According to the Vancouver Parks Board, Sahalli means "high place" or "ground" in Chinook Jargon, which is a language that was developed between First Nations people and the earliest European settlers for trade. It blends Indigenous, English and French words. Between the early 1800's and 1920's, over 80% of Vancouverites spoke and understood Chinook Jargon. In this language, "salt chuck" means ocean, and "skookum" means powerful.
Today, two blocks from this Geocache, agriculutural trade takes place in the form of our local Famers Market. It opens in June and allows people in the Mount Pleasant area to gather, communicate, learn and enjoy local abundance.
At this Geocache you'll also see food at its source in the community garden. Likewise, there's an exemplary Green Streets initiative where- to the delight of polinators- a boulevard has been transformed into a lush garden.