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Car Accident

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 14, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an automobile crash with a John Deere grader. Police and firefighters are standing behind the wrecked vehicle. The crash occurred in the 8400-block Winston Street, Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 14, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 23 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0169
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of an automobile crash with a John Deere grader. Police and firefighters are standing behind the wrecked vehicle. The crash occurred in the 8400-block Winston Street, Burnaby.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Public Services - Policing
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cooke, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "02/14 422 - Bby - Bill Cooke / BNW p. 3 / 89%"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Car Accident

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 10, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of police, fire and ambulance on scene at a car accident on Marine Drive. One car in flipped over and there is a stretcher one scene.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 10, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0868
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of police, fire and ambulance on scene at a car accident on Marine Drive. One car in flipped over and there is a stretcher one scene.
Subjects
Public Services - Policing
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black and pink ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby Mario 1791 56% / Bby p.5"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Car Accident

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 17, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car accident on Willingdon Avenue, in front of Brentwood mall involving a 1998 Volvo that collided with a British Columbia Transit bus, two sign poles, and a light pole. Royal Canadian Mounted Police and firemen are on scene.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 17, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1041
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car accident on Willingdon Avenue, in front of Brentwood mall involving a 1998 Volvo that collided with a British Columbia Transit bus, two sign poles, and a light pole. Royal Canadian Mounted Police and firemen are on scene.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Public Services - Policing
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "53% 2823 Bby Simone "in colour" / Bby p. 20"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Car Accident

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 6, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car that crashed into house at Holdom Avenue and Parker Street in north Burnaby. There is a Burnaby firefighter in the background of this photograph.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 6, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1189
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car that crashed into house at Holdom Avenue and Parker Street in north Burnaby. There is a Burnaby firefighter in the background of this photograph.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 975 / 56% Bby p. 2"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Accompanying caption reads: "May 6, 1998 975: / A Burnaby firefighter surveys the damage after a car accident at Holdom and Parker in North Burnaby sent one vehicle into a house. No one was injured."
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Car Accident

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1995 and 1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of first responders at the scene of a car accident.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1995 and 1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1436
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of first responders at the scene of a car accident.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Public Services - Policing
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Blissett, Rebecca
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "3608 A Bby Rebecca"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Car fire fraud

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby Fire Department investigator leaning inside of a burned-out vehicle.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3270
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby Fire Department investigator leaning inside of a burned-out vehicle.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Automobiles
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Charity

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 12, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of some members of the Burnaby firefighters at the Edmonds Appliance Centre for a fundraising event.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 12, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1305
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of some members of the Burnaby firefighters at the Edmonds Appliance Centre for a fundraising event.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Events - Fundraising
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Langdeau, Brian
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 15- 74% / 1677 - Bby - Brian"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Chief Gordon Waddell and Pal

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before July 1939] (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Chief Gordon Waddell of the Burnaby Fire Department in uniform, standing beside a partially visible fire truck parked inside a garage. The fire department's "faithful mascot" Pal is standing next to him. Pal was Firefighter Killer's wire-haired terrier who would come to work with Kill…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10 cm print
Material Details
Item was exposed with the area between the officer and the dog covered, thus this area appears blank
Scope and Content
Photograph of Chief Gordon Waddell of the Burnaby Fire Department in uniform, standing beside a partially visible fire truck parked inside a garage. The fire department's "faithful mascot" Pal is standing next to him. Pal was Firefighter Killer's wire-haired terrier who would come to work with Killer and even learned to climb ladders during drills.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Clothing - Uniforms
Animals - Dogs
Names
Waddell, Gordon
Burnaby Fire Department
Accession Code
BV998.31.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[before July 1939] (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
02-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Chief Gordon Waddell and PAL. 1939 BURNABY FIRE DEPARTMENT"
Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 PANDORA ST BURNABY BC V5C 2B2"
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Chief Training Officer Fred Blake

