A Vancouver family has donated West Grebe Islet in memory of their father and family patriarch, Esmond Lando.
The family wanted to share the uniqueness of this ecological area with the community of West Vancouver, and to conserve it by dedicating the islet as a District park.
At just under an acre, West Grebe Islet is a rugged and rocky location, and recognized by the Islands Trust Council as an important marine ecological asset within the Howe Sound region. It provides important habitat for a wide variety of coastal bird species including the bald eagle, western grebe, and harlequin duck as well as marine mammals, fish, and shellfish.
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Esmond Lando was an avid golfer, and in the 1950s, along with several other local businessmen, he bought the land now known as Gleneagles to create the golf course.
Signage about the donation of West Grebe Islet in his honour will be located at the Gleneagles Clubhouse as well as at a viewing place on Seaview Walk.
The formal dedication of West Grebe Islet as a park is planned for spring 2023.
It is a park now but sure as Hadies some years from now the District Staff will want to build on it or sell it.
My thoughts as I read this. Hope not but……
Wonderful.
What rock outcrop does this actually cover. There are at least three islets that we call Seal Rock for obvious reasons. Who maintains the navigation hazard light on the western most islet?
Great news and many thanks to the generous donor Edmond Landouujj
Great news and many thanks to the generous family of Edmond Landouujj.
If it requires no maintenance, no attention at all, it might be able to survive the neglect of west van. But if…
Let’s hope this lovely little islet stays just as it is.
What a kind and thoughtful gift! Thank you so much to the family. We are incredibly lucky to have people like you who think outward.
Thank you 🙂