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An elementary arithmetic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2788
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.26.140
- Call Number
- 513 BRI
- Author
- Bridges, A. M.
- Place of Publication
- Fredericton
- Publisher
- M.S. Hall
- Publication Date
- 1890
- Series
- New Brunswick school series
- Physical Description
- 184 p. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "Blois Dougherty" - handwritten in ink on cover page. "H. B. Dougherty, / Vancouver. / 15th Feb'y. 1895" - handwritten in purple pencil on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic
- Mathematics--Textbooks
- Notes
- "Prescribed by the Board of Education for use in the schools of the province of New Brunswick" - title page.
The art of school management. : a textbook for normal schools and normal institutes, and a reference book for teachers, school officers, and parents
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary387
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Baldwin, Joseph, 1827-1899
- Edition
- Canadian ed.
- 4th ed.
- Publication Date
- 1892
- Call Number
- 371.2 BAL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.35.15
- Call Number
- 371.2 BAL
- Edition
- Canadian ed.
- 4th ed.
- Author
- Baldwin, Joseph, 1827-1899
- Contributor
- Dawson, R.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Warwick & Sons
- Publication Date
- 1892
- Series
- The Canadian Series
- Physical Description
- 348 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Alice M. Hopkins Sept. 4th 1894" -- handwritten in ink on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School management and organization
- Teaching
- Education--History
- Schools--History
- Education--Philosophy
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Adapted for use in the schools and homes of Canada by R. Dawson, B.A. T.C.D., HEAD MASTER, HIGH SCHOOL, WESTION."
- Author's full name and dates : Baldwin, Joseph, 1827-1899.
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark806
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1960
- Heritage Value
- The BC Vocational School was established in 1960 at Willingdon and Canada Way. By 1964, the British Columbia Insitute of Technology had opened and had 498 students enrolled. In the 1970s, the BC Vocational School had been renamed the Pacific Vocational Institute and in 1986 the two institutions merged. The school is a public post-secondary institution that is governed by a Board of Governors, under the authority of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology. By 2004, the annual enrolment of part-time and full-time students reached 48,000.
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
The British pharmacopoeia 1898
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3793
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.84.24
- Call Number
- 615.11 GEN 1899
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- Spottiswoode and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1899
- Printer
- Spottiswoode and Co.
- Physical Description
- xxxii, 535 p. : 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. Ventress Chemist & Druggist Duncans, - V.I., B.C." [Sticker on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmacopoeias--Great Britain
- Pharmacopoeias
- Great Britain
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Published under the direction of the general council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom pursuant to the acts xxi & xxii Victoria cap. xc (1858) and xxv & xxvi Victoria cap. xci (1862)" -- Title page
Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription14
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1890 (date of original)-1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of and publications related to the Burnaby Art Gallery and Fairacres property.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1890 (date of original)-1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-12
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of and publications related to the Burnaby Art Gallery and Fairacres property.
- History
- The Burnaby Art Gallery association was founded in 1967. The purpose of the association was to present a historical and contemporary art program by local, regional, national, and international artists; facilitate the development of emerging artists; provide diverse art educational programming; acquire culturally significant works on paper. The City of Burnaby assumed management of the gallery, its collection, staff and governance in 1998, with the art gallery then taking on the added responsibility of caring for and managing the City of Burnaby’s permanent art collection. The Gallery, along with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and the Burnaby Village Museum in Deer Lake Park, are part of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department of the City of Burnaby. The Burnaby Art Gallery is located inside the historic Ceperley House, built by Henry and Grace Ceperley. The couple purchased a strawbery farm on the north shore of Deer Lake from George Clayton in 1909 and built their home, also known as "Fairacres", on the property in 1911. The house was designed by the English architect, R.P.S. Twizell and with its river rock veranda, beautiful hand-crafted woodwork, stained-glass and tile, remains one of the finest examples of Edwardian architecture in the Lower Mainland. Grace and Hentry Ceperley had one daughter named Ethelwyn who married James Edward Hall. Ethelwyn and James Edward Hall had three children: Edith Ceperley, James Edward "Junior," and Florence Renn. In 1917, Grace Ceperley died and left Fairacres to her husband with the stipulation that when the home was sold the proceeds would be used to build a playground for the children of Vancouver in Stanley Park. In 1939, the local Catholic Diocese funded a group of five Benedictine monks from Mount Angel, Oregon to establish a priory in the province. The monks purchased the Ceperley House for their monastery. They also built a large gymnasium on the property. After serving as a monastery, the house was used as a fraternity for some of the first students attending Simon Fraser University, and then became home to the art gallery in the 1960s. The City of Burnaby acquired the property in 1966 and the house was designated a heritage building in 1992. In 1998 the City began restoring exterior of the house and upgraded the building for improved public use. The renovations were completed in 2000, and transformed the house back to its appearance of 1911. The gymnasium built by the Benedictine monks was converted into into the James Cowan Theatre. There are two main galleries, a lounge gallery with a fireplace and easy chairs and The Shopping Bag, a gallery shop run by volunteers. The goals of the gallery are to: provide access to contemporary Canadian art, present works from the permanent collection; collect contemporary works on paper; and offer challenging and educational exhibition related programming.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Burnaby Art Gallery
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC241, PC242, MSS066
Burnaby Clef Society subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription17
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940-2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of the records of the Burnaby Clef Society, including programs, posters, newsletters, membership lists, correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks, and photographs.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940-2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Clef Society subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-12
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of the records of the Burnaby Clef Society, including programs, posters, newsletters, membership lists, correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks, and photographs.
