Influential families in Pitt Meadows' history had roads named after them. One of these families was the McMyn family. This image shows George S. McMyn standing beside his truck which was a part of the McMyn Truck Line fleet in 1953.The second image is of a truck belonging to the McMyn family business. The writing on the side of the truck states “McMyn Truck Lines Hammond to Vancouver and Way Points.” This photo was taken in 1930.<\/p>\r\n
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?<\/span>In 1953, George McMyn owned ten trucks, five of which only hauled milk. As an expert carpenter he built the bodies of trucks. The trucks hauled milk in the Vancouver market, milk from Pitt Meadows, Hammond, Haney and Coquitlam farms. An example of a successful season occurred in the summer of 1952; the line hauled 700 cans of milk per day. In an interview, he told a reporter about the work ethic of his shippers. He said “all my shippers have been 100%. In the wintertime when he run into trouble, it is not long before a shipper is out with his tractor or team to give us a hand”. It appears that George and his employees stopped at nothing to keep the business going. It is no wonder that in the photo, George seems to be proud of his business and accomplishments.<\/p>\r\n George was also a veteran. He served in World War I, serving 2 ½ years overseas in the 8th battalion of Engineers, third Division.<\/p>\r\n He was married with three children, two boys and one girl.<\/p>","SEO_LINK":"mcmyn-rd","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"1520445918_main_mcmyn-rd_1.jpg","IMG2":"1520455762_main_2mcmyn-rd.jpg","IMG3":"","IMG4":"","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"1520445918_thumb_mcmyn-rd_1.jpg","IMG2_THUMB":"","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X Influential families in Pitt Meadows' history had roads named after them. One of these families was the McMyn family. This image shows George S. McMyn standing beside his truck which was a part of the McMyn Truck Line fleet in 1953.The second image is of a truck belonging to the McMyn family business. The writing on the side of the truck states “McMyn Truck Lines Hammond to Vancouver and Way Points.” This photo was taken in 1930. In 1953, George McMyn owned ten trucks, five of which only hauled milk. As an expert carpenter he built the bodies of trucks. The trucks hauled milk in the Vancouver market, milk from Pitt Meadows, Hammond, Haney and Coquitlam farms. An example of a successful season occurred in the summer of 1952; the line hauled 700 cans of milk per day. In an interview, he told a reporter about the work ethic of his shippers. He said “all my shippers have been 100%. In the wintertime when he run into trouble, it is not long before a shipper is out with his tractor or team to give us a hand”. It appears that George and his employees stopped at nothing to keep the business going. It is no wonder that in the photo, George seems to be proud of his business and accomplishments. George was also a veteran. He served in World War I, serving 2 ½ years overseas in the 8th battalion of Engineers, third Division. He was married with three children, two boys and one girl.
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Latitude: 49.2297546165055
Longitude: -122.69494993244
Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/mcmyn-rd
