ðə sˈɪstɚz fˈɜːst pɹˈɛzəns ɪn væŋkˈuːvɚ kˈeɪm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt tˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ðə sˈɪɾi wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt wɪð ɐ skˈuːl ˌɔn dˈʌnsmjʊɹ, nˈɛkst tʊ ɐ kɐθˈiːdɹəl ænd, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃt baɪ ðə lˈeɪt sˈɪstɚɹ ˈaɪliːn kˈɛli ðə lˈæst sənt. ˈæn ˈɔːɹdɚ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv ˌɛlˌɛfˈeɪ, "ɔnðɪ ˈɛdʒ əvə fˈɔːɹɪst klˈɪɹɪŋ.
The Sisters' first presence in Vancouver came in 1888 (two years after the city was established) with a school on Dunsmuir, next to a cathedral and, according to an article researched by the late Sister Eileen Kelly (the last St. Ann order principal of LFA), "on the edge of a forest clearing.