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...........................i » •■ - J- /- •-W«-«S<E„-W« ' --....... . --; --,»> . »i-»-,.*-.' '• .-ti*«a<--™ '«'■.?■ -- -. -»«*•« N o change bei|ig considered at present mimtm ■ « r ̂ » ' «. ' (̂ • ' 1 I ' I- •' . ' 1 - ■» ' V ̂ .- »» , ,.,̂ fff - . Councillor Elgar writes on West ¥ancouver's Transportation for West Vaii Nelws. -- Time and Tide wait for ho man, but if local reminiscences are to be believed, theii twenty ̂ ,flvc years, ago TIME for the ' morning boat from West Van­ couver to the, City of Vancouver , counted when all the.passengers, very few in numl>er, were aboard the trim little motor boat "Sea Î'oam/' and, if the Captain was advised that "Fete*' or, "Harry" , had not arrived, having over- ___ slept,:„theii„^a_:ftva-Jtiinute ..wait. -"'-.W^'-- . . ' ,< .K ' . . -s r' ' '*1": 'Jr ' i \ until the tardy passengers had 3U ■iii arrived would be the signal for full sheed ahead and whether it was â flood or an ebb"' tide, the skilful navigation of the Skip­ per, who in those days did not have to keep strictly to harbor rules and took advantage of tide and eddies, landed all "on time" for their day's work. The passipg _of _̂ time has brought its changed and today ..the -MuhicipaliiyLof- West . Van-, cou ver owns " i£s " t̂mnspWfatidn system comprising three modern, deisel driven ferries capable of. carrying passengers to the bity THE PARKS OF W EST VANCOUVER v{' t'i; ' ' ( \ 'I -;'V' !■/.; Vt.••■"'.'ff.T.'l■•,̂ '- •:';■ "-̂ i' v: jV>4 J/" ̂ »,'.(' , 5 T, I I 1 ' „i', ■* , «A«;>\ f fxt . , ............Ju" s,.', ,. Apart of theTine-Heet-of-modern-buses-now-in-use. 'The drivers of-muni-,. - • cipal, buses are carefully, chosen for their ability in handling, cars with , dexterity, and the elimination of-all danger to pedestrians and-^passengers. hLr^le™iS £ r a s ^ i s t in ships of kli nations sailing to after getting tired of the won- changing scene? Moderii stream-nour. oeven DUses assist in onng- „„j ftvtTn fho <5avpti spas. anH ___ ^ __ 4-v.«iv. 4-̂ «««».»» «,i+ii West yancouver at the time of its inebrporation wag just one huge park combining within its boundaries all that beauty pecu­ liar to the Pacific (mat, which has made Stanley Park so well' . known throughout the world. Mountain and. valley, ̂ forest apd sea, all were to W found there. But successive coui^dils reali7.ed that this beauty 'together with its proximity to Vancouver could not help bufattract,~'ahd that the time would come when breathing spaces would be necessary for the health and. pleasure bf the' large population Which 'Would one day be living there. Accord­ ingly they almost froni the be­ ginning began to reserve areas at different points In the muni­ cipality,. until today there are fourteen such parks, developed or awaiting development, in the municipality. ,_Which is more than those pbssesseT b'y any other sebtion of Greater Vancou­ ver. Names and desenptiohs of these .will be found in various parts of this supplement. m u oassengora to the wharf ??.. seven seas, and derful scenery, , started. their lined buses to carry you with A n e S e K t a f f of thirto-Ave l"st but not the least.enjoyable courtship in the "After Cabin." speed, comfort_and a saving of A permanent siari oi tniriy-iive „n«f fnr somp of thp t j t ai._ +u _ 4-v̂ ̂ t t>vi/inrn-9 J>avmn"nf"'SSKSoo**flm!"^̂ ^̂ commuters ̂ is a corner seat in ing of the'Lions" Gate Brfdgball It will no doubt cost .more" to fine bathing beach is iriuch used ̂ ̂ * I- ̂ ' • . - the-' Smoking Cabin where all ,̂f fĵ jg jg fo. be a thing of the travel that way,at first but with by the residents of West Van- m X f S d S h an some of the . ff -with the advent of the open- time via the Libns' Gate Bridge 'muiiiLtiin^ w un an annual pnmmnfprs ia n p.ornpr seat in 4-u ̂ t .nil T4- ,ri/C..K4- /./vol- mrxv/i +r Tmmhpr b f naq«ipn<yprq onrHp/1 on Ot tm s IS tO Oe a in in g OI tn e t r a v e i t n a t w ay, a t n r s t DUi w itn uy m e ressmeuus ox vveat van- _____,_.^.buser-L?d-Siea^ now reS*h L . themticipated increase couver.and others from Greater ^<f0 total of ovpr* onp and a half mil are settled ai^ the Pohtician, no -present time just what the fut- lation cheaper fares and tolls. Vancouveh .The .-.cliffs' ŝ ^ - . Ikm-npVâ ^̂ ̂ " matter . who he is, is pven the û e has in store, then those of should in time be available. West the area from the prevailing Th« sail thronerh thp Firqt coupe-de-^ace for the things US who for so many years have Vancouver has' enjoyed low winds and the beach-is unencum- NarrowrAft-int^re^tinTaK alP '̂ "̂® ferries can transportation-costs-and-I-febl-- bered with rocks. ; that--th^tinie--|pn-- surftha^^^ West Bay Park West Bay Park .with its very - -- - t h lJ^m o u n ta in n n n d - o f - S ta n l r v --S^eker'."j_It.has_heeirsaid_tbat_-_firoinQr-toWnd-from our-w ork-T iaS ' o S its Q uicker a c c e ss - to - th p City----Dust Storm:-A; double feature and - quite----g o rfeen lost but well SP^bl^"'̂ Vn^eonvov win or«n i;ri^ . . ^ S i n ^ 'a f c o f S - - ' h a v e r ^ ^ S B t u S . con--_--_ of Vancouver will also become sisting of "The "Go'od;EarthV' "Gone pQpiilaiLif_the,cost-i&-reaBonabler-- ŵithrthe-Wind̂ '--rS6e^^aBf---------