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Svend Robinson and Richard Low
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3343
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1, 2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 19.5 x 26 cm laser print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (at left) Burnaby Member of Parliament Svend Robinson shaking hands with photographer Richard Low (in front of the Vorce Tram station) at Burnaby Village Museum during the Canada Day Celebration.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 19.5 x 26 cm laser print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (at left) Burnaby Member of Parliament Svend Robinson shaking hands with photographer Richard Low (in front of the Vorce Tram station) at Burnaby Village Museum during the Canada Day Celebration.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.35.5
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- July 1, 2003
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Svend Robinson wins election, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1696-1.jpg?width=280)
Svend Robinson wins election
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95896
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Svend Robinson, NDP MP for Burnaby-Douglas, celebrating his win during the election. Photographs show Robinson's speech on TV, supporters cheering, and Robinson celebrating alone and with others.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1696
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Svend Robinson, NDP MP for Burnaby-Douglas, celebrating his win during the election. Photographs show Robinson's speech on TV, supporters cheering, and Robinson celebrating alone and with others.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Elections
- Names
- Robinson, Svend
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1696-1: "Svend Robinson celebrates his victory in Burnaby-Douglas riding, at the NDP party at the Fireman's Hall."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1696-2: "As one of only two NDP members from BC to returned to office, Svend Robinson's victory speech attracts national media attention."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1696-3: "NDP supporters cheer their success in Svend Robinson's Burnaby-Douglas riding."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1696-4: "Svend Robinson acknowledges the work of his campaign team that helped re-elect him in Burnaby-Douglas riding."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1696-5: "Burnaby-Douglas MP Svend Robinson is congratulated by Joan Sawicki."
Images
![Svend Robinson wins election, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1696-1.jpg)
![Tom Christenson and Harry Bloy at Stoney Creek Community School, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1854-1.jpg?width=280)
Tom Christenson and Harry Bloy at Stoney Creek Community School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96157
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of BC Education Minister Tom Christenson and MLA Harry Bloy with young students at Stoney Creek Community School during a tour of Burnaby schools.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1854
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of BC Education Minister Tom Christenson and MLA Harry Bloy with young students at Stoney Creek Community School during a tour of Burnaby schools.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1854-1: "BC Education Minister Tom Christenson drops in on the roots of empathy program at Stoney Creek Community School during a tour of Burnaby schools on Wednesday."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1854-2: "MLA Harry Bloy hands out reading packages to kindergarten students at Stoney Creek Community School, during a tour of Burnaby schools with education minister Tom Christenson on Wednesday."
- Geographic Access
- Eastlake Drive
- Street Address
- 8800 Eastlake Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lyndhurst Area
Images
![Tom Christenson and Harry Bloy at Stoney Creek Community School, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1854-1.jpg)
![Alan Emmott in community centre, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1804.jpg?width=280)
Alan Emmott in community centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96055
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alan Emmott holding a keyboard in a classroom at the Alan Emmott Community Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1804
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alan Emmott holding a keyboard in a classroom at the Alan Emmott Community Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Alan Emmett is amongst the first students getting ready for classes at the Community Centre that bears his name, and is now the new home for the Community College of the Retired. He's taking a computer course."
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Alan Emmott in community centre, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1804.jpg)
![Alan Emmott outside the Alan Emmott Centre, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2835.jpg?width=280)
Alan Emmott outside the Alan Emmott Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97496
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alan Emmott, former reeve and freeman of the City of Burnaby, posing with his arms outstretched outside of the new Alan Emmott Centre community hall, located in the restored former Burnaby South Secondary building, before its official opening.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2835
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alan Emmott, former reeve and freeman of the City of Burnaby, posing with his arms outstretched outside of the new Alan Emmott Centre community hall, located in the restored former Burnaby South Secondary building, before its official opening.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Buildings - Recreational - Community Halls
- Buildings - Civic - Community Centres
- Names
- Emmott, Alan H.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Alan Emmott, a former mayor of Burnaby and now a Freeman of the City, welcomes visitors to the new community centre that bears his name. The Alan Emmott Centre, in the old Burnaby South Secondary building, officially opens on Saturday."
