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Duncan & Margaret McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon' New Haven Barn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark852
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
- Associated Dates
- 1939
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Associated Dates
- 1939
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12183
- Enactment Date
- 11/12/2006
- Description
- Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
- Heritage Value
- The site is historically significant for its association with early social welfare and correctional reform. The estate was sold in 1926 to an inter-denominational religious organization called the Home of the Friendless, which used it as their B.C. headquarters. The organization was charged with several cases of abuse and neglect in 1937, after which a Royal Commission was formed that led to new legislation to regulate and license all private welfare institutions. 'Glen-Lyon' was sold to the provincial government, and was dedicated in 1939 by the Lt.-Gov. E.W. Hamber for use as the New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders (later renamed the New Haven Correction Centre). The Borstal movement originated in England in the late nineteenth century, as an alternative to sending young offenders and runaways to prisons by providing reformatories that focused on discipline and vocational skill. This site’s role as the first North American institution devoted to the Borstal School philosophy was historic, and influenced corrections programs across Canada. The New Haven Barn is a significant feature from its development in 1939 as the Borstal School, designed by Chief Provincial Architect Henry Whittaker of the Department of Public Works, and is the only remaining structure of its kind in Burnaby.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the New Haven Barn include its: - gambrel-roofed barn with roof vent with finial, sliding hay loft and access doors, small multi-pane windows, and lapped wooden siding
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Architect
- Henry Whittaker
- Function
- Primary Historic--Estate
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 003-004-661
- Boundaries
- 'Glen-Lyon' is comprised of a single residential lot located at 4250 Marine Drive, Burnaby.
- Area
- 230873.18
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Names
- Whittaker, George
- New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders
- New Haven Correction Centre
- Borstal School
- Street Address
- 4250 Marine Drive
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Andy's first film
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85207
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 3 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized (DVD) film segment with footage identified as 'Reel 1' . Film footage flucuates between black and white and colour providing a look into activities of Andy Digney and his family while they resided in Brandon, Manitoba. Footage documents outdoor activities such as camping…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 3 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized (DVD) film segment with footage identified as 'Reel 1' . Film footage flucuates between black and white and colour providing a look into activities of Andy Digney and his family while they resided in Brandon, Manitoba. Footage documents outdoor activities such as camping,fishing, boating, golfing, swimming, picnicing and a parade in Banff, Alberta.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Recreational Activities - Golf
- Geographic Features - Rivers
- Events - Parades
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Andy's first film, 1934
Andy Digney Film
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85335
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments h…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments have all been described at item level.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Geographic Features - Rivers
- Events - Parades
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- The original 8mm film footage was digitized and broken down into 18 segments, reflecting the original order. Items are described as 562-003-1 : 562-003-18
![Picnic, [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0251_0032_001.jpg?width=280)
Picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1627
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic site with a tent pitched on the left. Two unidentified men and an unidentified woman are eating, sitting on the ground. There is a car parked behind the woman to the right. Part of vehicle licence date is "37" and the partially covered plate number is "4930." Visible in th…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic site with a tent pitched on the left. Two unidentified men and an unidentified woman are eating, sitting on the ground. There is a car parked behind the woman to the right. Part of vehicle licence date is "37" and the partially covered plate number is "4930." Visible in the negative, but cropped out in the print, is a dog sitting inside the tent. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- HV976.251.32
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-27
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 2016 technical exhibit
Images
![Picnic, [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0251_0032_001.jpg)
Burnaby Civic Employees union picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86756
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.4 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four civic employees at the Burnaby Civic Employees Union picnic. John McEdwards is identified on the far right of the photograph, seated on a bench next to three unidentified women, water can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.4 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 570-025
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2014-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four civic employees at the Burnaby Civic Employees Union picnic. John McEdwards is identified on the far right of the photograph, seated on a bench next to three unidentified women, water can be seen in the background.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on notes taken from the back of the photograph
- Note on verso reads: "John McEdwards (Rt) / 1931"
Images
Burnaby Civic Employees union picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86768
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of men and women gathered for the Burnaby Civic Employees Union picnic. One of the men is identified as 'Dick'. The group in the foreground is seated on a bench with people looking over a railing in behind them, mountains and water can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 570-026
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2014-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of men and women gathered for the Burnaby Civic Employees Union picnic. One of the men is identified as 'Dick'. The group in the foreground is seated on a bench with people looking over a railing in behind them, mountains and water can be seen in the background.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on notes taken from the back of the photograph
- Note on verso reads: "Union Picnic / 1931 / Dick"
Images
![Dundonald Church Picnic, [193-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-177.jpg?width=280)
Dundonald Church Picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35320
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Dundonald United Church picnic at Second Beach, Stanley Park. Far left with hat, Mr. Greene, Sunday school superintendent. Directly behind him is Patsy Speirs (later Patsy Coe) and next to Patsy, to the right, is her brother, Bob Speirs.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-177
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Dundonald United Church picnic at Second Beach, Stanley Park. Far left with hat, Mr. Greene, Sunday school superintendent. Directly behind him is Patsy Speirs (later Patsy Coe) and next to Patsy, to the right, is her brother, Bob Speirs.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Dundonald Church Picnic, [193-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-177.jpg)
![Edwin Wettenhall Bateman, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200400280005.jpg?width=280)
Edwin Wettenhall Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1759
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman on a picnic at an unidentified location (there is a picnic basket visible behind him).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman on a picnic at an unidentified location (there is a picnic basket visible behind him).
