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Deep
Cove Heritage Garden
Proposed
drawing of planned Heritage Garden at the Deep Cove Cultural Centre.
The Garden and sculpture will go in the area under the Deep Cove
Cultural Centre sign
To
commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Deep Cove Cultural Centre,
Deep Cove Heritage Society is planning on creating a Heritage
garden on the west side of the Cultural Centre outside of the
Heritage office. Ron Myers the Landscape Architect for the District
has drawn up a preliminary plan, and Sharon Perkins, a long time
resident and artist of our area has donated a sculpture. The Heritage
Society will offer bricks for sale with resident's names engraved
on them. These bricks will make up the floor of the garden. Container
plants, an arbor and a bench are also planned for the garden.
This
project will greatly enhance the west side of the Cultural Centre
and will provide a quiet place for the community to enjoy the
beauty of a garden in Deep Cove. For more information or if you
would like to make a donation to the garden please call 604 929-
5744.
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Hazel
Best Looks Back
Looking back,
through over fifty years in the Deep Cove community, Hazel Best
remembers self-made fun and a social life centering around the
"Church" behind Dupre's store on Gallant, with card
parties and Sunday dances featuring local bands at The Pavilion
on the waterfront.
No stranger to small town life, born in 1921 near Kamloops in
Heffley Creek, Hazel grew up in the Souther B.C. mill town of
Salmo, where in the September of 1932, her family home burnt to
the ground. Through the generosity and strength of the community
it was rebuilt by Christmas with wood donated by the mill and
labour by the local men.
Taking advantage of the cold winters, Hazel played ice hockey
on the outdoor rink. Her husband, Norm, who she met in Salmo,
a keen hockey goalie, was picked at seventeen for an NHL team
but his mother wouldn't let her youngest o seven go. The Bests
shared a love of the game throughout their 53 years of marriage.
Moving to The Cove to join Norm's mother and sister in 1942, they
rented their first home on Deep Cove Road (fully furnished, but
no phone, and no hot water) for $15 a month. Eventually, having
bought the house and two lots next door, their "park"
in the Cove Forest was an ideal place to raise three children
Susan, Marjorie and Bill. They enjoyed winter family sleigh rides
and summer picnics at the local Riding Academy. Before the completion
of a Mt. Seymour Road, Sunday nights would often bring wayward
hikers to their door looking for the way out. More than once neighbours
were late for work while Black Bears held them hostage inside
their homes.
During the war, Hazel worked at The North Vancouver Shipyards
as a Passer Girl (catching red hot rivets in a tin cone and passing
them to the riveter!) and later on, was a PTA and Girl Guides
executive and the Health Convener for the Well Baby Clinic at
the community hall. Working with Art George at the Seycove Marina
coffee shop, she needed her sea legs just to stand still! Giving
that up, Hazel worked in Woodward’s Hardware Department for 22
years. Annual visits back to Salmo with Norm, where Hazel’s brother
still runs a service station, an Alaskan Cruise and a trip to
Toronto have wet her appetite for future travel. She’d love to
visit the Maritimes where her father was born.
Not one to sit still, Hazel says "my car is my life"
but keeping up her garden fills a lot of her time. She enjoys
reading biographies or true stories of the North, and loves live
theatre, particularly local shows at the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre.
She sews for herself and her great granddaughters and her exceptional,
hand-knitted, character dolls are popular with family, friends
and at united Church sales. Hazel took part in the cross-cultural
program at The International College, then hosted a Japanese student
for a year.
Through her active involvement in Keep Well, she became and integral
Seycove Seniors Advisory Council member, bravely voicing concerns
and looking out for the interests of fellow seniors. On her own
since Norm's passing in 1994, Hazel appreciates her wonderful
neighbours and continues to enjoy small town life in The Cove.
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Heritage
Conservation through Archaeology continues in the Lower Seymour
Valley — By Meridith Sayre
Photos
of the Seymour Valley Archaeology Project workers at work
(abovet), at right top, photo of bottles uncovered and at
lower right, a bucket, tub, saw, jug and other metal objects
gathered together.
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The North
Vancouver area is rich in cultural heritage and history. The Seymour
Valley, in particular, has a long history of human use and occupancy.
First Nations peoples have inhabited and used the area's abundant
natural resources for thousands of years. Historically the area
has been used for logging, settlement and recreation. The Seymour
Valley Archaeology Project (SVAP) was initiated in 2000 to uncover
some of our historical past through archaeological excavation.
The project is supported by Capilano College and the Greater Vancouver
Regional District and is educational experience for the whole
community. Capilano College students have the opportunity to gain
valuable research and archaeology skills in the project's summer
field schools. Elementary school children are introduced to archaeology
and to North Vancouver's history through on-site tours. In addition,
project director, Bob Muckle, regularly gives public lectures
regarding the project as part of the Capilano College Speakers
Bureau and Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve's Evening Lecture
Series. The aim of the SVAP is the identification, documentation
and investigation of important heritage sites in the Seymour Valley.
This allows the area's history to be revealed and important sites
to be protected from destruction.
