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East Burnaby School (Edmonds Street School)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark735
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Associated Dates
- 1894
- Heritage Value
- One of the first tasks of Burnaby's Municipal Government upon its incorporation was to lobby for a public school in Burnaby. By 1893, land on Douglas Road near Edmonds was donated and the new school was built in 1893. The one-room school opened on January 22, 1894 with 29 students under the charge of teacher, Ethel LePage. The School has been known as the Burnaby School (until1896), and then East Burnaby School from 1896 to 1907 and finally, Edmonds Street School.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Street Address
- 7376 Canada Way
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Statistics Canada - Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada 1994 - Current Demographic Analysis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription32060
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 35074
- Accession Number
- 2006-16
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark820
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1995
- Heritage Value
- The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts opened in 1995. The Shadbolt Centre was named after two Burnaby residents who dedicated a lifetime of support and cultivation of the arts locally, nationally and internationally. Doris and Jack Shadbolt resided in Burnaby for over 50 years until Jack's death in November 1998. Doris Shadbolt spent her life's work bringing the artist and the audience closer together through her writing and curatorial work. Jack Shadbolt was an internationally recognized Canadian painter. He was also an author and both received many awards including the Order of Canada. In keeping with the Shadbolts' generosity the arts, Jack Shadbolt donated two of his paintings to the Centre for permanent display.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Street Address
- 6450 Deer Lake Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
State of the environment for the Lower Fraser River Basin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7450
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 0662192346
- Call Number
- 363.7 SOE
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, (Ont)
- Publisher
- Canada. Environment Canada.
- Publication Date
- c1992
- Physical Description
- 79 p. : ill., maps ; 22 x 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Environmental monitoring--Fraser River (B.C.)
- Environmental surveillance--Fraser River (B.C.)
- Environmental health--Fraser River (B.C.)
- Environmental monitoring--British Columbia
- Notes
- Co-published by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.
- Includes bibliographical references.
Charles R. Shaw House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark525
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Charles R. Shaw House is a one and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame late Victorian era residence, located on the grounds of the Normanna Rest Home development in East Burnaby, near its original location on this site. Originally a modest vernacular Victorian structure, it has been enlarg…
- Associated Dates
- 1891
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Charles R. & Mary Shaw House
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Charles R. & Mary Shaw House
- Geographic Access
- 12th Avenue
- 4th Street
- 13th Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1891
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 10739
- Enactment Date
- 06/04/1998
- Description
- The Charles R. Shaw House is a one and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame late Victorian era residence, located on the grounds of the Normanna Rest Home development in East Burnaby, near its original location on this site. Originally a modest vernacular Victorian structure, it has been enlarged and embellished through later additions.
- Heritage Value
- The Shaw House is one of the oldest surviving houses in Burnaby, and is valued as a representation of a typical vernacular pioneer house in Burnaby, and a rare survivor from the late Victorian era. The original portion of the house displays a simplicity of form and detail consistent with early local construction, while the later additions display a more sophisticated approach. Originally built in 1891, this house is valued for its association with first owner, Charles R. Shaw (1834-1916) and Mary D. Shaw (1848-1897), one of Burnaby’s earliest settlers. Born in England, Shaw immigrated to Toronto in 1869, and relocated to New Westminster in 1889, where he worked as an employee of the Mechanic's Mill Company, an early woodworking plant. After moving to Burnaby, he was unanimously elected by acclamation as first reeve (mayor) of the new municipality in 1892. In 1894, Shaw sold his house and farm and moved his family to Kamloops due to his wife Mary's failing health. After Mary died in 1897, the Shaw family returned to Toronto. The Shaw House is additionally valued for its association with a later owner, James Brookes (1884-1953), founder of James Brookes Woodworking Ltd., a mill that was a major employer in East Burnaby. Brookes bought and renovated the house in 1917. In 1927, he built a much larger house on the property (now demolished), and the original house was moved to the corner of the property to serve as a gardener's cottage for Brookes' estate. The additions made to the house at this time employed sash and milled products produced by the Brookes plant. Although altered, this Victorian era residence remains largely intact, with Brookes’s later additions.