"Barnet Road" found 406 records

Hastings Barnet Road

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1903

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1903

Heritage Value: Prior to 1900, Hastings Street in Vancouver (named after Rear Admiral George Fowler Hastings, commander of Her Majesty's Pacific Coast Squadron) only extended eastward as far as Renfrew Street. By 1903, however, with operations at the Barnet Mill expanding, a direct route into Vancouver was deemed necessary and the Provincial Government ordered that Hastings be extended to connect with the rough trail known as the Barnet Road.

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Certificate of Sufficiency covering lane bounded by extension of southwest property line of 7372 Barnet Road and extension of northeast property line of 7274 Barnet Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2514

Meeting Date: 13-Apr-1982

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2514

Meeting Date: 13-Apr-1982

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 2514

13-Apr-1982 Meeting Minutes

Barnet Road Improvements: Correspondence from Tom Hetherington, Chair of the Barnet Road Neighbourhood Committee

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 6345

Meeting Date: 11-Mar-1996

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 8

Item No.: 7

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 6345

Meeting Date: 11-Mar-1996

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 8

Item No.: 7

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 6345

11-Mar-1996 Meeting Minutes

North Pacific Lumber Company Ruins

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Industrial building.

Associated Dates: 1909

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Barnet Road

Associated Dates: 1909

Description: Industrial building.

Heritage Value: Located on the shore of Burrard Inlet, these poured concrete piers of the smokestack burner and the former boiler and plant of the North Pacific Lumber Company are among the only remains of the once-thriving industrial site located on the waterfront on the south shore of Burrard Inlet. The sawmill and the Village of Barnet were initiated by David MacLaren, a wealthy lumberman from Buckingham, Quebec, who had previously established the Fraser Mills in Coquitlam in 1889. McLaren gambled that a sawmill on the main line of the C.P.R near Vancouver would serve the Canadian domestic market and be a profitable venture. The North Pacific Lumber Company established itself on this peninsula on Burrard Inlet and was fully operational in 1900. In 1909, the mill was completely burned out by a fire starting in the boiler room. Immediately the plant was rebuilt, modern in every respect and absolutely fireproof, as the entire power plant and boiler room was built of reinforced concrete and steel, of which these ruins are the last remains. The plant closed during the First World War and reopened as the Barnet Lumber Company in 1925 only to close forever in 1931 after a strike during the Great Depression.

Locality: Barnet

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Barnet Marine Park, 2015.. View from Barnet Marine Park looking north.. thumbnail

North Pacific Lumber Company ruins, 2015. (Exterior Photo). Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

Historic view of the North Pacific Lumber Company, 1912. (Exterior view of the power plant. Historic Photo). Copyright: City of Burnaby Photo ID 015-007. thumbnail

Kask Brothers

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1925

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Barnet Road

Associated Dates: 1925

Heritage Value: In 1925, William Kask Sr. and his family purchased land along the Barnet Road and built what became known as Kask's Camp, where cabins were rented out to families working at the Barnet Mill. The family - William Kask Jr., Dave and Jack - went on to expand their business into a lumber and concrete supply company and in 1936, the company was named the Kask Brothers Building Supply Company. A lumber office was established on Curtis Street and the concrete plant was built at the former site of the cabin camp. To a large degree, the camp catered to Immigrants from Nordic countries who were active in the lumber trade. Many Finns felt at home in the camp, as the Kasks spoke Finnish and there were steam baths available.

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Westridge Area

Street Address: 7501 Barnet Road

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Barnet School

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1899

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Barnet Road

Associated Dates: 1899

Heritage Value: When the Barnet Mill began operations in 1899, the mill authorities opened a small school to accommodate the children of employees. The school was located in a remodelled harness-room beside the mill and Miss Phoebe Spragge was the first teacher at a salary of $40.00 per month. By 1907, the school had been moved to a purpose-built building where it remained in operation until the early 1950s.

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Street Address: 7820 Barnet Road

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Nichols Chemical Company

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1905

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Barnet Road

Associated Dates: 1905

Heritage Value: In 1905 the Nichols Chemical Company, acid manufacturers based in Montreal, established their plant on a large point of land just east of the North Pacific Lumber Company. This company was later amalgamated and acquired by General Chemical and remains in operation on the original waterfront site.