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Names
- Bateman, Edwin W.
- Accession Code
- BV004.28.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [193-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph of the same image from a different source, see BV004.84.2
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Edwin Wettenhall Bateman, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200400280005.jpg)
Picnic at Horseshoe Bay
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1951
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia (Kodatone) ; 7 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill and Flora Bell, May Walker Long and Bruce Walker sitting at a table outside in a garden at Horseshoe Bay.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia (Kodatone) ; 7 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill and Flora Bell, May Walker Long and Bruce Walker sitting at a table outside in a garden at Horseshoe Bay.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Accession Code
- BV005.69.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1939
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 11-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "PLEASE RETURN TO: May Long 14428 - 18A Ave White Rock BC V4A 8S6 / ~1939 Horseshoe Bay Bill and Flora Bell with May Long (nee Walker) & Bruce Walker"
Images
![Picnic on the bluff, [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/197602510033.jpg?width=280)
Picnic on the bluff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1628
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified women and an unidentified man sitting on a tree stump on a bluff overlooking a large body of water. The women are wearing dresses down to their calves with hats. The other woman is holding a dog by a leash. The man is holding a basket or a pan with both hands. There a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified women and an unidentified man sitting on a tree stump on a bluff overlooking a large body of water. The women are wearing dresses down to their calves with hats. The other woman is holding a dog by a leash. The man is holding a basket or a pan with both hands. There are small islands that can be seen behind them in the background. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- HV976.251.33
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph of one of the women in the same outfit, see HV976.251.31
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 22/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Picnic on the bluff, [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/197602510033.jpg)
![Three women and man at picnic, [between 1930 and 1945] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_5898_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Three women and man at picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1524
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man in a suit, overcoat, and a hat, and three women. One of the women is in a polka dot dress, another wearing an overcoat over her dress with a hat, and the third woman is in a plain black dress with white collars and cuffs. There is food laid out on a picnic cover on the lawn, and…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11 cm
- Material Details
- stamped on verso, l.r. "B6"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man in a suit, overcoat, and a hat, and three women. One of the women is in a polka dot dress, another wearing an overcoat over her dress with a hat, and the third woman is in a plain black dress with white collars and cuffs. There is food laid out on a picnic cover on the lawn, and a box of food resting on a chair in the centre. Note the large paper bag with the name "EDMUND FOOD CENTRE" printed on the front. The setting is in a park, with a tropical tree just behind the group.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Accession Code
- BV985.5898.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1945]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph of the same picnic, see BV985.5898.1
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-02-27
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Three women and man at picnic, [between 1930 and 1945] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_5898_0002_001.jpg)
Tiny's Restaurant picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36299
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 23, 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of men and women gathered on a hill, enjoying themselves at a picnic for Tiny's Restaurant in Stonehaven, Scotland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 23, 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of men and women gathered on a hill, enjoying themselves at a picnic for Tiny's Restaurant in Stonehaven, Scotland.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Two men and a woman at picnic, [between 1930 and 1945] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_5898_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Two men and a woman at picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1523
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified men in suits and hats, and an unidentified woman in a polka dot dress at a picnic. There is a box of food resting on a lawn chair in the centre. The area appears to be a park with a tropical tree just behind the group.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11 cm
- Material Details
- stamped on verso, l.r. "B6"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified men in suits and hats, and an unidentified woman in a polka dot dress at a picnic. There is a box of food resting on a lawn chair in the centre. The area appears to be a park with a tropical tree just behind the group.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Accession Code
- BV985.5898.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1945]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph of the same picnic, see BV985.5898.2
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-02-27
Images
![Two men and a woman at picnic, [between 1930 and 1945] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_5898_0001_001.jpg)
Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory470
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1936-1990
- Length
- 00:04:34
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.
