Here is a photo taken in the 1940s of the Burrard Dry Dock executive staff Christmas dinner. A yule log cake can be seen in the bottom left of the photograph.
According to the information with the photo, the dinner party was held aboard one of the 10,000-ton cargo ships the yard produced during the Second World War. The general manager of Burrard Dry Dock, Bill Wardle, is pictured second from the right.
A skilled shipbuilder originally from England, Wardle was appointed general manager by Clarence Wallace in 1941. Wardle retired in 1951.
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]
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