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Vancouver Road (Kingsway)

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1860

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1860

Heritage Value: The street we know as Kingsway is one of the legacies of the Royal Engineers' military defences for New Westminster. The fear of an American attack prompted the construction of the False Creek trail - later known as Vancouver Road and now Kingsway - in 1860 to connect the capital city to the ice-free salt water harbour at English Bay.

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood); Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area; Marlborough Area; Windsor Area; Kingsway-Beresford Area; Stride Avenue Area; Edmonds Area

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William Holmes House

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1860

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: North Road; Brunette River

Associated Dates: 1860

Heritage Value: William Holmes is considered to be the first non-Native resident of Burnaby. In March, 1860, Holmes acquired the first land title in the area that would become the Municipality of Burnaby. Legally known as Lot One, Block One, this parcel was located on North Road and the Brunette River. The eight-member Holmes family built a log cabin on the lot on a bluff above the river in which they lived for many years until a bigger home was built. The log cabin remained and in 1892 was used as an isolation hospital when a smallpox epidemic hit the lower mainland. Afterwards, local health officials burned the cabin to prevent the spread of disease.

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

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Douglas Road

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1865

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1865

Heritage Value: Douglas Road was built between 1862-1865 by the Royal Engineers based in New Westminster. Originally known as the Douglas Street Trail, it took its name from Governor James Douglas. In 1926 a new connection was made to reach Grandview Road in Vancouver at Boundary Road. To distinguish this new highway it was renamed the Grandview Highway and it became commonly known as the combined Grandview-Douglas Highway until 1968 when the Burnaby and New Westminister sections were renamed Canada Way, in recognition of Canada's Centennial in 1967. The old part of Douglas Road north of Sprott Street remained intact.

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Parkcrest Elementary School

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1960

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Halifax Street

Associated Dates: 1960

Heritage Value: Parkcrest School was opened in 1960 to accommodate the growing population in the area north of the Lougheed Highway between Holdom and Sperling Avenues. The school was expanded with additional classrooms in 1964 and 1968.

Planning Study Area: Parkcrest-Aubrey Area

Street Address: 6055 Halifax Street

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1960

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Associated Dates: 1960

Heritage Value: The BC Vocational School was established in 1960 at Willingdon and Canada Way. By 1964, the British Columbia Insitute of Technology had opened and had 498 students enrolled. In the 1970s, the BC Vocational School had been renamed the Pacific Vocational Institute and in 1986 the two institutions merged. The school is a public post-secondary institution that is governed by a Board of Governors, under the authority of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology. By 2004, the annual enrolment of part-time and full-time students reached 48,000.