"Surveying" found 403 records

Scope and Content: Survey plan of Gilmore Avenue School site. Title on plan reads: "Gilmour Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality / Being Lots 1-10 inc. & Lots 27-36 inc. of Block 9 / of Subdivision of a Portion of Lot 187, GP.1 / New Westminster District". "Note. School site is as shown below, the original...am…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Material Details: Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch

Scope and Content: Survey plan of Gilmore Avenue School site. Title on plan reads: "Gilmour Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality / Being Lots 1-10 inc. & Lots 27-36 inc. of Block 9 / of Subdivision of a Portion of Lot 187, GP.1 / New Westminster District". "Note. School site is as shown below, the original...amended" "by cancelling Lots 1-10 & 27-30 inc....order of court filed No.4938".

History: The school was named after Hugh B. Gilmour, but an error by a municipal clerk in the Street Naming Bylaw in 1912 (Bylaw Number 135) changed the spelling to "Gilmore" Avenue and the school name was spelled "Gilmore" Avenue School hereafter.

Creator: McGugan, Donald Johnston

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Gilmore Avenue School

Responsibility: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Geographic Access: Gilmore Avenue

Accession Code: BV003.83.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 27, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Willingdon Heights Area

Scan Resolution: 440

Scan Date: 22-Dec-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Transcribed title taken from plan; Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did superintend the survey", "...completed on the 27th day of May 1915" and noterized by Walter Edmonds" "sworn...29th Day of May 1915"; "Burnett and McGugan. B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster. B.C."; Note in black ink on verso of plan reads: "1782"

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Gilmour Avenue School site, May 27, 1915

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Hamilton Road School site

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: April 27, 1915

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Hamilton Road School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being the westerly 2 acres of Block 2 of the subd. of a portion of Lot 8, Group 1"; "New Westminster District”.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Material Details: Scale 40 feet = 1 inch

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Hamilton Road School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being the westerly 2 acres of Block 2 of the subd. of a portion of Lot 8, Group 1"; "New Westminster District”.

Creator: Burnett, Geoffrey K.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Hamilton Road School

Responsibility: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Geographic Access: Lyndhurst Street

Accession Code: BV003.83.18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: April 27, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Scan Resolution: 440

Scan Date: 22-Dec-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of plan; handwritten on back, "1752" and mathematical calculations; Oath on plan reads: "I, Geoffrey K. Burnett...and did person- ally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 27th day of April 1915"; signed by Geoffrey K. Burnett, notary illegible, sworn "...27th day of April 1915" "Burnett and McGugan" "B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster, B.C."

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Hastings Road diversion

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1906]

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains record of surveys done for Hastings Road diversion. White linen plans in map case.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1906]

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.: 2015

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains record of surveys done for Hastings Road diversion. White linen plans in map case.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Survey of Hastings Road from Hastings Townsite to Still Creek : M9-A-3-2; M9-A-3-7

Howard Avenue School site

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 24, 1915

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Howard Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality", "Being Lots 1-5 and 14-18 Inc. Block 5 of the Subd. of Easterly 3/4 of Lot 127. Group 1, New Westminster District";

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Material Details: Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Howard Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality", "Being Lots 1-5 and 14-18 Inc. Block 5 of the Subd. of Easterly 3/4 of Lot 127. Group 1, New Westminster District";

Creator: McGugan, Donald Johnston

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Howard Avenue School

Responsibility: Burnett and McGugan B.C. Land Surveyors, New Westminster

Geographic Access: Howard Avenue; Georgia Street

Accession Code: BV003.83.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: March 24, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Scan Resolution: 440

Scan Date: 22-Dec-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of plan; Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...and did personally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 24th day of March 1915"; signed "D.J. McGugan", notarized on April 12th, 1915 by "R. Chapman"; handwritten on back, "1754"

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Inman Avenue School site

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 3, 1915

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Inman Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 3 -12 inc. Blk. C. of Subd. of Blks.5" "13-19 inc. & 21-28 inc. of Subd. of Westerly 80 Acres of, and portion of D.L. 34, Group One. New Westminster District".

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Material Details: Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Inman Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 3 -12 inc. Blk. C. of Subd. of Blks.5" "13-19 inc. & 21-28 inc. of Subd. of Westerly 80 Acres of, and portion of D.L. 34, Group One. New Westminster District".

