Introduction

Throughout our humanities studies, we’ve gone all over the map. From Albuquerque, to Japan, to Germany, and all the way back to Northern British Columbia. For this project, we focused on our
own community of Deep Cove. Similar to any location in history, theres a whole array of stories, archives, and events waiting to be discovered.

Considering historical perspective was a huge part in the success of this project, we needed information from people of all walks of life. Thanks to the help of Jim Slight from The Deep Cove Heritage Society , and “Echoes Across the Inlet“, we were able to see many perspectives woven into our communities stories.

The end goal of our research was to create both a digital, and physical pamphlet exhibiting a walking tour of the Deep Cove area. This walking tour is inspired by the previous walking tour created by The Deep Cove Heritage Society.

 

The Process

In order to properly cover each stop of the tour, each of us were assigned a stop on the tour to research. First we were to become familiar with our stop, and the stories it had to share.

We dove into research immediately, and began to plan out how we were gonna tell our stories.

From there we collaborated, and gained feedback off of one and other to make sure we were making the most of the opportunity at hand.

My stop on the tour brought to light the business that resided in Little Cates Park throughout the 1930’s.

In 1930, Edgar Percy Cummins opened “The Cummins Store”. This building resided on the land we now know as the tennis courts. Because of the store’s location, and the constant evolution of the area, Percy’s store became the focal point of the community. People all around would visit to buy groceries, pick up mail, catch the bus, and collect water.

Unemployment became a huge issue in the cove area, and Percy Cummins, along with the rest of the District Counsellors, understood the need for immediate construction of a highway from Dollarton to North Vancouver. This was the beginning of the Dollarton Highway that we know today.

When it came to writing, and designing the text, we had half the class working on the digital tour, while the other half (my group) worked on the physical pamphlet. We made sure to use both of these mediums in order to make our product accessible to everyone.

 

The Final Product(s)

Below is our class’s completed Pamphlet, and Google Map.

 

Click here to explore the map on your own!

Although some parts of this project were quite stressful, it all turned out well. Also, Jordyn, Izzy, and I emailed the Deep Cove Heritage Society our final products, along with a feedback form. So hopefully we’ll be hearing with them soon.

Thanks for reading!