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Shaw House include its: - modest vernacular residential form, scale and massing, as exemplified by its one and one-half storey plus basement height, front gabled roof, shed roofed verandah and asymmetrical plan - asymmetrical front entrance - cladding: horizontal wooden drop siding on the original portion of the house; cedar shingles on additions; decorative octagonal cedar shingles in the front gable; original decorated bargeboards at front, with cut-out details - later renovations to the front verandah and side addition which resulted in a partially glazed porch entrance and addition with large window assemblies - square verandah columns - irregular fenestration: double-hung wooden-sash windows in a variety of configurations such as 6-over-1 and 4-over-1 windows in the original portion of the house, 12-over-1 windows, and one 24-over-1 window in the front addition - small window at front entry - fifteen-pane French front entry door - internal red brick chimney with corbelled cap
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 003-253-848
- Boundaries
- The Shaw House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 7725 Fourth Street (legal address), Burnaby
- Area
- 9199.27
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Names
- Shaw, Charles R
- Street Address
- 7725 4th Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Douglas-Gilpin Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark799
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The Douglas-Gilpin Neighbourhood developed into a diverse area incorporating residential, business, educational and park districts in the period after 1955. The BCIT site was built in the early 1960s, shortly after the Burnaby Municipal Hall was located on Canada Way near Deer Lake in 1956. The construction of the Municipal Hall at this location fostered the creation of an administrative and business centre adjacent to the park, while the northern and central areas of the neighbourhood retained their primarily residential character.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Joseph & Jane Wintemute House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark523
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Wintemute House is a large two-storey wood-frame Victorian era country farm house with Victorian Italianate detailing. Designed in a symmetrical Foursquare form, it features a low-pitched hipped roof with deep eaves. Later additions to the rear of the house, and the extensive wraparound veranda…
- Associated Dates
- 1891
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Burnett House
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Burnett House
- Geographic Access
- Berkley Street
- Associated Dates
- 1891
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 6889
- Enactment Date
- 07/03/1977
- Description
- The Wintemute House is a large two-storey wood-frame Victorian era country farm house with Victorian Italianate detailing. Designed in a symmetrical Foursquare form, it features a low-pitched hipped roof with deep eaves. Later additions to the rear of the house, and the extensive wraparound verandah and porte-cochere, were Edwardian era additions. It is located on its original site, in the modern subdivision of Buckingham Heights in southeast Burnaby. The Burnett House is one of the oldest surviving houses in Burnaby.
- Heritage Value
- Built circa 1891, the Joseph and Jane Wintemute House is valued as a representation of the early history of Burnaby and its agricultural origins. Built prior to the civic incorporation of Burnaby in 1892, the house was situated to face Douglas Road (now Canada Way), one of the first roads built to connect the rural farmlands of Burnaby to New Westminster. The original large property has been extensively subdivided and the house is now isolated in a modern subdivision. Designated in 1977, the Wintemute House is also significant as Burnaby's first protected municipal heritage site. The house is valued for its association with Joseph S. Wintemute (1832-1911) and Jane Wintemute (1832-1910), who came to British Columbia from Port Stanley, Ontario in 1865, traveling via the Isthmus of Panama. Joseph Wintemute, a skilled carpenter and contractor by trade, operated the Wintemute Furniture Factory in New Westminster, the first furniture plant established on the mainland of British Columbia. In 1891, he acquired this property, where he set up a cord wood sawmill to supply his factory. Wintemute was likely responsible for the design and construction of this commodious structure, as it was built in an Eastern Canadian style he would have been familiar with. After the lands were cleared of timber, the Wintemutes developed the property into a typical small-scale 'market garden,’ involved in the production of vegetables and fruits, such as strawberries, for sale at the New Westminster City Market. The Wintemute House is additionally significant for its association with the speculative land boom that occurred prior to the First World War, and ongoing suburban subdivision. Charles Gordon, a real estate agent, acquired the Wintemute farm and subdivided the acreage, which he marketed through the People’s Trust Company as 'Montrelynview' and offered this house as a draw prize to lot purchasers. With the collapse of the land boom, the house remained in Gordon’s possession until 1929 when it was