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Shipbuilding once vibrant industry

THE NORTH Shore waterfront
was once a hotbed of ship-
building activity, at one time
employing upwards of 20,000
workers.

By Andrew McCredie
» News Reporter

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Today, once booming shipyards
fike Wallace (later known as Burrard
Dry Duck and Yarrows) sit idle, vic-
tims of financial difficulties and a
changing global marketplace

A history of the Wallace yard
© 1904: Alfred Wallace buys water-
front property east of Lonsdale
Avenue; Wallace Shipyards opens

for 28 years

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pleted.

© 1915: Wallace Shipyards begins
manufacturing shell casings for us:
in WWI,

¢ 1921: Name changed to Burrard
Dry Dock Ca. Lid.

© 1940-11: Six minesweepers and
four corvettes:are built at Burrard
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ipied in size due to wartime con-
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+ 1942: The first women shipyard
workers are employed at the Burrard
yards, ’
© 1943: The SS Fort Wallace.
Burrard’s 200th ship, is launched.
« 1946 Burrard acquires
Yarrow

1961: First-ever labor strike
Burrard. Settled in 23 days.

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struction of B.Ce Ferry Queen of
Vancouver, Launched one year later,
+ 1975; The yard's No. 3 drydock :
sinks.

© 1977: B.C. Ferry Queen. of
Coquitlam completed. On same day
as launch, two § — Burrard
Beaver and Burrard Otter — are
also delivered. .

* 1989; Versatile announces that it
will no longer build ships: at its
North Vancouver yard.

* 1992: Wallace's shipyard sees:last
day of operation, The few worke
that remain are given layoff notices
effective immediately.

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