Since the 1870s logging and settlement has taken place in the
Seymour Valley and these activities are the main focus of the
project. An abandoned logging camp was excavated in 2002 by Capilano
College students. Evidence of a bunk house, communal kitchen,
trash heap and boardwalk were uncovered. In addition numerous
metal, ceramic, leather and glass artifacts; such as beer bottles,
horseshoes and harnesses, were found. The camp was clearly a hub
of activity during occupation and may have only been abandoned
after fire swept through the area. The Seymour Valley Archaeology
Project has uncovered significant information about local heritage.
This project functions to raise awareness of heritage issues and
local history. It serves as an invaluable educational experience
for students and the entire community.
For more information:
Visit the SVAP website at: http://www.geocities.com/bob_muckle/PublicEducation.html
or contact Bob Muckle at: bmuckle@capcollege.bc.ca
or 604-990-7853.
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President's
Message
February,
2003
Janet presents
Jennifer Crawford with a photo of the Amble Inn at the December
Heritage Meeting, held at the Raven Neighbourhood Pub.
Have you stopped
to think about our community lately? Not only are we blessed to
live in a beautiful place but the people here make up a unique
community. A place where people care and share, and the Deep Cove
Heritage Society keeps track of the changing times.
We have come
so far in the last 50 years with so many changes that need to
be recorded and documented. We are fortunate to have a dedicated
group of volunteers who operate from the Heritage office located
in the Deep Cove Cultural Centre where an archive of photos, pictures,
slides and information is maintained.
Much time
is devoted by this group to fund-raising and seeking corporate
and private financial support that sometimes it is difficult to
complete our main projects which involve Educational Programs
for the schools, work with seniors groups, Heritage presentations
for the community, partnering with service clubs and sponsors
in a variety of events featuring our archival material.
Pat Morrice
and Mary Johnson grant co-ordinators, are pleased to announce
that the Seniors Foundation of B.C. have approved a grant of $1,800.00
to cover work with seniors in our community. This certainly will
assist us with our seniors programs and our thanks go to the Seniors
Foundation of B.C.
We need your
help and support! If you give us a few hours a month we need volunteers
in the office, assistance with grant applications, building a
strong membership, someone with bookkeeping skills, research and
gathering of stories and photos. The list goes on! If any of these
areas interest you, please call me at 604-929-7043. It was a busy
Christmas season starting with Deep Cove Winter Heritage scenes
displayed in the office, sales of books, notelets and children’s
toys. We participated in Christmas in the Cove with the local
merchants, as well as with Deep Cove Stage selling Heritage books
at their annual Christmas Pantomime. The December meeting was
held at the Raven Pub, who are one of our sponsors, and owner
Jennifer Crawford was presented with a picture of the Amble Inn
circa 1950s. Many will remember the building which became the
Spanish Inn and now the Raven.
It is time
for our AGM and we invite you to come out on Monday, February
10th at 7:00 pm at the Deep Cove Cultural Centre. Nominations
for President, Vice President, Treasurer, Membership Chairman,
Project Chairman are being received now.
Thank you
Mary Johnson, Pat Morrice, Eric Morter, Jytte Olsen and Pam Juryn
you have been a super executive this past year! We did have fun,
didn’t we?!
Janet
Pavlik, President
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Boot
Sale & Plant Sale Coming Up!
Janet and
Mary hunting down treasures at a "Boot Sale." Mark May
3rd on your calendar!
What on earth
is a Boot Sale?! You may ask—yes, only in Britain do they
call the trunk of your car a "Boot" and selling your
treasures from the back of your car is a very popular pastime
over there. It really is the equivalent to a huge garage sale
and the cars gather in one place and you wander from car boot
to car boot looking for good deals!
So this year
the Deep Cove Heritage Society have decided to start a "Car
Boot Sale" in the Cove as one of their major fund-raisers.
It will take place on Saturday, May 3rd, in Panorama Park adjacent
to the Deep Cove Cultural Centre. Cost is $20.00 per car and you
should call 604-929-5744 and leave a message to reserve your spot.
At the same
time on the Terrace of the Deep Cove Cultural Centre, a Spring
Plant sale will give you the opportunity to plan your garden for
the summer. If you have plants to donate Mary Johnson would love
to hear from you at 604-929-7802. Please support your local Historians
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PHOTO
REPRINTS
Over
the years we have collected over 800 photos and slides recording
the history of Deep Cove and the area surrounding it. We encourage
you to come down and browse through them on Saturdays from 12:30
to 3:30 pm or by appointment.
You can order black and white
reprints as follows:
5" x 7"..... $15.00 each
8" x 10" ..... $20.00 each
11" x 14" ..... $40.00 each
13" x 19" ..... $60.00 each
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CALENDAR
- Feb 10,
7pm Deep Cove Heritage Annual General Meeting in Cultural Centre
- Feb 17-23
Canada Heritage Week, come to our Open House on Sat.,
Feb. 22, 12:30-3:30
- Mar 10,
7pm Deep Cove Heritage meeting
in Cultural Centre
- Apr 14,
7pm Deep Cove Heritage meeting
in
Cultural Centre
- Apr 18-21
Easter Weekend
- May 3 Boot
& Plant Sale
- May 10
Seycove Heritage Cabaret
- May 12,
7pm Deep Cove Heritage meeting
in Cultural Centre
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