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28-422: Indian Arm is a salt-water fjord that extends about 20 km (12 mi) north from Burrard Inlet. There are no crossings, and road access is limited to the communities on the southern portion of the arm. The steep mountain slopes are so impassable that most have seen no development, despite the proximity to a major city. Indian River , marked by a small dock at the north end of the arm, can be reached by boat from

56-471: A boat launch), Inlet Park and Tidal Park in Port Moody, and Thwaytes Landing Metro Park Reserve. Heading north from Deep Cove one hits Woodlands , which is an established beachfront community. There are associated cabins, beaches and areas as one heads north: Thwaites, Alder Point, Bergs, Croker Island, Indian River, Bedwell Bay, Belcarra , Anmore , Buntzen Bay, Jug Island, and Whiskey Cove. Also on

84-452: A female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% of all households are made up of individuals. The average married-couple family size was 2.7. Christians makes up 55.1% of the population, or 22.8% Catholic , 27.2% Protestant , 0.0% Orthodox , and 5.1% other Christian. Other religions in the village include 1.5% Jewish , and 1.5% other religions. 41.2% of the population claimed to have no religious affiliation. The median income for

112-590: A household in the village was $ 100,995, and the median income for a family was $ 105,016. Males had an average income of $ 61,200 versus $ 34,840 for females. About 3.7% of the labour force was unemployed. The largest occupation categories were 23.5% employed in social science, education, government service and religion occupations, 17.3% business, finance and administration occupations, 17.3% sales and service occupations, and 16.0% in management occupations. Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding of data samples. Belcarra contracts out its police service to

140-718: A judge in New Westminster , was an immigrant from Ireland in the 19th century. As payment for his defence of the Irishman John Hall, Belcarra's first European settler, Bole acquired the land that would become the Village of Belcarra. He named it after a village in his native Ireland . Belcarra was a traditional camping area for the Tsleil-Waututh , the First Nations people whose territory it

168-549: A result of small land area, relative inaccessibility, and zoning for single family residential homes . With a population of 687 as of 2021, it has one of the lowest populations of any independent settlement in the Vancouver area. Many residents in Belcarra have private docks and boats; even houses that are not on the water are sometimes able to procure a shared dock. William Norman Bole , a successful criminal lawyer and later

196-400: A single winding paved road or by water. Before incorporation it was commonly known as Belcarra Bay. It is largely a residential bedroom community for Vancouver and its suburbs. Belcarra is one of the few communities in this area that is not growing substantially. While the small neighbouring Village of Anmore has grown and changed, Belcarra has remained a relatively small community. This is

224-538: Is 300 m (1,000 ft) to the south and is all contained within one beautiful building which hasn't changed significantly since 1912. The Wigwam Inn, located at the north end of Indian Arm, originally opened as a luxury German Biergarten resort and fishing lodge in 1910. A daily steamship route, using the sternwheeler Skeena , brought customers and supplies to the inn. The property was operated by Gustav Konstantin von Alvensleben during its glory days before World War I, and by other operators until 1963. The property

252-455: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belcarra Belcarra is a village on the shore of Indian Arm , a side inlet of Burrard Inlet , and is part of Metro Vancouver . It lies northwest of Port Moody and immediately east of the Deep Cove area of North Vancouver , across the waters of Indian Arm. Isolated by geography on a narrow peninsula, Belcarra is accessible by

280-670: Is also visited by charter boat day tours leaving from Granville Island , Port Moody , or Coal Harbour . Divers can visit the shallow water surrounding Racoon and Twin Islands. The Say Nuth Khaw Yum Heritage Park / Indian Arm Provincial Park was created in 1995 as part of the BC Government 's Lower Mainland Nature Legacy Program. The park is located within the core of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Traditional Territory. A management agreement

308-707: Is challenging but well-maintained and well-marked. It originates at Panorama Park in Deep Cove , passing along the slopes of the North Shore Mountains on the western side of Indian Arm to its western terminus in Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver . Other parks around the shores of eastern Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm include: Cates Park and Panorama Park in the District of North Vancouver , Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby , Rocky Point Park (which includes

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336-690: Is in the Pacific Ocean drainage basin , and is a tributary of Indian Arm . The river begins at Mount Baldwin in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. It flows south and reaches its mouth at Indian Arm , which flows via Burrard Inlet to the Pacific Ocean. An electric power transmission line to Whistler follows the river valley. This article about a river in the Coast of British Columbia , Canada

364-513: Is in. Its beach and exposed westerly view give it a fine outlook and afternoon sun. The site was abandoned sometime between 1858 and 1864 when smallpox ravaged the Indigenous population. The remaining people moved their main permanent village across the inlet. The site at Belcarra was pre-empted early by European settlers, who were involved in a murder in 1882. In turn, the land was deeded to the defending solicitor, William Norman Bole, who named

392-520: Is no public moorage available at the Wigwam docks; reciprocal privileges are not available to members of any other yacht clubs. There are various rumours that Al Capone hid out at the Wigwam, that murders were committed there, and that it might be haunted. Indian River (British Columbia) The Indian River is a river in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia , Canada . It

