From prospectors to politicians, promoters to profiteers, New Westminster’s known them all. It is Western Canada’s oldest city, aptly named by Queen Victoria as the first capital of the new colony of British Columbia. On the mighty Fraser River, it has survived gold rushes, loss of capital status, fire, flood, the Depression, and two world wars. This collection of illuminating black and white photographs, artwork, and text shows how its tenacious citizens have thrived. It follows the city’s festivals, traditions, organizations, people, and neighbourhoods. The city has both witnessed and been the centre of the fascinating events that shaped B.C. This multifaceted photographic history album depicts almost 150 years of the City of New Westminster.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.1/33
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn-bc
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- 9781770701908 1550025481
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- 1 electronic text (256 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)gtp00520957 (OCoLC)752429681 (CaOOCEL)404557
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Table of Contents
- Uç jtç Éy ÇàÜÉwâvàÉÇ àÉ bâÜ gÉãÇ jà t ixã 7
- The Lay of the Land 8
- Our Earliest Beginnings 9
- Chapter 1 17
- T YtÜ XåvtÇzx 17
- Sappers 18
- Provincial Institutions 21
- Chapter 2 27
- Chapter 3 41
- ÉÅx tÇw xtÜà 41
- New Westminsters Neighbourhoods 42
- Home 43
- Hearth 50
- Chapter 4 55
- VÜvÄx Éy yxM YÜÉÅ VÜtwÄx àÉ ZÜtäx 55
- Written Portraits 56
- Larger than Life 64
- Chapter 5 73
- TÜàá tÇw VâÄàâÜxM YÉÉw yÉÜ àx fÉâÄ 73
- The Society of Theatre and Opera 74
- To Read the Music 77
- To See into the Frame 78
- Chapter 6 81
- The Home Team 82
- Watching the Action 85
- Chapter 7 89
- Working the Line 90
- Working with People 93
- Chapter 8 97
- UâÄwÇzá Éy VÉÅÅâÇàç 97
- It Happens at City Hall 98
- A Lifetime of Learning 99
- Gathering in Faith 103
- British Columbias First Public Book Collection 104
- Further Serving the Written Word 106
- Connecting and Bridging Together 108
- Chapter 9 113
- Ç Vtáx Éy XÅxÜzxÇvç VtÄÄAAA 113
- Call the Police 114
- Putting Out Fires 115
- Get to Our Hospitals 116
- A Group Effort 118
- Chapter 10 121
- The Fire 122
- Just One Year Later 130
- Chapter 11 131
- Âgx eÉuuxÜç Éy àxVxÇàâÜçÊ 131
- Chapter 12 135
- XäxÜ ÉÇ àx Éäx 135
- On Foot 136
- By Horse 137
- On Rails 138
- On Rubber 142
- Chapter 13 145
- T fàÉÜxxxÑxÜËá ÇàÅtàx ÇÉãÄxwzx 145
- Going to Market 146
- Money in the Bank 148
- Shopping Lists and the Golden Mile 149
- Rested and Refreshed 152
- Changing Needs and Changing Faces 154
- Chapter 14 157
- T Vtâáx yÉÜ VxÄxuÜtàÉÇ 157
- Honourary Hyacks 158
- May Day Heyday 161
- Everybody Loves a Parade 166
- Excursions 168
- Chapter 15 175
- Chapter 16 185
- Zâxáàá Éy exÇÉãÇ 185
- Chapter 17 195
- In Formation 196
- Floating Steel 200
- In the Factory 201
- Doing Your Bit 203
- In Remembrance 204
- Chapter 18 209
- VtÇzÇz fàÜxxàávtÑxá 209
- Chapter 19 217
- UâÄà ZÄÉÜxá Éáà 217
- Melrose 1621 Sixth Avenue 218
- St. Anns Academy 1878 Albert Crescent 219
- Columbian College College Court 221
- The Hill Houses 223
- Central School F.W. Howay School Royal Avenue and Seventh Street 224
- Ewen House 740 Carnarvon 224
- Chapter 20 227
- New Westminsters Most Famous Moment 228
- The Asian Community 230
- Other Single Moments 232
- A Legacy Given 239
- Afterword 239
- Giving A Legacy 241
- UuÄÉzÜtÑç 244
- Çwxå 250