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Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)

Scope and Content: Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Josephine Chow Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: February 7, 2020 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 00:43:19

Scope and Content: Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. The farm is situated in the Big Bend area along Marine Drive and is still in operation today. 0:00-08:45 Josephine Chow provides some historical background on the history of “Hop On Farm” and her family in British Columbia. She tells of how her grandfather Gay Tim Hong and three partners pooled money together to purchase twelve acres on Marine Drive in 1951. Prior to this, most of them farmed on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation Reserve for 20-30 years. It all began when her great grandfather Sui Wing Hong, first came to Canada from China and slowly brought over her grandfather, father and other members of the family. Her grandfather, Gay Tim Hong went back and forth between Canada and China at least four times since he and her grandmother had four children including her father, who was born in 1931. Her father came to Canada at 10 years of age to live with his father. Josephine’s great grandfather came to Vancouver from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). 8:46- 14:20 Josephine provides the names of her siblings from the eldest to the youngest; Pauline, Josephine (herself), Catherine, Noreen, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. She describes what life was like on the farm with her parents working from sunrise to sunset. The family farmed vegetable produce taking orders from local stores in the lower mainland. Often the children helped their parents with the orders starting at eight or nine years of age. Other workers on the farm travelled by bus from Vancouver’s Chinatown. She also tells of how her father was an animal lover and raised chickens, pigeons, geese, koy, goldfish and dogs. 14: 21 – 16:56 Josephine describes what Burnaby was like during the time that she grew up in the late 1950s. She explains that Burnaby was very quiet with nothing being open on Sundays. On the farm, she and her siblings would entertain themselves by playing games like soccer, baseball and kick ball or also by catching frogs, snails, caterpillars and ladybugs. There were neighbours living on Marine Drive and almost every house had someone who we went to the same elementary school. The neighbourhood children would often come to play with them on their farm. 16:56- 26:47 Josephine describes how when they were young there were farms all around them and how on Sunday drives with her father, they would go to feed horses or look at the cows. Josephine shares that her elder sister Pauline was the only one born in China and how when she first arrived that she lived on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations Reserve with their parents before they moved to Burnaby. Josephine recollects that most of her friends were farmer’s kids from the neighbourhood but while in school, she had more Caucasian friends. Josephine and her siblings attended Glenwood Elementary on Marine Drive and later Junior Secondary at McPherson Park (grades 8-10) and Burnaby South Senior Secondary (grades 11-12. ). She shares some of her experiences while attending school. She said that there were about a dozen Asians in school with her, mostly from farming families in the “Flats”. 26:48- 30:45 Josephine describes what life was like for her and her siblings after school. They often helped on the farm when they got home, usually taking care of orders for green onions. Her mother made dinner and did all of the cooking for family and workers on the farm as well as working in the fields. Her father did all of the grocery shopping in Vancouver’s Chinatown two or three times per week where he purchased meat and fish. She says that her grandfather, often travelled by bus every Saturday or Sunday to meet up with friends in Chinatown. Extracurricular activities for her and her siblings included volley ball and soccer as long as it didn’t interfere with their work schedule on the farm. 30:46- 37:03 Josephine describes what occurred while living at home, the food they ate, shopping and attending Chinese school. Her mother cooked only Chinese food, she didn’t know how to cook “Western food”. For school lunches, the kids made their own sandwiches. She tells of a Chinese language school arranged by Mrs. Joe [sic] who lived on Gilley Road and was Canadian born Chinese. Mrs. Joe [sic] also arranged an English class for farmer’s wives on Tuesday nights in which her mother attended. Josephine recollects learning Mandarin from Mrs. Joe [sic] a few days a week after her regular school. Chinese school took place at Riverway School on Meadow Avenue in Burnaby. Mrs. Joe also taught them a lot about Chinese culture including Kung Fu, Chinese Dance and Chinese brush painting. 37:04- 39:39 Josephine describes Medical Care for her and her family in the 1950s and 1960s. She tells of a female Chinese doctor in Vancouver, Dr. Madeline Chung. Dr. Chung was responsible for delivering a lot of Chinese babies including Josephine. The family also visited herbalists in Vancouver Chinatown. They would often buy herbs for colds etc. Josephine also tells of how her parents stayed in touch with family in China by writing letters. Her mother’s family, including her parents and siblings were still in China while most of her father’s family were here in Canada. 39:40- 43:19 – In closing, Josephine shares how life is much busier now and of how she misses the quietness of her days growing up. She briefly describes her life on the family farm now and how different it is from when her parents worked the farm. She explains how farming methods have changed and how they don’t have to work as hard as her parents did.

