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Scott
July 27, 2026
In 2019, the City of Burnaby and the BC Labour Heritage Centre installed a bronze plaque at the site, naming the workers and describing the accident, as a way to acknowledge the dangerous conditions early railway labourers faced. The plaque sits right on the path, so you can read it without leaving the trail.
Bhagwan Athare
November 20, 2023
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BC Labour Heritage
City of Burnaby
Great Northern Railway Disaster, 1909
In the early hours of November 29, 1909, a Great Northern train transporting 43 railway labourers to carry out …
City of Burnaby
Great Northern Railway Disaster, 1909
In the early hours of November 29, 1909, a Great Northern train transporting 43 railway labourers to carry out …
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