Creator: McGugan, Donald Johnston

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Inman Avenue School

Responsibility: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Geographic Access: Brandon Street

Street Address: 3963 Brandon Street

Accession Code: BV003.83.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 3, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

Scan Resolution: 440

Scan Date: 22-Dec-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of plan; Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did...superintend the survey...", "...completed on the 3rd day of May 1915"; signed "D.J. McGugan", notariz- ed by "Walter Edmonds" "sworn...22nd Day of May 1915"; "Burnett and McGugan. B.C. Land Surveyors. Etc. New Westminster. B.C.";; handwritten note reads: "Note: Before using this Mon. see plan / of resubdivision of Lots 5 & 6 / of Block 'B' D.L. 34 / June 1945"; handwritten twice on back, "1776"

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Kingsway West School site

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 16, 1915

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper with pencil notations ; 56 x 54 cm

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Kingsway West School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "being Lot 1, D.L.32, Lot 1 of Lot 21, Portion of Lot 21 and Portion of Lot 20, of subdivision of D.L.152, 153 & Portion of Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District". Notations in pencil extend along the south boundary line of Dist…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper with pencil notations ; 56 x 54 cm

Material Details: Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Kingsway West School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "being Lot 1, D.L.32, Lot 1 of Lot 21, Portion of Lot 21 and Portion of Lot 20, of subdivision of D.L.152, 153 & Portion of Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District". Notations in pencil extend along the south boundary line of District Lot 32.

Creator: McGugan, Donald Johnston

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Kingsway West School

Responsibility: Burnett and McGugan B.C. Land Surveyors, New Westminster

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Sussex Avenue

Accession Code: BV003.83.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: March 16, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Scan Resolution: 440

Scan Date: 22-Dec-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Transcribed title; Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did personally superintend the survey ..." "...completed on the 16th day of March 1915", signed "D.J. McGugan" and is notarized on March 19th, 1915 by "S.F. Frank" with a seal; handwritten on back, "1753";; See also BV003.83.9 - duplicate blueprint plan without annotations; See also BV003.83.3 for original plan on waxed linen

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Kingsway West School site, March 16, 1915

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Kingsway West School site

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 16, 1915

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blackline print on waxed linen ; 59 x 59 cm

Scope and Content: Survey plan titled “Kingsway West School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" / being Lot 1, D.L.32, Lot 1 of Lot 21, Portion of / Lot 21 and Portion of Lot 20, of subdivision / of D.L.152, 153 & Portion of Lot 151, Group 1 / New Westminster District".

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blackline print on waxed linen ; 59 x 59 cm

Material Details: Scale [1:480]

Scope and Content: Survey plan titled “Kingsway West School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" / being Lot 1, D.L.32, Lot 1 of Lot 21, Portion of / Lot 21 and Portion of Lot 20, of subdivision / of D.L.152, 153 & Portion of Lot 151, Group 1 / New Westminster District".

Creator: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Kingsway West School

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Sussex Avenue

Accession Code: BV003.83.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: March 16, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Notes: Transcribed title; Scale on plan reads" 40 feet = 1 inch"; Oath on plan reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did personally superintend the survey ..." "...completed on the 16th day of March 1915", signed "D.J. McGugan", and notarized by "S.F. Mark; See also BV0003.83.2 for digitized blueprint

Kingsway West School site

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 16, 1915

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Kingsway West School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "being Lot 1, D.L.32, Lot 1 of Lot 21, Portion of Lot 21 and Portion of Lot 20, of subdivision of D.L.152, 153 & Portion of Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District".

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Material Details: Scale: [1:480]

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Kingsway West School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "being Lot 1, D.L.32, Lot 1 of Lot 21, Portion of Lot 21 and Portion of Lot 20, of subdivision of D.L.152, 153 & Portion of Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District".

Creator: McGugan, Donald Johnston

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Kingsway West School

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Sussex Avenue

Accession Code: BV003.83.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: March 16, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Notes: Title based on contents of plan; Scale on plan reads: "40 feet = 1 inch"; Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did personally superintend the survey ..." "...completed on the 16th day of March 1915", signed "D.J. McGugan", and notarized by "S.F. Mark; handwritten on back, "1753; See also BV003.83.2 - duplicate plan with annotations- digitized in 2020; See also BV003.83.3 for original plan on waxed linen

The Labrador Eskimo, no. 1637

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hawkes, Ernest William, 1883-

Publication Date: 1916

Call Number: 970.4 HAW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV980.2.13

Call Number: 970.4 HAW

Author: Hawkes, Ernest William, 1883-

Contributor: Canada. Department of Mines; Geological Survey of Canada

Place of Publication: Ottawa

Publisher: Government Printing Bureau

Publication Date: 1916

Series: Memoir (Geological Survey of Canada) ; 91; Anthropological series ; no. 14

Physical Description: x, 235 p., viii : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Inuit--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador; Inuit--Quebec (Province)

