Sieb Swierstra
The first image is of Sieb Swierstra in the 1970s/80s and the second image is of Swierstra in 1980s/90s. Sieb Swierstra arrived in Canada in October of 1950 to work on a Dairy farm. Following that, he worked as a heavy-duty machine operator and later learned to become a skilled dragline operator. He formed his own company S.B. Excavating. In 1955 he officially became a Canadian Citizen! He was deeply passionate about the dyking system which he worked on in Pitt Polder. Sieb was very community minded entering politics as the Director on the Dewdney Alouette Regional District. He served on Pitt Meadows Council as a councillor for many years. One of the most important contributions Sieb made to Pitt Meadows was with Walter Laseur planning the cenotaph (making sure that the war dead received their place of honour on the cenotaph) and helped organize the Remembrance Day ceremonies in the city. The Swierstra family has donated several items to the museum collection, Sieb helped the museum with explaining diking and the Pitt Polder area and assisting with the Museums discovery box “hailing from Holland”. Pitt Meadows should acknowledge the man who served our community so faithfully.
Details:
Latitude: 49.2204285794626
Longitude: -122.69087989020
Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/sieb-swierstra