- History
- The Clef Society of Burnaby was incorporated on February 8, 1949, with original subscribers Elizabeth Dawson, Lilian Haste, Mona Weeks, Emily Scott, and Eleanor Cailes. As a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering music appreciation and music advancement in Burnaby, and to promoting musical instruction and education and encouraging outstanding musical talent, the Society created musical evenings in homes, public recitals and concerts, children's plays, light operas, and scholarship competitions.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Burnaby Clef Society
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC142 and MSS020
Burnaby North High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark745
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1923-1982
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1923-1982
- Heritage Value
- Burnaby North and Burnaby South were the first high schools built in the City. Before the high school opened, Burnaby students had to travel to Vancouver if they wished to pursue education beyond an elementary level. In 1921, arrangements were made to use the basement of the Presbyterian Church for instruction of local students. By 1922 the Burnaby North High School opened at its first permanent location (4375 Pandora Street - which is now Rosser Elementary). In 1945, the Willingdon Avenue site was built and was used until a new building was constructed in 1961 on Hammarskjold Drive. From 1962, the school was used as Burnaby Heights Junior High school, but it closed in 1982 and the junior high students went to the new Burnaby North on Hammarskjold.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Burnaby North High School 1959-'60 Viking
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7647
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV023.26.1
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1960
- Publication Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 90 p. : ill. ; 27 cm
- Inscription
- Inside front cover - "Laurie Dinsemore"
- There are various signatures throughout but specifically on page 90
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- Annual yearbook for Burnaby North High School for the school year 1959 to 1960. The yearbook has a red cover embossed with a maple leaf design. The book has a gold cerlox binding. On page 88 of the annual is the Graduating Class Directory listing the home address and telephone number of the graduating students.
Burnaby North High School 1960-1961 Viking
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7648
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV023.26.2
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1961
- Publication Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 100 p. : ill. ; 27 cm
- Inscription
- Inside front cover - "Laurie Annette Dinsemore"
- There are various signatures throughout but specifically on page 90
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- Annual yearbook for Burnaby North High School for the school year 1960 to 1961. The yearbook has an embossed cream cover that has some red transfer on it. The book has a gold cerlox binding. On page 95 of the annual is the Graduating Class Directory listing the home address and telephone number of the graduating students.
- There are several loose leaf pages added later including obituaries for teachers and advertisments for class reunions.
Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription21
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1928] (date of originals), photocopied [1990]-[1991]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of records created by the Burnaby Retired Teachers group in relation to their work in various Burnaby schools. Records include information booklets, photographs, statistics, and other research materials collected by the Burnaby Retired Teachers' Association.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1928] (date of originals), photocopied [1990]-[1991]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-11
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of records created by the Burnaby Retired Teachers group in relation to their work in various Burnaby schools. Records include information booklets, photographs, statistics, and other research materials collected by the Burnaby Retired Teachers' Association.
- History
- Concerned that Burnaby might be losing its educational history, the Retired Teachers’ Association of Burnaby formed the History of Education Committee. The Committee made efforts to assemble types of information that could help in the preparation of school histories, and once this information was assembled, they wrote the “Introductory Resource Materials on Burnaby Schools / 1894-1991” report which gives a one page "introduction" to each school in the Burnaby district, past and present.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Sound Recording
- Creator
- Burnaby Retired Teachers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC434 and MSS103
Burnaby South High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark770
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1922-1988
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Associated Dates
- 1922-1988
- Heritage Value
- Burnaby South and Burnaby North were Burnaby's first high schools. The first rooms of the school were built in 1922 on the same grounds as the Kingsway East Elementary School. In 1940, a two-storey building was erected and additions were made in 1963, 1967 and 1972. Kingsway East closed in 1925 and its buildings were used by the high school for Industrial Arts and Home Economics. In the early 1990s, a new "urban education centre" (Burnaby South/B.C. School for the Deaf) was opened, replacing the old Burnaby South High School.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
The Committee on Education for the Yukon Territory
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45171
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Committee on Education for the Yukon Territory seated at a table with a map of the Yukon Territory on the wall behind them. Dr. J.C. Jonason from Edmonton, Clifton G. Brown from Burnaby in the center, and J.P. Miller from Regina with a pencil in his hand. The three men were all ap…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-067
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Committee on Education for the Yukon Territory seated at a table with a map of the Yukon Territory on the wall behind them. Dr. J.C. Jonason from Edmonton, Clifton G. Brown from Burnaby in the center, and J.P. Miller from Regina with a pencil in his hand. The three men were all appointed to their position on the Committee by the Yukon Territorial Council and the Federal Department of Northern Affairs. This photograph was taken a month before Clifton G. Brown passed away.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Community Education Clinic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport33072
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 28246
- Meeting Date
- 17-Feb-1969
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 11
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 28246
- Meeting Date
- 17-Feb-1969
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 11
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Crossword puzzles, grade 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6386
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Preston, Charles, 1921-
- Publication Date
- c1963
- Call Number
- 793.73 PRE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.60
- Call Number
- 793.73 PRE
- Author
- Preston, Charles, 1921-
- Contributor
- Kronemeyer, Robert C.