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1949] (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fred Blake in uniform with his hands resting on the book "The B.C. Fire Fighters." Fred Blake was an early volunteer of the Burnaby Fire Department and became one of the North Burnaby's first paid members in 1939. He came up through the ranks to become Training Officer for the departm…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fred Blake in uniform with his hands resting on the book "The B.C. Fire Fighters." Fred Blake was an early volunteer of the Burnaby Fire Department and became one of the North Burnaby's first paid members in 1939. He came up through the ranks to become Training Officer for the department in 1949, and full time training officer with the rank of District Chief in 1952. Fred was promoted to Assistant Chief in 1966 before retiring from service March 1, 1972.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Blake, Frederick "Fred"
Burnaby Fire Department
Accession Code
BV998.31.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1949] (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
02-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "District Chief Fred Blake/ Training Officer 1949-1969/ Burnaby Fire Department"
Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 PANDORA ST BURNABY BC V5C 2B2"
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Christmas tree bonfire at Fire Station #1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two Burnaby fire fighters watching a tree burn during the Burnaby Fire Department's annual Christmas tree bonfire at Fire Station #1.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1805
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two Burnaby fire fighters watching a tree burn during the Burnaby Fire Department's annual Christmas tree bonfire at Fire Station #1.
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Events
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Captain Ward Rossiter and Paul Rushton, of the Burnaby Fire Department, admire their handiwork at the department's annual bonfire of discarded Christmas trees, at Firehall No. 1. While firefighters are more accustomed to extinguishing fires than setting them, the event raises money for the burn unit at Children's Hospital, as well as awareness about the importance of keeping the trees well-watered."
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
4867 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Collision Plus Exclusive Auto Body fire

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Captain Mark Fletcher of the Burnaby Fire Department outside of the burned-out garage at the Collision Plus Exclusive Auto Body. An employee of the auto shop stands next to Fletcher and they are surveying the damage.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1740
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Captain Mark Fletcher of the Burnaby Fire Department outside of the burned-out garage at the Collision Plus Exclusive Auto Body. An employee of the auto shop stands next to Fletcher and they are surveying the damage.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Captain Mark Fletcher, of the Burnaby Fire Department, and Mickey Reale, the manager at Collision Plus Auto Body on Edmonds St., survey the damage after an early morning fire destroyed three cars in the shop garage."
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
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Dispatch Room

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 28, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby firefighter Trent Collison showing Melissa Custodian the dispatch room at the No. 1 fire hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 28, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1397
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby firefighter Trent Collison showing Melissa Custodian the dispatch room at the No. 1 fire hall.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Collison, Trent
Custodian, Melissa
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "A 2081 - Bby - Brian"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Accompanying caption reads: "Oct 28, 1998 2081: / Burnaby firefighter Trent Collison Shows Mellisa Custodian the dispatch room at No 1 fire hall. She was Fire Chief for the day as part of fire prevention week."
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District Chief Bill Banks

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1935 and 1937]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Banks, Officer in Charge of Fire Area no. 1 in South Burnaby, sitting behind the steering wheel of Burnaby Fire Department fire truck no. 2. Bill Banks was the owner of Burnaby Garage where he built and serviced fire trucks for the municipality.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Banks, Officer in Charge of Fire Area no. 1 in South Burnaby, sitting behind the steering wheel of Burnaby Fire Department fire truck no. 2. Bill Banks was the owner of Burnaby Garage where he built and serviced fire trucks for the municipality.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Occupations - Mechanics
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Banks, William "Bill"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.55.20
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1935 and 1937]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "fire chief Banks"
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Don Bruce with Russ Sheppard

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 16, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Don Bruce of British Columbia pioneers and Russ Sheppard from the Burnaby Fire Department with a 911 simulator.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 16, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0323
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Don Bruce of British Columbia pioneers and Russ Sheppard from the Burnaby Fire Department with a 911 simulator.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Bruce, Don
Sheppard, Russ
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Crop / 1529 Bby Mario / 76% Bby p. 11"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Doug Hahn

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 30, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby firefighter Doug Hahn, looking through a fire damaged car.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 30, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1361
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby firefighter Doug Hahn, looking through a fire damaged car.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Hahn, Doug
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "10/16" / 1917 Bby Simone"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Accompanying caption reads: "Sept 30, 1998 1917: / Doug Hahn, Burnaby Fire Department is responsible for determining the cause of fires like this burned out car wreck."
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Douglas Penn

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 10, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby firefighter Douglas Penn holding a copy of his new book “Follow That Fire” beside a fire truck.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 10, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0915
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby firefighter Douglas Penn holding a copy of his new book “Follow That Fire” beside a fire truck.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Names
Penn, Douglas
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "2037 Bby Mario 70% Bby 1"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Eight fire fighters

