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Floods
- 1948
#3083
Date:
May - June 1948
Source: *Dan Mott, donor
Photographer: Roy LeBlanc, Croton Studios, New Westminster
Information:
This photograph was taken at South Westminster (Surrey side of
the Fraser River). Work crews are reinforcing railway dykes against
the rising Fraser. After a three-week vigil they won their battle
against high water and high tides. This photograph appears in
the book "Nature's Fury," R971.133 N219. The flood, which affected
many parts of B.C. began on May 24, 1948. The Queensborough dyking
effort was first led by "Scotty" McKenzie, and involved many civilian
volunteers, some from the surrounding districts. Eventually the
army took over direction of operations. Lieut.-Col. F.C.B. Cummins
of the Westminster Regiment commanded 300 uniformed men who worked
with the civic authorities and civilian volunteers. Cost of the
Queensborough operation has been estimated at $26,000. $10,000
went for sandbags. After a three-week vigil, the battle in Queensborough
was considered won, after June 10 when the levees held up during
a peak tide of 14.4 feet.
*Donor of this photo Dan Mott, is the grandson of W.M. Mott who
was Mayor of New Westminster at the time the flood took place.
This was one of the official photographs given to the mayor at
the time.
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Floods
- 1948
#3092
Date:
May - June 1948
Source: *Dan Mott, donor
Photographer: Croton Studios, New Westminster
Information:
To prevent the Fraser River from flooding in Queensborough,
sandbags were filled an placed by the C.P.A. Plant. Although the
original photograph said that over 700,000 bags were filled, the
book "Nature's Fury," R971.133 N219 said that over 1,000,000 bags
were used to strengthen the levees in that area. The flood which
affected many parts of B.C. began on May 24, 1948. The Queensborough
dyking effort was first led by "Scotty" McKenzie, and involved
many civilian volunteers, some from the surrounding districts.
Eventually the army took over direction of operations. Lieut.-Col.
F.C.B. Cummins of the Westminster Regiment commanded 300 uniformed
men who worked with the civic authorities and civilian volunteers.
Cost of the Queensborough operation has been estimated at $26,000.
$10,000 went for sandbags. After a three-week vigil, the battle
in Queensborough was considered won, after June 10 when the levees
held up during a peak tide of 14.4 feet.
*Donor of this photo Dan Mott, is the grandson of W.M. Mott who
was Mayor of New Westminster at the time the flood took place.
This was one of the official photographs given to the mayor at
the time.
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Floods
- 1948
#3095
Date:
May - June 1948
Source: * Dan Mott, donor
Photographer: Croton Studios, New Westminster
Information:
This photograph appears on p.11 of the book "Nature's Fury," R971.133
N219 with the following caption: "Families were stranded at Agassiz."
The flood, which affected many parts of B.C. began on May 24,
1948. At the time, Agassiz was a little known farming community
of 2,000 people, 80 miles from Vancouver.
*Donor of this photo Dan Mott, is the grandson of W.M. Mott who
was Mayor of New Westminster at the time the flood took place.
This was one of the official photographs given to the mayor at
the time.
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Floods
- 1948
#3096
Date:
May 27, 1948
Source: *Dan Mott, donor
Photographer: Croton Studios, New Westminster
Information:
This photograph appears in the daily "British Columbian" on Thursday,
May 27, 1948, p.1 and in the weekly "British Columbian" on May
31, 1948, p.36. The photo appears in the weekly with the following
caption: "First flood pictures were taken for the British Columbian
at Agassiz district Thursday. The Agassiz school, just outside
the town was surrounded by four feet of water." The same photograph
also appears in the book, "Nature's Fury" R971.133 N219, p.16.
The flood, which affected many parts of B.C., began on May 24,
1948. Agassiz was a little known farming community of 2,000 people,
80 miles from Vancouver, at the time of the flood.
*Donor of this photo Dan Mott, is the grandson of W.M. Mott who
was Mayor of New Westminster at the time the flood took place.
This was one of the official photographs given to the mayor at
the time.
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Floods
- 1948
#3097
Date:
May 28, 1948
Source: *Dan Mott, donor
Photographer: Croton Studios, New Westminster
Information:
This photograph appeared in the daily "British Columbian," May
29th, 1948, p.1. It also appeared in the weekly "British Columbian"
on May 31, 1948, p.1, with the following caption: "The Fraser
river continued its rampage Friday night when Nicomen island was
flooded and waters were sent swirling into the waterfront area
of Mission. A view of Warren avenue shows the way to the Mission
bridge which became too flooded for auto travel late Friday. High
riding army trucks pushed essential traffic to and from the bridge
approach. The bridge gouge on Saturday afternoon was nudging 24
feet."
*Donor of this photo Dan Mott, is the grandson of W.M. Mott who
was Mayor of New Westminster at the time the flood took place.
This was one of the official photographs given to the mayor at
the time.
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