5th and Main

5th and Main Totem Pole
49°15'59.65"N 123° 5'57.01"W

Brock Hall at UBC

Thunderbird Totem Pole at UBC Brock Hall
N 49 16.109 W 123 15.149

Burrard Bridge

We found this Welcome Pole in October 20, 2006 almost beneath the Burrard Bridge on the sea wall going towards Fisherman's Wharf.

No signage, no history

First Reading:
N 49 degrees 16.411' W 123 degrees 08.372'
Second Reading:
N 49 degrees 16.427' W 123 degrees 08.384'

This is the pole that for at least a year, sat unfinished behind the Maritime Museum in a woodshed, see unfinished totem gallery for pictures of this one as a work in progress. I had thought it would be raised on the Museum grounds and for awhile there was signs posted to that effect. How it ended up being raised almost under the Burrard Bridge adjacent to "Cultural Harmony Park" is a mystery to me. As well, it still looks quite unfinished and has some carvings that (loon images) that don't quite fit with traditional pole carvings.

Canada Place

Canada Place Totem Pole
49°17'16.42"N 123°6'49.29"W
49.287894,-123.113691

Canadian Tire on Cambie

Canadian Tire Totem Pole on Cambie
49°15'54.18"N,123° 6'52.15"W

Capilano Mall

Capilano Mall Totem Poles by Norman Tait

Capilano RV Park

295 Tomahawk Ave, North Vancouver, BC 3 totems in the most incongruous setting; 2 are poolside at the rv park; surrounded by plastic chaise lounges and bathing campers; the other totem greets you as you drive your RV thru the main gate. RV owners are quite friendly and there's a large carving in the check-in lobby.

Carver: Oscar Mantlepee with help from Jim King

Link to RV Park's website 

Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge Totem Poles
49°20'37.35"N,123° 6'46.43"W

Cates Park, Deep Cove

Cates Park Deep Cove Totem Pole

49°18.112'N 122°57.308'W 49.331111,-123.035556

See more picures in our Image Gallery for Cates Park Pole

CBC at Hamilton & Georgia (Repatriated 2006-07)

Re-patriated: Totem pole at CBC at Hamilton & Georgia removed as of June, 2006 49.2796508054,-123.114234861 This pole's story has a happy ending. In June 2006, CBC/Radio-Canada repatriated theas part of the redevelopment project for the Vancouver CBC building. The Kwaguilth totem pole that used to sit at the front of the CBC/Radio-Canada building at 700 Hamilton Street has been returned to the traditional territory of the Kwaguilth people. The pole was lowered on Monday, June 26 under the direction of the artist, Richard Hunt, and was transported to Fort Rupert, B.C. This initiative is part of the ongoing Building Redevelopment Project currently underway at CBC/Radio-Canada in Vancouver. The totem pole stood proudly in front of the CBC/Radio-Canada Production Centre for almost 25 years since being commissioned by the Royal British Columbia Museum and CBC/Radio-Canada in 1982.

Internationally renowned artist Richard Hunt carved and erected the pole, with the assistance of Tim Paul.

The top figure is a Kulus, or immature Thunderbird, the main crest of Richard Hunt. The middle figure is a bear holding a wild woman, and at the bottom is a sea monster. The log is western red cedar, approximately 27 feet long and a wing span of 10 feet. The pole is carved in traditional Kwaguilth style and painted with latex house paint in colours red, black, brown, yellow and green.. “The redevelopment of the Vancouver Production Centre is an exciting project,” says Ken Golemba, Project Manager for the Vancouver Redevelopment Project. “It involves several partners and consultants, lots of great ideas and a variety of decisions -- not the least of which was the totem pole removal and relocation. We sought the input from a number of different Aboriginal participants with the final decision made to return the pole to the Kwaguilth People.” “It is a great gift from CBC/Radio-Canada and wonderful to know that this totem pole will be returning to Fort Rupert,” says Richard Hunt. Richard saw a pod of killer whales on his flight over to Vancouver that morning. In Kwaguilth culture, killer whales are said to be the spirits of the great chiefs. Richard took this as a sign that the chiefs were happy the pole was coming home to Fort Rupert. The Kwaguilth will host a celebration in Fort Rupert later in the year to celebrate the return of the totem pole to its traditional territory.

For more information about artist Richard Hunt, please visit www.richardhunt.com

East Hastings (1607)

1607 E Hasting

Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal

Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal Kwakiutl Bear Pole
49°22'26.22"N,123°16'22.73"W

Horseshoe Bay Park

Horseshoe Bay Park Totem Pole
49°22'30.38"N,123°16'30.96"W

Museum of Anthropology at UBC*

Museum of Anthropology at UBC Totem Poles 49°16'9.62"N 123°15'38.48"W

Associated Geocache: Old School Totem Poles

Native Housing Society (10 sites)

Native Housing Society Totem Poles main page

Norgate Community School

1295 Sowden Street @ Norgate Community Elementary

Oscar and I found this one when I got lost trying to retrace my steps to the very close by Tomahawk Cafe; at the corner of Sowden and Redwood.

