Beecher Park is an urban park in Brentwood, a neighbourhood of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; which is a suburb of Vancouver. It is located between Springer Avenue and Delta Avenue. Beecher Creek, a salmon-bearing stream, runs through Beecher Park. It is made up mostly of forest, and can be entered from multiple places. It has a sports field, playground, and casual hiking trail. There are currently a few fallen trees littering the park, due to the windstorm that hit Vancouver in November 2007. Coyotes, raccoons, squirrels, mice, and crayfish are among its natural inhabitants. During World War II, Beecher Park was used by secret Japanese-Canadian refugees to hide. It is estimated that there were about twenty people hiding in the park for a close to three-year period. They were caught by RCMP in 1942 and were taken to what is now the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, British Columbia. The park has recently undergone construction and has a new playground.
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