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Julia "Jue" Jones Owens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82345
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1883 and 1888]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a young woman identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1883 and 1888]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a young woman identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens.
- Names
- Owens, Julia "Jue" Jones
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "Aunt Jue"
- Photograph stamp reads: "Robinson Bro's / Sarnia, C. W."
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Aunt 'Jue' (Julia) / B. 1873 . M. William G. Owens"
Images
Julia "Jue" Jones Owens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82347
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1888 and 1898]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a young woman identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1888 and 1898]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a young woman identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens.
- Names
- Owens, Julia "Jue" Jones
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "J. Barron's, / Photograph Gallery, / (over A. Ley's Store,) / Sarnia / Copies can be had at any time. / Negatives kept."
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Aunt 'Jue' (Julia) / B. 1873 . M. William G. Owens"
Images
Julia "Jue" Jones Owens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82348
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1888 and 1898]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a young woman identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1888 and 1898]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a young woman identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens.
- Names
- Owens, Julia "Jue" Jones
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on the verso reads: "Gr. Aunt Jue"
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Aunt 'Jue' (Julia) / B. 1873 . M. William G. Owens"
Images
Julia "Jue" Jones Owens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82350
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1876 and 1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a girl identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1876 and 1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a girl identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens
- Names
- Owens, Julia "Jue" Jones
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Note in black pen on verso reads: "To Uncle George / With Julia's Love"
- Note in pencil on album page reads: " 'To Uncle George (Jones) / With Julia's Love' "
Images
Julia "Jue" Jones Owens and unidentified boy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82346
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1879 and 1883]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a girl identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens and an unidentified boy.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1879 and 1883]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a girl identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens and an unidentified boy.
- Names
- Owens, Julia "Jue" Jones
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "J. Barron's, / Photograph Gallery, / (over A. Ley's Store,) / Sarnia / Copies can be had at any time. / Negatives kept."
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Aunt 'Jue' (Julia) / B. 1873 . M. William G. Owens"
Images
The Kirby Cottage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39577
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1889
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 13.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a cottage identified as the Kirby cottage in Whonnock, BC. The members of the Kirby family shown here are unidentified, but Claude Hill can be seen sitting (wearing hat) in front of the cabin.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1889
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 13.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-896
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a cottage identified as the Kirby cottage in Whonnock, BC. The members of the Kirby family shown here are unidentified, but Claude Hill can be seen sitting (wearing hat) in front of the cabin.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription165
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880-1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- ca. 1000 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs taken by members of the Hill family during their first years of settlement in Burnaby. Photographs depict various members of the Hill family including Burnaby pioneers L. Claude Hill, his brother Bernard Hill and their families. Photographs also show numerous social…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880-1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- ca. 1000 photographs
- Description Level
- Series
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs taken by members of the Hill family during their first years of settlement in Burnaby. Photographs depict various members of the Hill family including Burnaby pioneers L. Claude Hill, his brother Bernard Hill and their families. Photographs also show numerous social events in Burnaby and many of the earliest residents, particularly in the Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake areas. Also included in the series are photographs taken and compiled by Claude Hill’s daughter Kitty which include her life and activities after her marriage to William John “Bob” Peers and the growth of their family.
- Media Type
- Photograph
Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39469
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a lake. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-788
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a lake. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
La Madeleine Church, Paris
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39464
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of La Madeleine Church in Paris. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-783
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of La Madeleine Church in Paris. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Lambeth Savings Bank
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39583
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph :b&w ; 13.5 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a building called the Lambeth Savings Bank. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph :b&w ; 13.5 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-902
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a building called the Lambeth Savings Bank. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Banks
- Names
- Lambeth Savings Bank
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
La Place Verte et la Cathedrale
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39493
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of La Place Verte et la Cathedrale, Anvers [Antwerp], Belgium. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-812
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of La Place Verte et la Cathedrale, Anvers [Antwerp], Belgium. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Legal document and certificate series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription166
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1867-1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of legal documents including as wills, birth certificates and military papers pertaining to Claude Hill and Annie Sara (Kenrick) Hill. Documents also include a diary kept by Claude, a few pieces of correspondence, ledgers related to Claude's land transactions and certificates of ci…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1867-1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual records
- Description Level
- Series
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of legal documents including as wills, birth certificates and military papers pertaining to Claude Hill and Annie Sara (Kenrick) Hill. Documents also include a diary kept by Claude, a few pieces of correspondence, ledgers related to Claude's land transactions and certificates of citizenship and identification. Also in the file is a sketch showing a “Birds Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area circa 1910,” a book of Common Prayer Hymns, a Bible, a Post Card Album, address book, a Birthday Book and a cross-stitch sampler done by Annie Kenrick in 1877.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Louisa Sophia "Lou" Jones Vidal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82385
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of woman identified as Louisa Sophia "Lou" Jones Vidal.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-029
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of woman identified as Louisa Sophia "Lou" Jones Vidal.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Louisa Sophia Jones"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "Aunt Let? / Louisa (?)"
Images
Louis Claude Hill, about 1887
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66300
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1887]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Louis Claude Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1887]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-1010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Louis Claude Hill.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Maes Y Coed, United Kingdom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39494
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 13 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Maes Y Coed in the United Kingdom. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 13 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-813
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Maes Y Coed in the United Kingdom. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Palaces
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
M.A. Kenrick and Kitty Deacon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38685
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.7 x 15 cm on mat 12.7 x 18.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of M.A. Kenrick and her daughter, Kitty Deacon; both formally attired and standing. Mrs. Kenrick was the mother of Annie Sara Hill who married early Burnaby resident, L. Claude Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.7 x 15 cm on mat 12.7 x 18.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of M.A. Kenrick and her daughter, Kitty Deacon; both formally attired and standing. Mrs. Kenrick was the mother of Annie Sara Hill who married early Burnaby resident, L. Claude Hill.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Marian Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66431
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Marian Hill, wife of Bernard Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-1045
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Marian Hill, wife of Bernard Hill.
