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Woman and boy working on a typewriter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59162
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman watching a boy use a typewriter.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1493
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman watching a boy use a typewriter.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT / 47% / page 1 / Burnaby / Today"
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Three men near audio equipment
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59065
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified men in suits standing by audiovisual equipment and servers. A TV screen is in the foreground.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1471
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified men in suits standing by audiovisual equipment and servers. A TV screen is in the foreground.
- Subjects
- Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
- Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Televisions
- Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "page 5 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
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A man in a recording studio
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59041
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man in a studio with audiovisual equipment. He is placing a VHS tape into an editing device.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1447
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man in a studio with audiovisual equipment. He is placing a VHS tape into an editing device.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "page 6 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
Images
"The Weed Man"
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58936
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man posing with his pick-up truck containing lawn and landscaping equipment. His truck, hat, and shirt all read "The Weed Man."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1385
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man posing with his pick-up truck containing lawn and landscaping equipment. His truck, hat, and shirt all read "The Weed Man."
- Subjects
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment
- Maintenance Tools and Equipment
- Occupations
- Transportation - Trucks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / A-8 / 47% PMT"
Images
Interior of surveyor's office
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13495
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [198_]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Land Surveyor's office "Hill & Burnett" inside of Burnaby Village Museum. The exhibit includes a roll top desk, a pendulum wall clock as well as land surveying equipment.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Land Surveyor's office "Hill & Burnett" inside of Burnaby Village Museum. The exhibit includes a roll top desk, a pendulum wall clock as well as land surveying equipment.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Land Surveyors
- Surveying and Navigational Tools and Equipment
- Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.838
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [198_]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 1200
- Scan Date
- 25-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 col. print; 8.5 x 9 cm accompanying negative (negative no.4)
Images
7018-7092 Lougheed Hwy [at] SW intersection w/ Bainbridge Ave
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93715
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the commercial properties located at 7018-7092 Lougheed Highway and the surrounding area. Photographs depict the buildings' exteriors, interiors, and roof. Also included in the file is one photograph of a map of Sechelt being marked up.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the commercial properties located at 7018-7092 Lougheed Highway and the surrounding area. Photographs depict the buildings' exteriors, interiors, and roof. Also included in the file is one photograph of a map of Sechelt being marked up.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from original print envelope
- File no. 87-201-B
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 7018 Lougheed Highway
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
The A&W Bear with unidentified woman playing golf
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58942
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the A&W Bear mascot helping an unidentified woman to line up her shot on a putting green. The photograph is taken in the Simon Fraser University Convocation Mall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 18 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1389
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the A&W Bear mascot helping an unidentified woman to line up her shot on a putting green. The photograph is taken in the Simon Fraser University Convocation Mall.
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / A-1 / 136% / keep that"
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Burnaby Central Railway sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14021
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sign for Burnaby Central Railway located at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sign for Burnaby Central Railway located at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1049
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1988
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 06-Oct-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Grocery store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52859
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified grocery store.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-103
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified grocery store.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Lillian Mann's property
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46242
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lillian Mann's property, with signs which read such things as; "Forced Sale", "Expropriation Sale!" and Demolition Sale!" posted up along the front yard, and nailed to the large Cedar tree.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1130
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lillian Mann's property, with signs which read such things as; "Forced Sale", "Expropriation Sale!" and Demolition Sale!" posted up along the front yard, and nailed to the large Cedar tree.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "READY TO MOVE ... Lillian Mann, the Burnaby homeowner who waged a lengthy but unsuccessful battle against expropriation of her Cameron Street home, is ready to move. But she hasn't lost her spark, as the terse messages on her front lawn indicate. The property is to become a parking lot for the Cameron Public Library."
- Geographic Access
- Cameron Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lyndhurst Area
Images
Opening of the Knight and Day Restaurant at Boundary and Lougheed Highway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59215
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign advertising the new location of Knight & Day Restaurant opening in December. There is a long line of people lining up next to the restaurant in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1530
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign advertising the new location of Knight & Day Restaurant opening in December. There is a long line of people lining up next to the restaurant in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page 1 / Burnaby Today"
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Boundary Road
Images
Sign for dog handlers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16694
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [198-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Oakalla Prison collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a one page handwritten sign in red ink on yellow lined paper, reading: "These Belts are for Dog Handlers Only!" with two arrows pointing below.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Oakalla Prison collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a one page handwritten sign in red ink on yellow lined paper, reading: "These Belts are for Dog Handlers Only!" with two arrows pointing below.