New totem erected June 2004

Pole by Darren Yelton - Coast Salish Nation.

http://www.nvsd44.bc.ca/Sites/ReportsViewOnePoPM.asp?RID=1739

Oppenheimer Park

N 49.282361 W -123.094146

Here is the Memorial pole in Oppenheimer Park

Seymour Street

Haida Eagle and Frog Totem on Seymour Street
49°16'42.86"N, 123° 7'15.21"W

Squamish Nation, North Vancouver

Squamish Nation Totem Poles, North Vancouver
49°19'11.58"N,123° 7'34.32"W

Stanley Park

Stanley Park Totem Poles
49°17'57.67"N,123° 7'15.76"W

Thunderbird Marina

Thunderbird Marina Totem Poles
49°21'30.06"N, 123°16'1.20"W

Thunderbird Totem Pole

N 49° 16.109 W 123° 15.149

This totem pole is entitled "Victory Through Honour" and was carved by Kwickwasutaineuk artist Ellen Neel. "The pole tells of the five tests of Tsikumin, chief shaman of the Red Cedar Bark Dance and founder of Qui-Owa Sutinuk, ancestors of the carver. The Red Cedar Bark Dance was performed in Kitsilano Park during Vancouver's Jubilee in 1936." -from UBC Archives - Campus Sculptures You can read more about it in this news article on the Re-dedication of Thunderbird Totem at (visit link)

Tomahawk Cafe

Tomahawk Cafe Totem Poles

Totem Plaza, White Rock

N49 01.107 W122 47.799 2 Welcome Poles

carver Robert Davidson

Van Dusen Gardens

Van Dusen Totem Poles N 49 14.319' W 123 07.777'

Two poles at the entrance of the Van Dusen Gardens.

The first pole is labeled 'Al of The Gispudwada'. I believe the 'Al' is the word for Black Bear and refers to the Black Bear Crest of the Killerwhale Tribe. This pole was carved by Arthur Sterrit, A Giksan from the Upper Skeena River Area of BC. It incorporates the following figures: Human Form at Top - Man who went into mountains to hunt goat and was captured by a Black Bear and assumed the Bear Form. The Human Head in top figures's stomach - friendly villager who took the bear man in and helped him when no one else would. Bear Figure at Bottom - represents bear man before being turned back into human form. Human head in Bear Stomach - indicates that Bear figure is Bear man. The second pole is labeled "The Mosquito People" attributed to the Gitksan tribe and carved by Earl & Brian Muldoe of 'Ksan. The totem pole was raised to commemorate the Vancouver Centennial.

Vancouver Airport

Vancouver Airport Totem Poles
49°11'39.96"N, 123°10'33.63"W

Vanier Park*

Vanier Park Totem Pole N 49 16.626' W 123 08.861'

This Centenntial Totem Pole has a twin in Windsor Great Park, London, England. The pole is an exact replica of one carved for Queen Elizabeth II by Chief Mungo Martin of the Kwakiutl Nation. Each Figure on the Pole represents a mythical ancestorof the ten tribes of the Kwakiutl Nation. This 100 foot high totem pole was dedicated at a ceremony on October 15, 1956 in celebration of British Columbia's centennial year.

Associated Geocache: Royal Totem Pole

Welcome Guardian Woman (Squamish)

This Totem pole is located at West Vancouver's Ambleside Beach and can be seen from the Lions Gate Bridge.

West Vancouver Yacht Club

West Vancouver Yacht Club Totem Pole
49°21'27.18"N,123°16'17.57"W

Whaler's Pole

N 49° 15.813 W 123° 15.245

This one is located on the UBC campus.

Fred and I spotted this pole while he was visiting Vancouver for his summer vacation with us. We are on a quest to locate all the publicly accessible totem poles in the Greater Vancouver area, so if you find any that you think we should know about..please tell us about them!

The Whaler's pole represents the whaling tradition of the nu-cha-nuhlth indian people of the west coast of Vancouver Island. Figures from the top to the bottom are the harpooners, assistant whalers, shaman (with lightening snake tongue representing his power), Puk-Ubs (Whaler returned from drowning), and a grey whale held by Puk-Ubs.

The Whaler's pole was commissioned by the UBC Museum of Anthropoloy and raised at this location in 1984.

The pole was designed and carved by Nu-Cha_Nuhlth Artist Art Thompson in 1981-1982. With assistance from Joe David, Duane Pasco, Gene BraBant and Glen Wood.

Yukon and 7th (3Vets)

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date found: July 20th, 2006

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