Councillors voted Monday to halt a previous proposal to tear down the Navvy Jack House and instead apply for provincial heritage funding. John "Navvy Jack" Thomas was a Welsh deserter from the Royal Navy who married Rowia, a Squamish Nation woman, in the early 1870s. They raised their four children — Sampson, Christine, Mary, and Emma — in what is now called the Navvy Jack House. Dozens of people called into Monday's council meeting, Booth said, including descendants of Navvy Jack as far away as Churchill, Manitoba. So we have to be realistic about how much it's going to cost to to restore the house," Booth said.

Source: CBC News October 07, 2020 21:00 UTC