"Great Northern Railway" found 28 records

Scope and Content: File contains agreement for the construction of a sidewalk by the Railway Company, and correspondence related to these transactions. File also includes blueprint plan of sidewalk over [GNR] tracks and right of way for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, 1931; blueprint "Sketch Showing Sigh…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1951

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2558

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains agreement for the construction of a sidewalk by the Railway Company, and correspondence related to these transactions. File also includes blueprint plan of sidewalk over [GNR] tracks and right of way for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, 1931; blueprint "Sketch Showing Sight Clearance and Distances and Sperling Avenue Grade Crossing" [c1945]; and blueprint "Plan of Proposed Road Crossing of Phillips Avenue."

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.

Easement Granted to Great Northern Railway Company through Lot 1, DL 75 and Block 3, DL 130

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 46938

Meeting Date: 29-Oct-1951

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 46938

Meeting Date: 29-Oct-1951

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 46938

29-Oct-1951 Meeting Minutes

Great Northern Railway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1903 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of the building of the Great Northern railway along Burnaby Lake.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1903 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-746

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the building of the Great Northern railway along Burnaby Lake.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Construction - Railroad Construction

Names: Great Northern Railway

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Annotation at top of photograph reads, "Deer 1903"

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Great Northern Railway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train going through the Burnaby Lake area. The railroad was built along the north shore of Burnaby Lake in 1904.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-133

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train going through the Burnaby Lake area. The railroad was built along the north shore of Burnaby Lake in 1904.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Occupations - Engineers

Names: Great Northern Railway

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Great Northern Railway, [1905] thumbnail

Great Northern Railway construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1904]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a work crew working on the Great Northern Railway line that ran along the north shore of Burnaby Lake. The line was built ca. 1904.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1904]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-168

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a work crew working on the Great Northern Railway line that ran along the north shore of Burnaby Lake. The line was built ca. 1904.

Subjects: Occupations - Railroad Labourers; Construction - Railroad Construction; Transportation - Rail

Names: Great Northern Railway

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Great Northern Railway construction, [1904] thumbnail

Great Northern Railway Tracks and Boundary Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 37683

Meeting Date: 20-Jul-1959

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 37683

Meeting Date: 20-Jul-1959

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 37683

20-Jul-1959 Meeting Minutes

Installation of an Automatic Protection at the Crossing of the Railway of the Great Northern Railway Company at Willingdon Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 44595

Meeting Date: 22-Aug-1955

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 44595

Meeting Date: 22-Aug-1955

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 44595

22-Aug-1955 Meeting Minutes

Installation of Automatic Barrier at the Great Northern Railway Crossing at Sperling Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 45671

Meeting Date: 23-Mar-1953

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 45671

Meeting Date: 23-Mar-1953

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 45671

23-Mar-1953 Meeting Minutes

Parking Congestion on Sperling Avenue between Sprott Street and Great Northern Railway Tracks

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 44305

Meeting Date: 16-May-1955

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 44305

Meeting Date: 16-May-1955

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 44305

16-May-1955 Meeting Minutes

Permission Granted to the Corporation by Great Northern Railway Company to Install and Eight Inch Water Main Under Their Tracks at Cariboo Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 39281

Meeting Date: 16-Jan-1956

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 39281

Meeting Date: 16-Jan-1956

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 39281

16-Jan-1956 Meeting Minutes

Pipe Crossing - Great Northern Railway at Mile 240 Plus 35

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 37433

Meeting Date: 9-Mar-1959

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 10

Item No.: 5

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 37433

Meeting Date: 9-Mar-1959

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 10

Item No.: 5

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

Documents

Report 37433

9-Mar-1959 Meeting Minutes

Spur Crossing at Boundary Road - Great Northern Railway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 43995

Meeting Date: 7-Feb-1955

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 43995

Meeting Date: 7-Feb-1955

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 43995

7-Feb-1955 Meeting Minutes

Burnaby Lake Tram #1228

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Tram #1228 on the Burnaby Lake Interurban line, at Ardley station, crossing Great Northern Railway tracks.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Geoff Meugans subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 208-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1988-08

Scope and Content: Photograph of Tram #1228 on the Burnaby Lake Interurban line, at Ardley station, crossing Great Northern Railway tracks.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Rail

Names: Great Northern Railway; British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake Interurban line

Planning Study Area: Dawson-Delta Area; Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Burnaby Lake Tram #1228, August 1951 thumbnail

Great Northern Railroad

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1903]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of men working on the Great Northern Railroad line that ran through the Burnaby Lake area by 1904.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1903]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-837

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of men working on the Great Northern Railroad line that ran through the Burnaby Lake area by 1904.