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Alan Emmott outside the Alan Emmott Centre, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2835.jpg)
![Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2524-1.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96970
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Mayor Doug Drummond and another unidentified person posing by the Fraser River in Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2524
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Mayor Doug Drummond and another unidentified person posing by the Fraser River in Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
![Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2524-1.jpg)
![Coquitlam Express ownership at Copeland Arena, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1851.jpg?width=280)
Coquitlam Express ownership at Copeland Arena
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96154
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Derek Corrigan and the members of the ownership group of the Coquitlam Express BCHL hockey team in the Copeland Arena. The men are putting their outstretched fists together and the arena's hockey rink is visible behind them.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1851
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Derek Corrigan and the members of the ownership group of the Coquitlam Express BCHL hockey team in the Copeland Arena. The men are putting their outstretched fists together and the arena's hockey rink is visible behind them.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan (center) and the ownership group of the Coquitlam Express celebrate their partnership that will bring BCHL hockey back to the Copeland Arena, beginning next season."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Street Address
- 3676 Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Coquitlam Express ownership at Copeland Arena, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1851.jpg)
![Corrigan family, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3046.jpg?width=280)
Corrigan family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97794
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Derek Corrigan, his wife Kathy Corrigan, and their three children posing with gift bags for a birthday and for Christmas.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3046
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Derek Corrigan, his wife Kathy Corrigan, and their three children posing with gift bags for a birthday and for Christmas.
- Names
- Corrigan, Derek
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "The Corrigan family has two celebrations on Christmas, as two of their three children, Darcy and Kelsey (foreground), were born on Christmas Eve. Celebrating with them are their brother, Sean, and their parents, Derek and Kathy."
Images
![Corrigan family, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3046.jpg)
![Derek Corrigan campaign victory, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3000-3.jpg?width=280)
Derek Corrigan campaign victory
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97726
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Derek Corrigan celebrating with his mother, campaign workers, and wife, Kathy Corrigan, at his campaign victory for mayor of City of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3000
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Derek Corrigan celebrating with his mother, campaign workers, and wife, Kathy Corrigan, at his campaign victory for mayor of City of Burnaby.
- Names
- Corrigan, Derek
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-3000-1: "Burnaby's new mayor-elect, Derek Corrigan, gets a congratulatory hug from his mother, at his campaign victory party Saturday night."
- Caption from metadata for 535-3000-2: "Burnaby's new mayor-elect toasts his campaign workers, at their victory part on Saturday night."
- Caption from metadata for 535-3000-3: "Burnaby's new mayor-elect, Derek Corrigan, celebrates his victory with his wife, Kathy."
Images
![Derek Corrigan campaign victory, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3000-3.jpg)
![Doug Brownridge and Doug Drummond at PMC-Sierra, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2887.jpg?width=280)
Doug Brownridge and Doug Drummond at PMC-Sierra
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97548
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Doug Brownridge, the VP for Corporate Marketing at PMC-Sierra, showing Doug Drummond, the mayor of Burnaby, a plaque in PMC-Sierra's offices.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2887
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Doug Brownridge, the VP for Corporate Marketing at PMC-Sierra, showing Doug Drummond, the mayor of Burnaby, a plaque in PMC-Sierra's offices.
- Subjects
- Ceremonial Artifacts - Plaques
- Buildings - Commercial - Offices
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Doug Brownridge, the VP for Corporate Marketing at PMC Sierra, shows Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond, one of the plaques recognizing the company's many patents for technological innovations."