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of eight unidentified fire fighters dress uniforms lined up in front of a fire truck at an unidentified location.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph was likely taken out of an album as there is black paper residue on its recto
Scope and Content
Photograph of eight unidentified fire fighters dress uniforms lined up in front of a fire truck at an unidentified location.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Clothing - Uniforms
Accession Code
BV999.55.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[194-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Fire at Kapoor Sawmills Ltd.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
14 Jan. 1947 (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a fire at Kapoor Sawmills Limited in January 1947.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a fire at Kapoor Sawmills Limited in January 1947.
History
Kapoor Singh Siddoo was born in 1885 in the Punjab village of Kharaudi, India. Kapoor was one of the pioneer South Asian Canadian Sikhs who immigrated to America in 1906 and onto Canada in 1912. Kapoor first arrived in San Francisco in 1906, along with twenty uneducated men from the Province of Punjab, India. Kapoor was the only one among these men who was educated so acted as their interpreter, manager and accountant. They worked along the Southern Pacific Railway line near Marysville, California, toward Reno and Nevada. Kapoor heard about the beauty of British Columbia and decided to travel to the west coast but times were tough with discrimination against all South Asians in British Columbia. With this information, Kapoor traveled east to Northern Ontario where he tried homesteading for a year but the extreme winter conditions didn’t appeal to him. Kapoor returned to British Columbia after receiving word from South Asian Canadians that they were in need of an educated accountant/manager for a sawmill. In 1923, with the change in immigration laws, Kapoor arranged for his wife, Besant Kaur to emigrate from India. Besant came to Canada accompanied by Kapoor’s older brother. Kapoor and Besant had two daughters, both born in Duncan B.C. Jagdis Kaur Siddoo was born in 1925 and Sarjit Kaur Siddoo was born in 1926. Both of their daughters graduated as doctors from University of Toronto medical school. His career in B.C. began as a lumberman for a large lumber mill on Vancouver Island until 1935. Following this, Kapoor established the Kapoor Lumber Company Limited and operated a mill at Shawnigan Lake before eventually purchasing 45 acres in 1939 of the eastern section of the former Barnet Mill site in Burnaby. He purchased the site from the Municipality of Burnaby under the name of Modern Sawmills Limited since there was a restriction on selling this piece of a property to a non-white person. Eventually the name was changed to Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Kapoor’s company was a financial success but was tragically razed on January 14, 1947 due to a devastating fire. A smaller mill was rebuilt on the site and Kapoor maintained a successful financial operation until 1959. In 1959, Kapoor Siddoo was considered one of Vancouver’s most influential men in the South Asian Community. In this same year, the family set up the Kapoor Singh Siddoo Foundation and with help from his wife and daughters opened a hospital in the Punjab village of Aur. In 1964, Kapoor died in India at the age of 79 years. Kapoor’s younger brother, Tara Singh Siddoo came to Canada from India in 1906 but after suffering discrimination, he returned to India in 1912. Several years later Tara returned to Canada joining Kapoor at a logging mill on Vancouver Island. Lesser shares of the mill were held by Tara and other family members. Tara and his wife, Beant Siddoo lived at Barnet between 1943 and 1945, with their family of five sons, Lakhbeer, Gurdeb, Gurcharn, Baldev, Hardev and three daughters, Harjeet (Sangha), Runjeet (Basi) and Buckshish (Sarai). One of Tara’s responsibilities was to oversee the logging camp and ensure that the logs arrived regularly from Cowichan Bay near Duncan to the Barnet logging mill.
Subjects
Industries - Logging/lumber
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Burnaby Fire Department
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Barnet Marine Park
Accession Code
BV019.32.27
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
14 Jan. 1947 (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Information from page 6 of The Province newspaper-Jan. 15, 1947 confirms that the fire occurred on January 14, 1947
See page 67 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea - Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "The February, 1947 Kapoor Sawmill fire. Maintenance workers were trying to thaw out frozen bearings on a machine with a blowtorch and inadvertently started a fire in oily shavings. all the water pipes were frozen preventing the workers from dousing the intital small flames. Finally, but too late to prevent the mill's destruction, water was pumped in from the inlet by the Burnaby Fire Department."
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Fire at Kapoor Sawmills Ltd.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
14 Jan.1947 (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a fire that destroyed the Kapoor Sawmills Limited in January 1947. A group of bystanders are looking on while firefighters from the Burnaby Fire Department fight the blaze.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a fire that destroyed the Kapoor Sawmills Limited in January 1947. A group of bystanders are looking on while firefighters from the Burnaby Fire Department fight the blaze.
