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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Heritage Value

The higher elevations of Burnaby Mountain's south slope produced the ideal soil and temperature conditions for prized native foodstuffs like salmonberry, Indian plum, red elderberry, and other plant species to produce fruit three weeks earlier than elsewhere.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates

1942

Heritage Value

For years, the idea of creating a park on Burnaby Mountain was favoured by people in Burnaby. In 1930, the Municipal Engineer submitted a report recommending that the city acquire land in the area with a view towards formally dedicating the space for public use. In 1942, Commissioner Richard Bolton enacted Bylaw 1772 which officially dedicated the mountain as public park.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Heritage Value

According to Tsleil'wautuh Chief Len George, as many as 10,000 band members once lived along both sides of the Burrard Inlet, but disease took its toll in the 1400s and Europeans brought smallpox in the 1800s. In 1792, Captain George Vancouver charted this inlet of the Pacific Ocean.

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Heights Area

Capitol Hill Area

Westridge Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates

1915-1917

Heritage Value

This site was a top secret site where 460 men worked on the assembly of five submarines for the Russian Navy during World War I. The Seattle contractor was forbidden from doing the work in the US because of American neutrality regulations and he set up the secret plant here without the knowledge of the Canadian Government.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Civic Address

8655 Barnet Highway

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.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Highway

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Civic Address

8039 Texaco Drive

Associated Dates

1925

Description

Residential building.

Heritage Value

This house is one of two surviving houses built as a “Model Home” for one of the assistant managers of the Barnet Lumber Company, using framing lumber and millwork sawn at the mill. This house was also designed by the firm of Townley & Matheson. The house was raised and renovated in 1997, resulting in alterations such as new dormers and elongated porch piers.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Architect

Townley & Matheson

Contributing Resource

Building

Ownership

Private

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Texaco Drive

Street View URL

Google Maps Street View

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates

1945

Heritage Value

In 1945, the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company purchased the western section of what used to be the Barnet Mill site from the City of Burnaby. McColl-Frontenac handled the distribution of Texaco gas and built a new plant at the site for this purpose. The company built an improved road access to the plant which later became known as Texaco Drive. Competition from other refineries eventually forced the closure of this plant and in 1985 the area was acquired by the Municipality for the expansion of Barnet Marine Park.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Civic Address

7820 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

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 7820 Barnet Road

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates

1886

Heritage Value

Shortly after the townsite of Port Moody was surveyed in the early 1880s, a resort community developed on the border of Burnaby and Port Moody that would come to be called Aliceville. Located near the north end of North Road, in 1886 the Canadian Pacific Railway established a flag station there and the settlement was named after Alice May Webster who, with her sister Mrs. Jenns, operated the Aliceville Hotel.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates

1905-1924

Heritage Value

The original Barnet mill burned down in 1909 after a dramatic explosion in the boiler house. The company rebuilt a new plant, considered a model of mill construction. The company's timber was towed down the Pacific in huge rafts containing about 400,000 to 500,000 board feet. Mill capacity during a 10-hour day was 150,000 board feet with an amazing annual output of 50 million feet.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates

1925-1954

Heritage Value

In 1925, the mill at Barnet was under new ownership and was known as the Barnet Lumber Company. It was one of the most successful local employers in Burnaby until the 1930s, when the economic crisis of the Great Depression resulted in a strike at the mill. The City of Burnaby eventually assumed control of the site - including all of the homes - when the company failed to pay its taxes. The City then dismantled the mill and resold the property in two parts - the eastern section would become the Kapoor sawmill and the western portion, the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates

1939

Heritage Value

In 1939, Mr. Kapoor Singh Siddoo purchased the eastern section of the former Barnet Mill site from the City of Burnaby and founded Kapoor Sawmills Ltd. The mill was struck by disaster in 1947 when a fire caused $500,000.00 in damage to the property. A smaller mill was rebuilt and was in operation until 1959. Mr. Siddoo, who had been considered to be one of the most influential men in Vancouver's East Indian Community, died in 1964. The mill site became inactive except for a sand and gravel storage area that was used by the Kask Brothers Company, and in 1972 the family sold the property to the Municipality of Burnaby who later turned it into the Barnet Marine Park.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates

