Deep Cove, North Vancouver
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North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality)
The District of North Vancouver is a district municipality in British Columbia and is part of the GVRD. It surrounds the City of North Vancouver on three sides.-Geography:The District of North Vancouver is separated from Vancouver by Burrard Inlet...
, in British Columbia
British Columbia
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, Canada
Canada
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, and 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
Mount Seymour
Mount Seymour is a mountain located in Mount Seymour Provincial Park in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia. It is a part of the North Shore Mountains, rising to the north from the shores of Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm to a summit of above the Indian River and Deep Cove neighbourhoods...
, Deep Cove faces due east, fronting on to Indian Arm
Indian Arm
Indian Arm is a steep-sided glacial fjord adjacent to the city of Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia. Formed during the last Ice Age, it extends due north from Burrard Inlet, between the communities of Belcarra and the District of North Vancouver , then on into mountainous wilderness...
, a branch of the Burrard Inlet
Burrard Inlet
Burrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West...
. The area is the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh
Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
The Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, also known as the Burrard Indian Band or Burrard Band, is a First Nations government in the Canadian Province of British Columbia...
and Sḵwxwú7mesh, the Indigenous
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
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, of the Coast Salish
Coast Salish
Coast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...
First Nations
First Nations
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. Deep Cove is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from downtown Vancouver.
History
Deep Cove, or Deepwater as it was first known, is located in the traditional clamming and fishing area of the Squamish Salish native nation who lived and still live in the area for thousands of years. Spanish and English Naval explorers scouted the arm in the eighteen century, and by the mid-nineteenth 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
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
and granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
quarrying featuring in the local history. For many years, the focal point of the community included a yacht club
Yacht club
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, dance hall and general store.
The population slowly grew in the 1960s and 1970s, when access to the area improved following the completion of the Second Narrows Bridge
Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, also called the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, is the second bridge constructed at the Second Narrows of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
to Vancouver in 1960. However, Deep Cove held on to its rural feel, and a large, open horse paddock sat adjacent to Gallant Avenue in this period. Today, the Cove remains a popular attraction in the district, drawing visitors from neighbouring Cove Cliff, Dollarton, Parkgate, Indian Arm
Indian Arm
Indian Arm is a steep-sided glacial fjord adjacent to the city of Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia. Formed during the last Ice Age, it extends due north from Burrard Inlet, between the communities of Belcarra and the District of North Vancouver , then on into mountainous wilderness...
and Woodlands
Woodlands, North Vancouver
Woodlands is a part of the District of North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It was first settled after the Second Boer War. The community is located at the foot of Mount Seymour on Indian Arm, itself a branch of Burrard Inlet, which forms Vancouver's inner harbour...
areas.
Recreation
Mountain bike
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s to Vancouver in the early 1980s.
Deep Cove is a popular small boat centre, with a Rowing
Watercraft rowing
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Club, Canoe
Canoe
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and kayak rentals and lessons, and a marina. The bay in front of the community is one of the few in Indian Arm which has both a sheltering shape and the shallow bottom required for overnight anchorage of pleasure vessels.
The Baden-Powell Trail
Baden-Powell Trail
The Baden-Powell Trail is a rugged but well-maintained trail that traverses Greater Vancouver's North Shore region. It was named after Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the world Scouting Movement.- Geography :...
leading up to the lookout point, Quarry Rock, is a popular spot for visitors, especially in the summer. The Community Centre boasts an art gallery, stage, and archive.
Education
Deep Cove is served by two community schools, Cove Cliff Elementary and Seycove SecondarySeycove Secondary School
Seycove Secondary School is a Canadian high school in the Deep Cove neighbourhood of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Located just east of Dollarton Highway, the school has a student population of approximately 800 students in grades 8 through 12. The principal is Mr...
, as well as two other schools in the surrounding area. Students participating in the French immersion program attend Argyle Secondary School
Argyle Secondary School
Argyle Secondary School is in the Upper Lynn Valley district of North Vancouver. Currently, in the 2010-2011 school year, the enrollment is 1643 students....
, Windsor Secondary School
Windsor Secondary School
Windsor Secondary School is a grade 8-12 high school in North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.-Description:It was founded in 1961, and currently has an enrollment of 810 students...
, Sherwood Park Elementary School, or Dorothy Lynas Elementary School.
Notable residents
Canadian artist Charles van Sandwyck spent his teen years in Deep Cove. The actor Ben AffleckBen Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...
had a residence in Deep Cove in the early 2000s. The writer Malcolm Lowry
Malcolm Lowry
Clarence Malcolm Lowry was an English poet and novelist who was best known for his novel Under the Volcano, which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list.-Biography:...
lived as a squatter in nearby Dollarton in the 1940s; his cabin is gone but remembered with a plaque in Cates Park. Darren Schemmeler, the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, is also from Deep Cove.