purchased by his brother-in-law, Geoffrey Burnett, a local surveyor responsible for many of the original land surveys of Burnaby. David Burnett, Geoffrey's son, requested designation of the house when the family decided to subdivide the remaining 1.4 hectares of property in 1977. Furthermore, the Wintemute House is valued as an excellent example of a Victorian era country farm house, based loosely on the traditional farmhouses seen commonly in nineteenth century Ontario. Designed in a vernacular version of the Victorian Italianate style, the house displays restrained detailing, including several original multi-paned windows notable for their vertical proportions. The house retains many original exterior features, and the original interior layout, although modernized during the Edwardian era, is substantially intact, including finely crafted maple and cedar interior millwork that was produced by the Wintemute Furniture Factory. From 1904 to 1910, Charles Gordon, the second owner, made a number of alterations to the house including the addition of the wrap-around verandah, a porte-cochere and a 7.6 metre by 9 metre billiard room in the Arts and Crafts style, beamed and panelled in Douglas Fir. These later additions and alterations have value in demonstrating the evolution of the house and property and changing tastes at the turn of the nineteenth century.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Wintemute House include its: - picturesque original setting with views to the North Shore - residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its symmetrical cubic form and two-storey height, with later additions to the rear - Victorian Italianate architectural features such as the vertically-proportioned original windows with vestigial window hoods, low-pitched hipped roof and Classical Revival details such as the corner boards articulated as pilasters - hipped roof with deep boxed eaves - horizontal lapped narrow wooden siding - second storey balcony over front entry - wide wraparound columned verandah with porte-cochere, with square trimmed columns - irregular fenestration: original Victorian era double-hung 6-over-6 wood-sash windows with vertical proportions and segmental arched tops; Edwardian era double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows; and Edwardian era wooden-sash casement window assemblies with leaded transoms - central front entry with sidelights and transom - multi-paned French doors opening out to verandah - interior features such as its 3.7 metre ceiling height on the main and second floors; the coal grate fireplace with elaborate woodwork and glazed tile surround in the front parlour; five other fireplaces throughout the house; maple and cedar interior millwork; and the Douglas Fir panelled and beamed billiard room with hidden doors, seven-panelled doors, original light fixtures and mouldings - internal red brick chimneys with corbelled caps
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 003-297-152
- Boundaries
- The Wintemute House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 7640 Berkley Street, Burnaby.
- Area
- 1566.73
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Names
- Wintemute, Joseph
- Street Address
- 7640 Berkley Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Lake City Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark793
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- When Simon Fraser University opened in 1965, approximately sixteen industrial properties had been developed in the Lake City Industrial Park. In addition, significant tracts of land in the western portion had been pre-cleared and graded in anticipation of additional development, while most of the eastern half remained forested. Some of the early companies to locate in the area were Nabob Foods, Volkswagen Canada, British Columbia Television Broadcasting, Simpson Sears, and H.Y. Louie Company Limited. Both Imperial Oil and Shell Oil established petroleum storage and distribution facilities in the area. Initially a heavy industrial area, by 1979, single family neighbourhoods south of Lougheed Highway and west of Eagle Creek had been largely developed. By the mid1980's, the Burnaby 200 multi-family development along Forest Grove Drive had also been completed.
- Planning Study Area
- Lake City Area
Images
Morley-Buckingham Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark829
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- In the 1980 "Residential Neighbourhood Environment Study," the Morley-Buckingham Neighbourhood is described as "perhaps Burnaby's most prestigious residential area. The lots are larger than most other areas of the Municipality and this, along with the new expensive housing developed over the past 10 years, has created a very desirable residential neighbourhood...The older area of Buckingham lies at the lower edge of the slope and here the homes and streets are more uniform and aged between 20 and 25 years old...to the east of Canada Way lies...a cluster townhouse development."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Willingdon Heights Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark777
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The convenient location of Willingdon Heights to the Trans Canada Highway, Lougheed Highway and Hastings Street has fostered its development as a primarily residential commuter neighbourhood. Characterised in the post-World War Two period by predominantly single-family developments, the neighbourhood has retained this identity despite some higher density apartment buildings now found there.
