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Government Docks, New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39576
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boat (the "Vite") pulled up to the Government docks at the foot of 8th Street in New Westminster. Queensborough can be seen in the background. The three men in the boat are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-895
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boat (the "Vite") pulled up to the Government docks at the foot of 8th Street in New Westminster. Queensborough can be seen in the background. The three men in the boat are unidentified.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Boating
- Structures - Piers and Wharves
- Geographic Features - Rivers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Government Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35567
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (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 looking east on Government Road from the Haddon family house. One of the men in the photo is Robert Haddon. The other two people are unidentified. Note the loose gravel roadway and the bridge over Eagle Creek.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (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.
- 204-425
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph looking east on Government Road from the Haddon family house. One of the men in the photo is Robert Haddon. The other two people are unidentified. Note the loose gravel roadway and the bridge over Eagle Creek.
- Names
- Haddon, Robert
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Eagle Creek
- Government Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Government Road property
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35830
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (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 (left) James Ker (maternal grandfather), (right) Robert Haddon (father), and Gordon Haddon (son), cutting firewood from a large fallen fir with a Wee MacGregor chainsaw on their Hastings Mill property south of the family home on Government Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (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.
- 204-689
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left) James Ker (maternal grandfather), (right) Robert Haddon (father), and Gordon Haddon (son), cutting firewood from a large fallen fir with a Wee MacGregor chainsaw on their Hastings Mill property south of the family home on Government Road.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Plants - Trees
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
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
Svend Robinson at a press conference
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98341
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Svend Robinson, MP for Burnaby-Douglas, leaving a press conference where he announced his intention not to run for leadership of the provincial NDP party. Unidentified news photographers and camera operators 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.
- 535-3351
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Svend Robinson, MP for Burnaby-Douglas, leaving a press conference where he announced his intention not to run for leadership of the provincial NDP party. Unidentified news photographers and camera operators are visible in the background.
- Names
- Robinson, Svend
- 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: "Burnaby-Douglas MP Svend Robinson walks away from a chance to become the Premier of British Columbia after announcing, at a packed news conference, his intention not to run for the provincial NDP leadership."
Images
Haddon family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35564
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1919 (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 Haddon family home at 7870 Government Road between Lozells Avenue and Piper Avenue. Three adults and a young child are standing in at the front door.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1919 (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.
- 204-422
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Haddon family home at 7870 Government Road between Lozells Avenue and Piper Avenue. Three adults and a young child are standing in at the front door.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Street Address
- 7870 Government Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
4200 Phillips Ave
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94317
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior of a single-storey industrial building located at 4200 Phillips Avenue - an address that no longer exists.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-102
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior of a single-storey industrial building located at 4200 Phillips Avenue - an address that no longer exists.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 94-329-B
- Photographer identified as "J.C."
- Geographic Access
- Phillips Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
7260 Winston St
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93887
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior and parking lot of Smith Paper, located at 7260 Winston Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-070
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior and parking lot of Smith Paper, located at 7260 Winston Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 93-175-B
- Photographer identified as "K.H."
- Geographic Access
- Winston Street
- Street Address
- 7260 Winston Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
7260 Winston St.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94312
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior of Unisource, located at 7260 Winston Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-097
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior of Unisource, located at 7260 Winston Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 94-214-B
- Photographer identified as "K.H."
- Geographic Access
- Winston Street
- Street Address
- 7260 Winston Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
7973-7993 Enterprise St
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94296
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 46 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the commercial complex located at 7973-7993 Enterprise Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 46 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-081
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the commercial complex located at 7973-7993 Enterprise Street.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 93-464-B
- Photographer identified as "K.H."
- Geographic Access
- Enterprise Street
- Street Address
- 7973 Enterprise Street
- 7993 Enterprise Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Glenrobin leak
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98114
- 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 posing outside of the Glenrobin Place condo complex in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3193
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified person posing outside of the Glenrobin Place condo complex in Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Geographic Access
- Halston Court
- Sandlewood Crescent
- Street Address
- 9200 Sandlewood Crescent
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
J.E. and Hephezebah Ward
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36626
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel James E. Ward standing next to his wife Hephzebah, who is sitting in a wicker chair outside on the front porch. They look to be on the porch of the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908 the couple came t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Richard Hardy family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 312-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1993-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel James E. Ward standing next to his wife Hephzebah, who is sitting in a wicker chair outside on the front porch. They look to be on the porch of the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908 the couple came to Burnaby and opened the post office (naming it Lozells because when they lived in Birmingham England, Hepezebah was a parishioner in the Anglican Parish of Lozells).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Richard and Edith Hardy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36628
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Richard and Edith Hardy standing inside a fenced yard. Edith has her arms around Richard's shoulders. They are most likely at the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908, Col. James Ward and his wife Hepezebah came to Burna…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Richard Hardy family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 312-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1993-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Richard and Edith Hardy standing inside a fenced yard. Edith has her arms around Richard's shoulders. They are most likely at the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908, Col. James Ward and his wife Hepezebah came to Burnaby and opened the post office (naming it Lozells because when they lived in Birmingham England, Hepezebah was a parishioner in the Anglican Parish of Lozells).
