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The '''''Surrey Guardian''''' was a small fireboat operated on the [[Fraser River]] by the | The '''''Surrey Guardian''''' was a small fireboat operated on the [[Fraser River]] by the Surrey Fire Department in [[British Columbia]] from 1968 to 1972.<ref name=surreyfirefighters/><ref name=bclocalnews2017-02-16/><ref name=SurreysFireService/><ref name=surreynowleader2017-02-16/> Surrey is part of metropolitan [[Vancouver]] and lies between the Fraser River and the U.S. border. | ||
The vessel was not new, having been launched as the ''Port Fraser'' in 1963.<ref name=PortFraser/> She was operated by the New Westminster Harbour Commission. Surrey council discussed and rejected the idea of selling the vessel in June of 1970.<ref name=SurreyLeader1970-06-04/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<ref name=PortFraser> | |||
{{cite web | |||
| url = https://www.nauticapedia.ca/dbase/Query/Shiplist4.php?&name=Port%20Fraser%20%28I%29&id=23180 | |||
| title = Port Fraser | |||
}} | |||
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<ref name=SurreyLeader1970-06-04> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/surrey-leader-humphries-water-freight/58063758/ | |||
| title = No sale for Surrey's fireboat | |||
| work = Surrey Leader | |||
| date = 1970-06-04 | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=bclocalnews2017-02-16> | <ref name=bclocalnews2017-02-16> | ||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url = https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/focus-exploring-surreys-nautical-heritage/ | | url = https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/focus-exploring-surreys-nautical-heritage/ | ||
| title = FOCUS: Exploring Surrey’s nautical heritage | | title = FOCUS: Exploring Surrey’s nautical heritage | ||
| work = | | work = BC Local News | ||
| author = Tom Zytaruk | | author = Tom Zytaruk | ||
| date = 2017-02-16 | | date = 2017-02-16 | ||
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| archivedate = | | archivedate = | ||
| accessdate = | | accessdate = 2024-02-15 | ||
| url-status = live | | url-status = live | ||
| quote = Another ship of note that worked the Fraser River was the Surrey Guardian, Surrey’s first fire boat. | | quote = Another ship of note that worked the Fraser River was the Surrey Guardian, Surrey’s first fire boat. | ||
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| url = https://www.surreyhistory.ca/fireservice.html | | url = https://www.surreyhistory.ca/fireservice.html | ||
| title = Surrey's Fire Service | | title = Surrey's Fire Service | ||
| work = | | work = Surrey's history | ||
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<ref name=surreynowleader2017-02-16> | |||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url = | | url = https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/focus-exploring-surreys-nautical-heritage-2915800 | ||
| title = | | title = FOCUS: Exploring Surrey's nautical heritage | ||
| work = | | work = Surrey Now Leader | ||
| author = | | author = Tom Zytaruk | ||
| date = | | date = 2017-02-16 | ||
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| accessdate = | | accessdate = 2024-02-15 | ||
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| url = https://surreyfirefighters.com/home-page/about-us/history/ | | url = https://surreyfirefighters.com/home-page/about-us/history/ | ||
| title = History | | title = History | ||
| work = | | work = Surrey firefighters association | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 23 April 2024
The Surrey Guardian was a small fireboat operated on the Fraser River by the Surrey Fire Department in British Columbia from 1968 to 1972.[1][2][3][4] Surrey is part of metropolitan Vancouver and lies between the Fraser River and the U.S. border.
The vessel was not new, having been launched as the Port Fraser in 1963.[5] She was operated by the New Westminster Harbour Commission. Surrey council discussed and rejected the idea of selling the vessel in June of 1970.[6]
References
- ↑ History, Surrey firefighters association. Retrieved on 2019-01-26. “Surrey’s first Fire Boat, named “THE SURREY GUARDIAN” was purchased in 1968, to fight fires along the Fraser River. The Captains mastering this vessel were John Menunzio, Rudy Brieter and Bob McNabb. This boat was sold in 1972 in favour of a Ladder truck.”
- ↑ Tom Zytaruk. FOCUS: Exploring Surrey’s nautical heritage, BC Local News, 2017-02-16. Retrieved on 2024-02-15. “Another ship of note that worked the Fraser River was the Surrey Guardian, Surrey’s first fire boat.”
- ↑ Surrey's Fire Service, Surrey's history. Retrieved on 2019-01-26. “Surrey's first Fire Boat, named THE SURREY GUARDIAN was purchased in 1968, to fight fires along the Fraser River. The Captains mastering this vessel were; John Menunzio, Rudy Brieter and Bob McNabb. This boat was sold in 1972 in favour of a Ladder truck.”
- ↑ Tom Zytaruk. FOCUS: Exploring Surrey's nautical heritage, Surrey Now Leader, 2017-02-16. Retrieved on 2024-02-15.
- ↑ Port Fraser.
- ↑ No sale for Surrey's fireboat, Surrey Leader, 1970-06-04.