1889-1904

Heritage Value

The North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet was one of Burnaby's first industrial developments and one of the largest in the British Empire. Partners James MacLaren and Frank Ross built the mill in 1889 (activated in 1899) as a requirement for obtaining 84,000 acres of timber rights in northern BC. Due to the mill's isolation, the firm built homes for its employees with families and bunkhouses for the bachelors which separated Caucasian workers from Chinese and Sikh workers. Barnet became a distinct company town with its own general store, school, post office, community hall and telephone exchange.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates

1955-2008

Heritage Value

Burnaby Mountain had been dedicated as park in 1942, however the original park boundaries were reconsidered in 1952 with the development of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Although the boundaries were adjusted to accommodate this project, significant conservation and park lands were left untouched. When, in 1962, the government of British Columbia determined the need for additional post-secondary facilities, Burnaby Mountain was chosen as the site for the new Simon Fraser University which opened in 1965. As early as 1964, the idea of establishing a townsite around the university had been discussed by Burnaby, but it was not until the mid-1990s that the idea came to fruition and by the early 2000s, a new housing development know as the UniverCity took shape on the mountain adjacent to the university.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Civic Address

100 Centennial Way

Associated Dates

1958

Heritage Value

The first formal park dedication bylaw covering Burnaby Mountain was passed in 1942, but the boundaries were re-adjusted in 1952 with the creation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline site. Significant portions of the mountain remained as dedicated park, however, and in 1957, the site was chosen to house Burnaby's contribution to the celebration of British Columbia's centennial - the Centennial Pavilion. The grounds around the pavilion became a favourite picnic site that provided for the first time a formal viewpoint and public access to other mountain trails. In the 1980s, the Pavilion underwent major renovations and opened in 1986 as Horizons restaurant.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 100 Centennial Way

Street View URL

Google Maps Street View

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Civic Address

Barnet Highway

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

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Highway

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Civic Address

8007 Texaco Drive

Associated Dates

1925

Description

Residential building.

Heritage Value

This house is one of two surviving houses built as a “Model Home” for the manager of the Barnet Lumber Company, which was the successor to the North Pacific Lumber Company. It was used as a combined home and office. It was constructed with framing lumber and millwork sawn at the mill. Typical of the Craftsman style, the house has a front gabled roof with triangular eave brackets. It has been altered with the addition of asbestos shingles over the original siding, but retains its form, scale and massing. This house was designed by the firm of Townley & Matheson. The partnership of Fred Laughton Townley (1887-1966) and Robert Michael Matheson began in 1919, and the firm left a rich legacy of sophisticated work, including schools, commercial structures, many fine residences and the landmark Vancouver City Hall.

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Architect

Townley & Matheson

Area

2225.77

Contributing Resource

Building

Ownership

Public (local)

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Texaco Drive

Street View URL

Google Maps Street View

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Burnaby Heritage Planning

Civic Address

8888 University Drive

Associated Dates

1965

Description

The planning, design concept, design coordination, site development and landscaping for the original part of the campus were all under the control of Erickson/Massey. The complex was conceived as one building, with future growth occurring at the periphery. Tall buildings would have been out of scale with the massive mountaintop ridge, so a series of horizontal terraced structures were designed that hugged the ridge and dissolve into the landscape. Following the linear peak of the mountain, the scheme organized various parts of the campus along an east/west line. The concept of a central academic quadrangle was conceived within the tradition of Oxford and Cambridge, and to enhance the sense of contemplative quiet, it was designed as a perfect square raised on massive pilotis, allowing stunning views through a landscaped courtyard. The connecting link was a gigantic space frame-developed in conjunction with Jeffrey Lindsay, a one-time associate of Buckminster Fuller-that provided shelter and a gathering-place for the students. Other architects who had placed among the top five in the competition were retained to design the individual components of the original plan: the Academic Quadrangle by Zoltan S. Kiss; the Theatre, Gymnasium & Swimming Pool by Duncan McNab & Associates; the Science Complex by Rhone & Iredale; and the Library by Robert F. Harrison.

