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Dollarton
The Dollarton area is a beach, slope and suburb in the North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality), District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is south of Deep Cove, North Vancouver, Deep Cove. Notable residents Author Malcolm Lowry and his wife Margerie lived in a series of shacks in the Cates Park area in the 1940s, where they finished the third and fourth drafts of ''Under the Volcano''. His presence in the Dollarton area's history is celebrated in the annual "Under the Volcano Festival, Under the Volcano" music and poetry festival, named after his Under the Volcano, most famous novel. It is held in Cates Park, on the shores of Burrard Inlet, where there is also a monument in his memory. References North Vancouver (district municipality) Populated places in Greater Vancouver {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Cove, North Vancouver
Deep Cove refers to the community in the easternmost part of the District of North Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada, and is also the geographic name of the small bay beside the town. It is affectionately referred to as "The Cove" by local residents. Located at the foot of Mount Seymour, Deep Cove faces due east, fronting onto Indian Arm, a branch of the Burrard Inlet. The area is the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nations. Deep Cove is from downtown Vancouver. History Deep Cove, or Deepwater as it was first known, is a traditional clamming and fishing area of the Tsleil-Waututh nation who lived in the area since time immemorial. British and Spanish naval explorers scouted Indian Arm in the late eighteenth century, and by the mid-nineteenth century, whales were being caught and flensed on the Cove's shores. Deep Cove became a popular summer resort for Vancouver residents in the 1910s, with cabins, logging and granite quarrying featuring in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