History: Interviewee biography: Josephine Chow (nee Hong) is the second eldest child of Chan Kow Hong and Sui Ha Hong. In 1925, Josephine's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong immigrated to Canada from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). In 1952, her father, Chan Kow Hong joined his father, Gay Tim Hong and by 1953, he established "Hop On Farms" in the Big Bend area of Burnaby near Marine Drive. Josephine grew up on the farm with her parents and six siblings; Pauline, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. In 1969, Josephine's elder sister Pauline and her husband Jack Chan took over the family farm and in 1972 their father and grandfather moved to Kamloops to open a restaurant. As an adult, Josephine worked in several different areas including owning and running her own Aesthetics business. Josephine eventually retired and returned to the farm to assist her siblings. The farm is still in operation. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Agriculture - Farms; Education; Buildings - Schools; First Nations reserves - British Columbia

Names: Chow, Josephine; Glenwood Elementary School; McPherson Park Junior Secondary School; ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)

Responsibility: Fong, Denise

Geographic Access: Byrne Road

Accession Code: BV020.6.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Related Material: See also BV017.36*

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 12/3/2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of interview; Photograph info: Gary Hong and Chan Kow Hong harvesting celery at Hop-On Farms [1969]. BV017.36.4

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Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0006_0001_001.mp3

Oakalla district director's office post review

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16670

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1974]

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of "Post Review" from Oakalla District Director's Office. The Post Review is divided into four sections; Section One: Organization Chart; Section Two: Current List of Posts; Section Three: Job Descriptions and Section Four: Floor Plan.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Series: Oakalla correctional facility records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of "Post Review" from Oakalla District Director's Office. The Post Review is divided into four sections; Section One: Organization Chart; Section Two: Current List of Posts; Section Three: Job Descriptions and Section Four: Floor Plan.

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional; Public Services - Policing

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Responsibility: Province of British Columbia

Accession Code: BV991.45.175

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1974]

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title

Interview with Toki Miyashita by Rod Fowler February 27, 1990 - Track 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory522

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1930-1990

Length: 00:13:56

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s memories of the internment, separation of her father from the family to work on road camps, where she was born in Richmond at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, confiscation of home in 1942, eventual Redress, and lingering feelings of fear and dis…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s memories of the internment, separation of her father from the family to work on road camps, where she was born in Richmond at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, confiscation of home in 1942, eventual Redress, and lingering feelings of fear and distrust in her family. She also talks about visiting Hiroshima on her trip to Japan in 1980

Date Range: 1930-1990

Length: 00:13:56

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Persons - Japanese Canadians

