▁way ▁to ▁the ▁F ras er ▁C any on , ▁by pass ing ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁V ancouver . ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁among ▁British ▁Columbia ' s ▁young est ▁cities ; ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁settlement ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁V ancouver ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁at ▁McC le ery ' s ▁Farm ▁on ▁the ▁F ras er ▁River , ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁village ▁of ▁Mus que am ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Mar pole . ▁A ▁saw mill ▁established ▁at ▁Mo ody ville ▁( now ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁North ▁V ancouver ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁began ▁the ▁city ' s ▁long ▁relationship ▁with ▁logging . ▁It ▁was ▁quickly ▁followed ▁by ▁mill s ▁owned ▁by ▁Captain ▁Edward ▁St amp ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁in let . ▁St amp , ▁who ▁had ▁begun ▁logging ▁in ▁the ▁Port ▁Al ber ni ▁area , ▁first ▁attempted ▁to ▁run ▁a ▁mill ▁at ▁Bro ck ton ▁Point , ▁but ▁difficult ▁curr ents ▁and ▁re ef s ▁forced ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁operation ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁near ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Dun lev y ▁Street . ▁This ▁mill , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁H ast ings ▁Mill , ▁became ▁the ▁nucle us ▁around ▁which ▁V ancouver ▁formed . ▁The ▁mill ' s ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁w an ed ▁after ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁( CP R ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁It ▁never theless