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Alita Dupray
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80621
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 24, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alita Dupray singing in the Gardens Auditorium at the Pacific National Exhibition's (PNE) Youth Talent Search.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 24, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0889
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alita Dupray singing in the Gardens Auditorium at the Pacific National Exhibition's (PNE) Youth Talent Search.
- Subjects
- Persons - Black Canadians
- Names
- Dupray, Alita
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "1551 / 41% Bby p. 13"
- Caption on verso of photograph reads: "58 / 'God Bless the Child' at the PNE. Alita Dupray of North Burnaby sings the popular blues song during the semi-finals of the Youth Talent Search at the Pacific National Exhibition Gardens Auditorium, Aug. 18. Finals will be held Aug. 22 with the winner advancing to the Canadian Youth Talent Finals. The incredibly fun PNE continues through Labour Day, Sep. 1 at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Gail Bowen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80855
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby’s Gail Bowen, organizer of Black History Month, holding an African figurine.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1099
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby’s Gail Bowen, organizer of Black History Month, holding an African figurine.
- Subjects
- Persons - Black Canadians
- Names
- Bowen, Gail
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ray, Steve
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "79% Bby p. 11 / Bby Steve 204"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Ndidi Onukwulu
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79295
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 19, 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 Burnaby South secondary student Ndidi Onukwulu reading a book on a stage. Ndidi was accepted to attend the Ashland Shakespearean Festival.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 19, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0327
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby South secondary student Ndidi Onukwulu reading a book on a stage. Ndidi was accepted to attend the Ashland Shakespearean Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Black Canadians
- Names
- Onukwulu, Ndidi
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "06/19 Bby. 22 68% / Bby Mario"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Svend Robinson and Max Riveron, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3128.jpg?width=280)
Svend Robinson and Max Riveron
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98048
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Svend Robinson and Max Riveron.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3128
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Svend Robinson and Max Riveron.
- Names
- Robinson, Svend
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Svend Robinson and Max Riveron, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3128.jpg)
Candidate meeting at Lochdale Elementary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79266
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of candidates at a meeting at Lochdale elementary school. Left to right, Liberal candidate Richard T Lee, Progressive Democratic Alliance candidate Richard Lee, Reform British Columbia candidate Daniela Bosa, New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Pietro Calendino and one unidentified cand…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0312
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of candidates at a meeting at Lochdale elementary school. Left to right, Liberal candidate Richard T Lee, Progressive Democratic Alliance candidate Richard Lee, Reform British Columbia candidate Daniela Bosa, New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Pietro Calendino and one unidentified candidate.
- Subjects
- Officials
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "5/26 - Bby B Mario 1357 / p. 3 - 73%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Christy Clark with Gordon Campbell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79203
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 12, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Christy Clark (later British Columbia premier) and Liberal leader Gordon Campbell (later British Columbia premier) on the campaign trail. Supporters are holding campaign signs in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 12, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0293
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Christy Clark (later British Columbia premier) and Liberal leader Gordon Campbell (later British Columbia premier) on the campaign trail. Supporters are holding campaign signs in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Craig 1200 Bby"
- Scan is cropped
Images
Gary Begin and Hakam Bhaloo
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79548
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 29, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of mayoralty candidate Gary Begin with School Trustee candidate Hakam Bhaloo at the Burnaby Voters' Association nomination meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 29, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0432
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of mayoralty candidate Gary Begin with School Trustee candidate Hakam Bhaloo at the Burnaby Voters' Association nomination meeting.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Mario 2404 Bby / Bby 1 74%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Glen Clark
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78820
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 14, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Investment minister and New Democratic Party (NDP) hopeful Glen Clark (later British Columbia Premier) in a bulldozer, breaking ground at the construction site of the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on Highway 1 in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 14, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0137
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Investment minister and New Democratic Party (NDP) hopeful Glen Clark (later British Columbia Premier) in a bulldozer, breaking ground at the construction site of the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on Highway 1 in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Construction - Road Construction
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Officials - Premiers
- Names
- Clark, Glen
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 94A / 94% pg. 3 TriCity"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Glen Clark with Fred Randall and Dawn Black
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79123
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 17, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Premier Glen Clark with MLA Fred Randall and former New Westminster MP Dawn Black at announcement of Normana rest home's expansion.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 17, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0270
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Premier Glen Clark with MLA Fred Randall and former New Westminster MP Dawn Black at announcement of Normana rest home's expansion.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "1007 A Bby Brian / B/N - 3 73%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Glen Clark with John Nuraney
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79173
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 5, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Liberal leader Gordon Campbell (later British Columbia Premier) at a press conference with Burnaby-Willingdon candidate John Nuraney.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 5, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0287
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Liberal leader Gordon Campbell (later British Columbia Premier) at a press conference with Burnaby-Willingdon candidate John Nuraney.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Blissett, Rebecca
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and red ink on recto of photograph reads: "Crop / 1196 C Bby Rebecca / 5/05 Bby p. 1 78% / Crop"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Gordon Campbell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78889
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 28, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Liberal leader Gordon Campbell (later British Columbia Premier) at a media conference in Burnaby announcing the release of his party's "red book" of election promises.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 28, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0189
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Liberal leader Gordon Campbell (later British Columbia Premier) at a media conference in Burnaby announcing the release of his party's "red book" of election promises.