- Names
- Hill, Marian Berkeley
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Maude
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82373
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1860-1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Maude.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1860-1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-023
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Maude.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Maude ?"
- Note in blue ink on verso reads: "Maude"
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "J. Foster Elliott, / Photographer, / Sarnia. / Negatives Preserved"
Images
Mayor's Office fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records and photographic material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of those records created by the office of the Mayor during the administrations of Robert W. Prittie (1969-1973), Thomas W. Constable (1973-1979), David M. Mercier (1979-1981), William A. Lewarne (1981-1987), William J. Copeland (1987-1996), John Douglas Drummond (1996-2002) and Derek…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records and photographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of those records created by the office of the Mayor during the administrations of Robert W. Prittie (1969-1973), Thomas W. Constable (1973-1979), David M. Mercier (1979-1981), William A. Lewarne (1981-1987), William J. Copeland (1987-1996), John Douglas Drummond (1996-2002) and Derek Corrigan (2002-2018).
- History
- On September 22, 1892, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby was established by letters patent. An integral component of this incorporation was the creation of the office of the Reeve (later called Mayor). The Reeve was to serve as the Head and Chief Executive Officer of Burnaby and was to lead the City Council in the governing of the Corporation. Burnaby’s first Reeve and Council were elected by acclamation on October 15, 1892, with formal elections held by ballot three months later. From 1893 until 1977 the Reeve and Council were elected for one-year terms, but the practice of annual elections was abandoned in favour of two-year terms in 1977. The current practice of holding elections every three years was begun in 1987. Elections of Reeve and Council were suspended altogether in 1933. However, as a financial crisis in the Corporation resulted in the Province intervening and assuming control of the local government. For ten years, Commissioners were appointed by the Provincial Government to manage the affairs of the Municipality, but by January 1943, the situation had been remedied and local elections were once again held. From 1892 until 1968, the Chief Executive Officer in Burnaby was known as “Reeve,” but this nomenclature changed with revisions to the Local Government Act in the latter part of the twentieth century. In 1968, the Province altered the Act and abolished the practice of assigning different titles to the members of Council based on Municipal Classification and introduced "Mayor" and "Alderman" as terms applicable in all Municipalities not just those of a certain size or with a certain number of citizens. From that point on, the CEO of Burnaby has been referred to as the Mayor of the City. Despite these changes in election procedures, naming protocols, and the disruption caused by the financial crisis in the 1930s and 1940s, the roles and responsibilities of the Mayor have remained relatively stable throughout the years. As Head and Chief Executive Officer of the City, the Mayor is responsible for ensuring that the principles of law and good government are enforced in Burnaby. This includes the task of overseeing the conduct of officers and employees and directing the management of municipal business and affairs as well as chairing the meetings of Council and appointing Council Committee members. The Mayor is also charged with the duty of representing the City at public functions, in meetings with visiting dignitaries, and in participating in local community and fundraising events. Initially, the Municipal Clerk assisted the Mayor in his work by handling most correspondence and clerical tasks of the office. Today, however, the Mayor’s office retains its own administrative staff who are responsible for facilitating all schedules and arrangements for the Mayor along with coordinating their internal and external contacts and events. The following individuals have served as Reeve or Mayor of Burnaby: Charles R. Shaw 1892 Nicolai C. Shou 1893-1903 Charles F. Sprott 1904-1905 Peter Byrne 1906-1910 J. W. Weart 1911-1912 D. C. McGregor 1913 Hugh M. Fraser 1914-1918 T. Sanderson 1919-1920 Alexander K. McLean 1921-1926; 1928-1929 Charles C. Bell 1927 W. L. Burdick 1929 W. A. Pritchard 1930-1932 William Tate Wilson 1943-1944 George A. Morrison 1945-1949 William R. Beamish 1950-1953 Charles W. MacSorely 1954-1957 Alan H. Emmott 1958-1968 Robert W. Prittie 1969-1973 Thomas W. Constable 1973-1979 David M. Mercier 1979-1981 William A. Lewarne 1981-1987 William J. Copeland 1987-1996 Douglas P. Drummond 1996-2002 Derek Corrigan 2002-2018 Mike Hurley 2018-present The following individuals have served as provincially appointed Commissioners for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby: John Bennett 1932-1933 John Mahony 1933-1934 Hugh M. Fraser 1934-1940* R. S. Gilchrist 1941* B. C. Bracewell 1942* *Richard Bolton was Acting Commissioner for most of 1940-1942. He refused to be a full-fledged Commissioner.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
Mayor's Office General and Administration series
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- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created in the administration of the Mayor’s Office. This includes: reports, file lists, address books, subject files, correspondence, memoranda, photographs and ephemera. The Office of the Mayor is managed by an administrative staff who maintain the Mayor’s schedule, l…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created in the administration of the Mayor’s Office. This includes: reports, file lists, address books, subject files, correspondence, memoranda, photographs and ephemera. The Office of the Mayor is managed by an administrative staff who maintain the Mayor’s schedule, liaise with other City officials, and assist the Mayor fulfill his duties and responsibilities to the citizens of Burnaby. As a by-product of these activities, the Mayor’s Office maintains files related to general administrative tasks like record-keeping as well as collecting subject files and records of general interest to the Mayor and Council. These records were used as reference material and have been maintained for their informational value.
- Media Type
- Textual Record