The city's oldest monument reportedly erected by Captain George Vancouver's crew of Inuit hunters
during his 1792 surveying expedition to the Pacific Northwest so that he wouldn't miss the spot on his next voyage.
Some savvy locals claim this is a masterly crafted styrofoam replica created after the historic December 15, 2006 windstorm
with 115 kilometres per hour (71 mph) winds had toppled the priceless 18 c. Arctic treasure into English Bay.