- Geographic Access
- Baxter Place
- Street Address
- 8555 Baxter Place
- Planning Study Area
- Lake City Area
Images
![Doug Brownridge and Doug Drummond at PMC-Sierra, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2887.jpg)
![Fire fighters at memorial service for Mayor Bill Copeland, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2768-1.jpg?width=280)
Fire fighters at memorial service for Mayor Bill Copeland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97393
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of fire fighters from Burnaby and the res of British Columbia in dress uniform, marching to the memorial service for former Mayor Bill Copeland at the Copeland Arena.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2768
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of fire fighters from Burnaby and the res of British Columbia in dress uniform, marching to the memorial service for former Mayor Bill Copeland at the Copeland Arena.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Hundreds of firefighters from Burnaby and around the province march to the memorial service for former Burnaby mayor, and firefighter, Bill Copeland, held Friday at the arena that bears his name."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Street Address
- 3676 Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Fire fighters at memorial service for Mayor Bill Copeland, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2768-1.jpg)
![Interurban 1223 restoration, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2290.jpg?width=280)
Interurban 1223 restoration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96668
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dennis Brown and Ed Eckley updating Mayor Derek Corrigan on the restoration of the interurban tram 1223. The three men are standing underneath the roof of the trolley, with exposed wiring and lighting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2290
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dennis Brown and Ed Eckley updating Mayor Derek Corrigan on the restoration of the interurban tram 1223. The three men are standing underneath the roof of the trolley, with exposed wiring and lighting.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan gets an update on the progress of the restoration of the old Interurban trolley from Dennis Brown, the project manager, and Ed Eckley, who's in charge of fundraising for the restoration."
Images
![Interurban 1223 restoration, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2290.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
Mayor Bill Copeland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97391
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1992-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs (tiff) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of or related to Mayor Bill Copeland from throughout his life and career (primarily 1992-1996) that were collected for a memorial feature. Photographs depict Copeland at Burnaby events acting as mayor at events and ceremonies, including: receiving the new city seal in 1992…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1992-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs (tiff) : b&w
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2766
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of or related to Mayor Bill Copeland from throughout his life and career (primarily 1992-1996) that were collected for a memorial feature. Photographs depict Copeland at Burnaby events acting as mayor at events and ceremonies, including: receiving the new city seal in 1992; opening a new housing co-op on Bellwood Avenue; unveiling a plaque for Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles in Deer Lake Park; and cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Station Square Save-On-Foods and the aftermath of the roof collapse.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-1: "Bill Copeland and former Burnaby fire chief Wayne Brassington are "arrested" at City Hall to raise money for the Cancer Society, in 1996."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-2: "Bill Copeland is presented with a "birthday cake" celebrating Burnaby's centennial, in 1992, by Rose Vaughan, 101."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-3: "Bill Copeland tries out the computer touch screen at the grand opening of the newly refurbished CW Parker Carousel, at Burnaby Village Museum in April, 1995."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-4: "Bill Copeland is presented with Burnaby's new city seal by former premier, Mike Harcourt, part of the city's centennial celebration, in 1992."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-6: "Mayor Bill and the late Rudy Spence toast Ellen Betts at a diner honoring her longtime volunteer service with the Burnaby Arts Council, in 1995."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-7: "Copeland is congratulated on his re-election as Mayor, in 1993."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-8: "Mayor Bill laces up to promote a fitness challenge at Burnaby City Hall, in 1994."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-9: "Mayor Bill helps work the phones to promote a Chamber of Commerce membership drive, in 1993."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-10: "Mayor Bill helps unveil a plaque honoring doctors Blythe and Violet Eagles, at Deer Lake Park, in 1994."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-11: "Mayor Bill opens a new housing co-op on Bellwood Ave., with help from Hedy Fry and former MLA, Barry Gray."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-12: "Mayor Bill Copeland briefs the media after the Save-On Foods collapse at Station Square."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-13: "Mayor Bill Copeland, Jim Pattison, and other local dignitaries, are all smiles at the official opening of the new Save-On Foods at Station Square. But shortly after the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the new store's roof collapsed."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-15: "Mayor Bill tries out a vegetarian plate at the City Hall cafeteria, in 1996."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-16: "Bill Copeland celebrates his victory in a water pistol "showdown" against rival mayor, the late Len Trabouley, from Port Coquitlam, in 1992."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2766-17: "Even after he was confined to a wheelchair, following his illness, Bill Copeland continued to attend various city functions."
