Deep Cove History

Deep Cove Mystique

Once known as Deepwater, Deep Cove is wrapped by the scenic waters of Indian Arm and Burrard Inlet. The annual rainfall is 80 to 90 inches at sea level, the highest in the Lower Mainland. What has drawn generations for many years to a place often shrouded in mist?

If only the waters could speak, it would recall the spirit of the people and the activities that could only happen in a place like Deep Cove. It would boast of the most beautiful of sunny days worth a thousand rainy days. Even now the waters echo of past regattas where participants dressed in outlandish costumes and made a ritual dive “off the deep end” as a start to a bizarre event. 

This is a landscape transformed from a wilderness exploited for wood and granite into a rugged cottage country. In the past water taxis, scenic ferries and grocery boats were just as important as are the roads today. Crabbing, clamming and canoe tilting drew earlier generations of young people across the waters on a Saturday evening to the dance hall. It is these waterfront activities of those early years that made the scenery and community of Deep Cove distinct from the rest of the Lower Mainland. 

Story Credit – Deep Cove Heritage Society