- Names
- Hardy, Richard
- Hardy, Edith
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Ward family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36629
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Ward Family, including children and grandchildren sitting outside. They are most likely on the porch of the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908, Col. James Ward and his wife Hepezebah came to Burnaby and opened the p…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Richard Hardy family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 312-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1993-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Ward Family, including children and grandchildren sitting outside. They are most likely on the porch of the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908, Col. James Ward and his wife Hepezebah came to Burnaby and opened the post office (naming it Lozells because when they lived in Birmingham England, Hepezebah was a parishioner in the Anglican Parish of Lozells).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Mayor's Office fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records and photographic material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of those records created by the office of the Mayor during the administrations of Robert W. Prittie (1969-1973), Thomas W. Constable (1973-1979), David M. Mercier (1979-1981), William A. Lewarne (1981-1987), William J. Copeland (1987-1996), John Douglas Drummond (1996-2002) and Derek…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records and photographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of those records created by the office of the Mayor during the administrations of Robert W. Prittie (1969-1973), Thomas W. Constable (1973-1979), David M. Mercier (1979-1981), William A. Lewarne (1981-1987), William J. Copeland (1987-1996), John Douglas Drummond (1996-2002) and Derek Corrigan (2002-2018).
- History
- On September 22, 1892, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby was established by letters patent. An integral component of this incorporation was the creation of the office of the Reeve (later called Mayor). The Reeve was to serve as the Head and Chief Executive Officer of Burnaby and was to lead the City Council in the governing of the Corporation. Burnaby’s first Reeve and Council were elected by acclamation on October 15, 1892, with formal elections held by ballot three months later. From 1893 until 1977 the Reeve and Council were elected for one-year terms, but the practice of annual elections was abandoned in favour of two-year terms in 1977. The current practice of holding elections every three years was begun in 1987. Elections of Reeve and Council were suspended altogether in 1933. However, as a financial crisis in the Corporation resulted in the Province intervening and assuming control of the local government. For ten years, Commissioners were appointed by the Provincial Government to manage the affairs of the Municipality, but by January 1943, the situation had been remedied and local elections were once again held. From 1892 until 1968, the Chief Executive Officer in Burnaby was known as “Reeve,” but this nomenclature changed with revisions to the Local Government Act in the latter part of the twentieth century. In 1968, the Province altered the Act and abolished the practice of assigning different titles to the members of Council based on Municipal Classification and introduced "Mayor" and "Alderman" as terms applicable in all Municipalities not just those of a certain size or with a certain number of citizens. From that point on, the CEO of Burnaby has been referred to as the Mayor of the City. Despite these changes in election procedures, naming protocols, and the disruption caused by the financial crisis in the 1930s and 1940s, the roles and responsibilities of the Mayor have remained relatively stable throughout the years. As Head and Chief Executive Officer of the City, the Mayor is responsible for ensuring that the principles of law and good government are enforced in Burnaby. This includes the task of overseeing the conduct of officers and employees and directing the management of municipal business and affairs as well as chairing the meetings of Council and appointing Council Committee members. The Mayor is also charged with the duty of representing the City at public functions, in meetings with visiting dignitaries, and in participating in local community and fundraising events. Initially, the Municipal Clerk assisted the Mayor in his work by handling most correspondence and clerical tasks of the office. Today, however, the Mayor’s office retains its own administrative staff who are responsible for facilitating all schedules and arrangements for the Mayor along with coordinating their internal and external contacts and events. The following individuals have served as Reeve or Mayor of Burnaby: Charles R. Shaw 1892 Nicolai C. Shou 1893-1903 Charles F. Sprott 1904-1905 Peter Byrne 1906-1910 J. W. Weart 1911-1912 D. C. McGregor 1913 Hugh M. Fraser 