This story refers to the apartment building on the SW corner of Gallant and Panorama Drive before it was built. Residents interviewed for the article include John Milroy; Fred McKee who was the unofficial mayor of Deep Cove at that time; Colonel Jack Villiers (his home, Grand View still stands in the 2300 block of Panorama Drive); Bill Prowse then president of Deep Cove Dollarton Community Association; Gordon Gibson Jr. of Gallant Redevelopments; Joe Thornley former Deep Cove Motel owner and Art George of Seycove Marina. The text and photos are printed with permission from The Vancouver Sun newspaper.
Story by Irene Tomaszewski, photos by Ian Lindsay.
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