History
Kapoor Singh Siddoo was born in 1885 in the Punjab village of Kharaudi, India. Kapoor was one of the pioneer South Asian Canadian Sikhs who immigrated to America in 1906 and onto Canada in 1912. Kapoor first arrived in San Francisco in 1906, along with twenty uneducated men from the Province of Punjab, India. Kapoor was the only one among these men who was educated so acted as their interpreter, manager and accountant. They worked along the Southern Pacific Railway line near Marysville, California, toward Reno and Nevada. Kapoor heard about the beauty of British Columbia and decided to travel to the west coast but times were tough with discrimination against all South Asians in British Columbia. With this information, Kapoor traveled east to Northern Ontario where he tried homesteading for a year but the extreme winter conditions didn’t appeal to him. Kapoor returned to British Columbia after receiving word from South Asian Canadians that they were in need of an educated accountant/manager for a sawmill. In 1923, with the change in immigration laws, Kapoor arranged for his wife, Besant Kaur to emigrate from India. Besant came to Canada accompanied by Kapoor’s older brother. Kapoor and Besant had two daughters, both born in Duncan B.C. Jagdis Kaur Siddoo was born in 1925 and Sarjit Kaur Siddoo was born in 1926. Both of their daughters graduated as doctors from University of Toronto medical school. His career in B.C. began as a lumberman for a large lumber mill on Vancouver Island until 1935. Following this, Kapoor established the Kapoor Lumber Company Limited and operated a mill at Shawnigan Lake before eventually purchasing 45 acres in 1939 of the eastern section of the former Barnet Mill site in Burnaby. He purchased the site from the Municipality of Burnaby under the name of Modern Sawmills Limited since there was a restriction on selling this piece of a property to a non-white person. Eventually the name was changed to Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Kapoor’s company was a financial success but was tragically razed on January 14, 1947 due to a devastating fire. A smaller mill was rebuilt on the site and Kapoor maintained a successful financial operation until 1959. In 1959, Kapoor Siddoo was considered one of Vancouver’s most influential men in the South Asian Community. In this same year, the family set up the Kapoor Singh Siddoo Foundation and with help from his wife and daughters opened a hospital in the Punjab village of Aur. In 1964, Kapoor died in India at the age of 79 years. Kapoor’s younger brother, Tara Singh Siddoo came to Canada from India in 1906 but after suffering discrimination, he returned to India in 1912. Several years later Tara returned to Canada joining Kapoor at a logging mill on Vancouver Island. Lesser shares of the mill were held by Tara and other family members. Tara and his wife, Beant Siddoo lived at Barnet between 1943 and 1945, with their family of five sons, Lakhbeer, Gurdeb, Gurcharn, Baldev, Hardev and three daughters, Harjeet (Sangha), Runjeet (Basi) and Buckshish (Sarai). One of Tara’s responsibilities was to oversee the logging camp and ensure that the logs arrived regularly from Cowichan Bay near Duncan to the Barnet logging mill.
Subjects
Industries - Logging/lumber
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Burnaby Fire Department
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Barnet Marine Park
Accession Code
BV019.32.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
14 Jan.1947 (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Information from page 6 of The Province newspaper-Jan. 15, 1947 confirms that the fire occurred on Tuesday January 14, 1947
See page 67 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea - Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "The February, 1947 Kapoor Sawmill fire. Maintenance workers were trying to thaw out frozen bearings on a machine with a blowtorch and inadvertently started a fire in oily shavings. all the water pipes were frozen preventing the workers from dousing the intital small flames. Finally, but too late to prevent the mill's destruction, water was pumped in from the inlet by the Burnaby Fire Department."
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Fire at Maywood Elementary School

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1, 1979, published June 16, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three firemen in the mist of extinguishing a fire at Maywood Elementary School. The fire gutted four classrooms as well as the school library before it was brought under control.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1, 1979, published June 16, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-203
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of three firemen in the mist of extinguishing a fire at Maywood Elementary School. The fire gutted four classrooms as well as the school library before it was brought under control.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Maywood Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "SCHOOL BURNS... Burnaby firefighters douse the charred timbers of a classroom at Maywood Elementary School, 4567 Imperial, Burnaby, after an early morning fire gutted four classrooms and the school library. Cause of the two-alarm blaze is under investigation, but the fire is believed to have started in one of the classrooms. The fire was brought under control about an hour after being reported at 5:12 a.m."
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Street Address
4567 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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