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Honk 4 Nurses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80631
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 31, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nurse holding a sign that reads "Honk 4 Nurses" while walking the picket line.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 31, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0899
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nurse holding a sign that reads "Honk 4 Nurses" while walking the picket line.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1922 Bby Mario"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Leasing of Cars for Health Department Nurses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport10910
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7062
- Meeting Date
- 7-Oct-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 56
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7062
- Meeting Date
- 7-Oct-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 56
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Leasing of Cars for Health Department Nurses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport11069
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7050
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jul-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7050
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jul-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Leasing of Cars for Health Department Nurses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport7632
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5013
- Meeting Date
- 25-Sep-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 44
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5013
- Meeting Date
- 25-Sep-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 44
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Leasing of Cars for Health Department Nurses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport7651
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5009
- Meeting Date
- 18-Sep-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 42
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5009
- Meeting Date
- 18-Sep-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 42
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Leasing of Cars for Health Department Nurses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport8037
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4975
- Meeting Date
- 3-Apr-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 16
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4975
- Meeting Date
- 3-Apr-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 16
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Leasing of Cars for Public Health Nurses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport14371
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 11685
- Meeting Date
- 9-Nov-1987
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 69
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 11685
- Meeting Date
- 9-Nov-1987
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 69
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Nurses planting a tree
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59021
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of nurses posing with a tree they had planted.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1427
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of nurses posing with a tree they had planted.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Nurses
- Plants - Trees
- Ceremonies
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page A-7 / Burnaby / Today"
Images
An elderly man bowling at the hospital
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59131
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a senior citizen bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and two nurses watch.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1474
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a senior citizen bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and two nurses watch.
- Subjects
- Persons - Seniors
- Occupations - Nurses
- Recreational Activities
- Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "page B-4 / Burnaby / Today"
Images
![Evacuation drill, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3214-1.jpg?width=280)
Evacuation drill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98135
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of an evacuation drill of an unidentified children's health centre. Photographs depict the nursing staff evacuating children from rooms on blankets and out of the building.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3214
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of an evacuation drill of an unidentified children's health centre. Photographs depict the nursing staff evacuating children from rooms on blankets and out of the building.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Evacuation drill, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3214-1.jpg)
Gina Christie and Maryanne Cumming
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81249
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 28, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nurses Gina Christie and Maryanne Cumming leaning over a table at Burnaby General Hospital.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 28, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1393
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nurses Gina Christie and Maryanne Cumming leaning over a table at Burnaby General Hospital.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Nurses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 2111 / 87% 40p 4 x 27p6"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
- Accompanying caption reads: "Oct 28, 1998 2111: / Burnaby nurses Gina Christie and Maryanne Cumming discuss plans during a union study session at Burnaby Hospital."
Images
Margaret Aasen and Gaby Sander
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45457
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of student actor Margaret Aasen acting out symptoms for psychiatric nursing student Gaby Sander to diagnose. This is part of the patient simulation teaching method designed to give student nurses more experience and confidence before they go out into the work force.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-352
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of student actor Margaret Aasen acting out symptoms for psychiatric nursing student Gaby Sander to diagnose. This is part of the patient simulation teaching method designed to give student nurses more experience and confidence before they go out into the work force.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Actors
- Occupations - Nurses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Braid, Tom
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Student actor Margeret [sic] Aasen performs for student nurse Gaby Sander."
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Marlene Sommerville
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78937
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 20, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby nurse Marlene Sommerville talking with an unidentified man about the implication of health spending cuts. The photograph was taken at Eaton Centre Metrotown in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 20, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0212
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby nurse Marlene Sommerville talking with an unidentified man about the implication of health spending cuts. The photograph was taken at Eaton Centre Metrotown in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Nurses
- Names
- Sommerville, Marlene
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby pg. 1 / 742 Bby Mario / 93%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Mrs. Maria Wheahy - Bolwing at 90, Hospital Resident
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59138
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a senior citizen, identified as Maria Wheahy, bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and nurses watch.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1476
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a senior citizen, identified as Maria Wheahy, bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and nurses watch.
- Subjects
- Persons - Seniors
- Occupations - Nurses
- Recreational Activities
- Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto reads: "Bowling at 90 - Hospital resident (Mrs) Maria Wheahy"
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "Flop & / PMT 100% / page B-4 / Burnaby / Today"
Images
Woman checking a man's heartrate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59045
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a blood donor and a nurse. The nurse is checking the donor's blood pressure.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1451
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a blood donor and a nurse. The nurse is checking the donor's blood pressure.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Nurses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 80% / age 8 / Burnaby / Today / Gives blood"
Images
Maria MacKay and Ivory Warner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80718
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 2, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Maria MacKay (left), chair of the British Columbia Nurses Union’s building committee, and Ivory Warner, president of the British Columbia Nurses Union, burying a time capsule in the foundation of the union’s headquarters.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 2, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0980
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Maria MacKay (left), chair of the British Columbia Nurses Union’s building committee, and Ivory Warner, president of the British Columbia Nurses Union, burying a time capsule in the foundation of the union’s headquarters.
