"Big Bend Area" found 302 records

Big Bend Area

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 31303

Meeting Date: 21-Mar-1966

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 17

Item No.: 1

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 31303

Meeting Date: 21-Mar-1966

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 17

Item No.: 1

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

Documents

Report 31303

21-Mar-1966 Meeting Minutes

Golf Course Site in the Big Bend Area

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 29558

Meeting Date: 29-Apr-1968

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 29

Item No.: 3

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 29558

Meeting Date: 29-Apr-1968

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 29

Item No.: 3

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

Documents

Report 29558

29-Apr-1968 Meeting Minutes

Water Supply - Big Bend Area

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 28682

Meeting Date: 23-Jun-1969

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 44

Item No.: 4

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 28682

Meeting Date: 23-Jun-1969

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 44

Item No.: 4

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

Documents

Report 28682

23-Jun-1969 Meeting Minutes

Johnson & Mary Skinner Residence

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Residential building.

Associated Dates: c.1912

Other Names: Timms House

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Other Names: Timms House

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Associated Dates: c.1912

Description: Residential building.

Heritage Value: This house was originally built by Fraser Arm pioneer and postmaster Johnson Alfred Skinner (1864-1941) and his wife, Mary Emma Skinner (née Bailey, 1862-1929). Johnson, who was from Sussex, worked as a horticulturalist. This is an unusual variation on the Craftsman style, with a side gabled roof and a half-width front verandah. Local mason John Pickard completed the distinctive battered cobblestone masonry, including the foundation, chimney, verandah columns and the porte-cochère. The house was later occupied and remodeled by the Timms family.

Locality: Fraser Arm

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Ownership: Private

Street Address: 5634 Marine Drive

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Exterior view of the Johnson & Mary Skinner Residence, 2013.. Oblique view.. thumbnail

Historic view of the Johnson & Mary Skinner Residence, c.1925. (Photograph of masonry work done by John Pickard. Historic Photo.) Copyright: City of Burnaby Archives 204-657. thumbnail

Exterior view of the Johnson & Mary Skinner Residence, 2013. (Front elevation. Exterior Photo.) Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

Exterior view of the Johnson & Mary Skinner Residence, 2013. (Northeast view. Exterior Photo.) Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

Fraser Arm Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1925-1954

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1925-1954

Heritage Value: By the late 1920s, the Fraser Arm Neighbourhood in Burnaby was developing into an industrial and manufacturing district. In 1931, the Canadian National Railway built a bridge over the Fraser River from Burnaby to Lulu Island and advertised that over 30 industries were currently operating along the North Fraser. Along with industries, this district remained an important agricultural area for the Lower Mainland. Chinese market gardens continued to develop and thrive and in 1926, the Vancouver Sun estimated that that Chinese farms in the Lower Fraser Valley then supplied 90 per cent of all green vegetables consumed in the Vancouver market area.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Riverside School

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1953-1983

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Associated Dates: 1953-1983

Heritage Value: The south-east corner of Burnaby featured homes that were scattered in a rural setting. Previously, Riverway East and then Clinton Elementary School had served this neighbourhood, but a more central location was preferable to the School Board to limit bussing of students, so Riverside School was opened in 1953. There were 84 students registered in its first year, but by the late 1970s, enrolments across the City had declined and a number of schools, including Riverside, were closed.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Fraser Arm Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Heritage Value: Hugh MacRoberts, a farmer on Sea Island in Richmond, constructed a trail (which later became Marine Drive) to New Westminster in 1862 in order to bring his produce to market. The land along the Fraser River had been used as cranberry bogs and the fertile soil allowed opportunities for hay, root crops and other agricultural endeavours. The settlement grew around the River Road and by 1905 the Dundonald School opened, followed three years later by the Fraser Arm Post Office.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Jerry Rogers' Ditch

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Heritage Value: Jeremiah "Jerry" Rogers (b. 1818, St. Andrews, NB; d 24 Oct 1879, English Bay) began logging at a camp near Jericho Beach in 1865 (the name Jericho may be a corruption of “Jerry’s Cove.”) His operation, which cleared much of what is now Kitsilano, provided spars for sailing ships and logs for Edward Stamp's mill on Burrard Inlet. In the 1870s, he became one of the first logging operators in Burnaby, establishing a camp in South Burnaby in about 1870 at Woolard Creek (Byrne Creek), where he cut timber for ship masts. Rogers constructed a ditch to facilitate the movement of the large trees. It is likely a series of locks were installed in the ditch to trap the waters of the Fraser River when the tides were high, and to trap water flowing from Woolard Creek. When the locks were released, the logs could more easily make their way to the Fraser River. A similar system of locks was used west of Jerry Rogers' Ditch, at Byrne's logging ditch constructed by Peter Byrne in 1893.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Fraser River

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Heritage Value: In peak years, upwards of 100 million salmon would swim up the Fraser River - the largest salmon-bearing river in the world. In August and September sockeye salmon would be pursued by almost 1000 canoes of fishers from all over the coast; people from Sechelt, Nanaimo, Cowichan, Saanich, Lummi Island, Skagit, Snohomish, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh. The estimated peak year sockeye salmon run was 60 million and the estimated yearly consumption by Natives was at least 4 million. In 1808, Simon Fraser became the first known European to travel in the Lower Fraser River.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Fraser Arm Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1905-1924