Images
![Mayor Derek Corrigan, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1732-1.jpg?width=280)
Mayor Derek Corrigan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95962
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Mayor Derek Corrigan. Photographs depict Corrigan silhouetted against his office windows at City Hall and in a close-up portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1732
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Mayor Derek Corrigan. Photographs depict Corrigan silhouetted against his office windows at City Hall and in a close-up portrait.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1732-1: "Derek Corrigan says after a year of learning about his job as mayor, he's ready to get to work to fufill some of his goals for the City of Burnaby in the new year, his second in office."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1732-2: "Derek Corrigan talks about his plans for the City of Burnaby for the coming year."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mayor Derek Corrigan, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1732-1.jpg)
![Mayor Derek Corrigan and Burnaby Buzz for Breast Cancer, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1957.jpg?width=280)
Mayor Derek Corrigan and Burnaby Buzz for Breast Cancer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96274
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Derek Corrigan and Kathy Corrigan posing to show off Corrigan's recently buzzed head, as part of the City of Burnaby's Burnaby Buzz for Breast Cancer fundraiser.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1957
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Derek Corrigan and Kathy Corrigan posing to show off Corrigan's recently buzzed head, as part of the City of Burnaby's Burnaby Buzz for Breast Cancer fundraiser.
- Names
- Corrigan, Derek
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan may have a whole new look, but his wife Kathy still loves him. Corrigan had his hair shaved off, as well as the moustache he's sported for more than 30 years, at the Burnaby Buzz for Breast Cancer, on Friday. Employees and representatives of the City lost their locks to raise money for breast cancer research."
Images
![Mayor Derek Corrigan and Burnaby Buzz for Breast Cancer, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1957.jpg)
![Mayor Derek Corrigan in SkyTrain station, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1921.jpg?width=280)
Mayor Derek Corrigan in SkyTrain station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96237
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Derek Corrigan posing in the Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1921
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Derek Corrigan posing in the Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader.
- Originally photographed in and used in a December 2002 issue of Burnaby NewsLeader.
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan isn't happy that Translink has announced its priority for its next rapid transit project would be a Vancouver-Richmond link, rather than the previously-announced Skytrain extension to Coquitlam Centre from Lougheed Town Centre."
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cameron Area
Images
![Mayor Derek Corrigan in SkyTrain station, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1921.jpg)
![Mayor Doug Drummond, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2769-1.jpg?width=280)
Mayor Doug Drummond
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97394
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains two portraits of Mayor Doug Drummond. Drummond poses outdoors in front of trees in one photograph and indoors in a close-up in the other.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2769
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains two portraits of Mayor Doug Drummond. Drummond poses outdoors in front of trees in one photograph and indoors in a close-up in the other.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond says he's retiring from local politics. He says he's proud of the city's to preserve and reclaim its parks and green spaces."
Images
![Mayor Doug Drummond, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2769-1.jpg)
![Mayor Doug Drummond, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3013.jpg?width=280)
Mayor Doug Drummond
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97739
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor of the City of Burnaby Doug Drummond sorting through paperwork as he clears out his office at the end of his term in office.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor of the City of Burnaby Doug Drummond sorting through paperwork as he clears out his office at the end of his term in office.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby's retiring mayor, Doug Drumond, sorts through some of his years of accumulated paperwork as he clears out his office to make way for the new mayor, Derek Corrigan."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mayor Doug Drummond, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3013.jpg)
![Mayor Doug Drummond and Michael Stevenson, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3016.jpg?width=280)
Mayor Doug Drummond and Michael Stevenson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97742
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Doug Drummond and Michael Stevenson, the President of Simon Fraser University, holding a map of Burnaby outside of Burnaby City Hall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Doug Drummond and Michael Stevenson, the President of Simon Fraser University, holding a map of Burnaby outside of Burnaby City Hall.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby's out-going mayor, Doug Drummond, and Michael Stevenson, the President of Simon Fraser University, discuss the benefits a new research agreement between the city and the university will have for the community."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mayor Doug Drummond and Michael Stevenson, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3016.jpg)