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![Aftermath of a snowfall, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3125-1.jpg?width=280)
Aftermath of a snowfall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98045
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiff) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the aftermath of a large snowfall. Photographs depict an unidentified person moving snow with a wheelbarrow; people shovelling out cars stuck on roads in the snow; and a crane and snow-covered park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiff) : b&w
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3125
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the aftermath of a large snowfall. Photographs depict an unidentified person moving snow with a wheelbarrow; people shovelling out cars stuck on roads in the snow; and a crane and snow-covered park.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Geographic Features - Roads
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Aftermath of a snowfall, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3125-1.jpg)
Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory251
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1865-1919
- Length
- 0:10:18
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
- Date Range
- 1865-1919
- Photo Info
- Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
- Length
- 0:10:18
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Total Tracks
- 12
- Total Length
- 1:38:06
- Interviewee Name
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
Track one of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-2/100-13-20-2_Track_1.mp3
A woman sitting on a park bench
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78686
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting on a park bench with fallen leaves all around.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0047
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting on a park bench with fallen leaves all around.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ponne, Simone
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "2955 A TC Ponne / 56% pg. 5 PoCo NL"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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![Bagpiper Rob MacNeil, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3364-1.jpg?width=280)
Bagpiper Rob MacNeil
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98354
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Rob MacNeil, the manager of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. Photographs depict MacNeil in silhouette, playing bagpipes on top of Burnaby Mountain with the cityscape visible in the distance, and posing for a portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3364
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Rob MacNeil, the manager of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. Photographs depict MacNeil in silhouette, playing bagpipes on top of Burnaby Mountain with the cityscape visible in the distance, and posing for a portrait.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-3364-1: "Rob MacNeil, the manager of the SFU Pipe Band, plays a lonely lament for the loss of the band's practice field atop Burnaby Mountain, because of a complaint to the Parks Board."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Bagpiper Rob MacNeil, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3364-1.jpg)
![Bandsand in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0010_001.jpg?width=280)
Bandsand in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1071
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.3 x 9.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people walking towards the bandstand in Stanley Park, Vancouver. In 1934, the Malkin Bowl was erected at the site where the banstand used to be. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Band stand in Stanley Park where Malkin Bowl now stands."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.3 x 9.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people walking towards the bandstand in Stanley Park, Vancouver. In 1934, the Malkin Bowl was erected at the site where the banstand used to be. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Band stand in Stanley Park where Malkin Bowl now stands."
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV972.50.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Photographer
- Dean, H.M.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Bandsand in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0010_001.jpg)
Belgravia at City in the Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79322
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 14, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Belgravia at City in the Park housing development project on former south Burnaby industrial land. Developers have re-created an old world setting, complete with stone walls and a private formal garden.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 14, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0350
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Belgravia at City in the Park housing development project on former south Burnaby industrial land. Developers have re-created an old world setting, complete with stone walls and a private formal garden.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby pg 1. / B 1812 Brian Bby / 82%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Bicycling
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81109
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1998
- 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 Josh Lees and Keith Lenning bicycling through Deer Lake Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1257
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Josh Lees and Keith Lenning bicycling through Deer Lake Park.
- Names
- Lees, Josh
- Lenning, Keith
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Morstad, John
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 1487 John / in colour / Bby 3 / 75%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
- Accompanying caption reads: "July 15, 1998 1487: / Josh Lees and Keith Lenning take their bikes through the paces at Deer Lake Park. / July 22, 1998 1547: / Image from the equestrian centre. Article "A little 'peace' of country"
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Bonnie Mason and Wendy Lum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81023
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 10, 1998
- 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 Bonnie Mason and Wendy Lum, coordinators of program for youths involved in crime, on the swings at Deer Lake Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 10, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1193
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bonnie Mason and Wendy Lum, coordinators of program for youths involved in crime, on the swings at Deer Lake Park.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Names
- Mason, Bonnie
- Lum, Wendy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1023 Bby Mario 51% Bby p. 4"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
- Accompanying caption reads: "May 10, 1998 1023: / Being close to Deer Lake Park allows Bonnie Mason and Wendy Lum to bring clients to a relaxing environment. The article is about their program for youths involved in crime."
