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From YouTube: FEB 27 2023 Statements Karin Kirkpatrick
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Association
president
Jackie
Swanson,
our
adventure
started
at
the
Nordic
parking
lot
on
Cypress
Park,
where
Jackie
gave
me
a
brief
history
of
the
cabins.
We
then
hiked
into
the
Nordic
ski
trails,
which
probably
wasn't
that
far,
but
it
felt
like
we
went
a
really
long
way.
The
snow,
hadn't,
Fallen,
yet
or
snow
or
otherwise,
snowshoes
and
cross-country
skis
would
be
the
only
way
to
access
these
cabins.
The
first
cabins
were
constructed
in
the
late
1920s
by
Scandinavian
immigrants
to
support
the
newly
established
hollyburn
Pacific
ski
camp
at
first
Lake
by
1930.
A
There
were
over
200
cabins
on
the
mountain
in
this
vibrant
ski
Community.
It's
like
stepping
back
in
time.
The
cabins
have
no
power,
no
Services,
largely
no
access
roads
and
those
using
the
cabins
actually
have
to
carry
everything
in
with
them
when
they
access
them
over
the
decades.
The
existence
of
the
cabins
on
Cypress
Mountain
have
not
been
without
controversy,
which
is
why
in
19
73
cabin
owners
concerned
about
the
heat
of
the
future
of
these
Heritage
cabins
and
their
cherished
cabin
community
formed
the
Holly
bird
Ridge
association.
A
Their
goals
were
preservation,
encouragement
of
recreational
use
and
Public
Access
and
their
desire
to
negotiate
with
all
levels
of
government
when
necessary
to
save
these
important
cabins.
Today,
Jackie
reports
there
are
108
active
cabins
104
in
the
district
of
West
Vancouver
and
four
on
BC
Park's
land.
So
if
you
have
an
opportunity
to
come
up
onto
Cyprus
and
see
these
wonderful
cabins
and
enjoy
some
great
history
in
the
district
of
West
Vancouver,
we
invite
you
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,.