set up radiation therapy clinics in B C . But back h o m e she c a m e up against o p p o s i t i o n t o h e r plans. R a d i o t h e r a p y was yet u n t r i e d in this part of the w o r l d , and the m e d ical c o m m u n i t y r e g a r d e d it as d a n g e r o u s . H a d Trapp been a m a n , she might have had m o r e success in c o n v i n c i n g h e r colleagues, f o r in t h e 1930s, the field o f m e d i c i n e w a s m a l e - d o m i n a t e d and t h e f e w w o m e n in t h e field w e r e n o t taken seriously. A t great p e r s o n a l e x p e n s e , T r a p p established a m o d e r n , w e l l - e q u i p p e d t r e a t m e n t c e n t r e f o r cancer, in 1937. S o o n after, she s p e a r h e a d e d the first clinical r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t o n breast h e r e is a s e c r e t place o n t h e w e s t bank of t h e C a p i l a n o River. It is a p o c k e t of tranquillity f r o m the city, a place of beauty, a s o u r c e of i n s p i r a t i o n , and a littlek n o w n gift t o the citizens of t h e N o r t h S h o r e . A f t e r y o u read this a r t i cle, it will be a s e c r e t n o m o r e . T h e place is called K l e e W y c k . Fans of Emily C a r r will k n o w that this w a s t h e n a m e given t o h e r by Indian friends o n t h e w e s t c o a s t of V a n c o u v e r Island. It means " T h e Laughing O n e . " W h e n D r . Ethlyn T r a p p b o u g h t this hidden-away W e s t V a n c o u v e r p r o p e r t y in 1942, she noticed that the Capilano River made a s o u n d like laughter as it c h u r n e d its way t h r o u g h t h e canyon t o t h e sea b e l o w . She w r o t e t o h e r f r i e n d Emily C a r r , asking if she c o u l d use t h e name K l e e W y c k for her new home. T h e rest is history. W e often k n o w the h i s t o r y of faraway places and long-ago t i m e s but miss w h a t has h a p p e n e d in o u r o w n c o m m u n i t y . T h e s t o r y of K l e e W y c k is a slice of N o r t h S h o r e history, as is t h e inspiring life of its f o r m e r o w n e r , D r . Trap p. B o r n in 1891,Trapp was o n e of seven c h i l d r e n in a p i o n e e r N e w W e s t m i n s t e r family.Although a childh o o d hip injury left h e r w i t h a p e r m a n e n t limp, she never a l l o w e d