54 records – page 3 of 3.

Metrotown apartment building fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97494
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of investigators from the Burnaby Fire Department and the Burnaby RCMP outside of an apartment building, following a fire.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2833
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of investigators from the Burnaby Fire Department and the Burnaby RCMP outside of an apartment building, following a fire.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Occupations - Police Officers
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Investigators from the Burnaby Fire Department and Burnaby RCMP gather evidence at the site of a fatal apartment fire in the Metrotown area."
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Mills Burning at Barnet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38342
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 6, 1909
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the line of buildings burning at the North Pacific Lumber Company, with flames and smoke visible rising from the structures. A caption stamped at the top of the postcard reads: "Mills burning at Barnet BC. 1:30a.m. May 6th, 1909."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 6, 1909
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Charles Lee subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
411-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2000-13
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the line of buildings burning at the North Pacific Lumber Company, with flames and smoke visible rising from the structures. A caption stamped at the top of the postcard reads: "Mills burning at Barnet BC. 1:30a.m. May 6th, 1909."
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Barnet Mill
Media Type
Photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Village
Texaco Drive
Street Address
8059 Texaco Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Mona Lisa Shiatsu Studio fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98058
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified fire inspector walking past the burned-up commercial building that housed Mona Lisa Shiatsu Studio, at 4717 Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3138
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified fire inspector walking past the burned-up commercial building that housed Mona Lisa Shiatsu Studio, at 4717 Kingsway.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a March 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4717 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Morley Elementary School fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97085
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a fire at Morley Elementary School. The school's roof is burned and a ladder is leaning against the building next to a pile of burned debris.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2613
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a fire at Morley Elementary School. The school's roof is burned and a ladder is leaning against the building next to a pile of burned debris.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Morley Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ray, Steve
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A fire at Morley Elementary School over the weekend caused damage to two class rooms and is estimated at around one hundred thousand dollars."
Geographic Access
Morley Street
Street Address
7355 Morley Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Napier Street fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96609
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house on fire on the 3900 block of Napier Street. Josh Cartunar, a neighbour, is using a garden hose to spray some of the flames while a fire fighter stands nearby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2231
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house on fire on the 3900 block of Napier Street. Josh Cartunar, a neighbour, is using a garden hose to spray some of the flames while a fire fighter stands nearby.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby firefighters arrive on the scene as Josh Carturnar wages a futile battle with his garden hose against a fire engulfing his neighbor's house in the 3900 block of Napier St., Saturday morning. Three residents who were home at the time got out safely. Roberto Melara says he was watching television just before heading out to play soccer when he noticed smoke pouring from the heating vents. He woke his brother and boarder, who were sleeping downstairs, and got them out of the house. "I just got scared," says Danny Sanchez, of the panicked knock on his door that woke him. "We just ran outside." The family's parents and grandmother were at church at the time. "It's bad," says Melara. "Everything is in there. We don't have anything." Melara says he suspects the fire started in or near the furnace. He says they've had problems with it recently. He says the family has rented the home for seven years. They have no insurance."
Geographic Access
Napier Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Nighttime fire at Lumberland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4312
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
24 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Lumberland / Aug 24 /70".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Lumberland
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Street Address
5650 Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
24 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Dawson-Delta Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on content of photograph.
Images
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Nighttime fire at Lumberland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4313
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
24 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Lumberland / Fire Aug 24 /70".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Lumberland
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Street Address
5650 Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
24 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Dawson-Delta Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Nighttime fire at Lumberland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4314
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
24 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Lumberland Fire / Aug 24 /70".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Lumberland
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Street Address
5650 Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
24 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Dawson-Delta Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Nighttime fire at Lumberland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4315
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
24 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Lumberland / Fire Aug 24 /70".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
Other Title Information
Title based on content of photograph.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Lumberland
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Street Address
5650 Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
24 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Dawson-Delta Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Railway trestle fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1423
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
August 1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railway trestle fire from a distance. The dark area on left side of the photograph may be the edge of a bridge from where the photograph was taken. Very little details are visible in the smoke. Location is not identified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm
Material Details
stamped on verso, t. [sideways] "VANCOUVER/ DRUG CO. LTD./ AUG 3 1938/ Nu- Gloss", l.r. "41 2"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railway trestle fire from a distance. The dark area on left side of the photograph may be the edge of a bridge from where the photograph was taken. Very little details are visible in the smoke. Location is not identified.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Transportation - Rail
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Accession Code
BV985.5797.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
August 1938
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Rosewood Street fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97009
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the aftermath of a fire at a four-plex on Rosewood Street. Photographs depict a fire investigator logging damaged furniture and resident Barat Safdary outside of the home, as investigators work in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2541
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the aftermath of a fire at a four-plex on Rosewood Street. Photographs depict a fire investigator logging damaged furniture and resident Barat Safdary outside of the home, as investigators work in the background.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Buildings - Residential - Condominiums
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2541-1: "Burnaby fire investigator logs damaged furniture outside a Rosewood Ave. four-plex that was heavily damaged by fire, and where a woman was critically injured."
Caption from metadata for 535-2541-2: "Barat Safdary describes how he awoke his five children after discovering his four-plex was on fire early Wednesday morning. A woman in the lower suite below his was critically injured."
Geographic Access
Rosewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
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Speech given by Florence Hart Godwin May 28, 1973 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory282
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1898-1917
Length
0:05:22
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's description of her family's stories of the New Westminster fire. She also mentions B.R. Hill and his three sons, Claude, Frank and Minard Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's description of her family's stories of the New Westminster fire. She also mentions B.R. Hill and his three sons, Claude, Frank and Minard Hill.
Date Range
1898-1917
Photo Info
Arthur Morrow, Kingsley Hart, Florence Hart (later Godwin), and Katherine Maude "Kitty" Hill (later Peers) in the woods at the south side of Deer Lake photographed by W.T. Cooksley [1908]. Item no. HV976.139.3
Length
0:05:22
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Interviewer
Burnaby Arts Council
Interview Date
May 28, 1973
Scope and Content
Recording is of a speech given by Florence Hart Godwin at a Burnaby Arts Council meeting held May 28, 1973. Major themes discussed are: pioneer families and early residences in the Burnaby Lake District.
Biographical Notes
Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:33:50
Interviewee Name
Godwin, Florence Hart
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track five of speech given by Florence Hart Godwin

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Steve Frazier

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97325
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Steve Frazier posing with a toolbox and carpenter's tools that were damaged when his car was set on fire in the Manor Street/Royal Oak area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2716
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Steve Frazier posing with a toolbox and carpenter's tools that were damaged when his car was set on fire in the Manor Street/Royal Oak area.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Tools and Equipment For Materials
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Steve Frazier salvages what he can of his carpenter's tools, which were stored in his car when it was destroyed by a suspected arsonist early Saturday morning. There were two other fires also set that night in the same Manor St./Royal Oak area."
Geographic Access
Manor Street
Royal Oak Avenue
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Twelfth Avenue Elementary School playground fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96980
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two firefighters hosing down burned-up playground equipment at Twelfth Avenue Elementary School after a fire.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2534
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two firefighters hosing down burned-up playground equipment at Twelfth Avenue Elementary School after a fire.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Twelfth Avenue Elementary School
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby firefighters hose down the charred remains of the playground equipment behind Twelfth Avenue School, near a large propane storage tank."
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Street Address
7622 12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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