Subjects: Construction - Railroad Construction; Occupations - Railroad Labourers

Names: Great Northern Railway

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Great Northern Railroad, [1903] thumbnail

Survey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 2 - Surrey and Map of Surrey Municipality

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 5 plans : blueprints on paper ; various sizes mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of a large board with two plans in New Westminster District (Group 2) mounted on one side and three plans in New Westminster District (Group 2) mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Plan : blueprint on paper ; 75.5 x 64.5 cm. Title reads: "South Westminster / Plan/ of Subdivision of…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Survey and Subdivision plans series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 5 plans : blueprints on paper ; various sizes mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm

Material Details: Scales vary (One chain equals 792 inches); Indexed number on tape on edge of board reads 94"

Scope and Content: File consists of a large board with two plans in New Westminster District (Group 2) mounted on one side and three plans in New Westminster District (Group 2) mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Plan : blueprint on paper ; 75.5 x 64.5 cm. Title reads: "South Westminster / Plan/ of Subdivision of / Lot 440, G2, E1/2Sec36, NE1/4Sec25, N1/2ofSE1/4Sec25, T4.NW1/4S31,T2.". Subdivision plan covers subdivided property in Lot 440 and Section 36, Section 25 in New Westminster, Group 2, Township 4 (Delta) and Section 31 in Township 2 (Surrey). Includes inset map noting property in "South Westminster". Map is bordered by Burrard Inlet to the north and Mud Bay to the south. (Geographic locations: North Delta and Surrey) 2. Plan : blueprint on paper ; 22.5 x 59.5 cm. Title reads: "Plan / Shewing part of / Section 10 Block 5 North R.I.W. / New Westminster District / Lying North of B.C.S.Railway". Scale: 2 chains = 1 inch. Signed by A.S. Colton, District Land Surveyor. March 1, 1900. Plan covers property in Section 10, Block 5 North in New Westminster District, Group 2, along the south shore of the Fraser River with the Great Northern Railway running through. (Geographic location: Surrey) Side B: 1. Map : blueprint on paper ; 69 x 53 cm. Title reads: "Map / of / Surrey Municipality". Scale: 5 chains = 1 inch. Creator and surveyor of map is identified as "Albert J. Hill, M.A., Civil Engineer / And / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C.". Map identifies property divisions including lots with names of property owners, Sections, Townships, Wards, waterways, major roads, railways and the Semiahmoo Indian Reserve on the shore of "Semiahmoo Bay" and an indian reserve (I.R.) located in Lot 1 along the south shore of the Fraser River. 2. Plan : blueprint on paper ; 21 x 40.5 cm. Title reads: "Plan / of / Sudivision of / Section 32, / Block 5 North Range 1 West, / District of New Westminster, B.C.". Scale: 4 chains = 1 inch. Sudivision plan is signed by Albert J. Hill, B.C. Land Surveyor. Plan covers Section 32, subdivided into 28 parcels. Section 32 is bordered by Section 29 (north), Section 33, Johnston Road (east), Section 34, Township 2, Town Line Road (south) and Section 31 (west). (Geographic location: Surrey) 3. Plan : blueprint on paper ; 49.5 x 37 cm. Title reads: "Traverse of the Waterline / in front of / Lots 3 and 4 Group 2 / N.W.D. / with G.N. Railway Rt of Way". Scale: 100 feet = 1 inch. Annotation on board below plan reads: "also see Boards 87 & 93 & 110". Location south of the Fraser River with old wharf identified and Great Northern Railway running east to west along the river. (Geographic location: Surrey)

Subjects: First Nations reserves - British Columbia; Indigenous peoples - Indian Territory

Names: Great Northern Railway

Accession Code: HV977.93.94

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-]

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-26

Notes: Title based on contents of file

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Survey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 2 - Surrey and Map of Surrey Municipality, [190-]

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Broadview 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: Between 1905 and 1924, the Broadview neighbourhood in Burnaby was settled by almost 100 families who saw the advantage of living in an area that was served by two railway lines - the B.C. Electric Railway and the Great Northern Railway. Touted as being only a 20 minute car ride to the city centre, this neighbourhood expanded during the early 1920s with the promise of a new direct access road to the city being built by the Great Northern Railway company and new blocks being opened up on two government reserves adjoining it.

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

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Application for Rezoning Area Situate on the West Side of North Road from Northerly Boundary of the Great Northern Railway Company Right-of-way to Rochester Road

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Application of the BC Gun Dog Club for Lease of Property in the Vicinity of the Great Northern Railway Right-of-way and Sperling Avenue

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Bylaw Number: 3186 - Great Northern Railway Company Easement Authorization Bylaw 1952

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Costs Involved in the Installation of a Safety Crossing at Sperling Avenue and the Great Northern Railway Track

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Crossings - Great Northern Railway

Easement Granted to Great Northern Railway Company through Lot 1, DL 75 and Block 3, DL 130

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Great Northern Railway

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Great Northern Railway

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Great Northern Railway construction

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Great Northern Railway Tracks and Boundary Road

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Installation of an Automatic Protection at the Crossing of the Railway of the Great Northern Railway Company at Willingdon Avenue

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Installation of Automatic Barrier at the Great Northern Railway Crossing at Sperling Avenue

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Parking Congestion on Sperling Avenue between Sprott Street and Great Northern Railway Tracks

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Permission Granted to the Corporation by Great Northern Railway Company to Install and Eight Inch Water Main Under Their Tracks at Cariboo Road

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Pipe Crossing - Great Northern Railway at Mile 240 Plus 35

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Spur Crossing at Boundary Road - Great Northern Railway

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Burnaby Lake Tram #1228

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Great Northern Railroad

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Survey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 2 - Surrey and Map of Surrey Municipality

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Broadview Neighbourhood

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