NORTH SHORE HERITAGE BLOG
The hot days of Summer are with us and, no doubt, you’re reaching for a chilled beer or cold glass of milk from the fridge to cool the effects of the heat. Spare a thought then for our predecessors back in the day. The early pioneers of the North Shore had no easily available fridges to chill their much-needed drinks or keep even the most basic of foodstuffs fresh. Instead, they had to use their wits, making use of what nature could afford.
The Pacific Great Eastern Railway, despite its name, was a Western company. Incorporated in Vancouver in 1912, it was founded to create a railroad between Prince George and the docks of North Vancouver via Squamish and the Howe Sound. Decades passed before this goal was fully achieved due to a section of challenging, mountainous terrain and ongoing financial challenges. It became known as the Province’s Great Expense to Prince George Eventually. However, the story of the PGE Railway is one of ambition and perseverance that created an important, historic route along the waters of the Burrard Inlet and Howe Sound, remnants of which still exist today.
