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Nichols Chemical Company

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark749
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1905
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Associated Dates
1905
Heritage Value
In 1905 the Nichols Chemical Company, acid manufacturers based in Montreal, established their plant on a large point of land just east of the North Pacific Lumber Company. This company was later amalgamated and acquired by General Chemical and remains in operation on the original waterfront site.
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Street Address
8655 Barnet Road
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North Pacific Lumber Company Ruins

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Industrial building.
Associated Dates
1909
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Associated Dates
1909
Description
Industrial building.
Heritage Value
Located on the shore of Burrard Inlet, these poured concrete piers of the smokestack burner and the former boiler and plant of the North Pacific Lumber Company are among the only remains of the once-thriving industrial site located on the waterfront on the south shore of Burrard Inlet. The sawmill and the Village of Barnet were initiated by David MacLaren, a wealthy lumberman from Buckingham, Quebec, who had previously established the Fraser Mills in Coquitlam in 1889. McLaren gambled that a sawmill on the main line of the C.P.R near Vancouver would serve the Canadian domestic market and be a profitable venture. The North Pacific Lumber Company established itself on this peninsula on Burrard Inlet and was fully operational in 1900. In 1909, the mill was completely burned out by a fire starting in the boiler room. Immediately the plant was rebuilt, modern in every respect and absolutely fireproof, as the entire power plant and boiler room was built of reinforced concrete and steel, of which these ruins are the last remains. The plant closed during the First World War and reopened as the Barnet Lumber Company in 1925 only to close forever in 1931 after a strike during the Great Depression.
Locality
Barnet
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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A Pretty Dwelling, Barnet B.C.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38349
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front garden and exterior of the North Pacific Lumber Co. (NPLC) Manager's house at Barnet. The caption on the card reads: "A Pretty Dwelling, Barnet B.C."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Charles Lee subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
411-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2000-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front garden and exterior of the North Pacific Lumber Co. (NPLC) Manager's house at Barnet. The caption on the card reads: "A Pretty Dwelling, Barnet B.C."
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title taken from caption
Geographic Access
Barnet Village
Barnet Road
Street Address
8181 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Barnet Wagon Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38306
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking west from Sperling Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
403-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking west from Sperling Avenue.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
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Barnet Wagon Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38307
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking east, near Barnet and Hastings.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
403-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking east, near Barnet and Hastings.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
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Burnaby Velodrome Club indoor bike track

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96398
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Quentin Adrian of the Burnaby Velodrome Club posing on the wooden indoor bike track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. The track, inflatable roof, and other sports settings are visible behind Adrian.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2068
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Quentin Adrian of the Burnaby Velodrome Club posing on the wooden indoor bike track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. The track, inflatable roof, and other sports settings are visible behind Adrian.
Subjects
Sports - Cycling
Buildings - Recreational - Sports
Names
Harry Jerome Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Quentin Adrian, of the Burnaby Velodrome Club, says the future is looking bright for North America's only indoor bike track after the Club received an infrastructure grant."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7564 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Burnaby Velodrome Club's Race Series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96343
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of cycling races in the Burnaby Velodrome Club's Race Series at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Photographs depict Enrico Traini in the Flying 200 Sprint and Breanna Loster in the Flying 200-Category B sprint.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2024
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of cycling races in the Burnaby Velodrome Club's Race Series at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Photographs depict Enrico Traini in the Flying 200 Sprint and Breanna Loster in the Flying 200-Category B sprint.
Subjects
Sports - Cycling
Names
Harry Jerome Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2024-1: "Enrico Traini begins his sprint to the finish in the Flying 200 Sprint competition at the Burnaby Velodrome Club's Race Series, Saturday at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. More than 60 riders, from as far away as Portland, Calgary and Quebec competed in the Club's first event since the installation of a new roof last month."
Caption from metadata for 535-2024-2: "Breanna Loster concentrates as she sprints for the finish in the Flying 200-Category B Sprint competition at the Burnaby Velodrome Club's Racing Series, Saturday at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7564 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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The Depot. Barnet BC

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38348
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 1 4cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a Canadian Pacific Railway train pulling into the train station at Barnet. The caption on the bottom of the card reads: "The Depot. Barnet B.C."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Charles Lee subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 1 4cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
411-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2000-13
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a Canadian Pacific Railway train pulling into the train station at Barnet. The caption on the bottom of the card reads: "The Depot. Barnet B.C."
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Transportation - Rail
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title taken from caption
Geographic Access
Barnet Village
Barnet Road
Street Address
8181 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Football player Jon Cornish

