"Land Clearing" found 166 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of land clearing by a crew contracted by the municipality to clear the area between Colborne Avenue, Brantford Avenue and Imperial Street in South Burnaby. William Walker was a member of this crew. The land was cleared by blasting.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1913] (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.: 204-226

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of land clearing by a crew contracted by the municipality to clear the area between Colborne Avenue, Brantford Avenue and Imperial Street in South Burnaby. William Walker was a member of this crew. The land was cleared by blasting.

Subjects: Land Clearing

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Land Clearing, [1913] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Land clearing crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38191

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a land clearing crew, with horses and tools, in the Metrotown area near McKay Avenue.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-778

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a land clearing crew, with horses and tools, in the Metrotown area near McKay Avenue.

Subjects: Transportation - Horses; Land Clearing; Occupations - Labourers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: McKay Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Land clearing crew, [1912] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Land Clearing Done by J. Derhauseu on Public Road Allowance in the Vicinity of Lot 36, Block 36, DL 132

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport47887

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 47893

Meeting Date: 19-Sep-1949

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: 47893

Meeting Date: 19-Sep-1949

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 47893

19-Sep-1949 Meeting Minutes

Land clearing machines

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34108

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 16, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of land clearing machines at 4124 Napier Street. Partially constructed houses and lumber are visible, and a sign on the side of a bulldozer reads "Holmes and Wilson Trucking." This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 16, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Alfred Bingham subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 010-024

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of land clearing machines at 4124 Napier Street. Partially constructed houses and lumber are visible, and a sign on the side of a bulldozer reads "Holmes and Wilson Trucking." This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Construction Tools and Equipment; Land Clearing

Names: Holmes and Wilson Trucking Company Limited

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Napier Street

Street Address: 4124 Napier Street

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Land clearing machines, March 16, 1947 thumbnail

Land Clearing of Lots 14 to 18, Block 37, DL 95

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68633

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 59440

Meeting Date: 13-Mar-1922

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 59440

Meeting Date: 13-Mar-1922

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 59440

13-Mar-1922 Meeting Minutes

Land clearing on Kitchener Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34139

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 16, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man operating land clearing machinery on the 4200 block of Kitchener Street. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 16, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Alfred Bingham subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 010-055

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man operating land clearing machinery on the 4200 block of Kitchener Street. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Subjects: Land Clearing; Construction Tools and Equipment; Occupations - Labourers

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kitchener Street

Images

Land clearing on Kitchener Street, April 16, 1947 thumbnail

Land Clearing on the shores of Deer Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38815

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking north across Deer Lake. Smoke from a land clearing operation is visible in the background.

1 image

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 ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-134

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking north across Deer Lake. Smoke from a land clearing operation is visible in the background.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Land Clearing

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Land Clearing on the shores of Deer Lake, [1905] thumbnail

Land Clearing to be Undertaken on Blocks C and D, DL 90N and Lots 5, S1/2 of 6,7 and 8 of Lot 3, Block 27, DL 189

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68549

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 59418

Meeting Date: 27-Feb-1922

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 59418

Meeting Date: 27-Feb-1922

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 59418

27-Feb-1922 Meeting Minutes

Proposed Dump for Disposal of Stumps and Other Refuse from Land Clearing Operations in a Ravine at Broadway East of Phillips Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport44739

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 44356

Meeting Date: 30-May-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: 44356

Meeting Date: 30-May-1955

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 44356

30-May-1955 Meeting Minutes

Recommendation for Land Clearing of Block 26, DL 189 and W1/2 of Lot A, Block 4 and E 1/2 of Lot A, Block 3, DL 122

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68655

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 59462

Meeting Date: 27-Mar-1922

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 59462

Meeting Date: 27-Mar-1922

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 59462

27-Mar-1922 Meeting Minutes

Standard Oil land clearing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35186

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1935] (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 land being cleared for the Standard Oil Refinery in North Burnaby. The refinery was commonly call Stanovan and was located at the foot of Queens Avenue (now Willingdon street). This later became the site of Chevron's Stanovan plant at 4403 Eton Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1935] (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.: 204-043

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of land being cleared for the Standard Oil Refinery in North Burnaby. The refinery was commonly call Stanovan and was located at the foot of Queens Avenue (now Willingdon street). This later became the site of Chevron's Stanovan plant at 4403 Eton Street.

Subjects: Land Clearing

Names: Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Limited

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Eton Street

Street Address: 4403 Eton Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

Standard Oil land clearing, [1935] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

1160 Douglas Rd

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94327

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 22 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the exterior of a three-storey commerical building located at 1160 Douglas Road.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 22 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-112

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the exterior of a three-storey commerical building located at 1160 Douglas Road.

Subjects: Land Clearing; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards; Buildings - Commercial

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Young, Richard

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 94-424-B

Geographic Access: Douglas Road

Street Address: 1160 Douglas Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Willingdon Heights Area

4010 Regent St.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94318

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 4010 Regent Street. Property is covered with soil, brush, and some trees.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-103

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 4010 Regent Street. Property is covered with soil, brush, and some trees.

Subjects: Land Clearing

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Young, Richard

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 94-342-B

Geographic Access: Regent Street

Street Address: 4010 Regent Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

5200 Oakmount Cr.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94313

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 23 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 5200 Oakmount Crescent - an address that no longer exists.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 23 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-098

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 5200 Oakmount Crescent - an address that no longer exists.

Subjects: Land Clearing

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 94-236-B; Photographer identified as "J.C."

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

5548 Marshland Ave

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94302

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 5548 Marshland Avenue - an address that no longer exists.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-087

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 5548 Marshland Avenue - an address that no longer exists.

Subjects: Land Clearing

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 94-023-B; Photographer identified as "K.D."

Geographic Access: Marshland Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

6113 Silver Avenue lot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37775

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1986 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the lot at 6113 Silver Avenue, the former home of the Ellis family. The house has been demolished and an empty lot remains. Houses, aparment buildings, and the Expo line skytrain track with cars on it can be seen in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1986 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-363

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the lot at 6113 Silver Avenue, the former home of the Ellis family. The house has been demolished and an empty lot remains. Houses, aparment buildings, and the Expo line skytrain track with cars on it can be seen in the background.

Subjects: Land Clearing

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast; Copied from col. photograph

Geographic Access: Silver Avenue

Street Address: 6113 Silver Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Appointment of Signing Officers for the "Burnaby Land Clearing Account"

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Authorization for Land Clearing on Block 2, DL 42

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Authorization for Land Clearing on Blocks 25 and 26, DL 97

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Authorization of Land Clearing for Relief Work

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Land Clearing

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Land clearing crew

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Land Clearing Done by J. Derhauseu on Public Road Allowance in the Vicinity of Lot 36, Block 36, DL 132

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Land clearing machines

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Land Clearing of Lots 14 to 18, Block 37, DL 95

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Land clearing on Kitchener Street

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Land Clearing on the shores of Deer Lake

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Land Clearing to be Undertaken on Blocks C and D, DL 90N and Lots 5, S1/2 of 6,7 and 8 of Lot 3, Block 27, DL 189

Documents

Proposed Dump for Disposal of Stumps and Other Refuse from Land Clearing Operations in a Ravine at Broadway East of Phillips Avenue

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Recommendation for Land Clearing of Block 26, DL 189 and W1/2 of Lot A, Block 4 and E 1/2 of Lot A, Block 3, DL 122

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Standard Oil land clearing

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1160 Douglas Rd

4010 Regent St.

5200 Oakmount Cr.

5548 Marshland Ave

6113 Silver Avenue lot

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