▁remained ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁economy ▁until ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁The ▁settlement , ▁which ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁Gast own , ▁grew ▁quickly ▁around ▁the ▁original ▁makes h ift ▁ta vern ▁established ▁by ▁" G ass y " ▁Jack ▁De ight on ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁H ast ings ▁Mill ▁property . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁the ▁colonial ▁government ▁survey ed ▁the ▁settlement ▁and ▁laid ▁out ▁a ▁town site , ▁renamed ▁" G ran ville " ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁then - B rit ish ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Col on ies , ▁Lord ▁Gran ville . ▁This ▁site , ▁with ▁its ▁natural ▁har bour , ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁as ▁the ▁termin us ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway , ▁to ▁the ▁disappoint ment ▁of ▁Port ▁Mo ody , ▁New ▁West min ster ▁and ▁Victoria , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁v ied ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁rail head . ▁A ▁railway ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁indu c ements ▁for ▁British ▁Columbia ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁but ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Sc andal ▁and ▁arguments ▁over ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Chinese ▁labour ▁delayed ▁construction ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁In cor por ation ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁trans cont inental ▁train