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In this issue:

• Kovach Residence and Studio; Art House, at Riverside (story and photos)
• Behind the Brambles exposing the Blair Rifle Range (historic photo)
• Toni Graeme — remembrance
• Deep Cove 1947–1965, 408 Burns Avenue (story and photos)
• Cove Cliff Riding Stable (photos)
• The Deep Cove Ice Rink (photo)
• Elders’ Council Walk (event information)
• Annual Boat Cruise is now Inlet Education Cruise (event information & photo Coldwell Beach)
• Talented Sawyer Reichelt’s painting and story win DCHS scholarship (story submission and paintings)
• Clara Whitten, Wanda Hanley Air Cadets

In this issue:

• Restoring Burrard Inlet with Treaty, Lands and Resources, siʔ‡ḿθɘt School, & External Organizations
• TLR & siʔ‡ḿθɘt School’s involvement in restoring Burrard Inlet
• Deep Cove Heritage Society’s AGM wrap-up notes
• Toni Graeme — remembrance Deep Cove 1947–1965, 408 Burns Avenue
• A Community built from summer homes — Matheson/Cuyley’s cottage 479 Burns/2602 Panorama

In this issue:

• Wendy Bullen Stephenson looks at the Quirky History of Quarry Rock. There is also a photo of the Granite Quarry operation below it that gave it its name.
• “Where do I start with the box of family photos I inherited??” That’s a question many of us have been faced with, and we are excited to announce a new workshop to help you solve this dilemma. Information is in the newsletter.
• Gordon Hilker’s love of entertainment was instrumental in bringing big names to Vancouver and he is credited with resurrecting Theatre Under the Stars as a major entertainment venue in Canada.

Wendy Bullen Stephenson wonders about the experiences of those living in the Seymour area during the years of the Second World War and just after it. She is looking for your stories too.

Trevor Carolan’s conclusion to story he has wrote about the years that celebrated writer Malcolm Lowry resided in a shack in the Maplewood Mudflats. It is where he wrote his epic novel Under the Volcano. published in 1947. Carolan never met the author, but became good friends with many of Lowry’s neighbours of that time, this article informs us of Malcolm Lowry’s Maplewood days.

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s second pilgrimage marks Orange Shirt Day (photos), Janet Pavlik shares some really interesting zoom classes at Elder College. We would love you to volunteer and have some suggestions of how you can help.

A little background about our neighbour in Belcarra, Ralph Drew and his history books of the area. We will also be adding some new stories he has written on our website.

Trevor Carolan has written about the years that celebrated writer Malcolm Lowry resided in a shack in the Maplewood Mudflats. It is where he wrote his epic novel Under the Volcano. published in 1947. Carolan never met the author, but became good friends with many of Lowry’s neighbours of that time, this article informs us of Malcolm Lowry’s Maplewood days.

We have a story about Kucki Low, South Africa’s first female commercial pilot, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation bring us up to date on the Indian River Watershed, Wild Bird Trust’s 15th Annual Osprey Festival is on July 30 from 10-4pm. We have information on an exhibition in Maplewood Flats regarding Repairing Relations, our annual high school scholarship went to Everett Klassen – you can read his submission and Janet Pavlik will be facilitating a new program with Elder College.

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent Zoom AGM. The featured slide show of 1970s photos by Adrian Schweitzer created some lively discussions and Adrian was there filling us in.

Sadly we have had to say goodbye to some pioneers of the area including Glen Muri (of Gus’ Hardware and Mount Seymour Lions), Ron Morrice (of Mount Seymour Lions) and Ken Fowler (major contributor to the groups of the Deep Cove Cultural Centre.)

We are happy to announce our first book, Echoes Across the Inlet, originally published in 1989 written by Dawn Sparks and Martha Border and edited by Damian Inwood has been reprinted. It features lie-flat binding, plastic covers, upgraded photos and now has a complete index. It covers the Seymour area up to about the 1950s, our second book Echoes Across the Seymour takes up where the first book ends. Both can be purchased through our office.