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96285
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of graduating St. Thomas More Collegiate football player Jon Cornish. Cornish poses with a football and a STM polo shirt on the STM football field.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1968
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of graduating St. Thomas More Collegiate football player Jon Cornish. Cornish poses with a football and a STM polo shirt on the STM football field.
Subjects
Sports - Football
Persons - Athletes
Persons - Students
Names
St. Thomas More Collegiate
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Graduating running back, Jon Cornish, of St. Thomas More, has signed a letter of intent to ply at the University of Kansas in the Fall."
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Street Address
7450 12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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Football player Marek Seta

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96172
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of St. Thomas More Collegiate football player Marek Seta. Seta is posing with a football on STM's football field and wearing a University of Minnesota at Duluth T-shirt.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1869
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of St. Thomas More Collegiate football player Marek Seta. Seta is posing with a football on STM's football field and wearing a University of Minnesota at Duluth T-shirt.
Subjects
Sports - Football
Persons - Students
Names
St. Thomas More Collegiate
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "St. Thomas More running back Marek Seta has decided he'll be playing his college football at the University of Minnesota at Duluth, beginning next Fall."
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Street Address
7450 12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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Harry Jerome Sports Centre roof installation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96106
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs that show construction workers removing the old roof and installing the new inflatable roof at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1812
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs that show construction workers removing the old roof and installing the new inflatable roof at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Recreational - Sports
Names
Harry Jerome Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1812-1: "It's a tight squeeze for workers as they remove the old roof at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre to get ready for the installation of a new roof."
Caption from metadata for 535-1812-2: "Workers unfold the new roof to be installed at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. With the old roof deflated, the new roof will be inflated over it before the old one is removed."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7564 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282885
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Contributor
Wolf, Jim
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Burrard Inlet
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
"edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
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Javelin practice at St. Thomas More Collegiate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96672
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of St. Thomas More Collegiate students Ellysa Coulombe, Sunraj Bhogal, Chris Barr, and Dan Burslein practising javelin on the school's track.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2294
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of St. Thomas More Collegiate students Ellysa Coulombe, Sunraj Bhogal, Chris Barr, and Dan Burslein practising javelin on the school's track.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Sports
Names
St. Thomas More Collegiate
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Flanagan, Colleen
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2294-1: "Ellysa Coulombe,18, a grade 12 student at St. Thomas More Collegiate, practises javelin Monday afternoon, preparing way ahead of time for the provincials in May."
Caption from metadata for 535-2294-2: "From left to right, Ellysa Coulombe, 18, a Grade 12 student at St. Thomas More Collegiate, Sunraj Bhogal, 14, Grade 9, Chris Barr, 14, Grade 9, and Dan Burslein, 16, Grade 10, practise javelin after school Monday afternoon on school grounds. They are looking forward to the provincials which are being held in May."
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Street Address
7450 12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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Keith Bruneau on the Velodrome

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97397
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Keith Bruneau, a member of Canada's national cycling team, biking around the re-opened velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2772
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Keith Bruneau, a member of Canada's national cycling team, biking around the re-opened velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
Subjects
Sports - Cycling
Buildings - Recreational - Sports
Names
Harry Jerome Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Keith Bruneau, a rider with Canada's national cycling team, takes a spin around the newly re-opened velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7564 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Nichols Chemical Co. Ltd. - Sulphide Works

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11387
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
8 Sep. 1906
Collection/Fonds
Nichols Chemical Company fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 technical drawing : blueprint ; 75.5 x 102 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a technical drawing of "Nichols Chemical Co. of Can. Ltd. Sulphide Works". Index No. 450 Sheet V.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Nichols Chemical Company fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 technical drawing : blueprint ; 75.5 x 102 cm
Material Details
Scale 1:.25
Scope and Content
Item consists of a technical drawing of "Nichols Chemical Co. of Can. Ltd. Sulphide Works". Index No. 450 Sheet V.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Factories
Names
Nichols Chemical Company Limited
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
8655 Barnet Road
Accession Code
BV998.23.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
8 Sep. 1906
Media Type
Technical Drawing
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
"Scale 1/4" = 1'
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Nichols Chemical Co. Ltd. - Sulphide Works