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1905-1924

Heritage Value: Fraser Arm - so named because there the tram crossed Gilley Avenue, running down to the North Arm of the Fraser River - was served by the River Road [Marine Drive] which traversed the municipality of Burnaby, leading to both New Westminster and Vancouver. This area did not experience a real estate boom during the 1909-1913 as did many other Burnaby neighbourhoods - in fact, by 1912, only three homes had been built along Riverway as it remained a predominantly agricultural area.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Chinese Market Gardens

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Marine Way

Heritage Value: The importance of the Chinese-Canadian market gardens in the Big Bend area of Burnaby was described in 1912 by The British Columbian as such: "The Chinese farmers have been for years developing and reaping the benefits of the rich soil. By draining the land with a series of ditches, the [growers] have reduced what was once little better than a cranberry marsh into a richly productive farming area which is one of the most valuable assets to...Burnaby." Many Chinese-Canadian families who had for years leased their farms began to purchase land in the 1950s and cultivated small parcels of up to 10 acres for growing assorted Canadian and Chinese vegetables for sale - either wholesale or in the market's roadside stands on Marine Drive, frequented by many loyal Burnaby customers.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Big Bend Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The Big Bend Neighbourhood in Burnaby maintained its status as an important agricultural area in the City in the years following 1955 and it also solidified its role as a prime industrial and commercial district. In 1972, the Big Bend Development Plan was adopted by Council and soon thereafter, approximately 620 acres of land were incorporated into the Agricultural Land Reserve. These lands have been set aside for agricultural and limited recreation purposes. By the 2000s, 160 acres of land were considered highly productive agricultural areas, and over 400 acres of land had been secured as parkland, including the Fraser Foreshore Park. The area also developed large commercial and industrial districts including those at Marine Way/Boundary, the Glenlyon Estates, Riverfront Business Park, Burnaby Business Park, and Glenwood Industrial Estates.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Glass Sculpture

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.40.8

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.40.8

Description: Glass rectangular prism with 3D etching depicting heavy duty trucks. Each corner of the bottom of the sculpture has a small pad. The sculpture has a branded black box for safe carrying. The box is in two parts. The exterior of both parts is covered in a black vinyl wrap, and polyester satin in the inside. The inside of each box is inset to fit on half of the sculpture. The top half of the box has a "Burnco 100 Years" logo in red, gray, white and black.

Object History: The Burnco company was established in Calgary in 1912 as a rock and aggregate and concrete supply company. This presentation piece was presented to the City of Burnaby on the establishment of its new Burnaby based plant in the Big Bend area in 2004.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Ceremonial Artifacts

Object Term: Sculpture

Marks/Labels: BURNCO 100 YEARS

Colour: Red; Gray; White; Black

Subjects: Arts - Sculptures; Corporations - Private Corporations; Industries; Natural Resources - Mineral Resources; Planning - City Planning

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Cabinet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV021.3.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV021.3.1

Description: Worn wooden cabinet made from Douglas Fir and cedar. The interior of the cabinet is painted a pale yellow. One third of the cabinet closest to the ground houses a large open shevling area with the back paneling visible. The middle of the cabinet has 5 slots for drawers with metal handles. One drawer is missing. The top third of the cabinet is split into 2 shelves with a yellow board bisecting the top shelf. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit.

Object History: The cabinet was found in the Thrussell farmhouse on Marine Drive in Burnaby in the 1999.The Thrussell's land had been leased to Chinese tenant farmers by the Thrussell family and also previous owners. The City demolished the house, but they salvaged many items in the house before doing so. Of note are the Chinese characters and the joinery and construction of the cabinet. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit The first two characters refer to pine wood and the last character is stem or branch.

Category: 02. Furnishings

Classification: Household Accessories - - Storage & Display Accessories

Object Term: Cabinet

Colour: Brown; Yellow

Measurements: 42” high x 42” wide x 14” width

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Thrussell, Annie; Thrussell, Ethel; Thrussell, Eva; Thrussell, Fredrick Thomas, 1901-1977

Geographic Access: Marine Drive; Nelson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby resource guide

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: [2022]

Call Number: 971.1 CHI

. Edmond Leong grew up on Chinese farms at the xWməθkwəyəm (Musqueam) reserve along with his family and relatives. His father See Quin Leong established Quin On farm in Burnaby’s Big Bend area in 1966. Edmond took over his father’s farm in 1979 and named it Leong’s Nursery, where he continues to work today

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Digital Resource

Accession Code: BV022.8.1

Call Number: 971.1 CHI

Contributor: City of Burnaby

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: [2022]

Physical Description: 36 p. ; ill. (some col.), maps, ports

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.)--Social Life and Customs; Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Chinese--British Columbia--History; Pharmacy--Canada; Pharmacy--United States; Pharmaceutical museums; Directories

Object History: Chinese Canadians have contributed to Burnaby’s growth for over a century. The long and intertwining histories between Chinese Canadians, Indigenous people and other communities have shaped the founding of Burnaby and British Columbia. This resource guide was created because their life experiences and important contributions to Burnaby’s development are not widely known.