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.227
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [198-]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- June 7, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. 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
- Education
- Migration
- Occupations - Teachers
- Occupations - Grocers
- Organizations
- Organizations - Business Associations
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
- Names
- Toy, Christina
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Babey, Beverley
- Canada Way Food Market
- Fraser Merchants' Association
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.19
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Related Material
- See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory441
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1926-1989
- Length
- 00:10:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is mainly about the start of the Lewarne family ice cream business in the Depression and its history under three generations of the family. He also remembers the hard times of the Depression, the schools he attended in South Burnaby, and Mr. Seller’s shetland ponies.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is mainly about the start of the Lewarne family ice cream business in the Depression and its history under three generations of the family. He also remembers the hard times of the Depression, the schools he attended in South Burnaby, and Mr. Seller’s shetland ponies.
- Date Range
- 1926-1989
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
- Length
- 00:10:22
- Subjects
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Business
- Geographic Access
- Nelson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne 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 Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 1:34:40
- Interviewee Name
- Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
- 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 business computerization 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
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Bill Lewarne
Track one of interview with Bill Lewarne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-019/MSS187-019_Track_1.mp31982 - Moving the Roberts House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91881
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the land being cleared at 5496 Dominion Street in order to create a path to move the Roberts' house onto the property. The old garage was demolished, the area dug out and made level for the foundation. The house at 5493 Dominion Street is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-062
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the land being cleared at 5496 Dominion Street in order to create a path to move the Roberts' house onto the property. The old garage was demolished, the area dug out and made level for the foundation. The house at 5493 Dominion Street is visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "p.4"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: ""Moving the House" / The Garage is gone! / Sept. 1982"
- 5493 Dominion Street was previously numbered 3107 Dominion Street and was later subdivided into two lots: 5491 and 5495 Dominion Street.
- Street Address
- 5493 Dominion Street
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
1982 - Moving the Roberts House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91882
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an excavator making a pathway to move the Roberts' house from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. A second excavator works in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-063
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an excavator making a pathway to move the Roberts' house from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. A second excavator works in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P5"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "3"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "4"
- Street Address
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
1982 - Moving the Roberts House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91883
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts' house jacked up and supported by iron beams underneath. Three labourers work beneath the lifted house. In order to raise the house, some of the foundation was knocked down. A rear end of a flat bed truck is parked on the grass to the right.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-064
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts' house jacked up and supported by iron beams underneath. Three labourers work beneath the lifted house. In order to raise the house, some of the foundation was knocked down. A rear end of a flat bed truck is parked on the grass to the right.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.6"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "11"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "5"
- Street Address
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
1982 - Moving the Roberts House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91884
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts' house being moved from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. Wheels were attached to both ends of the iron beams supporting the raised house and one set of wheels was attached to a swivel on a flatbed truck to facilitate the move. The furnishings and appliances …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-065
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts' house being moved from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. Wheels were attached to both ends of the iron beams supporting the raised house and one set of wheels was attached to a swivel on a flatbed truck to facilitate the move. The furnishings and appliances were left inside the house during the move.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P7"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "7"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "6"
- Street Address
- 5538 Dominion Street
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
1982 - Moving the Roberts House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91885
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts' house being moved from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. Wheels were attached to both ends of the iron beams supporting the raised house and one set wheels was attached to a swivel on a flatbed truck to facilitate the move. The house was turned 90 degrees so…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-066
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts' house being moved from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. Wheels were attached to both ends of the iron beams supporting the raised house and one set wheels was attached to a swivel on a flatbed truck to facilitate the move. The house was turned 90 degrees so that it faced Dominion Street.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.8"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "8"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "7"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Moving and Turning 90 [degrees] / Sept. 82"
- Street Address
- 5538 Dominion Street
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
1982 - Moving the Roberts House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91886
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts' house nearly in its new position after being moved from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. The move took nearly two full days to complete.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-067
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts' house nearly in its new position after being moved from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. The move took nearly two full days to complete.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P9"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "25"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "8"
- Street Address
- 5538 Dominion Street
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area