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e was, therefore only 16 years old w h e n Robert B u r n a b y left E n g l a n d for the West, after over 17 years' service w i t h the Government. M r . B u r n a b y lived i n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a for eighteen years. E l e c t e d to the L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y i n

interviews, offered leads o n contemporaries, sent informative periodicals a n d clippings, tracked d o w n photographs — then awaited the birthing of Pioneer Tales w i t h rare h u m o r a n d patience. The publisher of Pioneer Tales gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution from the government

in Vancouver in 1935. My father was an Officer in the Canadian Government Merchant Marines and, consequently, was away from home much of the time during our years in Burnaby. Our house was at 1145 Cumberland Road (old numbering system) directly facing 12th Avenue. It was still there in September 1992, looking

...............................................83 1860 Hydrographic Chart with Burnaby Lake..........................................84 City of New Westminster, c.1861.............................................................84 New Westminster, Government Buildings, c.1862.....................................85 New Westminster, Columbia Street

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." In those early days land could be procured by a settler staking out a parcel of ground, registering it and 1 �agreeing to pay the government $1.00 per acre for his holdings. If the settler did not have the required dollars then he could work out the amount on road construction in and around New Westminster

of the land, some settlers argued that such lands were “available” for settlement and “improvement,” which in their view meant clearing land for agriculture. In 1858, the Fraser River gold rush prompted the British government to create the Colony of British Columbia. The British claimed control of the land

OF BIJRN'.HY"S URNET llllUG[ �1860 Hydrographic Chart shows the location of the proposed Government Reserve at Barnet. C.1870 map shows the surveyed North Road connecting New Westminster to Burrard Inlet and the surrounding District Lots. 8 In the Shadow by the Sea RECOLLE.CTIOINS OF 8 UANA.8Y'S IIARNET

to recognize the diverse roots of our community and to share stories of Burnaby’s unique history. The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discrim

the world, including Chinese miners and entrepreneurs. As a result of the gold rush, Great Britain claimed the mainland of British Columbia as a colony and began setting up its own government and laws and encouraging settlers to make it their permanent home. Some Chinese men worked in the coal mining

by clearing trees and building homes. Indigenous people could pre-empt land in BC up until 1866 when the government changed policy to explicity exclude them from the process. Through pre-emption, land that had previously been used and shared by First Nations was turned into private property owned Newcomers

Financial assistance for this project was provided by the Government of British Columbia through the Community Heritage Planning Program Matching funding was provided by the City of Burnaby © 2007 City of Burnaby (revised 2011) Front Cover: Saint John the Divine Church, 1905 [BCA] Title Page: Looking north

. PIONEER SETTLEMENT: 1858 — 1890 Exploration and Early Transportation Routes Burnaby's early development was tied to the de- cision by the British Government to establish the city of New Westminster as British Colum- bia's capital in 1859. When gold was discovered on the upper reaches of the Fraser River

lacked the time and training. Backed by the fact that fire losses in Burnaby were exceeded by only two other communities in B.C.,Thomas recommended Devitt be replaced by A. C. Bell as the new Assistant Fire Marshal ."This was not a salaried position, but it was under- stood the Provincial Government