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
City of Burnaby - Statisitcs Canada Census - 1996
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription31917
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 34931
- Accession Number
- 2006-16
- Media Type
- Textual Record
City of Burnaby - Statistics Canada Census Profile - Census Tracks - 1996
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription31920
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 34934
- Accession Number
- 2006-16
- Media Type
- Textual Record
City of Burnaby - Statistics Canada Census Profile Part A - 1991
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription31911
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 34925
- Accession Number
- 2006-16
- Media Type
- Textual Record
City of Burnaby - Statistics Canada Census Profile Part B - 1991
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription31912
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 34926
- Accession Number
- 2006-16
- Media Type
- Textual Record
City of Burnaby - Statistics Canada Census - PSA Data for Selected Variables - 1996
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription31919
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 34933
- Accession Number
- 2006-16
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91560
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence with Doreen Lawson regarding her receipt of the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation. The file also contains a certificate of recognition for the award issued by the Governor General of Canada. The Commemorative Medal for the 125t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS071-005
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2003-30
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence with Doreen Lawson regarding her receipt of the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation. The file also contains a certificate of recognition for the award issued by the Governor General of Canada. The Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation was awarded to persons who made a significant contribution to Canada, their community, or their fellow Canadians.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Comprehensive Development Plans - Bylaw No. 9637, Rezoning Reference # 68/90 (Canada Way/Wayburne Drive)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription14182
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Bylaws series
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 17170
- Accession Number
- 2001-01
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Penitentiary Regulations Canada 1899
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57777
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1899
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 book (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a book entitled, "Penitentiary Regulations Canada 1899" printed in Ottawa at the Government Printing Bureau.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1899
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 book (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS013-021
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a book entitled, "Penitentiary Regulations Canada 1899" printed in Ottawa at the Government Printing Bureau.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Trans Canada Trail publications
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66114
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1998-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of publications describing the creation of the Trans Canada Trail (as well as the various fundraising events held for it).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1998-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 42716
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of publications describing the creation of the Trans Canada Trail (as well as the various fundraising events held for it).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4614
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1914-2009
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, ne…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, newspaper clippings, certificates, awards, programmes, photographs, illustrations and newsletters. Scrapbooks were created by Burnaby Girl Guides and Girl Guide leaders and deposited with the Burnaby Girl Guide Archivist prior to being donated to the Burnaby Village Museum. Record descriptions are available at both item and file level. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series 2) Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series 3) Burnaby Girl Guides newsletters series 4) Burnaby Girl Guides memorabilia series
- History
- The Girl Guide Movement began in England in 1909 when girls in England demanded to take part in a Boy Scouts rally at the Crystal Palace in London, organized by Chief Scout and Boy Scout founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell. Following this event, Baden Powell asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell to help him start a similar organization for girls and Girl Guides was formed. Girl Guides came to Canada in 1910 and the first troop in British Columbia was registered in Victoria in 1912. In 1913 Amy Leigh moved to Burnaby from England and enquired about a Guiding company in her area and was disappointed to find none. On June 11, 1914 at the age of 17 years, Amy registered the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company and became the captain. On April 2, 1916 the 2nd Burnaby Guide Company registered and met at Edmonds School. In this same year, the very first Burnaby Girl Guide Rally event took place at Central Park and by 1920 another took place at the Burnaby Municipal Hall (Edmonds) and was attended by both Burnaby and New