1914-1918 T. Sanderson 1919-1920 Alexander K. McLean 1921-1926; 1928-1929 Charles C. Bell 1927 W. L. Burdick 1929 W. A. Pritchard 1930-1932 William Tate Wilson 1943-1944 George A. Morrison 1945-1949 William R. Beamish 1950-1953 Charles W. MacSorely 1954-1957 Alan H. Emmott 1958-1968 Robert W. Prittie 1969-1973 Thomas W. Constable 1973-1979 David M. Mercier 1979-1981 William A. Lewarne 1981-1987 William J. Copeland 1987-1996 Douglas P. Drummond 1996-2002 Derek Corrigan 2002-2018 Mike Hurley 2018-present The following individuals have served as provincially appointed Commissioners for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby: John Bennett 1932-1933 John Mahony 1933-1934 Hugh M. Fraser 1934-1940* R. S. Gilchrist 1941* B. C. Bracewell 1942* *Richard Bolton was Acting Commissioner for most of 1940-1942. He refused to be a full-fledged Commissioner.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97232
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 11.2 cm of textual records; 180 col. prints; 119 col. neg.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and documents created and collected by the South Burnaby Garden Club, detailing Club activities including the Fall Fair.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Physical Description
- 11.2 cm of textual records; 180 col. prints; 119 col. neg.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2008-17
- 2014-14
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and documents created and collected by the South Burnaby Garden Club, detailing Club activities including the Fall Fair.
- History
- The South Burnaby Garden Club was formed in 1901 when a group of Central Park residents met to form a Farmers’ Institute. They leased 17 acres of Central Park from the Provincial Government and with the support of government grants constructed a two-story building on the property. The building was constructed in time for the first annual Fall Fair in September 1901. In 1903, the Institute amalgamated with the South Vancouver and Burnaby Agricultural Society to become the Central Park Agricultural Association & Farmers Institute. In 1907, the membership doubled to 520 members. Increasing urbanization and the First World War saw the last exhibition in 1919, and then lease on the building expired in 1921. The Society continued to meet and hold small exhibitions in rented halls under the South Burnaby Horticultural Association name. After several name changes, the association became the South Burnaby Garden Club in 1958 and continues to this day.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Photo catalogue 489
- MSS124
- MSS182
South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription121
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915-2009
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of the administrative records of the South Burnaby Garden Club from their early beginnings as the Central Park Agricultural Association and Farmer's Institute (1901-1926), the South Burnaby Horticultural Association and Farmers Institute (1927-1957) to the early 2000s.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915-2009
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-36
- BHS2008-17
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of the administrative records of the South Burnaby Garden Club from their early beginnings as the Central Park Agricultural Association and Farmer's Institute (1901-1926), the South Burnaby Horticultural Association and Farmers Institute (1927-1957) to the early 2000s.
- History
- The South Burnaby Garden Club as formed in 1901 after a group of Central Park residents met to form a Farmers’ Institute. They leased 17 acres of Central Park from the Provincial Government and with the support of government grants constructed a two-story building on the property. The building was constructed in time for the first annual Fall Fair in September 1901. In 1903 the Institute amalgamated with the South Vancouver and Burnaby Agricultural Society to become the Central Park Agricultural Association & Farmers Institute. In 1907 the membership doubled to 520 members. Increasing urbanization and the First World War saw the last exhibition in 1919. The lease on the building expired in 1921. The Society continued to meet and hold small exhibitions in rented halls under the South Burnaby Horticultural Association name. After several name changes, the association became the South Burnaby Garden Club in 1958 and continues to this day.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Creator
- South Burnaby Garden Club
- Notes
- PC223, PC488, MSS028
- Title based on creator and contents of subseries
Annie Boulanger subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97455
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Historical Society Archives' Fraser Wilson Room on November 15, 1990.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Annie Boulanger subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-05
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Historical Society Archives' Fraser Wilson Room on November 15, 1990.
