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Man eating at food court
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78793
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 24, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man eating at the Metrotown mall food court.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 24, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 14.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0110
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man eating at the Metrotown mall food court.
- Names
- Metrotown
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 3557 C 52% / 100% Bby pg 3"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Students helping the Burnaby food bank
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78766
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 20, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grade one students from Seaforth Elementary school walking the neighbourhood for the Burnaby food bank.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 20, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0107
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grade one students from Seaforth Elementary school walking the neighbourhood for the Burnaby food bank.
- Names
- Seaforth School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Blissett, Rebecca
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 3578 B Rebecca / Bby - 1 - 69%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Two men carrying long plank of wood with food, [1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0015_001.jpg?width=280)
Two men carrying long plank of wood with food
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19298
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men walking in a forested area, carrying a plank of wood with food balanced on top.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men walking in a forested area, carrying a plank of wood with food balanced on top.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1919]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
![Two men carrying long plank of wood with food, [1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0015_001.jpg)
![A man and woman seated together on a wooden beam, [between 1920 and 1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0020_0028_001.jpg?width=280)
A man and woman seated together on a wooden beam
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4405
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Rhoda Jeffers fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on a wooden beam with a woman who appears to be Rhoda Mae Jeffers seated on his lap. The man is holding a thermos bottle and the woman has a cigarette in her mouth. Behind them is an open lunch box and more thermoses and food. They are looking at each other…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Rhoda Jeffers fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on a wooden beam with a woman who appears to be Rhoda Mae Jeffers seated on his lap. The man is holding a thermos bottle and the woman has a cigarette in her mouth. Behind them is an open lunch box and more thermoses and food. They are looking at each other. Behind them is a wooden fence and some woods. She has a short bobbed hair cut and is wearing glasses.
- Names
- Jeffers, Rhoda Mae
- Accession Code
- BV007.20.28
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13/05/2018
Images
![A man and woman seated together on a wooden beam, [between 1920 and 1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0020_0028_001.jpg)
Amy Wong, Derick Ng, Jose Quezada and Alicia Haney
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78799
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 27, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Amy Wong and Derick Ng, grade 1 students at Deer Lake School with toys, clothing and food they and their schoolmasters collected for local charities. In the background are grade 10 students Jose Quezada and Alicia Haney.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 27, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0116
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Amy Wong and Derick Ng, grade 1 students at Deer Lake School with toys, clothing and food they and their schoolmasters collected for local charities. In the background are grade 10 students Jose Quezada and Alicia Haney.
- Subjects
- Events - Fundraising
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Blissett, Rebecca
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "3606 Bby Rebecca 85% Bby p. 3"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
A worth-while recipe book : a concise compend of tested recipes which make delicious dishes, together with a compilation of helps and hints of value to every housekeeper.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2773
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.130.52
- Call Number
- 641 KEL
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- Kelly, Douglas & Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking, Canadian
- Cookbooks--British Columbia
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
- Nabob
- Notes
- "Manufacturers of "NABOB" Pure Food Products"
- "Price Twenty-five Cents"
Boy Scout with ration for one
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20584
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a member of the 2nd Burnaby Boy Scout troop seated next to his food rations and equipment layed out on a piece of lumber. Photograph was taken during the 2nd Burnaby Boy Scout troop's hike from New Westminster to Sunbury on Easter weekend.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a member of the 2nd Burnaby Boy Scout troop seated next to his food rations and equipment layed out on a piece of lumber. Photograph was taken during the 2nd Burnaby Boy Scout troop's hike from New Westminster to Sunbury on Easter weekend.
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV995.8.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1925
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 4
- Inscription in white ink below photograph reads: "RATION / FOR / ONE"
- Newspaper clipping with heading "SECOND BURNABY TROOP ENJOY HIKE" is adhered to page of album and provides context for the photographs mounted to the page.
Images
Burnaby Zoning Bylaw - Minor Text Amendments - Mobile Retail and Food Carts/Outdoor Patio Seating
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport10024
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4216
- Meeting Date
- 23-Nov-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 72
- Item No.
- 27
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4216
- Meeting Date
- 23-Nov-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 72
- Item No.
- 27
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment Mobile Retail and Food Carts
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport9873
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5588
- Meeting Date
- 8-Feb-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5588
- Meeting Date
- 8-Feb-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 9850 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 5, 1993
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw14529
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9850
- Final Adoption
- 1993 Mar 08
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9850
- Final Adoption
- 1993 Mar 08
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 9871 - Capital Works, Machinery and Equipment Reserve Fund Expenditure Bylaw No 8, 1993
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw14508
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9871
- Final Adoption
- 1993 Mar 29
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9871
- Final Adoption
- 1993 Mar 29
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 10155 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 55, 1994
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw14224
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 10155
- Final Adoption
- 1995 Jan 23
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 10155
- Final Adoption
- 1995 Jan 23
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Contract to Operate Food Service at Bonsor Complex
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport5584
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61585
- Meeting Date
- 13-Jul-1998
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 19
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61585
- Meeting Date
- 13-Jul-1998
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 19
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool and Fitness Centre Food Services
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport9798
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6334
- Meeting Date
- 8-Mar-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 15
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6334
- Meeting Date
- 8-Mar-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 15
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Elementary students
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79769
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 11, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of elementary school students Tasneem, Michelle, Kyle and Ken get ready for their school’s Jingle Bell food drive.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 11, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0511
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of elementary school students Tasneem, Michelle, Kyle and Ken get ready for their school’s Jingle Bell food drive.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "3064 Bby Langdeau / Bby 3. 72%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Eric Veland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79811
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 22, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Eric Veland, sorting through canned food and his caroling classmates from Marlborough Elementary School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 22, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0529
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Eric Veland, sorting through canned food and his caroling classmates from Marlborough Elementary School.
