Standing Stones of Lougheed
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The Standing Stones of Lougheed are a group of five stones located beside the SkyTrain
station
at Lougheed Town Centre
in Burnaby, which is near the city of Vancouver
.
This protected array of ancient boulders lies within Musqueam and Kwikwetlem territory, First Nations
of the Coast Salish
.
It is currently surrounded by iron fencing in order to prevent vandalism and disturbance of the stones.Gravel
has been added to prevent the growth of weeds and grass.
SkyTrain (Vancouver)
SkyTrain is a light rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. SkyTrain has of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks, running mostly on elevated guideways, which helps SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability...
station
Lougheed Town Centre Station
Lougheed Town Centre Station is a station on the Millennium Line, part of the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.-Location:...
at Lougheed Town Centre
Lougheed Town Centre
Lougheed Town Centre is a shopping mall in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is located in the northeast corner of the city, near the border with Coquitlam....
in Burnaby, which is near the city of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
.
This protected array of ancient boulders lies within Musqueam and Kwikwetlem territory, First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
of the Coast Salish
Coast Salish
Coast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...
.
It is currently surrounded by iron fencing in order to prevent vandalism and disturbance of the stones.Gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
has been added to prevent the growth of weeds and grass.