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11389
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
14 Sep. 1906
Collection/Fonds
Nichols Chemical Company fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 technical drawing : blueprint ; 75 x 68 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a technical drawing of "Nichols Chemical Co. of Can. Ltd. Sulphide Works". Index No. 450 Sheet V.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Nichols Chemical Company fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 technical drawing : blueprint ; 75 x 68 cm
Material Details
Scale 1:.25
Scope and Content
Item consists of a technical drawing of "Nichols Chemical Co. of Can. Ltd. Sulphide Works". Index No. 450 Sheet V.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Factories
Names
Nichols Chemical Company Limited
Responsibility
General Chemical Company
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
8655 Barnet Road
Accession Code
BV998.23.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
14 Sep. 1906
Media Type
Technical Drawing
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
2022-05-10
Notes
Title based on contents of item
"Scale 1/4" = 1'
"Note: Where possible lead pipe..."; in lower right corner, in box, "Index No. 450 Sheet V", "Sulphide Works 9 - 14 - 06";
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Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory267
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1899-1905
Length
0:06:43
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby. She mentions the East Burnaby Fruit Farm (her family's farm) and the George Leaf General Store. She also talks about her brothers and her father, the first typesetter for t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby. She mentions the East Burnaby Fruit Farm (her family's farm) and the George Leaf General Store. She also talks about her brothers and her father, the first typesetter for the Columbian newspaper. Ada is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
Date Range
1899-1905
Length
0:06:43
Names
George Leaf General Store
Columbian newspaper
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Interview Date
September 22, 1971
Scope and Content
Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
Biographical Notes
Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children. George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby. Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden. On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza. John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine. Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children. Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement. Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper. Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn. Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898. Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality. Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two. Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson. Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six. Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897. Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:24:19
Interviewee Name
Jones, Lillian May Davies
Wilson, Elsie
Porter, Lillie Lewis
Groves, Ada Evelyn Lewis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of Pioneer Days interviews

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Pond at former Barnet Rifle Range

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97102
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dipak Datlami next to the pond at the former Barnet Rifle Range that was created to settle out contaminants from the site heading for Simon Creek. The pond is surrounded by tall grasses and forest in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2629
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dipak Datlami next to the pond at the former Barnet Rifle Range that was created to settle out contaminants from the site heading for Simon Creek. The pond is surrounded by tall grasses and forest in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Names
Barnet Rifle Club
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Dipak Datlami looks out over a pond at the former Barnet Rifle Range, created to settle out solid contaminants from the site heading for Simon Creek. The tall grasses around the pond were also hydro-planted to prevent contaminated soil from migrating."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
8550 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

Professional cyclists

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96422
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
7 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of an professional cyclists at an unidentified cycling race at the indoor cycling track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Photographs depict: racing bicycles and toolkits; portraits of cyclists Tanya Dubnicoff, Doug Baron, and Jennie Read; and cyclists in a race.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
7 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2092
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of an professional cyclists at an unidentified cycling race at the indoor cycling track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Photographs depict: racing bicycles and toolkits; portraits of cyclists Tanya Dubnicoff, Doug Baron, and Jennie Read; and cyclists in a race.
Subjects
Sports - Cycling
Persons - Athletes
Names
Harry Jerome Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-1: "The lightweight, high-tech track bikes have only one gear, and no brakes."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-2: "Canadian Olympian Tanya Dubnicoff, catches her breath after a 20-minute sprinting workout."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-3: "Doug Baron, of Calgary, ready for another workout, straps on his helmet."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-4: "Staying in a paceline allows trailing riders to conserve energy while the lead runner bears the brunt of wind resistance."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-5: "Jennie Reed, from Seattle, a rider with the US National Team, makes some last minute adjustments to her bike, as other cyclists take to the track."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-6: "Jennie Reed, who rides with the US National Team, limbers up between track sessions."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-7: "The riders adjust their own bikes, keeping tool kits and various gear rings at close hand."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7564 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

Soccer at Harry Jerome Sports Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96711
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ron Zeitner and Rick Tesan playing with a soccer ball outside of the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. The inflatable roof and the mountains are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2316
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ron Zeitner and Rick Tesan playing with a soccer ball outside of the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. The inflatable roof and the mountains are visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Recreational - Sports
Sports - Soccer
Names
Harry Jerome Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Ron Zeitner and Rick Tesan are hoping to transform the Harry Jerome Sports Centre into a new home for indoor soccer."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7564 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

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