Notes: At head of title: Canada, Department of Mines, Geological Survey; "No. 1637"

Letter re Special Survey of District Lots 9, 55, 106 and 107

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: December 1927

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a letter dated 13th December 1927 with letterhead "McQuarrie, Whiteside & Duncan / Barristers & Solicitors", "New Westminster Office / Westminster Trust Building / Mission City Office / Catherwood Building / New Westminster, B.C.."; addressee "Messrs. Burnett & McGugan, Surveyors /…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: Subdivision and survey plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a letter dated 13th December 1927 with letterhead "McQuarrie, Whiteside & Duncan / Barristers & Solicitors", "New Westminster Office / Westminster Trust Building / Mission City Office / Catherwood Building / New Westminster, B.C.."; addressee "Messrs. Burnett & McGugan, Surveyors / 30 McKenzie Street, CITY" "ATTENTION MR. BURNETT."; "Re: Special Survey of District Lots 9, 55, 106 and 107. Group 1, New Westminster District, District of Coquitlam".

Accession Code: BV003.83.23

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: December 1927

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Letter re Special Survey of District Lots 9, 55 (or 54) 106 and 107

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Dec. 5, 1927

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a typewritten letter dated December 5, 1927, addressee "R.C. McDonald, Esq., New Westminster, B.C.". "Re. Special Survey of District Lots 9, 55 (or 54) 106 and 107, Group 1, N.W.D." from Burnett & McGguan.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: Subdivision and survey plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a typewritten letter dated December 5, 1927, addressee "R.C. McDonald, Esq., New Westminster, B.C.". "Re. Special Survey of District Lots 9, 55 (or 54) 106 and 107, Group 1, N.W.D." from Burnett & McGguan.

Creator: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Accession Code: BV003.83.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Dec. 5, 1927

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Letter re survey of District Lots 9, 55, 106 & 107 Group 1, New Westminster District

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 4 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two typewritten letters. A three page carbon copy from Burnett & McGugan, dated 16th April 1927 Re: "DL 9-54-106-107, Gp. 1" is addressed to "R. Newman, Esq., / Corporation of Coquitlam, / Maillardville, BC". One page letter dated September 14th, 1927, includes the letterhead of "C…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: Subdivision and survey plans series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 4 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two typewritten letters. A three page carbon copy from Burnett & McGugan, dated 16th April 1927 Re: "DL 9-54-106-107, Gp. 1" is addressed to "R. Newman, Esq., / Corporation of Coquitlam, / Maillardville, BC". One page letter dated September 14th, 1927, includes the letterhead of "Corporation of the District of Coquitlam / Muncipal Hall / Maillardville, BC" is addressed to "Messrs. Burnett & McGugan, / Engineers..." regarding a request for a "preliminary survey of District Lots 9, 55, 106 & 107". The letter is signed by Clerk "Hobart Newman".

Creator: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Accession Code: BV003.83.33

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1927

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Note in pencil on letter dated April 16, 1927 reads: "File under & Index / {DL 9, 54, 106, 107} Group 1"; Note in pencil on verso of letter dated September 14th, 1927 reads: "Env. 3468"

Municipality of Burnaby - Volume XVI and Volume XVII

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints ; 63.5 x 53.5 cm folded to 53 x 31.5 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of four pages of plans removed from a bound book containing a series of fire insurance plans of the Municipality of Burnaby. Page "D" is titled: "GREATER VANCOUVER B.C. / VOLUME XVI / Surveyed _ May 1927 / MUNICIPALITY OF / BURNABY / PLAN DEPT. FIRE BRANCH _ B.C. INSURANCE UNDERWRITE…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints ; 63.5 x 53.5 cm folded to 53 x 31.5 cm

Material Details: Scale [1:1200] and [1:6000]

Scope and Content: File consists of four pages of plans removed from a bound book containing a series of fire insurance plans of the Municipality of Burnaby. Page "D" is titled: "GREATER VANCOUVER B.C. / VOLUME XVI / Surveyed _ May 1927 / MUNICIPALITY OF / BURNABY / PLAN DEPT. FIRE BRANCH _ B.C. INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS ASSN." / KEY PLAN". Plans covered in this "Key Plan" are numbered 1601 to 1626, 1632 and 1651 covering District Lots: 15; 31; 100 to 102; 114; 141 to 144; 147 and 148; 209 to 214. Plan "E" is part of "GREATER VANCOUVER B.C. / VOLUME XVII / Municipality of Burnaby / May 1927" and covers plans: 1701 to 1705; 1711 to 1715; 1723 to 1727; 1729 to 1733; 1737 to 1742 and District Lots: 68 to 74; 80 to 84; 32 to 35 and 38 to 39. Plan marked "F" is a key plan titled: "GREATER VANCOUVER B.C. / VOLUME XVII / Surveyed _ May 1927 / MUNICIPALITY OF / BURNABY and covers plans: 1706 to 1710; 1716 to 1722; 1734 and 1735; 1743 to 1752 and District Lots: 42 to 44; 59; 75 to 80; 83 to 87; 89 to 93 and 130. Plan "1729" is part of "GREATER VANCOUVER B.C. / VOLUME XVII / Municipality of Burnaby / May 1927" and covers District Lots 34 and 35.