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 27, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Toki Miyashita, conducted by Rod Fowler. Toki Miyashita was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, her awakening interest in Japanese culture after the war, her subsequent interest in teaching others about Japanese crafts and arts, and becoming a helpful intermediary between Burnaby and visitors from Japan. The interview explores her interest in the Ainu of Japan and their possible link to the aboriginals of BC, her impressions of the Ainu carver Nuburi Toko, and her involvement in the events surrounding the creation of the sculpture “Playground of the Gods” for Burnaby Mountain. The interview also contains interesting details about the art of Japanese flower-arranging. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Toki Miyashita was born in Richmond B.C., ca. 1935, at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, a second generation Canadian descended from the Oikawa family who settled on Don and Lion Islands (Oikawa-shima). In 1942 the Japanese Canadians in BC were forcibly moved from the coast and their belongings confiscated. Toki Miyashita, her parents, two brothers, and grandparents were first taken to Hastings Park where her father was separated from the family to work in road camps, and the rest of the family were interned in New Denver. Her resourceful grandmother moved the family to land outside the internment camp, growing a large garden from seeds brought with her. In 1946 the family moved to Kamloops and in 1958, after finishing high school, Toki Miyashita moved to Montreal to be with relatives and a small Japanese community. At this time she became interested in Japanese culture and took a Japanese language course at age 22. She learned about Japanese flower-arranging (Ikebana), paper folding (Origami), silk doll making (from a Russian Jew), and how to wear a kimono. She began demonstrating these arts in schools and to other groups, which she continued doing when she, her husband and two young children moved to Burnaby in 1969. Toki Miyashita has been called an unpaid “ambassador” of Japanese culture to the Lower Mainland. She has acted as liaison between Burnaby and her sister city Kushiro in Japan, which involved her in the creation of the Ainu sculpture “Playground of the Gods” on Burnaby Mountain for Burnaby’s Centennial. Toki Miyashita is a recognized Master in Ikebana Sogetsu, a school of flower-arranging, and has served on the board of the Vancouver Ikebana Association. She also served on Burnaby’s Family Court in the 1980s.

Total Tracks: 11

Total Length: 01:34:10

Interviewee Name: Miyashita, Toki

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Audio Tracks

Track seven of interview with Toki Miyashita

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-017/MSS187-017_Track_7.mp3

Reiko Moizumi’s wedding

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 27 Sep. 1975 (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of three women and one man posing at a wedding. Bride, Reiko Moizumi is standing on far left with bridesmaid Akemi Yamamoto Jordan to her right and then her parents Yoshino Yamamoto and Tokio Yamamoto. Group is standing in front of a gold curtain.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of three women and one man posing at a wedding. Bride, Reiko Moizumi is standing on far left with bridesmaid Akemi Yamamoto Jordan to her right and then her parents Yoshino Yamamoto and Tokio Yamamoto. Group is standing in front of a gold curtain.

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings; Persons - Japanese Canadians

Names: Yamamoto, Yoshino Tamura; Moizumi, Reiko Yamamoto; Jordan, Akemi Yamamoto; Yamamoto, Tokio

Accession Code: BV016.11.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 27 Sep. 1975 (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 4/24/2016

Scale: 100

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Reiko Moizumi’s wedding

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 27 Sep. 1975 (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of at the wedding of Reiko Moizumi (nee Yamamoto). From L-R: Reiko Moizumi, Kao Kakiuchi (flowergirl), Akemi Jordan (nee Yamamoto), Christine Matwick (nee Toda). Group is standing oustside, in front of a house.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of at the wedding of Reiko Moizumi (nee Yamamoto). From L-R: Reiko Moizumi, Kao Kakiuchi (flowergirl), Akemi Jordan (nee Yamamoto), Christine Matwick (nee Toda). Group is standing oustside, in front of a house.

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings; Persons - Japanese Canadians

Names: Moizumi, Reiko Yamamoto; Kakiuchi, Kao; Jordan, Akemi Yamamoto; Matwick, Christine Toda

Accession Code: BV016.11.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 27 Sep. 1975 (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 4/24/2016

Scale: 100

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Reiko Moizumi’s wedding

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4323

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 27 Sep. 1975 (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of at the wedding of Reiko Moizumi (nee Yamamoto). From L-R: Reiko Moizumi, Kao Kakiuchi (flowergirl), Akemi Jordan (nee Yamamoto), Christine Matwick (nee Toda), Yoshino Yamamoto. Group is standing oustside, in front of a house.Group is standing in front of a gold curtain.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of at the wedding of Reiko Moizumi (nee Yamamoto). From L-R: Reiko Moizumi, Kao Kakiuchi (flowergirl), Akemi Jordan (nee Yamamoto), Christine Matwick (nee Toda), Yoshino Yamamoto. Group is standing oustside, in front of a house.Group is standing in front of a gold curtain.

