THE No. 26
BEACON Shedding light on the communities from Lions Bay to West Bay
January 2018
Hollyburn The early years
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Community Personality
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Cultural Connections
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Cooking with Chlo
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Mountains to Sea
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Kids Helping Kids
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Photo: courtesy of Don Grant
Views of the Hollyburn shoulder, Hollyburn plateau, Hollyburn Ridge and Vancouver beyond.
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n the late nineteenth century, loggers and shake and shingle block cutters were accessing valuable stands of fir and cedar on the lower slopes of Hollyburn mountain. Trails were created and streams, lakes and marshes were dammed to provide water for the logging flumes on the plateau. By 1920, some Vancouverites had become aware of Hollyburn’s potential as a recreational area as the trails attracted hikers and snowshoers. Hikers started building makeshift cabins from logging scraps. Among the hikers was a group of ski enthusiasts who encountered enticing expanses of snow on the plateau below Hollyburn Peak. They began to develop the cleared areas and skiing on Hollyburn was born. Climbing the mountain to day-ski attracted more cabin-building for overnighting. The early makeshift cabins were replaced with more substantial log cabins. Don Grant, Hollyburn Heritage Society Archivist, tells the story on page 4.
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