1. Today’s Plan Vancouver: Then and Now
Presentation: The Birth of Vancouver
Introduce Project and Work Time

2. The Birth of Vancouver

3. The Youth of Vancouver
Of all the major communities in British Columbia, Vancouver is the youngest
The area that is now Vancouver was not seen as desirable for settlement as it did not have a major rive and was covered in dense forest
For this reason people preferred to live in areas like the Victoria or New Westminster (New Westminster would be the capital of the two colonies from )

4. North Road
In 1859, Colonel Richard Moody realised that the Fraser River froze during the winter
In order to protect the colony, Moody needed an ice free harbour year round
He immediately built a trail known as the North Road which is now the boundary between Burnaby and Coquitlam
In the city now known as Vancouver, Moody would create a government reserve for a town site known as Hastings

5. The Opening of Mills
On the south side of the Burrard Inlet, Hastings Sawmill opened and timber rights for most of the area
On the north side of the inlet, Sewell Moody opened a mill in what is now North Vancouver
The surrounding area around Moody’s Mill became known as Moodyville and was the first community in the Vancouver area

6. Gassy Jack and the Town of Granville
The area known today as Vancouver now had a British presence, but a very small one
In 1868, the sailor John Deighton (better known as Gassy Jack) arrived in the Burrard inlet
As Hastings Mill was a dry town, Gassy Jack felt he could make a living by opening a saloon just over a kilometer from the mill

7. Gassy Jack and the Town of Granville
Gassy Jack’s plan worked, although his saloon (Globe) was only a 12’ by 24’ board and batten shack , mill workers consistently came
Soon after, other shops and saloons became opening all over as Granville began to grow
Originally, the area was still surrounded by wilderness and was full of crime and danger
The town, however, would be the very beginning of what is now Vancouver

8. Who Was Gassy Jack?
John Deighton was a British sailor who would soon move to the United States during the California Gold Rush, and shortly after to British Columbia during the Cariboo Gold Rush
Gassy Jack had to stop sailing due to health problems and decided to open his first saloon in New Westminster
After establishing himself in Granville, his aboriginal wife died but had arranged for him to marry her 12 year old neice Qua-hail-ya who would have his child
Gassy Jack would die on May 29,1875 but Granville would bare his name until this day (Gastown)

9. Interest in Port Moody
In 1881, Port Moody was destined to be the terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway
It was estimated that because of this, Port Moody would be the largest metropolis in British Columbia
When William Van Horne arrived in Port Moody, however, he discovered that harbour was made up of tidal flats

10. The Creation of Vancouver
William Van Horne travelled further down the Burrard Inlet to Gastown and found what he was looking for
He named the site Vancouver
In 1885, the CPR was complete and Vancouver had been laid out
A devastating fire on June 13, 1886, knocked out the majority of the city of Vancouver
By 1890, the city had been rebuilt and Vancouver’s population grow past 5000