- Names
- Campbell, Gordon
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads:"02/28 BNW p. 1's 2 @ 50% Teaser / Brian Bby 554B"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Gordon Campbell, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3145.jpg?width=280)
Gordon Campbell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98065
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gordon Campbell speaking in front of a podium, next to a presentation slide featuring a photograph of Glen Clark that reads: "Glen's brave words."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3145
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gordon Campbell speaking in front of a podium, next to a presentation slide featuring a photograph of Glen Clark that reads: "Glen's brave words."
- Names
- Campbell, Gordon
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Gordon Campbell, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3145.jpg)
Gordon Campbell with John Nuraney
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78809
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 3, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Liberal leader Gordon Campbell (later British Columbia Premier) with Burnaby-Willingon candidate John Nuraney and two unidentified women.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 3, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 22 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0126
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Liberal leader Gordon Campbell (later British Columbia Premier) with Burnaby-Willingon candidate John Nuraney and two unidentified women.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby Mario 1702"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Joe Clark and Hugh Segal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81203
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 16, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of former Prime Minister Joe Clark and Hugh Segal at the Progressive Conservative leadership debate in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 16, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1349
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of former Prime Minister Joe Clark and Hugh Segal at the Progressive Conservative leadership debate in Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1985 - Bby - Brian"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Officials holding Canada Day cake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16507
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials holding Canada Day cake at Burnaby Village Museum. From left to right: Burnaby Councillor Pietro Calendino and MLA Frederick Randall.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials holding Canada Day cake at Burnaby Village Museum. From left to right: Burnaby Councillor Pietro Calendino and MLA Frederick Randall.
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.859
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- July 1997
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 19-Jan-2021
- Photographer
- Relke, Chris
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 col. contact sheet accompanying negative
Images
![Watershed Pledge Program, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3341-1.jpg?width=280)
Watershed Pledge Program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98317
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of an event for the Watershed Pledge Program. Photographs depict Joan Sawicki speaking at a podium in front of copies of the pledge on stands, and Sawicki, Svend Robinson, Dan Johnston, and other unidentified people viewing the pledges and greeting each other.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : b&w
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3341
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of an event for the Watershed Pledge Program. Photographs depict Joan Sawicki speaking at a podium in front of copies of the pledge on stands, and Sawicki, Svend Robinson, Dan Johnston, and other unidentified people viewing the pledges and greeting each other.
- Subjects
- Events
- Environmental Issues
- Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Watershed Pledge Program, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3341-1.jpg)
Interview with Richard Liu
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20283
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced…
- 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
- 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Richard Liu Location of Interview: Love farmhouse at Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: September 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:33:33 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto three separate audio tracks, edited and merged together into one track and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced out by the communist regime in the early ‘50s and their experiences immigrating to Hong Kong, Europe and Canada. 00:26:40 - 00:32:59 Richard talks about his parents’ experiences living in Toronto, Victoria and Burnaby and shares some of his father’s business accomplishments including establishing the first direct flight to Beijing in 1987 and the first sister city between China and Canada. 00:33:00 – 01:13:59 Richard talks about living in Burnaby and his educational experiences at Thomas More Collegiate. He recalls his experience of travelling to North Korea in 1988 and being a student at Peking University in Beijing during the student-led demonstrations in Tiananmen Square and the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. 01:14:00 – 01:26:16 Richard talks about his education and reflects on how his experiences in Beijing influenced his education and career choices including working in the Prime Minister’s office on trade missions to China and talks about the importance of leaning French. 01:26:17 – 01:48:35 Richard shares his memories and experiences of; being on the Canadian Paralympic Committee during the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in China, supporting Rick Hansen during his visit to China for the 25th anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour and working with Team Canada in China for the 2022 Olympic Games. 01:48:36 – 01:52:22 Richard talks about his life in Burnaby after moving back from China in 2014 and the changes he’s noticed since being away. Richard talks about his involvement with St. John Ambulance, his role as the Honorary Brigade Division President and his role as Heritage Commissioner for the City of Burnaby. 02:14:32 – 02:29:27 Richard talks about his investiture to the Order of Saint John in 2023 and reflects on the accomplishments of his great uncle Dr. Shin-Shu Liu (China’s first Ambassador to Canada). 