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e was, therefore only 16 years old w h e n Robert B u r n a b y left E n g l a n d for the West, after over 17 years' service w i t h the Government. M r . B u r n a b y lived i n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a for eighteen years. E l e c t e d to the L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y i n

in Vancouver in 1935. My father was an Officer in the Canadian Government Merchant Marines and, consequently, was away from home much of the time during our years in Burnaby. Our house was at 1145 Cumberland Road (old numbering system) directly facing 12th Avenue. It was still there in September 1992, looking

...............................................83 1860 Hydrographic Chart with Burnaby Lake..........................................84 City of New Westminster, c.1861.............................................................84 New Westminster, Government Buildings, c.1862.....................................85 New Westminster, Columbia Street

OF BIJRN'.HY"S URNET llllUG[ �1860 Hydrographic Chart shows the location of the proposed Government Reserve at Barnet. C.1870 map shows the surveyed North Road connecting New Westminster to Burrard Inlet and the surrounding District Lots. 8 In the Shadow by the Sea RECOLLE.CTIOINS OF 8 UANA.8Y'S IIARNET

Financial assistance for this project was provided by the Government of British Columbia through the Community Heritage Planning Program Matching funding was provided by the City of Burnaby © 2007 City of Burnaby (revised 2011) Front Cover: Saint John the Divine Church, 1905 [BCA] Title Page: Looking north

. PIONEER SETTLEMENT: 1858 — 1890 Exploration and Early Transportation Routes Burnaby's early development was tied to the de- cision by the British Government to establish the city of New Westminster as British Colum- bia's capital in 1859. When gold was discovered on the upper reaches of the Fraser River

lacked the time and training. Backed by the fact that fire losses in Burnaby were exceeded by only two other communities in B.C.,Thomas recommended Devitt be replaced by A. C. Bell as the new Assistant Fire Marshal ."This was not a salaried position, but it was under- stood the Provincial Government