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings; Persons - Japanese Canadians

Names: Jordan, Akemi Yamamoto; Kakiuchi, Kao; Matwick, Christine Toda; Moizumi, Reiko Yamamoto; Yamamoto, Yoshino Tamura

Accession Code: BV016.11.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 27 Sep. 1975 (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 4/24/2016

Scale: 100

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Reiko Moizumi’s wedding

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4324

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 27 Sep. 1975 (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of group portrait at the wedding of Reiko Moizumi and Masashi Moizumo. From Left to Right: Jun Hayashida, Mr. Sugita, Masashi Moizumo, Reiko Moizumi (nee Yamamoto), Akemi Jordan (nee Yakamoto), Yoshino Yamamoto (nee Tamura), Tokio Yamamoto, Christine Matwick (nee Toda). Flowergirl in fro…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of group portrait at the wedding of Reiko Moizumi and Masashi Moizumo. From Left to Right: Jun Hayashida, Mr. Sugita, Masashi Moizumo, Reiko Moizumi (nee Yamamoto), Akemi Jordan (nee Yakamoto), Yoshino Yamamoto (nee Tamura), Tokio Yamamoto, Christine Matwick (nee Toda). Flowergirl in front is Kayo Kaiuchi. Group is standing outside in front of trees.

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings; Persons - Japanese Canadians

Names: Hayashida, Jun; Jordan, Akemi Yamamoto; Kakiuchi, Kao; Matwick, Christine Toda; Moizumi, Masashi; Moizumi, Reiko Yamamoto; Sugita, Mr.; Yamamoto, Tokio; Yamamoto, Yoshino Tamura

Accession Code: BV016.11.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 27 Sep. 1975 (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 4/24/2016

Scale: 100

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Corrections standards

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16667

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1978

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of copies of records regarding Standards of Correctional Facilties for Juvenile and Adult Containment Facilties including memorandums between D. DeBelle; Ken Nygaard, Facilties Management; A.G. Gilmore, Client co-ordinator Planning and Leasing B.C. Buildings Corporation; meeting minut…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Series: Oakalla correctional facility records series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Material Details: File enclosed in brown duotang cover

Scope and Content: File consists of copies of records regarding Standards of Correctional Facilties for Juvenile and Adult Containment Facilties including memorandums between D. DeBelle; Ken Nygaard, Facilties Management; A.G. Gilmore, Client co-ordinator Planning and Leasing B.C. Buildings Corporation; meeting minutes re Security Systems and Hardware -- New Westminster Courthouse (April 7, 1978); hardware and furniture catalgues for prisons; prison floor plans for washrooms, dormitories and holding cells along with a series of handwritten notes.

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Accession Code: BV991.45.170

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1978

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on cover title

Jail cell bars from first Burnaby jail

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18450

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of jail cell bars after being removed from the former Burnaby jail that was located in the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds. The jail cell bars were being considered for Heritage Village that was constructed in 1971.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of jail cell bars after being removed from the former Burnaby jail that was located in the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds. The jail cell bars were being considered for Heritage Village that was constructed in 1971.

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional

Accession Code: BV022.9.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1970]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-03-15

Photographer: Lott, Richard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1st Bby jail bars / & rocks / 1970 / prep for Heritage / Village"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "78IH"

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Jail cell bars from first Burnaby jail

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18451

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of jail cell bars after being removed from the former Burnaby jail that was located in the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds. The jail cell bars were being considered for Heritage Village that was constructed in 1971.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of jail cell bars after being removed from the former Burnaby jail that was located in the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds. The jail cell bars were being considered for Heritage Village that was constructed in 1971.

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional

Accession Code: BV022.9.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1970]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-03-15

Photographer: Lott, Richard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1st Bby jail bars & / rocks / 1970 / prep for Heritage / Village"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "78IH"

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Jail cell bars from first Burnaby jail

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18452

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of jail cell bars after being removed from the former Burnaby jail that was located in the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds. The jail cell bars were being considered for Heritage Village that was constructed in 1971.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of jail cell bars after being removed from the former Burnaby jail that was located in the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds. The jail cell bars were being considered for Heritage Village that was constructed in 1971.

