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Ernie Olson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46218
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1106
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.
- Names
- Olson, Ernie
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Ernie Olson, [1978] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-1106.jpg)
Dominion Bridge Company Limited - Burnaby Plant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17538
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 29 Aug. 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title o…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:960]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title on plan reads "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY, LIMITED / "BURNABY PLANT" / Burnaby, B.C.". The site plan was surveyed by C. L. Schwaab Jr.
- History
- Dominion Bridge Company was a major enterprise in Burnaby operating from the 1930 until the mid 1970s. Dominion Bridge constructed steel structures ranging from portions of the Golden Gate and Lions Gate Bridges to holding tanks for pulp mills. Beginning in the mid-1970s, unused areas of the site were used for filming on a temporary basis and in 1987 the site was established as a dedicated studio production facility named Bridge Studios.
- Creator
- Schwabb, C.L. Jr.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Factories
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Responsibility
- Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Street Address
- 2400 Boundary Road
- Accession Code
- BV015.10.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 29 Aug. 1957
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-28
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
- Scale on plan reads "1 inch = 80 ft / By V. Pitkin"
- Identfication information in bottom right corner of plan reads: "FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING DIVISION / Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos. / Norwood, Mass. / SERIAl 47330 / Replacing 35238 / INDEX 3994"
Burnaby municipal engineer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45977
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some ques…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-872
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some question as to its accuracy.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "This Creek will be diverted 400 ft this way"
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson points to area where creek would be diverted, 400 feet from present site.
Images
Ernie Olson with Mayor Tom Constable
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46219
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 16, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson being congratulated by Mayor Tom Constable for receiving the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 16, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1107
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson being congratulated by Mayor Tom Constable for receiving the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Awards
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Occupations - Engineers
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "ENGINEER TOPS ... Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson (right) accepts congratulations from Mayor Tom Constable after Olson was chosen as the winner of the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators. His computer-assisted mapping facility was judged the best entry in Canada. Along with the plaque, Olson received a cheque for $200."
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