- Date Range
- 1936-1990
- Length
- 00:04:34
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 21, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon 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 the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:43:35
- Interviewee Name
- Nixon, Al
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
Track seven of interview with Al Nixon
Track seven of interview with Al Nixon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_7.mp3![Bobby and Maureen Johnston and Eleanor and Louise Irwin in swimsuits, [1933] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0101_001.jpg?width=280)
Bobby and Maureen Johnston and Eleanor and Louise Irwin in swimsuits
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15284
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1933] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin (Nelson), Maureen Johnston and Louise Irwin wearing swimsuits and standing in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin (Nelson), Maureen Johnston and Louise Irwin wearing swimsuits and standing in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Barnet Lumber Company
- Irwin, Louise
- Irwin, Elsie May Taylor
- Johnston, Bob
- Johnston, Maureen
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Accession Code
- BV019.32.101
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1933] (date of original), copied 2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- See page 42 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollection of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin, Maureen Johnston, Louise Irwin pose in their swimsuits, c. 1928"
- Date for description of photograph based on information provided in Johnston family image 8
Images
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Charlotte Vidal and others in boats
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82495
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1915 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows three women (the middle one identified as Charlotte Vidal) and three unidentified boys. They are in two boats on a lake and some of them are holding crabs.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1915 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-075
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows three women (the middle one identified as Charlotte Vidal) and three unidentified boys. They are in two boats on a lake and some of them are holding crabs.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85311
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1936]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba throug…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1936]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba through to Saskatchewan and visit with Dorothy Swan (Alice Digney's sister) who is dressed in her nurses' uniform. Their travels continue as they visit the Calgary Zoo, the foothills of Alberta, Bow River and falls, Banff Hot Springs and Lake Louise pools.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
![Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-17.jpg)
Video
Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936]
Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936]
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Members of the Knight family on log
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15337
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1928 and 1932]
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of adolescents dressed in bathing suits and sitting on a floating log near a shore. Sisters, Margaret Norton (nee Knight) (far left) is wearing a bathing cap and fur collared coat over top of her swim suit, Naida Hansen (nee Knight) (second from right) and Dolly Walker-Kirkwoo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of adolescents dressed in bathing suits and sitting on a floating log near a shore. Sisters, Margaret Norton (nee Knight) (far left) is wearing a bathing cap and fur collared coat over top of her swim suit, Naida Hansen (nee Knight) (second from right) and Dolly Walker-Kirkwood (nee Knight) (far right) are wearing bathing suits. The three young men and the young woman second from left are unidentified.
- Accession Code
- BV020.34.26
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1928 and 1932]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 22, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Members of the Knight family on log, [between 1928 and 1932] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0034_0026_001.jpg)
Children's theatrical performance at the Oak Theatre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85469
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (1 min., 36 sec.) : digital, b&w ; si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a black and white film segment of an unidentified theatrical production at the Oak Theatre with children as the performers. Children appear in costume with some dressed as mice or rats and cats dancing and performing on the stage while others are dressed as townsfolk. Th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (1 min., 36 sec.) : digital, b&w ; si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-002-5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2012-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a black and white film segment of an unidentified theatrical production at the Oak Theatre with children as the performers. Children appear in costume with some dressed as mice or rats and cats dancing and performing on the stage while others are dressed as townsfolk. The play closely resembles the folk tale 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' (also known as The Pan Piper, the Rat Catcher of Hamelin).
- Names
- Oak Theatre
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Royal Visit'
- Storage location refers to location of DVD containing this clip. See 562-002 notes for more information. Additional copies of video file stored in Permanent drive accession folder.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Central Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Video
Children's theatrical performance at the Oak Theatre, 1939
Children's theatrical performance at the Oak Theatre, 1939
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Close up of front of Robert's house 5118 Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91837
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1931 and 1932]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 cm x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts children: John A., Edward (Ted) and Roland in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Ted and Roland sit in a toboggan while John stands behind them, holding the toboggan's strings. In the background, a large swing frame is attached to the cedar tree. The grou…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1931 and 1932]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 cm x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-018
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Roberts children: John A., Edward (Ted) and Roland in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Ted and Roland sit in a toboggan while John stands behind them, holding the toboggan's strings. In the background, a large swing frame is attached to the cedar tree. The ground is lightly covered with snow.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Recreational Activities
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "John, Ted (Edward), and Roland Roberts / (winter 1931-32?)"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Maybe x 1932?"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "331"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.18"
- 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
- Street Address
- 3131 Douglas Road
- 5118 Douglas Road
- 5538 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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