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional

Accession Code: BV022.9.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1970]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-03-15

Photographer: Lott, Richard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1st Bby jail rocks & bars / prep for Heritage / Village /1970"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "78IH"

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Jail cell spring mechanism from first Burnaby jail

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of jail cell spring mechanism after being removed from the former Burnaby jail that was located in the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds. The jail cell spring mechanism was considered for Heritage Village that was constructed in 1971.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of jail cell spring mechanism after being removed from the former Burnaby jail that was located in the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds. The jail cell spring mechanism was considered for Heritage Village that was constructed in 1971.

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional

Accession Code: BV022.9.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1970]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-03-15

Photographer: Lott, Richard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1st Bby jail / bars/rocks / 1970"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "78IH"

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Jail cell spring mechanism from first Burnaby jail, [1970] thumbnail

Memorandum re staff clothing cost

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16699

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 22 Jul. 1977

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a one page facsimile memorandum from H.M. Miller, Director, Resource Analysis Section of the Corrections Branch Head Office to Regional Directors of Corrections and Institutional Directors Re: "Staff Clothing Cost - FY 1977-78 / Suggested Budget Level".

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Series: Oakalla correctional facility records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Material Details: original copy printed on fax paper

Scope and Content: Item consists of a one page facsimile memorandum from H.M. Miller, Director, Resource Analysis Section of the Corrections Branch Head Office to Regional Directors of Corrections and Institutional Directors Re: "Staff Clothing Cost - FY 1977-78 / Suggested Budget Level".

Creator: Province of British Columbia

Subjects: Clothing - Uniforms; Public Services - Correctional

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Accession Code: BV991.45.611

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 22 Jul. 1977

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 14-Jun-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Memorandum re uniform specifications and scale of issue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16709

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 20 Jan. 1975

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of a memorandum addressed to "All Directors - Correctional Centres" from the Executive Director, B.G. Robinson, Corrections Branch Head Office re: "Uniform Specifications and Scale of Issue". Memorandum includes correspondence cover page along with a copy of "Corrections Bra…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Series: Oakalla correctional facility records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Material Details: facsimilie paper; 58 pages (includes table of contents)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of a memorandum addressed to "All Directors - Correctional Centres" from the Executive Director, B.G. Robinson, Corrections Branch Head Office re: "Uniform Specifications and Scale of Issue". Memorandum includes correspondence cover page along with a copy of "Corrections Branch / Staff / Uniform and Clothing Specifications".

Creator: Province of British Columbia

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Accession Code: BV991.45.618

Access Restriction: Subject to FIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FIPPA

Date: 20 Jan. 1975

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 14-Jun-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Proceedings of Citizens Committee on Oakalla Lands

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2 Mar. 1978

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of a transcript of proceedings of the Citizens Committee on Oakalla Lands. Committee members include; Elwood N. Veitch, M.L.A. (Chairman); Burnaby Mayor, Tom Constable; Lorne A. Fingarson; Ken Norwood; Donald N. Brown; Mrs. Pat Parliament (secretary). Transcript of proceedin…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Series: Oakalla correctional facility records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of a transcript of proceedings of the Citizens Committee on Oakalla Lands. Committee members include; Elwood N. Veitch, M.L.A. (Chairman); Burnaby Mayor, Tom Constable; Lorne A. Fingarson; Ken Norwood; Donald N. Brown; Mrs. Pat Parliament (secretary). Transcript of proceedings is signed by Official Court Reporter, H.E. Bemister. Transcript is comprised of presentations made by representatives from the Century Park Museum Association, Burnaby Chamber of Commerce, Marr Bing and Associates, B.C. Federation of Fly Fishers and the Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commission regarding the future use of Oakalla lands

Publisher: Allwest Reporting Ltd.

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Accession Code: BV991.45.619

Access Restriction: Subject to FIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FIPPA

Date: 2 Mar. 1978

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Bound report, pages are numbered 30 to 105; Copy of transcript printed by Allwest Reporting Ltd. 1193 Kingsway, Vancouver, B.C.

