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The Grand Canal

First conceived in 1860 and then resurrected in 1912, the concept of a canal from the Pitt River to Burrard Inlet, was promoted heavily in the 1880’s and a survey for such was carried out in 1891. One 1912 article on the subject states Vancouver Mayor Openheimer was very much involved in those initial plans, another speaks of Col. Moody’s involvement. The 1860 version of the canal would have started at Big Slough on the Pitt River and the finished canal was intended to be wide enough to allow two ships to pass each other. The project never went with lack of enough trade and a “parochial spirit abroad among the less enlightened and progressive in New Westminster and Vancouver…Several prominent citizens of the old school opposed the project” given as the reasons. The 1912 proposal was advocated for by Captain Clarke of Port Moody and the CPR, it seems, was not against the proposal. Perhaps this is because they knew it would never fly.

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Latitude: 49.2671786473999

Longitude: -122.71173290899

Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/the-grand-canal