CloseThis trail is all about the magnificent views of the Pender Harbour area and the Strait of Georgia. It is a fairly steep trail with a high level of difficulty.
Daniel Point
Ɂayalus
Location
North of Pender Harbour turn left off Highway 101 onto Garden Bay Road. Continue onto Irvines Landing Road. Turn right onto Lee Road at 800 m turn left onto Orca Road. The access to the park is on Orca Road.
Amenities
2.5 km trail. Approximately 1 hour uphill.
Area A
Address: 4190 Orca Road (Google Maps)
Area: 1.4 hectares (3.6 acres)
Map: Daniel Point (PDF)
Ɂayalus
In 2017 shishalh Nation Elders Language group and the SCRD began a project to provide and/or translate SCRD park names into the shashishalhem (Sechelt language). Daniel Point Park is translated as Ɂayalus.
Pronunciation: Ɂ is the symbol for a throat catch, which is a constriction in the back of the throat followed by a sharp release. It can be heard at the beginning of English words ‘oh-oh’ and ‘ugh’. The ay sounds like the y in English ‘my’. u is pronounced like the o in English ‘go’. The first two syllables have strong stress.
The name Ɂayalus was chosen by the shishalh Elders Language Group because this is the shishalh name for the area.
Meaning: lookout (be/keep on the). This word can refer to ‘keeping an eye out’ for someone or something that is expected. (Sechelt Dictionary, Page 269)