- Gunkel, Christel
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Treasure Books
- Publication Date
- c1963
- Series
- Crossword puzzles series
- Physical Description
- 80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "Paul James Adam" [written on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Puzzles
- Crossword puzzles
- Notes
- "Consulting editor Robert C. Kronemeyer"
- "Consulting editor Christel Gunkel"
- "The puzzles in this book have been constructed by, and under the supervision of, experienced educators and practicing schoolteachers." -- t.p. verso
Douglas-Gilpin Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark799
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The Douglas-Gilpin Neighbourhood developed into a diverse area incorporating residential, business, educational and park districts in the period after 1955. The BCIT site was built in the early 1960s, shortly after the Burnaby Municipal Hall was located on Canada Way near Deer Lake in 1956. The construction of the Municipal Hall at this location fostered the creation of an administrative and business centre adjacent to the park, while the northern and central areas of the neighbourhood retained their primarily residential character.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Dr. Glenn Kirchner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45796
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published June 18, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Glenn Kirchner, Director of the recreational program in Simon Fraser University's faculty of education.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published June 18, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-690
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Glenn Kirchner, Director of the recreational program in Simon Fraser University's faculty of education.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Zimmerman"
Images
Dr. J. F. K. English
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45219
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962, published October 22, 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. J.F.K. English, then Deputy Minister and Superintendent of Education. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia in 1962.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962, published October 22, 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-115
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. J.F.K. English, then Deputy Minister and Superintendent of Education. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia in 1962.
- Names
- English, Dr. J.F.K.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- University of British Columbia
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Elementary arithmetic on the unitary system
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1812
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. and enl. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1895
- Call Number
- 513 KIR Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.48.8
- Call Number
- 513 KIR Copy 1
- Edition
- Rev. and enl. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1895
- Physical Description
- vi, 224 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "White and Bingdon / Hastings St." -- stamped on endpaper (back). "[Y]" "30" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Copy 1 of 2.
Fifty-two weeks with God :a devout study of the international Sunday School Lessons for 1899 : containing also the text of the lessons together with the titles and golden texts : arranged for the convenience of clergymen, Sunday school teachers, and other Christian students
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary574
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.68.1
- Call Number
- 268.6 LIN
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- The Bradley-Garretson Co. (Limited)
- Publication Date
- 1898
- Physical Description
- ix, 120 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "G.B.Salmond Books & Stationery Brantford - ONT." -- stickered on endpaper (front). "1.00" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). "B5" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Christian education of children
- Sunday schools
- Notes
- Includes biblographical references.
Fire Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription47
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direct…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direction, coordination, training services, and planning, including daily record books, emergency preparedness pamphlets, a departmental practice manual, procedural directives, scrapbooks, and an orthophoto map (in 63 pieces) of the City of Burnaby.
- History
- Serving the City since 1911, the Burnaby Fire Department is committed to providing timely, professional, and effective fire-related emergency services to save lives, property and the environment. Their dedicated staff serves the City via seven fire stations located strategically across Burnaby. Each of our stations is equipped with up-to-date vehicles and equipment. Their highly skilled and trained team of men and women provide many services, including fire suppression and prevention, investigation, inspection, training, medical, vehicle extrication, technical and other speciality rescues, hazardous materials response and public education services. The following information pertains to the publication "Follow That Fire": Communities have always lived with the threat of fire. Early Burnaby residents banded together to extinguish out-of-control brush fires. In the 1920s, the Municipal Police were responsible for fire-related matters, earning three dollars for attending a fire. Donations to the Vancouver and New Westminster Fire Departments' Benevolent Funds brought the first fire engines to Burnaby's rescue. As the population increased, by-laws were enacted to develop a full-time fire service. Several members saw the value in jotting down recollections of their experiences as Burnaby firemen, which sparked an interest in completing the History of the Burnaby Fire Department. While researching this project, the author was fortunate in being able to draw from the resources of retired chiefs Fred Blake and Lewis Auvache, who were original members of the Department. The Department's progression includes heated and sometimes humorous debates regarding who should be responsible for fire protection, deciding if there was a need for a fire services, and how taxes would be levied to support the service. Photographs throughout the text represent stages of development which include a pictorial record of Burnaby fire trucks from 1923 to the present platform ladder trucks. From its humble beginning as two separate fire departments operating from a converted police horse stable and a water pumping station, the Burnaby Fire Department has developed into a professional organization serving its citizens from six fire stations.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.