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Surrey

historical ship

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Surrey was a steam-powered ferry operated on the Fraser River by the city of New Westminster, British Columbia, from 1891 to 1904. Her catamaran hulls had a paddlewheel mounted between them. She cost $25,000 to build. She was equipped with water cannon, for fighting fires. However, when a fire was spotted in nearby Brownsville, the ship's captain was not able to board firefighters and proceed to the fire. Permission had first to be sought from her owners. Once she proceeded the fire was quickly extinguished. It is believed this was the first use of a fireboat, in British Columbia. For most of her career, Surrey ferried passengers from Surrey, South Westminster, Brownsville and New Westminster.

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“We are committed to delivering a middle-class tax cut that will benefit 90 per cent of people who file taxes in B.C. This will mean up to $1,000 in tax cuts for the average family every year.”
— A Finance Ministry spokesperson according to Tax breaks and rebates coming for British Columbians: What to know (published Nov 30, 2024 • Last updated 14 minutes ago)
“It's kind of helpless to feel like you're between a very vulnerable mountainside side and the Fraser River on the other side. And there's really nothing you can do about it, but hope nothing comes down on top of you”
— Adam Wuisman Rescuers lift hundreds of motorists trapped on B.C. highway to safety (November 16, 2021)
“If you actually have enough smoke, the power can go to ground through the smoke particulate”
— Abbotsford fire Chief, Darren Lee, Danger of catastrophic flooding in Abbotsford averted for now (November 17, 2021)
“Even the experts were just completely surprised by it. I think all British Columbians fully understand that now we have to better prepare for events like this. But we couldn’t have even imagined it six months ago.”
— John Horgan Couldn't have imagined it six months ago,' says Horgan, but scientists have been issuing climate warnings for decades (November 19, 2021)
“We had one atmospheric river yesterday. It brought between 40 and 60 millimetres, even more in the w:Howe Sound region and it has saturated the soils … what is forecast for this weekend, will be storm No. 2, and again for next week, Tuesday and Wednesday, will be storm No. 3-in-a-row. These are coming back-to-back-to-back with very little time in between.”
— Armel Castellan, Environment Canada meteorologist Environment Canada issues 'red alert' with 3 atmospheric rivers in the forecast] (Nov. 26, 2021)
“There’s a complete disconnect here in B.C. Why is B.C. not using this technology?””
— Dr Lyne Filiatrault, who was formally involved in British Columbia’s SARS response in 2003, ‘Show the work’: Doctors skeptical of B.C.’s rapid test strategy, question Henry’s rationale (December 16, 2021 UPDATED)

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Surrey: county of England · second largest city in British Columbia, Canada · constituency of the European Parliament · provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Overview

Surrey was a steam-powered ferry operated on the Fraser River by the city of New Westminster, British Columbia, from 1891 to 1904. Her catamaran hulls had a paddlewheel mounted between them. She cost $25,000 to build. She was equipped with water cannon, for fighting fires. However, when a fire was spotted in nearby Brownsville, the ship's captain was not able to board firefighters and proceed to the fire. Permission had first to be sought from her owners. Once she proceeded the fire was quickly extinguished. It is believed this was the first use of a fireboat, in British Columbia. For most of her career, Surrey ferried passengers from Surrey, South Westminster, Brownsville and New Westminster.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“We are committed to delivering a middle-class tax cut that will benefit 90 per cent of people who file taxes in B.C. This will mean up to $1,000 in tax cuts for the average family every year.”
— A Finance Ministry spokesperson according to Tax breaks and rebates coming for British Columbians: What to know (published Nov 30, 2024 • Last updated 14 minutes ago)
“It's kind of helpless to feel like you're between a very vulnerable mountainside side and the Fraser River on the other side. And there's really nothing you can do about it, but hope nothing comes down on top of you”
— Adam Wuisman Rescuers lift hundreds of motorists trapped on B.C. highway to safety (November 16, 2021)
“If you actually have enough smoke, the power can go to ground through the smoke particulate”
— Abbotsford fire Chief, Darren Lee, Danger of catastrophic flooding in Abbotsford averted for now (November 17, 2021)
“Even the experts were just completely surprised by it. I think all British Columbians fully understand that now we have to better prepare for events like this. But we couldn’t have even imagined it six months ago.”
— John Horgan Couldn't have imagined it six months ago,' says Horgan, but scientists have been issuing climate warnings for decades (November 19, 2021)
“We had one atmospheric river yesterday. It brought between 40 and 60 millimetres, even more in the w:Howe Sound region and it has saturated the soils … what is forecast for this weekend, will be storm No. 2, and again for next week, Tuesday and Wednesday, will be storm No. 3-in-a-row. These are coming back-to-back-to-back with very little time in between.”
— Armel Castellan, Environment Canada meteorologist Environment Canada issues 'red alert' with 3 atmospheric rivers in the forecast] (Nov. 26, 2021)
“There’s a complete disconnect here in B.C. Why is B.C. not using this technology?””
— Dr Lyne Filiatrault, who was formally involved in British Columbia’s SARS response in 2003, ‘Show the work’: Doctors skeptical of B.C.’s rapid test strategy, question Henry’s rationale (December 16, 2021 UPDATED)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.