Creator: Plan Department, British Columbia Insurance Underwriters' Association

Responsibility: British Columbia Underwriters' Association

Accession Code: HV972.111.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: May 1927

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood); Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood); Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood); Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood); Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area; Lyndhurst Area; Lake City Area; Cascade-Schou Area; Garden Village Area; Douglas-Gilpin Area; Oakalla Area

Scan Resolution: 400

Scan Date: 2021-11-18

Notes: Title based on content of plans; See also BV987.1.70d for revised versions of plans; Scale is measured 1 inch = 500 feet

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Municipality of Burnaby - Volume XVI and Volume XVII, May 1927

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Municipal survey / Horace L. Brittain

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932-1962

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File includes records regarding a "municipal survey" by Horace L. Brittain

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932-1962

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 3509

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes records regarding a "municipal survey" by Horace L. Brittain

Media Type: Textual Record

Nelson Avenue School site

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: April 12, 1915

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Nelson Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being the south half of Block 19, except therefrom the north 33 feet, of Lot 99, Gp. 1. New Westminster District".

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Material Details: Scale 40 feet = 1 inch

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Nelson Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being the south half of Block 19, except therefrom the north 33 feet, of Lot 99, Gp. 1. New Westminster District".

Creator: McGugan, Donald Johnston

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Nelson Avenue School

Responsibility: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Geographic Access: Irmin Street

Street Address: 4850 Irmin Street

Accession Code: BV003.83.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: April 12, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Scan Resolution: 440

Scan Date: 22-Dec-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of plan; Note in black ink on verso of plan reads: "1745"; Oath on plan reads: "I, D.G. McGugan..." "...and did person- ally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 5th day of March 1915"; signed by D.J. McGugan, notarized by "R.E. Chapman", sworn "...12th day of April 1915" "Burnett and McGugan" "B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster, B.C.."

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North Burnaby Board of Trade papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932-1934

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of reports collected by the North Burnaby Board of Trade including "An Investigation and Survey into the Municipal Organization of Burnaby B.C." and Corporation of the District of Burnaby Financial Reports for 1932, 1933 and 1934.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932-1934

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS118-007

Accession Number: BHS2005-8

Scope and Content: File consists of reports collected by the North Burnaby Board of Trade including "An Investigation and Survey into the Municipal Organization of Burnaby B.C." and Corporation of the District of Burnaby Financial Reports for 1932, 1933 and 1934.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file; "An Investigation and Survey into the Municipal Organization of Burnaby B.C." has "North Burnaby Board of Trade" stamped on its front cover

Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Herbert Yee Law family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Herbert Yee Law family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.

History: Survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, which is primarily the area farmed by Chinese and Chinese-Canadian market gardeners around Marine Drive between Royal Oak and Mandeville (present-day Nelson). Two Chinese/Chinese Canadian land owners can be seen on the map: N.G. Wah Sing (or Ng Wah Sing) and Yee Law (or Herbert Law).

Subjects: Agriculture - Crops; Agriculture - Farms; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Law, Yee "Herbert"; Chinese Market Gardens

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Accession Code: BV017.40.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 11/19/2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of copy scan of map; Herbert Yee Law was donor's father and this map may have originally been his copy of the city planning/engineering documents.

Images

Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive, [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication) thumbnail

Report on Investigation and Survey of Organization of Corporation of the District of Burnaby November-December 1932

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: The file contains the "Report on Investigation and Survey of Organization of Corporation of the District of Burnaby November-December 1932," compiled by Horace L. Brittain, Director, Citizens' Research Institute of Canada. The investigation and this report were drawn up in order to assess the fina…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 9409

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: The file contains the "Report on Investigation and Survey of Organization of Corporation of the District of Burnaby November-December 1932," compiled by Horace L. Brittain, Director, Citizens' Research Institute of Canada. The investigation and this report were drawn up in order to assess the financial and administrative problems that were facing Burnaby in the early 1930s. As a result, Burnaby Council was disbanded and the District was governed by a Provincially appointed Commissioner until 1943.