Books About Burnaby
As a registered publisher, the City of Burnaby regularly publishes books about the history and heritage of Burnaby. There are currently four books available for sale at the Tax Office Cashier located in the lobby of City Hall, 4949 Canada Way. We are open during regular hours Monday to Friday. For more information, please telephone 604-294-7358.
Burnaby Village Museum's gift shop, located in the Carousel Pavilion, also carries a number of these publications. For more information and hours open, please telephone 604-297-4562.
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Bygones of BurnabyAn Anecdotal History Local historian Pixie McGeachie interviewed many early residents of Burnaby to compile this great narrative of local stories. The interviewed pioneers span the settlement history of the city from the pioneer 1890s when land was cleared for farms at Deer Lake to the 1930s Great Depression. This stock of books is the last of the print run remaining for this classic local history publication. |
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Follow That FireThe History of the Burnaby Fire Department Communities have always lived with the threat of fire. Early Burnaby residents banded together to extinguish out of control bush fires with bucket brigades. In the 1920s, the Municipal Police and city staff were called to fire duty before the first Fire halls were built and staffed in the 1930s. The Department's progress from its humble beginnings as two separate departments operating from converted horse stable and a water pump station is profiled with many early photos and some humorous anecdotes. Author Douglas H. Penn is a twenty-five year veteran of the Burnaby Fire Department. |
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Deer Lake ParkHeritage Resource Inventory Deer Lake Park forms Burnaby's most unique and historic heritage precinct. This book tells the history of the lake from its prehistoric days to its transformation into one of our largest civic parks. Every historic building in the park is featured with historic photographs, a detailed history and architectural highlights. |
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Land of PromiseRobert Burnaby's Letters from Colonial British Columbia 1858-1863 Robert Burnaby, a true Victorian English gentleman, took a chance to travel to the new colony of British Columbia in 1858 to seek fortune and adventure. Here in the "Land of Promise" he found a home among government administrators, gold seekers, settlers, and aboriginal peoples. As the Private Secretary to Colonel Richard Clement Moody, Burnaby led exciting exploration expeditions into the wilds of modern-day Vancouver and Burnaby, the city which was to bear his name. Burnaby became a prominent member of Victoria's society and a successful merchant and legislator. Amid the dancing parties and gossip he even found time to court a "bashful and coy maiden". Now, through never before published letters, Robert Burnaby come to life as a dynamic personality of colonial British Columbia. |
