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ranching north from the eastern portion of
Vancouver Harbour to the Indian River estuary
is a nine-nautical mile ocean fjord known
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as Indian Arm. Revealed when the last ice age receded
10,000 years ago, it is blessed with mainly protected and We would like to
placid waters and some of the most thrilling scenery on
announce that we now have
a Navtec rod header and
the BC coast. A cruise to the community of Deep Cove on are ready to take orders for
the western shore of Indian Arm is actually quicker by
rod rigs. This new service
compliments the swagging
boat than during rush-hour traffic, including time for the capabilities of our Fenn 4F
Second Narrows railway bridge to be lifted!
rotary swage machine
and offers you the best
of both worlds.
Indian arm is a favourite with scattered along the arm and up the
kayakers, canoeists and boaters with Indian River. Included in the park
runabouts who can easily beach are a number of private waterfront
their craft and visit the picnic spots, cottages and yacht club outstations
waterfalls, beaches, diving reefs, whose boundaries should be respected;
hiking trails and campsites. Local and Burrard Yacht Club can be found near
visiting boaters often forget that this Clementine Creek, Deep Cove Yacht
fun retreat is literally in Vancouver’s Club is north of Granite Falls and the
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backyard; when time is of the essence, notorious Wigwam Inn at the head
(360) 385-6330
a wonderful weekend can be spent of the inlet is now home to the Royal
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exploring the charm and splendour of Vancouver Yacht Club. A commanding
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the fjord and its marine parks using sight after a journey through wilderness,
the protected summer anchorage in the inn was built in 1910 as a luxury
Bedwell Bay, or the moorage facilities summer resort for the rich and famous.
Serving Northwest Boaters since 1983
in Deep Cove as a convenient base. En After the Second World War, it became
route, the monumental Buntzen Power a gambling casino and was raided and
Station (still operational), is a surviving shut down in 1962. The building was
example of classic early-1900s industrial unused until the RVYC purchased
design visible from almost anywhere and renovated it, retaining its original
along the southern portion of the arm. colonial charm and grandeur.
Established in 1996, Indian Arm Located at the tip of Indian Arm
Provincial Park covers over 9,500 and named for the Cates family who
We offer complete engine room service:
hectares (23,500 acres) and protects the founded a landmark tugboat company
• Haul outs
arm’s entire shoreline, which includes in North Vancouver, Cates Park float
• Shaft and Prop repair
major old growth forests, watersheds, provides boaters with an enjoyable
• Repower or rebuild
alpine lakes, water and convenient
• Our dock or yours
falls and abundant stopping-off point
marine and wild before Deep Cove.
Northwest Distributor for:
life. The park is The park’s 23
• Westerbeke Engines & Parts
co-managed with hectares (58 acres) • Universal Engines & Parts
the area’s original include Roche
Dealers for:
inhabitants, the Point Lighthouse
• Crusader Engines & Parts
Tsleil Waututh First and 6 km (4 miles)
• Yanmar Engines & Parts
Nation. Significant of waterfront trails
artefacts over 3,000 that meander past
years old have sandy beaches and
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been excavated through a mixed
Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm
in a number of forest of Douglas
the village sites fir and big-leaf
We are located on Seattle's Lake Union at
and a variety maple. A walk
717 NE Northlake Way, Seattle, WA
of fascinating named for the
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pictographs are notorious British
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