Westminster Guides. The First Burnaby Brownie Pack was registered on December 1922 with Mrs. W.J. Matherson as Brown Owl. The Brownie Pack met in a West Burnaby facility. The First Burnaby Land Ranger Co. was formed on November 29, 1923 and by 1924 Burnaby became a District with four Guide companies, four Brownie Packs and the Rangers. In 1923 records show Mrs. Gavin as commissioner, Mrs. C.F. Carter in 1924 and Miss Amy Leigh between 1926 and 1928. The first District camp was held near Sechelt in 1927 on the property of Mrs. Deal and Mrs. Nixon with annual camps held here until 1930 when the Guide camp at Wilson Creek was established. In 1929 Guides and Brownies began taking part in the Annual May Day Celebrations at Central Park. In 1930 Burnaby became a Division with Mrs. C.F. Carter as Division Commissioner and Mrs. G. Peel as District Commissioner for South Burnaby and in 1931 Miss Amy Leigh became the first North Burnaby Commissioner. The 5th Burnaby Girl Guide Company in North Burnaby began publishing a bulletin in 1935. In this same year Burnaby Girl Guides attended a rally for Lord and Lady Powell who were visiting Vancouver and Burnaby Girl Guides became affiliated with Greater Vancouver Girl Guide Council. The packs and companies of North Burnaby were attached to the eastern section of Vancouver while South Burnaby and South Vancouver District became another Division. Mrs. Pochin organized the Burnaby Lake District in 1943 becoming the first District commissioner (In 1927 Mrs. Peel had guides in this area). The first training classes for Girl Guides were held in 1943 in a hall on Buller Avenue at the BCER tracks and also Phillips Hall on McKay Avenue. By 1945 a training camp was held on Mrs. Pochin’s property on Deer Lake. South Vancouver, South Burnaby and Burnaby Lake Districts took part in the training which was a change over from war time service and the return of Pioneer camping. Miss E. Perition was in charge of camp which was attended by Mrs. J. Quinnell, Mrs. J. Albertson and many guiders. In 1946 Lady Baden Powel returned for a visit to Vancouver and there was a rally at Connaught Park and Chief Scout Lord Rowallyn held a rally at Brocton Point. In 1947 Mrs. J. Albertson became Division Commissioner for South Vancouver and South Burnaby. Districts of Burnaby Lake and South Burnaby each adopted a European child and undertook to send regular parcels and by 1948 these Districts became a Burnaby Division once more under Division Commissioner Mrs. W.M. Wall. In September 1949 the first Sea Ranger Crew “S.R.S. Royal Oak” was formed under the Skipper, Miss E. Periton. The S.R.S. Royal Oak met at All Saint’s Church Hall on Royal Oak Ave. In 1950 Packs and Companies in North Burnaby organized into a District under Mrs. Hebron and in 1953 Sperling District was organized by District Commissioner Mrs. Hancock. 1953 was also the same year that South Burnaby District was divided into three Districts: Central Park District under Commissioner Miss Perition, Douglas District under Commissioner Mrs. J. McKee Wilson and Kingsway under Commissioner Mrs. J.G. Fowler. A few years later, in 1955 the guides and brownies were out in force to welcome Lady Baden Powel at a rally held in the PNE Gardens building and by March 1956 Burnaby ceased to be a part of Greater Vancouver Area and was organized under two Divisions of the Province. The Sperling, Willingdon and Vancouver Heights Districts in North Burnaby became North Burnaby Division with Mrs. H. Hebron as Division Commissioner. With rapid population growth further decentralization became necessary and South Burnaby Division was split in two, adding the new division of Central Burnaby under Commissioner Miss E. Perition. Central Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Burnaby Lake, Central Park and a new District named “Windsor” under Mrs. C. Dumfries. South Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Kingsway, Edmonds and Lakeview (the latter two also referred to as Douglas with Mrs. McGeachie and Mrs. J. Park as the first commissioners of these two Districts). In 1957 Burnaby became an Area unto itself with three Divisions, and 9 Districts under Miss Periton as the first Area Commissioner. In February 1957, Burnaby entered into a contract with Vancouver Girl Guide Council to lease a part of the Wilson Creek campsite. Under the leadership of Area Commissioner, Miss Periton, work started on the development of the site with funds raised by both the Girl Guides, local citizens and associations. A camp committee was formed with representation from each Division and a lot of help from Miss Norah Weller, the Wilson Creek camp manager. Plans were laid for the site with a dining shelter, store room and cook stove contracted for while a subcommittee of men was appointed to purchase building supplies and organize work parties to build cabins, a staff house, water pipes and sanitary facilities. The site opened in May 1958 with $6000 expended on building and equipping the camp, while an official opening took place on June 8 and by July Girl Guides began camping on the site. The Burnaby Area Committee became a member of the Burnaby Community Council and a participant in Community Chest in 1958 and on May 1, the Burnaby Area office opened. By 1959, with further participation in North Burnaby, Sperling District was split to form Sperling and Hillview Districts and by 1960 Kingsway District of South Burnaby split to form Kingsway and Royal Oak Districts. By December 1960, Burnaby Area had 3 Divisions, 11 Districts with a total membership of 2, 331.
- Creator
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35
- BV015.36
- BV016.49
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1914-2009
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Some scrapbooks are only available in digital formats
- Accessions that form part of this fonds include: BV015.35; BV015.36; BV016.49