Fraser Port Freightway to the Pacific 1858-1986 by Gresko, Jacqueline & Richard Howard - 1986

Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919203175 . Signed by Collection of Signatures; DJ has short tears, shelfwear to edges. ; Signatures of three officers of the Fraser River Harbour Commission of front free end paper, presentation signed by the Chairman of said organization. This is a limited edition special presentation copy (No. 9 of 100), given to invited attendees on the occasion of the opening of the Fraser Port Freightway in 1986. This copy was presented to Helen Johnson. A launch invitation is laid in. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, tight solid book. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 131 pages; "This book is the result of a study by a group of college students at Douglas and Kwantlen Colleges in the Vancouver area. "The Fraser Port (New Westminster) began life 125 years ago as British Columbia's pioneer mainland harbour, funnelling supplies to the goldfields upstream from the tiny capital town of New Westminster. With the coming of rail from eastern Canada, Fraser Port was outstripped by the mushroom growth of its better-placed rival, Vancouver. After WWI, however, New Westminster began a comeback under the leadership of the leadership of a newly formed harbour commission - innovative for its times, sometimes cool, sometimes feisty, and always deeply involved with the community it served." .