02:29:28 – 02:32:59 In closing Richard imparts some words of wisdom for future generations.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Richard N. Liu was born in 1970 in Toronto and raised in British Columbia. Richard's family has distinguished Canada-China ties for three generations. His Great-Uncle, Dr. Liu Shih-shun, was China's first Ambassador to Canada in 1942 and his father, Dr. Liu Dun-ren, built relations in education, culture and tourism for three decades including establishing the first Twin Sister City between Canada and China with Victoria and Suzhou in 1980. Richard's maternal great-grandfather, Dr. Wu Han-chi (1872-1913) played an active role in uprisings that shaped the future of modern China, was an elected member of the lower house of the first formal parliament in 1913 and was assassinated on political grounds. Dr. Wu's daughter, Dr. Wu Chi-mei served Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was elected as a Guangzhou City Councillor and visited Vancouver in 1929 and 1932. After graduating from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Vancouver, Richard Liu moved to China to begin his studies at Peking University but in 1989, following the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre, he was evacuated from China and returned to Canada. While back in Canada, Liu completed a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia and in 1993, he returned to China to continue his Chinese studies at Peking University and continued to live in China for twenty years. In 2008, Richard worked as Team Canada’s Attaché for the Paralympic Summer Games that took place in Beijing. In 2014, Liu returned to Canada and made his home in Burnaby with his wife and two children. In 2022, Liu returned to Beijing to serve as Mission Staff member for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics. Richard has also played a leading role with the Terry Fox Run, Special Olympics and Rick Hansen's visit to Beijing in 2011. Liu’s areas of expertize include; public relations, diplomacy, major events organization and education. Liu works as an advisor in East Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and is a MA Candidate at Peking University. Richard founded the Canadian Alumni Network that connects over 16,000 alumni in China who’ve attended Canada's post-secondary institutions. Liu has been a commissioner with the City of Burnaby’s Heritage Commission (2018-2023) and sits on various boards advising companies and organizations on a variety of sectors pertaining to Asia. In 2019, Liu was appointed the Honorary Brigade Division President for St. John Ambulance and was among 13 UBC Alumni to be recognized and awarded the 2018-2019 UBC Alumni Builder Award “For his service, dedication, and contribution to UBC and its alumni community. For his long record of service fostering connections with alumni and students in Beijing and Asia as well as dedication to mentoring students in the Faculty of Arts.” On June 24 2023, Richard was formally invested into the Order of St. John, one of five national orders in the Canadian Honours System. 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
- Migration
- Officials
- Education
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Sports
- Travel
- Religions - Christianity
- Names
- Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Chak, Dr. Po Tin
- Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC
- Liu, Richard N.
- Liu, Dr. Dun-ren
- Liu, Dr. Shih-Shun
- Gigli, Beniamino
- Hansen, Richard Marvin "Rick"
- Olympic Games
- Paralympic Games
- Peking University
- St. John Ambulance
- St. Thomas More Collegiate
- Tiananmen Square
- University of British Columbia
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0017_004.mp3
Alexa McDonough
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80251
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 30, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Alexa McDonough speaking in Burnaby for a "Day of Mourning" rally.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 30, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0728
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Alexa McDonough speaking in Burnaby for a "Day of Mourning" rally.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- McDonough, Alexa
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1026 Bby p. 3 Brian / 64% + Bby - 1 25%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Dignitaries at opening ceremonies for carousel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18253
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 27 Mar. 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of group of dignitaries standing on stage during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum. Officials on stage are identified from left to right as; NDP Member of Legislat…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Subseries
- Carousel photographs subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of group of dignitaries standing on stage during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum. Officials on stage are identified from left to right as; NDP Member of Legislative Assembly Joan Sawicki; British Columbia Member of Parliament Svend Robinson; Parks and Recreation Commissioner Dan Johnston; Red Robinson and Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland.
- Accession Code
- BV022.2.110
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 27 Mar. 1993
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 1200
- Scan Date
- 2022-02-16
- Photographer
- Kallberg, Kent
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Negative number 11 of Roll #1
- Sticker on verso of accompanying contact sheet reads: "Kallberg / Kent Kallberg Studios Ltd. / Studio & Commercial Photography / 1138 Homer Street, Vancouver / Canada V6B 2X6 / Studio (604) 689-5115 / Fax: (604) 685-6886 / FILE: BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / EVENT CAROUSEL OPENING / DATE: SAT 27th MAR 1993 / ROLL # 1"
Images
Dr. Barbara Copping with Jamie Ross
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79251
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 22, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of New Democratic Party (NDP) incumbent MLA Dr. Barbara Copping congratulating Jamie Ross on winning the nomination.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 22, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0308
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of New Democratic Party (NDP) incumbent MLA Dr. Barbara Copping congratulating Jamie Ross on winning the nomination.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "96-888 Brian Bby / Mug Only / 5/22 Bby p. 1 72%"
- Scan is cropped
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