Purchase order re camp style uniforms

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 4 Apr. 1977

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 4 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of a purchase order (facisimilie) for camp style uniforms from the Department of Finance Province of British Columbia to Gordon Campbell Ltd. The purchase order includes three pages with specifications for camp style uniforms.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Series: Oakalla correctional facility records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 4 p. of textual records

Material Details: facsimilie paper

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of a purchase order (facisimilie) for camp style uniforms from the Department of Finance Province of British Columbia to Gordon Campbell Ltd. The purchase order includes three pages with specifications for camp style uniforms.

Creator: Province of British Columbia

Subjects: Clothing - Uniforms; Public Services - Correctional

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Accession Code: BV991.45.615

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 4 Apr. 1977

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: June 14, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 5

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1960-1990

Length: 00:14:36

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ views about the role Ratepayer Associations played in neighbourhood development, their diminished role as their functions have been taken over by Council, the Parks Board and political party slates, and the pros and cons for the change

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ views about the role Ratepayer Associations played in neighbourhood development, their diminished role as their functions have been taken over by Council, the Parks Board and political party slates, and the pros and cons for the change

Date Range: 1960-1990

Length: 00:14:36

Subjects: Public Services - Municipal Services; Organizations; Persons - Volunteers

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 22, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:56:50

Interviewee Name: Apps, Ed

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Ed Apps

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Interview with Kay Zimmerman by Rod Fowler [February] 1990 - Track 5

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1967-1990

Length: 00:04:42

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Kay Zimmerman’s discussion about the pros and cons of volunteer organizations operating public services for the municipality, in particular the Parks and Recreation Commission taking control of Heritage Village, a volunteer initiated Centennial Project

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Kay Zimmerman’s discussion about the pros and cons of volunteer organizations operating public services for the municipality, in particular the Parks and Recreation Commission taking control of Heritage Village, a volunteer initiated Centennial Project

Date Range: 1967-1990

Photo Info: Kay Zimmerman, [1973]. Item no. 231-021

Length: 00:04:42

Subjects: Public Services - Municipal Services; Organizations - Historical Societies; Persons - Volunteers

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: [February] 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Kay Zimmerman, conducted by Rod Fowler. Kay Zimmerman was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Kay Zimmerman’s political activities in Burnaby and her description of her Lochdale neighbourhood in the 1960s. She provides an excellent overview of the municipal political groups and important political issues in Burnaby from 1960 to 1980. She tells the story about an early and successful political action that convinced her that an individual can make a difference. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Kathleen “Kay” Zimmerman, her husband Gordon and their young son Rick moved to Burnaby from Vancouver in 1960 to a house on Curtis Avenue near Duthie Street (a second son Bruce was born in Burnaby). Kay Zimmerman worked 12 years at Royal Columbian Hospital in the admitting office, then 4 years (1974-1979) as special assistant to Senator Ray Perrault, followed by work as a judge on the Citizenship Court before retiring. Gordon Zimmerman worked at the Shell Refinery. A member of the Liberal Party and political activist before arriving in Burnaby, Kay Zimmerman continued her involvement in national and local politics. She campaigned for Ray Perrault during the Trudeau years, and was a founder and active member of the Burnaby Voters Association (BVA). Her political activities encompassed 30 years that saw major changes in Burnaby, including the building of SFU, creation of Heritage Village, an awakening environmental sensibility, and a dramatic increase in population and development in Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 10

Total Length: 01:04:36

Interviewee Name: Zimmerman, Kay

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Kay Zimmerman, [1973]. Item no. 231-021 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Kay Zimmerman

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Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 8

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1956-1990

Length: 00:10:17

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s founding and operation of the youth soccer exchange with Washington State, and the importance of soccer to the community. He discusses the problem of isolation between north and south Burnaby, planned development in Burnaby, and the contributi…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s founding and operation of the youth soccer exchange with Washington State, and the importance of soccer to the community. He discusses the problem of isolation between north and south Burnaby, planned development in Burnaby, and the contributions of Ratepayer groups and volunteers

Date Range: 1956-1990

Photo Info: Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263

Length: 00:10:17

Subjects: Persons - Volunteers; Sports - Soccer; Public Services - Municipal Services; Planning

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: March 19, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.

Total Tracks: 11

Total Length: 1:31:44

Interviewee Name: Gordon, Merrill

Interview Location: unknown

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.