- Names
- Veland, Eric
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Mario Bby 3154"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Food and Beverage Services at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport6976
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6114
- Meeting Date
- 26-Aug-1996
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 22
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6114
- Meeting Date
- 26-Aug-1996
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 22
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Fraser Merchants Association annual dinner, [199-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0009_001.jpg?width=280)
Fraser Merchants Association annual dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20346
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [199-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) annual dinner at Pink Pearl Restaurant in Vancouver. Members of the assocation are identified from left to right: FMA Directors Bing Wong, Henry Lau, Michael Chow (secretary), Benny Kwok (owner of Cariboo Hill Grocery in Burnaby), Howard Lam, Keith C…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) annual dinner at Pink Pearl Restaurant in Vancouver. Members of the assocation are identified from left to right: FMA Directors Bing Wong, Henry Lau, Michael Chow (secretary), Benny Kwok (owner of Cariboo Hill Grocery in Burnaby), Howard Lam, Keith Chu, Jim Howe (treasurer), Harry Toy (president). Red sign hanging behind group reads "FRASER MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION BANQUET [Chinese characters beneath]. Harry Toy is speaking from a podium with the sign "PINK PEARL".
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Organizations
- Organizations - Business Associations
- Events
- Events - Parties
- Names
- Fraser Merchants' Association
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Wong, Bing
- Lau, Henry
- Chow, Michael
- Kwok, Benny
- Lam, Howard
- Chu, Keith
- Howe, Jim
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [199-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-01
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Fraser Merchants Association annual dinner, [199-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0009_001.jpg)
![Fraser Merchants Association annual dinner, [199-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0010_001.jpg?width=280)
Fraser Merchants Association annual dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20347
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [199-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) annual dinner at Pink Pearl Restaurant in Vancouver. Members of the assocation standing in front of sign are identified from left to right: FMA Directors Bing Wong, Henry Lau, Michael Chow (secretary), Benny Kwok (owner of Cariboo Hill Grocery in Bur…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) annual dinner at Pink Pearl Restaurant in Vancouver. Members of the assocation standing in front of sign are identified from left to right: FMA Directors Bing Wong, Henry Lau, Michael Chow (secretary), Benny Kwok (owner of Cariboo Hill Grocery in Burnaby), Howard Lam, Keith Chu, Jim Howe (treasurer), Harry Toy (president). Sign hanging from ceiling reads "HAPPY NEW YEAR" and red sign with gold lettering on wall in background reads "FRASER MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION BANQUET [Chinese characters beneath]. Harry Toy is speaking from a podium with the sign "PINK PEARL".
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Organizations
- Organizations - Business Associations
- Events
- Events - Parties
- Holidays - Chinese New Year
- Names
- Fraser Merchants' Association
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Wong, Bing
- Lau, Henry
- Chow, Michael
- Kwok, Benny
- Lam, Howard
- Chu, Keith
- Howe, Jim
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [199-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-01
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Fraser Merchants Association annual dinner, [199-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0010_001.jpg)
![Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-040.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Don and Orville Jantzen by Eric Damer November 19, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory351
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1955-2012
- Length
- 0:07:31
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of Burnaby's political landscape. Orville Jantzen discusses air pollution in Burnaby and Eric Damer mentions various conservation strategies. Don discusses the Burnaby Citizen's Association platform and a number of politicians from th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of Burnaby's political landscape. Orville Jantzen discusses air pollution in Burnaby and Eric Damer mentions various conservation strategies. Don discusses the Burnaby Citizen's Association platform and a number of politicians from the federal government including Tommy Douglas.
- Date Range
- 1955-2012
- Photo Info
- Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040.
- Length
- 0:07:31
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 19, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Don Jantzen and his brother Orville Jantzen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 19, 2012. Major themes discussed are: political activism and the trade union movement.
- Biographical Notes
- Don Jantzen came to Vancouver from the prairies following the war, found work, married, and settled in Burnaby in 1950. Through his work as a longshoreman, Don became active in the trade union movement (ILWU) and eventually became vice president of the Vancouver local. He was also active in politics, helping to launch the Burnaby Citizen’s Association in the early nineteen-fifties and working as campaign manager for candidates in both the provincial and the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Don has been a participant in local politics for many years as well as a supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Don's younger brother, Orville Jantzen, was born in Saskatchewan but grew up in South Vancouver. He is married with two children. Orville began his career as a salesman for a Burnaby bakery and remained in the food and beverage industry, working in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Since retiring, Orville has been engaged with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:32
- Interviewee Name
- Jantzen, Don
- Jantzen, Orville
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-040.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
Track three of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-015/MSS171-015_Track_3.mp3