Heritage Value

Following the end of the Second World War, there was unprecedented growth throughout the Lower Mainland. Many returning veterans had settled on the coast, and the loosening of wartime restrictions led to the creation of many new suburban developments throughout the region. The growing population strained existing facilities, and there was a recognition that new educational facilities had to be constructed to meet these growing demands. For many years, the only university in the province was the University of British Columbia. In the 1960s, new universities were planned for both Victoria and Burnaby to serve the wave of baby boomers just then going through high school. The dramatic site chosen for the Burnaby university was the top of Burnaby Mountain, with expansive views over mountain ranges and water. An architectural competition was held for a campus of 7,000 students that could eventually be expanded to 18,000. Of the many submissions, the judges reached unanimity on the winner, an outstanding scheme submitted by the firm of Erickson/Massey. The judges went even further, and recommended that every effort be made to ensure that the winning design be built as submitted. The new Chancellor, Gordon Shrum, agreed. The realization of this scheme won extensive recognition for the work of Arthur Erickson and Geoffrey Massey, and launched Erickson’s international career. In Erickson’s words: "Unlike any previous university, Simon Fraser is a direct translation into architecture of the expanding fields of knowledge that defy traditional boundaries, of the vital role of the university as both challenger and conservor of human culture, and of the university community as one in constant intellectual, spiritual and social interchange." The new school opened for classes in September 1965, nicknamed the “instant university,” and quickly gained a radical reputation. The startling futuristic architecture and open layout suited the explosive nature of the mid-1960s, when political and social traditions of all types were being questioned and student protests were common. Many of SFU’s programs were considered experimental, even controversial, and unrest and conflict on the campus continued for a number of years. Since this auspicious beginning 40 years ago, SFU has grown to house 25,000 students on three campuses. The core of the original campus, recognized world-wide as a profound work of architecture, remains essentially intact today.

Locality

Burnaby Mountain

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Architect

Erickson/Massey

Area

1360000.00

Contributing Resource

Building

Ownership

Private

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 8888 University Drive

Street View URL

Google Maps Street View

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[191-]

Collection/Fonds

LaFavor Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

540-003

Accession Number

2007-03

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photographic postcard depicting the B.C. Electric Towers in Barnet, BC.

Photographer

Canadian Photo Co.

Subjects

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Energy Production Tools and Equipment

Notes

Transcribed title

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Village

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the aftermath of the fire at Kapoor Sawmill that took place January 14, 1947. A building frame remains standing on the left along with a large metal-roofed building on the right. In the foreground, a fire hose is visible.

Subjects

Natural Phenomena - Fires

Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Names

Kapoor Sawmill

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Accession Code

BV999.55.44

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Date

January 1947

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

09-Jun-09

Scale

100

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

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Burnaby Village Museum

Book

History of Burnaby

Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1947

Notes

This book is not divided into chapters. Sections have been created by Museum staff, based on the arrangement of topics in the book.

Original Book

Catalogue record for source book

Subjects LoC

Burnaby (B.C.) -- History

Subjects

Education

Buildings - Schools

Buildings - Agriculture

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

Maywood Area

Clinton-Glenwood Area

Name Access

Green, George

Grimmer, Lancelot

Hill, Bernard R

Lepage, Ethel

Lister, Ellen

Stride, Eber

Woodward, Harriet

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Burnaby Village Museum

Book

History of Burnaby

Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1947

Notes

This book is not divided into chapters. Sections have been created by Museum staff, based on the arrangement of topics in the book.

