A heritage monument, this granite water fountain has a carved text and inset bronze relief plaque that commemorates the first lifeguard at this beach.

Joe Fortes was born in Barbados and jumped ship to stay in Vancouver in 1885. He made it his mission to teach people to swim and taught hundreds of children and adults.According to the Vancouver Sun (April 7, 2001, H4) Fortes owned only one book: The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. His funeral in 1922 was the biggest in Vancouver history.