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![Bulldog in a park, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3302.jpg?width=280)
Bulldog in a park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98224
- 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 a bulldog with its owner in a park at event; other people and dogs are visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3302
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a bulldog with its owner in a park at event; other people and dogs are visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Bulldog in a park, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3302.jpg)
![Burnaby Mountain Park, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1459.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Mountain Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81322
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- 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 an unidentified woman sitting on bench at Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1459
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting on bench at Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Mario Bby 2891 / Bby - 5 - 45%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Burnaby Mountain Park, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1459.jpg)
![Cleaning the banner poles in Deer Lake Park, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3363.jpg?width=280)
Cleaning the banner poles in Deer Lake Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98353
- 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 an unidentified city worker in a boom lift using a power washer to clean a flag pole. The flag pole features banners for Deer Lake Park and a tree with autumn foliage is in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3363
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified city worker in a boom lift using a power washer to clean a flag pole. The flag pole features banners for Deer Lake Park and a tree with autumn foliage is in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "With the leaves changing color, it's time for the light standards and banners around Deer Lake Park to get their annual cleaning, as city workers wash off the summer's accumulation of dirt and rust."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Cleaning the banner poles in Deer Lake Park, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3363.jpg)
Dean Lamont
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78800
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 27, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dean Lamont, president of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society in the future home of Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 27, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0117
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dean Lamont, president of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society in the future home of Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Names
- Lamont, Dean
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby - 1 - 53% / Bby File Photos 2992"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Deer Lake Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38390
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a lawn and trees at an unspecified location within the Deer Lake park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 422-021
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2001-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a lawn and trees at an unspecified location within the Deer Lake park.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Wolf, Jim
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Discovery Guide '99, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3119-17.jpg?width=280)
Discovery Guide '99
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98039
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs selected for the Burnaby NewsLeader's "Discovery Guide '99." Photographs depict: mostly unidentified people taking part in recreational activities like archery, boating, golf, fishing, hiking, and pottery at locations around Burnaby; musical and dance performances; a windo…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3119
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs selected for the Burnaby NewsLeader's "Discovery Guide '99." Photographs depict: mostly unidentified people taking part in recreational activities like archery, boating, golf, fishing, hiking, and pottery at locations around Burnaby; musical and dance performances; a window washer on a tower; and a duck swimming on a pond.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Recreational Activities - Golf
- Recreational Activities - Boating
- Arts
- Recreational Activities
- Sports
- Performances
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use an issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-3319-8: "Kurtis Tylor, of the BC Society of Model Engineers, gives Kyle Miller, 9, a close-up look at an M420 diesel engine. Kyle was part of a group of 200 kids visiting the miniature railway at Confederation Park as part of a summer program at Hastings Park."
- Caption from metadata for 535-3319-14: "Tom Stevens, of Everett, Washington, makes sure everything is shipshape on his 1:16 scale model of a 40 ft. Alaskan trawler. He started building the model in 1962, with his dad, and he was putting it through its paces at the Burnaby Association of Marine Modellers annual regatta at the pond in Central Park."
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Confederation Park
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Images
![Discovery Guide '99, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3119-17.jpg)
![Doreen Lawson, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3178.jpg?width=280)
Doreen Lawson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98098
- 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 Doreen Lawson posing on the shore of Burnaby Lake, around the time of her announcement of her intention to leave Council.
- 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.
- 535-3178
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Doreen Lawson posing on the shore of Burnaby Lake, around the time of her announcement of her intention to leave Council.
- Subjects
- Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Names
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
![Doreen Lawson, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3178.jpg)
![Environment Week at Terminus Park, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3201.jpg?width=280)
Environment Week at Terminus Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98122
- 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 Clinton Elementary School students Felipe Castaneda and Corey Itterman pulling out purple loosestrife from around a pond in Terminus Park (Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park), during Burnaby's Environment Week celebrations.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3201
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Clinton Elementary School students Felipe Castaneda and Corey Itterman pulling out purple loosestrife from around a pond in Terminus Park (Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park), during Burnaby's Environment Week celebrations.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Felipe Castaneda, 12, and Corey Itterman, 12, team up to pull out purple loosestrife, from around the ponds at Terminus Park. They were part of a team of students from Clinton Elementary, and Douglas College, pulling weeds and planting new grasses and bushes at the fledgling park, as part of Burnaby's Environment Week celebrations."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
![Environment Week at Terminus Park, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3201.jpg)
![Fall leaves, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3374.jpg?width=280)
Fall leaves
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98364
- 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 an unidentified person walking underneath a tree with yellow autumn leaves in a park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3374
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified person walking underneath a tree with yellow autumn leaves in a park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Fall leaves, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3374.jpg)
![Family in foggy Central Park, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3118-1.jpg?width=280)
Family in foggy Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98038
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of an unidentified family in Central Park in the fog. The photographs depict sun coming through the trees and the fog and the family, in silhouette, by water with ducks.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3118
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of an unidentified family in Central Park in the fog. The photographs depict sun coming through the trees and the fog and the family, in silhouette, by water with ducks.
- Subjects
- Persons - Families
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Natural Phenomena
- Names
- Central Park
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a December 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "The dense fog that blanketed the Lower Mainland for more than a week creates an eerie beauty at Central Park."
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Family in foggy Central Park, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3118-1.jpg)
![Foggy golf course, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3115.jpg?width=280)
Foggy golf course
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98011
- 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 a person wheeling a golf caddy across a foggy golf course.
- 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.
- 535-3115
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a person wheeling a golf caddy across a foggy golf course.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in a December 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Foggy golf course, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3115.jpg)
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19602
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…
- 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
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
- Geographic Features
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Housing
- Occupations
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Occupations - Writers
- Persons - Volunteers
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Religions
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Schwartz, William "Bill"
- Schwartz, Ellen
- City of Burnaby
- Polestar Communications
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg)
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_003.mp3