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brochure

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.23.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.23.2
Description
Power Towers Down! - Brochure -- [1995]. Bifold brochure printed on pink paper from the Citizens Against Transmission Towers (C.A.T.T.) organization providing information on the history of the transmission towers on Boundary Road and why they should come down. The brochure has information about a public inquiry that was held on March 27 and 28 1995 at the Burnaby Villa Hotel.
Object History
The Citizens Against Transmission Towers (CATT) was a grassroots organization that was formed in 1994 by resident on either side of Boundary Road in Vancouver and Burnaby. The power lines were put up all along half of Boundary Road in 1948 as a result of an urgent need by Vancouver and Burnaby city councils. At the time, they were not built to the current (1990s) safety standards, as they were intended to be temporary. The group was concerned about the safety of the old structures as well as about the health concerns sometimes associated to power lines.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Advertising Media
Object Term
Brochure
Measurements
Height: 22 cm
Width: 10 cm
Subjects
Organizations
Names
Citizens Against Transmission Towers
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Images
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