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Canada Way Food Market and Toy residence

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 13 Jun. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of Canada Way Food Market building and Toy family residence (above) located at 4694 Canada Way. Blue plastic food crates, store racks and car tires are in the parking area in front of the store. The food market closed in 2010.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Series: Harry Toy photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of Canada Way Food Market building and Toy family residence (above) located at 4694 Canada Way. Blue plastic food crates, store racks and car tires are in the parking area in front of the store. The food market closed in 2010.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names: Canada Way Food Market

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4694 Canada Way

Accession Code: BV023.25.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 13 Jun. 2023

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 Date: 2023-06-13

Photographer: Petrusa, Kate

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Cigarette price sign inside of Canada Way Food Market

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 13 Jun. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpg) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of cigarette price display sign hanging from ceiling inside of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby. Boxes are visible beneath the sign. The food market closed in 2010.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Series: Harry Toy photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpg) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of cigarette price display sign hanging from ceiling inside of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby. Boxes are visible beneath the sign. The food market closed in 2010.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names: Canada Way Food Market

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4694 Canada Way

Accession Code: BV023.25.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 13 Jun. 2023

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy; BV023.17.3 - Cigarette price display sign; For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17

Scan Date: 2023-06-13

Photographer: Petrusa, Kate

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The sign was donated to the Burnaby Village Museum in 2023

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Interview with Kay Jackson by Eric Damer October 16, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1935-1956

Length: 0:10:23

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Kay (O'Cook) Jackson's memories of growing up in Burnaby. She mentions her parents' Radio Repair Shop on Kingsway and talks about different activities she would take part in with her friends. Kay also speaks fondly of Burnaby South High School and of her fi…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Kay (O'Cook) Jackson's memories of growing up in Burnaby. She mentions her parents' Radio Repair Shop on Kingsway and talks about different activities she would take part in with her friends. Kay also speaks fondly of Burnaby South High School and of her first years in the work force.

Date Range: 1935-1956

Photo Info: Burnaby South High School class, Kay O'Cook (later Jackson) is in the middle row, third from the right, [1952]. Item no. 549-038.

Length: 0:10:23

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 16, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Kay (O'Cook) Jackson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 16, 2012. Major themes discussed are: growing up in Burnaby and volunteering at the Burnaby Hospital.

Biographical Notes: Fred O'Cook operated a radio repair shop on Kingsway near McKay Avenue in Burnaby. In 1935, his daughter, Kay O'Cook (later Jackson) was born. Kay attended Kingsway West Elementary School and then Burnaby South High School. After graduating, she worked at Sears for a few years; in Vancouver and then in Burnaby when the new Sears department store opened on Kingsway. Kay (O'Cook) Jackson met her husband, Michigan-born Don Jackson through mutual friends. After their marriage, Don Jackson emigrated to Canada, and he and Kay bought a new house in Cascade Heights near Burnaby Hospital where they raised their three daughters.

Total Tracks: 3

Total Length: 0:34:36

Interviewee Name: Jackson, Kay O'Cook

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.