The original North Vancouver District Fire Hall No.1 was located at the corner of Mountain Highway and Lynn Valley Road where a gas station is today. Back then, a fire alarm would be telephoned into the post office or hardware store for someone to sound the siren.
Upon the siren, the all-volunteer brigade would rush towards the station to find out where they needed to go to fight the fire. Many of the volunteers were teamsters at the local sawmills.
The firemen would have to haul the fire hose to the fire, a difficult feat if having to go to Upper Lynn!
Visit the MONOVA website for more information about the history of the North Shore and to plan your visit to MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards.
Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver, at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley, is open for drop-ins on Monday and by appointment Tuesday-Friday, 12:30-4 p.m. Contact: [email protected]
Navigate culture on the North Shore by using the North Shore Culture Compass.
