Spípiyus Point

Spípiyus Point (49˚40'30" 123˚51'50" W side of Sechelt Inlet, opposite Narrows Inlet, NW of Vancouver). Spípiyus is the Sechelt First Nation word for marbled murrelet, an endangered seabird that feeds in adjacent waters and nests at high altitudes in the old-growth trees of the Sechelt Peninsula. The names of Spípiyus Point and nearby Spípiyus Peak in the Caren Range were adopted in 1997 on the recommendation of Sechelt First Nation elder Gilbert Joe and the Friends of Caren, a...

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