Hollyburn Heritage Society 

Official Opening of the renewed Hollyburn Lodge on Sunday, January 15, 2017
Paul Wick, Department Head Education, Employment & Training (NV), Acting Squamish Valley Administrator,
welcomes the invited guests who attended the official reopening of Hollyburn Lodge, and gives a traditional blessing.

Pioneer Skiers' Reunion, Mt. Seymour, September 18, 2019. Photo by Helmer Sieber

Howe Sound Crest Trail Videos - Late Summer & Fall of 2020

Three videos feature photos of the Howe Sound Crest Trail taken by Anna Grant from Cypress Bowl to trails end
Each video has a music soundtrack. To access the videos, click on the blue text above. There is also a link on the website map page.

Garibaldi Provincial Park Hike Videos - Summer 2019

To access the Garibaldi Provincial Park Hike Videos, click on the blue text above.
There is also a link on the website map page.

Yew Lake In Cypress Provincial Park - Powerpoint Slides, Photos & Videos

To access the Yew Lake Powerpoint Slides, Photos & Videos, click on the blue text above.
There is also a link on the website map page.

Welcome to the Hollyburn Heritage Society Website

Although the website includes content far beyond Hollyburn Lodge at First Lake, it is all linked in some way to the Lodge, the people that owned, operated and/or worked at the Lodge, and to the succeeding generations who have enjoyed and continue to enjoy its unique character and recognize its important place in the history of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

There is much on the website for you to peruse & enjoy. A recommended starting point is the "Site Map", which gives you an overview of the entire website and links to all the pages. Tony Flower's nostalgic, heart-warming tribute to Fred Burfield and the Burfield family, "Called To Higher Ground", is a good introduction to the colourful history of Hollyburn Mountain. 

Hollyburn's past history, (pre 2010), is the main focus of the sub-pages listed under "Pioneers", "Hollyburn History", "Cabins", 
"Competitive Sports", and "Recreational Skiing" while Hollyburn's more recent history, (post 2010), is the main focus of the sub-pages listed under "Physical Geography" & "Cypress Now".

The "Geography" and "Cypress Now' sub-pages feature recent photos and videos of Hollyburn's cross-country and snowshoe trails and summer hiking trails, providing opportunities for people who live at some distance from Vancouver or who have physical issues that limit their mobility, to explore these trails on their computers and/or smart phones.

Each year, a core group of Hollyburn Heritage Society members takes photos and videos on Hollyburn Ridge and in Cypress Provincial Park. The main purpose of this initiative is to provide a rich legacy of materials for future Hollyburn historians. Many of these contemporary photos are initially uploaded to the Hollyburn Heritage Society Facebook page.

To find information about particular persons, places, cabins, events etc., try entering key words in the Google Custom Search Box at the top of each page.