- Names
- MacKay, Maria
- Warner, Ivory
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "2469 Bby Mario / 11/02 Bby p. 3 80%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Hazel L'Estrange papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58366
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963 (date of original) -1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers (mostly photocopies) pertaining to the naming of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library branch; Bob Prittie's name was put forward by Hazel L'Estrange. Also included in the file are pages from "Legion" magazine which include an article on the Victoria Order of Nurses.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963 (date of original) -1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Hazel L'Estrange subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS074-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-27
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers (mostly photocopies) pertaining to the naming of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library branch; Bob Prittie's name was put forward by Hazel L'Estrange. Also included in the file are pages from "Legion" magazine which include an article on the Victoria Order of Nurses.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Mary Forsyth Keepables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88247
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923-2006
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of various research records compiled by Mary Forsyth and includes; records from a Burnaby Historical Society photo presentation and contest held at Irving House; a letter to the directors of the B.C. Historical Society from Don N. Brown re: Accomodation for the Burnaby Historical Soci…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923-2006
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS185-045
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2014-27
- Scope and Content
- File consists of various research records compiled by Mary Forsyth and includes; records from a Burnaby Historical Society photo presentation and contest held at Irving House; a letter to the directors of the B.C. Historical Society from Don N. Brown re: Accomodation for the Burnaby Historical Society; a Corporation of the District of Burnaby Re: "Suggestions submitted to the Post War Rehabilitation Council" dated August 4, 1942; notes and information re: a natural resources map; genealogical notes for the Hern family; a copy of the 2003 Greater Vancouver Regional District Board of Directors for 2003; a Simon Fraser Week publication dated June 27, 1985 about the history of Simon Fraser University; Corporation of the District of Burnaby "A Sound Investment...Burnaby British Columbia Reverted Lands" with map 1926; a copy of a Deed of Gift letter from the Burnaby Historical Society for items donated to the archives dated January 5, 1989; pamphlets about B.C. Hydro rail and Burnaby's Central Park Tramline; National Housing Adminstration Sketch Designs for houses 1946; an invitation for Glenwood Elementary School 100th birthday; a family memoir from the Rorisons; a Victorian Order of Nurses home visit document in March 1923; Corporation of the District of Burnaby By Law No. 1354; 1991 Community Services Directory for New Westminster and Burnaby; Hudson's Bay Company Annual General Report 1947; typewritten history of the Gulf Islands and various Burnaby Now papers for 1990, 2001, 2004 and 2006. Biographical and historical information was compiled by Mary Forysth with the intention of publishing a book.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Dave Herd and Carol Duncan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45191
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dave (David M.) Herd standing next to assistant nurse Carol Duncan at the counter at Burnaby General hospital, taken when he was the hospital chairman. He was a member of the Parks Board from 1956 to 1961 and served on the Burnaby Council as a Burnaby Citizens’ Association candidate f…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-087
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dave (David M.) Herd standing next to assistant nurse Carol Duncan at the counter at Burnaby General hospital, taken when he was the hospital chairman. He was a member of the Parks Board from 1956 to 1961 and served on the Burnaby Council as a Burnaby Citizens’ Association candidate from 1964 to 1970. From 1974 to 1981, he was a member of the Burnaby Hospital Board. In 1984, he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award to be bestowed by the Municipal government.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby General Hospital chairman Dave Herd shares a laugh with assistant nurse Carol Duncan."
- Geographic Access
- Ingleton Avenue
- Street Address
- 3880 Ingleton Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Ross family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription114
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922(date of originals)-[1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of Ross family history, memories of the Burnaby Lake Interurban, Ross Service Station letterhead and photographs of the Ross Service Station.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922(date of originals)-[1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ross family subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 2 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-05
- BHS1999-14
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of Ross family history, memories of the Burnaby Lake Interurban, Ross Service Station letterhead and photographs of the Ross Service Station.
- History
- Frederick "Fred" Sullivan Ross was born 1887 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He took his apprenticeship in mechanics in Glasgow prior to 1911, following which he immigrated to Canada. During the First World War he returned to Britain and joined the Royal Navy. He was a Chief Petty Officer, working in the engine room of a mine sweeper in the North Atlantic. Margaret Binnie Dougal was in 1884 in Linlithgow, Scotland. She trained as a nurse before emigrating to Canada in 1911. She also returned to Britain during the war years, nursing at Boulogne in France and later Bristol before returning to Vancouver in 1919. She met Fred through a mutual friend, Agnes Rhind. Fred and Margaret married in 1920 in Vancouver, BC. Their first home was in North Vancouver and was where their first child, Ronald, was born. In 1921 or 1922 they moved to the Burnaby Lake area, buying a three-quarter acre parcel of land at 2974 Sprott Street and had two more children, Ian and Alistair. Fred built, owned and operated the Ross Service Station on Douglas Road, established in 1922 or 1923. The station property ran from Douglas Road up to the Douglas Road School’s fence line. After the municipality appropriated part of the property in the 1930s to create a junction for the new Grandview Highway and existing Douglas Road, Fred got permission to build an upper station with two more pumps. The driveway curved down to the station from where Sprott Street now joins Canada Way and rejoined that road near its junction with Douglas Road. At Ross Service Station, Fred did automobile repairs and used the family car, a Studebaker Commander, as a towing vehicle. He created a garden north of the service station on the upper level where he grew chrysanthemums and daises. In the 1930s, Terry Rowley worked at the service station as one of Fred’s assistants. Fred ran the station until he sold it in about 1949. Margaret died December 29, 1969 at the age of 85. Fred died on August 21, 1971 at the age of 84.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Ross family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC58 and MSS146