420-612: Is on the western side at Elsay Creek. There are also numerous unnamed seasonal waterfalls running over the rocky cliff walls that can best be viewed during spring run off. In winter, frozen ice-falls can be viewed. Granite Falls was formerly an operating granite rock quarry providing stone for Vancouver's construction needs and breakwaters. Wildlife viewing can include seals, bald eagles, herons, and black bears. A large pink salmon run in odd-numbered years starts in July and continues to October; salmon and bear viewing opportunities concentrate at

448-673: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , with the main police station at Coquitlam Town Centre . Since 1978, Belcarra has had its own volunteer fire service, known as the Sasamat Fire Department, with two main halls and five fire apparatuses shared between it and the neighbouring community of Anmore . Belcarra's ambulance service is run by the British Columbia Ambulance Service . In addition, Coquitlam Search and Rescue

476-684: The Grouse Grind hiking trail up the side of Grouse Mountain . The south-eastern part of the Say Nuth Khaw Yum Provincial Park is adjacent to and partly surrounds the BC Hydro Buntzen Lake Recreation Area. təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park is managed by Metro Vancouver Regional Parks ; this park surrounds Bedwell Bay on the mid-western side of Indian Arm, and includes the area around Sasamat Lake . The Baden-Powell Trail

504-460: The Indian River estuary in the northwest corner of the inlet. Say Nuth Khaw Yum Provincial Park includes large parts of both shores of the fjord, as well as Racoon and Twin Islands. This park is 6,826 ha (16,870 acres) in total. There are wilderness campgrounds at sea level at Bishop Creek (west side), Granite Falls, and Twin Islands . The park is popular with boaters and kayakers, and

532-415: The Vancouver area or by a logging road from Squamish . The slopes along Indian Arm are either heavily forested or sheer granite cliffs. The inlet is narrow and the mountains rise steeply on both sides directly from the sea. There are several waterfalls, with the largest being Granite Falls at the north end on the east side. Spray of Pearls Falls at Wigwam Creek is in the north west corner, and Silver Falls

560-400: The appeal. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Belcarra had a population of 687 living in 262 of its 289 total private dwellings, a change of 6.8% from its 2016 population of 643. With a land area of 5.50 km (2.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 124.9/km (323.5/sq mi) in 2021. The linguistic makeup of the village is English as

588-492: The eastern shore is the ghost town of Iron Bay . There are two century old powerhouses along the eastern shore of the arm. Water from Coquitlam Lake flows through a 3,894 m (12,775 ft) long tunnel to Buntzen Lake , approximately 150 m (490 ft) above the tide line in Indian Arm. Boilerplate penstocks direct water from Buntzen Lake down to the two powerhouses on the shores of Indian Arm. Buntzen No. 1

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616-626: The first language of 91.2% of the population, and 8.0% first learnt other languages. 94.2% of the population can speak only English, 5.1% can speak both English and French. In the village the population is spread out, with 17.6% under the age of 14, 11.0% from 15 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 40.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 15 and over, there are 107.3 males. There are 260 households, out of which 26.9% had children living with them, 69.2% ware married couples living together, 4.5% had

644-430: The place Belcarra. A summer cabin was subsequently built. In time, more cabins were built, and the local ferry company built a pier, park, and campsite, for vacationers. Admiralty Point was a government naval reserve, and was thus saved from development. The area is now a regional park . Belcarra's adjacency to several islands makes it a desired spot for boaters. Bedwell Bay and Sasamat Lake also are nearby, increasing

672-456: The two powerhouses at 76.8 MW. There is confusion in maps and photographs about which site is Buntzen No. 1 and which is Buntzen No. 2. Buntzen No. 1 is to the north and has four buildings, with the 1951 generator addition on the north end of the powerhouse and the transformer building uphill. The site is not very appealing except for the ornate granite addition to the south end of the powerhouse with "Vancouver Power" carved in stone. Buntzen No. 2

700-500: Was built in 1903 by the Vancouver City Light and Power Company to provide electricity for the Vancouver area's streetcars. It used four 1,500 kW generators and by 1912 three additional 5,000 kW units were installed. The north end of the original four unit powerhouse at Buntzen No. 1 was demolished in 1950 and a new building, a 55,000 kW unit 1 generator and a larger turbine were added in 1951. Buntzen No. 2

728-642: Was designed by the English architect Francis Rattenbury , it was built in 1912, 0.40 km ( 1 ⁄ 4  mi) south of Buntzen No. 1 by British Columbia Electric Railway and produced 26,700 kW of power. One of Buntzen No2 three pelton wheels was shut down in 1972 leaving a capacity of 17,800 kW in operation. Buntzen No. 1 was shut down during 2010–2011 to complete a turbine runner replacement project. The stations are unmanned, operated by remote control from BC Hydro 's System Control facility atop Burnaby Mountain . In 2015 BC Hydro lists capacity of

756-714: Was signed between the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation and the Government of BC in 1998. The management board has equal representation from the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation and the BC Government to co-manage all aspects of the park and heritage area. A rough wilderness hiking trail around the perimeter of Indian Arm was completed in 2003. It was created over many years by engineer and trailbuilder, Don McPherson; he also created

784-539: Was then sold several times, with a somewhat checkered history, including a stint as a gambling casino, which led to a raid by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . Famous guests over the years included two of the richest men in the world: oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and the great-grandson of fur trade millionaire John Jacob Astor . The Inn is currently owned and operated by the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club as an outstation for club members. There

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