Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
History
Alvin Burtch was a British Columbia Electric Railway conductor who drove for the BCER for 38 years, 30 of those years on the Burnaby Lake Line. He was the driver for the line's final run in 1953, his 37th year of service.
Burtch had a daughter named Hazel Cunningham, who grew up in Burnaby and married Friends of the Carousel member Harry Sumner.
Application from BC Electric Railway for Purchase of Certain Lands Required for Spur Construction to the Site of the Norburn Contracting Company in DL 53
Application of BC Electric Railway Company to purchase Lot B BLock 19 DL 53, Lots 1 & 2 Block 19 DL 53, Lots 1 to 18 inclusive, Lots 36 & 35 Lot A Block 20 DL 53, Lots 1 & 2 Block 21 DL 53 and Lot 46 of subdivision of Lots 4 to 15 Block 6 DL 171