Conway, Gilbert Stanley, 1886-1968

Synopsis: Gilbert Stanley Conway was born in Wetheral, Carlisle, England in 1886. He worked as a civil engineer for the First Narrows Bridge Company Limited and British Pacific Properties Limited. He played a significant role managing the construction of Lions Gate Bridge, overseeing the work of three hundred men, and also in the development of the Capilano Estates residential area. From 1937 to 1938 he kept detailed diaries in which he recorded daily weather conditions and progress of the work on Lions Gate Bridge, and included newspaper clippings relating to the project. In later years, Gilbert Conway worked in West Vancouver as an independent contractor, consulting on a variety of engineering matters including cost estimates, development plans, investigations and reports, construction supervision, and waterworks installation. Gilbert Conway died in Vancouver in 1968.