Original Book

Catalogue record for source book

Subjects LoC

Burnaby (B.C.) -- History

Subjects

Education

Buildings - Schools

Buildings - Agriculture

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

Maywood Area

Clinton-Glenwood Area

Name Access

Green, George

Grimmer, Lancelot

Hill, Bernard R

Lepage, Ethel

Lister, Ellen

Stride, Eber

Woodward, Harriet

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1910

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

015-001

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.6 x 13.9

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photographic postcard of Nichols Chemical Company on Barnet Road, Barnet, with buildings at the edge of the water.

Photographer

Timms Photographic Co.

Subjects

Buildings - Industrial

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Names

Nichols Chemical Company Limited

Notes

Title based on caption of photograph

Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Nichols Chemical Co. Ltd., Barnet, BC / Timms"

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

August 25, 1999

Collection/Fonds

Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level

File

Item No.

618-014

Accession Number

2015-15

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

20 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

File consists of photographs of Barnet Marine Park, including the Barnet Beach pilings, people exploring the rocky shoreline and a woman sitting on a bench in the park.

Photographer

Lawson, Doreen A.

Subjects

Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Notes

Title based on contents of photographs

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Marine Park

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1915] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-295

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of workers' houses in Barnet Village. Some 700 people were employed by the North Pacific Lumber Co. mill at its peak. The roof of the Canadian Pacific Railway station is visible.

Photographer

Eaton, Dr. Carl

Subjects

Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - 8181 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1915] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-296

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of workers' houses in Barnet Village. Some 700 people were employed by the North Pacific Lumber Co. mill at its peak.

Photographer

Eaton, Dr. Carl

Subjects

Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - 8383 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1927] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-392

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the original Kask family home, built in 1927 at Kask's Camp.

Subjects

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - 7501 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1927] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-394

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Kask's Filling Station and general store on Barnet Road near Kask's Camp. Bill Kask worked here as boy and encountered fugitive felon Bill Bagley here.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - 7501 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1928] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-395

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Kask's Camp looking north. (Foreground) rental cabins; (right) outhouse; (background) Pitkethly brick plant located across Barnet Road.

Subjects

Buildings - Residences - Cabins

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - 7501 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1912] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-702

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Barnet Mill, at one point the largest lumber mill in the British Empire. It closed in 1929.

Photographer

Phillips, J.W.

Subjects

Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Industries - Forestry

Logging/lumber industry

Names

Barnet Mill

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Texaco Drive

Burnaby - 8059 Texaco Drive

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1912] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-706

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the North Pacific Lumber Co., later known as Barnet Mill.

Photographer

Phillips, J.W.

Subjects

Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Industries - Forestry

Logging/lumber industry

Names

North Pacific Lumber Company

Barnet Mill

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Texaco Drive

Burnaby - 8059 Texaco Drive

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[194-] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-722

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Ainsly Lubbock and members of the Burnaby Lake Saddle Club horseback riding on Snake Hill (later known as Burnaby Mountain).

Subjects

Animals - Horses

Organizations

Names

Lubbock, Ainsly

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1911 and 1919]

Collection/Fonds

Disney Family collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

325-018

Accession Number

BHS996-4

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Barnet School and the adjoining teacher's residence.

Photographer

Disney, John Harold "Jack"

Subjects

Buildings - Schools

Names

Barnet School

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - 7820 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1911 and 1919]

Collection/Fonds

Disney Family collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

325-019

Accession Number

BHS996-4

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the back of the Barnet School and its adjoining teacher's residence.

Photographer

Disney, John Harold "Jack"

Subjects

Buildings - Schools

Names

Barnet School

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - 7820 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1910] (date of original), copied [1998]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

363-003

Accession Number

BHS998-13

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of a ship docked next to the mill at Barnet.

Subjects

Transportation - Ships

Names

North Pacific Lumber Company

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 8059 Texaco Drive

Burnaby - Texaco Drive

Burnaby - Barnet Village

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1910] (date of original), copied [1998]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

363-004

Accession Number

BHS998-13

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of an unidentified man standing outside at a location identified as Barnet. A few buildings can be seen in the background.

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Village

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1930] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-011

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 3.6 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Kask's Camp taken from a higher elevation. Cabins can be seen.

Names

Kask's Camp

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - 7501 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

January 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-092

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the 1947 Kapoor Sawmill fire. Flames, smoke and a building frame are visible.

Subjects

Natural Phenomena - Fires

Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Names

Kapoor Sawmill

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

January 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-093

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the 1947 Kapoor Sawmill fire. Smoke and building frames are visible. Two men are standing in the left foreground.

Subjects

Natural Phenomena - Fires

Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Names

Kapoor Sawmill

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

January 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-094

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the 1947 Kapoor Sawmill fire. Smoke is visible. A fire department car and hoses are in the foreground.

Subjects

Occupations - Fire Fighters

Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Natural Phenomena - Fires

Names

Kapoor Sawmill

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1907]

Collection/Fonds

Charles Lee collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

411-003

Accession Number

BHS2000-13

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.4 x 13.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photographic postcard of the mill at Barnet. The caption stamped at the top of the card reads: "Our Mill and Harbor. Barnet B.C."

Photographer

Timms Photographic Co.

Subjects

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Geographic Features - Inlets

Industries - Forestry

Logging/lumber industry

Names

North Pacific Lumber Company

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 8059 Texaco Drive

Burnaby - Texaco Drive

Burnaby - Barnet Village

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1907]

Collection/Fonds

Charles Lee collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

411-004

Accession Number

BHS2000-13

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the village of Barnet at the mill. The caption stamped at the top of the card reads: "Barnet, B.C. from the Hill."

Photographer

Timms Photographic Co.

Subjects

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Geographic Features - Inlets

Industries - Forestry

Logging/lumber industry

Names

North Pacific Lumber Company

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 8059 Texaco Drive

Burnaby - Texaco Drive

Burnaby - Barnet Village

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1907]

Collection/Fonds

Charles Lee collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

411-006

Accession Number

BHS2000-13

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photographic postcard of three houses at Barnet as well as the railway station. A caption on the card reads: "Some of our homes / Barnet B.C."

Subjects

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations

Notes

Title based on caption

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 8181 Barnet Road

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - Barnet Village

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1907]

Collection/Fonds

Charles Lee collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

411-007

Accession Number

BHS2000-13

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 1 4cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photographic postcard of a Canadian Pacific Railway train pulling into the train station at Barnet. The caption on the bottom of the card reads: "The Depot. Barnet B.C."

Subjects

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Transportation - Rail

Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations

Names

Canadian Pacific Railway

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Village

Burnaby - 8181 Barnet Road

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1907]

Collection/Fonds

Charles Lee collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

411-008

Accession Number

BHS2000-13

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the front garden and exterior of the North Pacific Lumber Co. (NPLC) Manager's house at Barnet. The caption on the card reads: "A Pretty Dwelling, Barnet B.C."

Subjects

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Village

Burnaby - 8181 Barnet Road

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1927

Collection/Fonds

North Burnaby Board of Trade fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

476-004

Accession Number

BHS2005-8

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 27 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of a group of twenty-six men seated around a table set. The men (all unidentified) were lunch guests at the Barnet Mill during the official opening of the Hastings-Barnet Road.

Subjects

Events - Openings

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1916

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Kitty Hill Peers Family Photographs

Description Level

Item

Item No.

477-550

Accession Number

2007-12

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of three men and one woman, posing for the camera sitting on the beach at Barnet. All four have apples in the mouths.

Subjects

Geographic Features - Beaches

Recreational Activities - Picnics

Notes

Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[191-]

Collection/Fonds

LaFavor Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

540-002

Accession Number

2007-03

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photographic postcard depicting a train at the C.P.R. Depot in Barnet Village, Burnaby.

Photographer

Canadian Photo Co.

Subjects

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Transportation - Rail

Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations

Names

Canadian Pacific Railway

Notes

Transcribed title

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Village

Burnaby - 8181 Barnet Road

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

Less detail