- History
- Annie Urbanovits Boulanger’s parents emigrated from Hungary to Toronto: Louis in 1925 and Irene in 1930. The couple married in Toronto and later moved to Vancouver. During WWII, Louis worked in the Vancouver Shipyards, followed by Nichols Chemical Company in Barnet for 15 years. While the Urbanovits family lived in Cloverdale, Louis commuted to Kask’s Camp in Barnet until they moved to Burnaby in 1951 to an old farm on Napier Street. Between 1951 and 1956 Annie completed her BA degree, majoring in chemistry and english with a minor in physical education, and obtained her teaching diploma at UBC. She taught for four years in various locations in BC before marrying and moving to Manitoba and Ottawa. She and her husband and five children returned to Burnaby in 1964 to a home on Government Street to be close to family. The couple later had another two children. Annie Boulanger became involved in the community first through her children’s school, initiating and teaching french classes in Seaforth School in 1969, and supporting the development of gymnastics in school and as a municipal program. Her interest in Archives lead to doing oral histories for John Adams, curator of Heritage Village (later Burnaby Village Museum), and for SFU Archives. She became a long time member of the Burnaby Writers’ Club in the 1970s, taking a course in writing non-fiction from Chris Potter. In 1983 Annie Boulanger joined the Burnaby Arts Council, becoming President in 1985. She was involved in lobbying the municipality for better monetary support and facilities for the arts and for the creation of a Municipal Arts Policy. She continued to promote the arts in Burnaby through her appointment to Burnaby’s Visual Arts Advisory Board in 1997, her arts journalism, writing regular book and theatre reviews for the local newspaper, and other activities. She was a member of the Burnaby Centennial Committee and was one of the editors of the book “Burnaby Centennial Anthology”. She is also the author of "A Carousel is Magic: The Saving of Parker # 119".
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Boulanger, Annie
- Notes
- Title based on creator of subseries
Bancroft family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63795
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]-1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other materials
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]-1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Bancroft family subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other materials
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-44
- BHS2004-06
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the Bancroft family and friends and ephemera pertaining to agricultural farming and the air force.
- History
- Rose Croucher was born to Ann Eliza "Annie" (b. August 1861, d. 1962) and R. Coucher in January 1895. In 1907, the Croucher family moved to British Columbia. As a student, Rose studied geometrical drawing using Blair’s Canadian Drawing Series workbooks. On on February 21, 1914, Rose married James Oakes Bancroft in Vancouver, BC. Together they had three children: James A. (b. 1916 or 1917), Rosie (date unknown), and George E. (b. August 1927). The Bancroft family were poultry farmers throughout the early 1900s, transporting their farmed eggs from Burnaby to the Hudson’s Bay Company Vancouver using the British Columbia Electric Railway system. Rose Bancroft also served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Central Park Poultry Co-op Association in the 1920s until her husband's death in 1930 at the age of 42. In the late thirties and early forties, while James A. Bancroft was stationed in Calgary with the Royal Canadian Air Force, his younger siblings lived together with their mother and grandmother at 1963 21st Avenue in Burnaby. Rosie Bancroft studied French and English history in Social Studies in 1937; her brother George studied the seasons in General Science II in 1942. Rose died in 1965 at the age of 76.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Creator
- Bancroft, Rose
- Notes
- MSS030, PC490, PC507, and MSS110
- Title based on creator and contents of subseries
Richard Bolton subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription108
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original)-[1941]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consist of material created by Richard Bolton, who worked for Burnaby from 1911-1951, in many capacities.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original)-[1941]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Richard Bolton subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and graphic material
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-03
- BHS1986-09
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consist of material created by Richard Bolton, who worked for Burnaby from 1911-1951, in many capacities.
- History
- Richard Bolton was born in Sunderland, England in the 1880s. He immigrated to Canada on May 26,1911. Later that year he was employed as an accountant by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby. He lived with his brother George in New Westminster before purchasing his own property on North Arm Road (now Marine Drive), building a bungalow that he moved into in the summer of 1916. During World War I, Richard was promoted to Municipal Treasurer, a position he held until he retired. In 1919, he received three months leave of absence to return to Sunderland to marry Mary Gertrude Hern, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Hern. Richard and Mary had two daughters, Nancy (b.1920) and Mary (b. 1923), that they raised in their family home located at 859 Marine Drive in South Burnaby. Both daughters were born at home, assisted by the Victorian Order of Nurses and the local doctor. The V.O.N. were established in Burnaby in 1912 and Richard Bolton supported and helped the Order every opportunity he had until his death on November 16, 1962. During the heart of the Depression, the family home became the meeting place for friends and relatives who could not find employment. During this time, Richard had discussions with Ernie Winch and others about seniors housing in Burnaby. The first phase was constructed between 1949 and 1956. In 1938, Richard was appointed Justice of the Peace by the Provincial Government but never accepted any remuneration for his duties. During this time period, Burnaby was under commissionship and when Commissioner Hugh M. Fraser became ill, Richard assumed his duties. He filled the position as Acting Commissioner and treasurer, and converted back to treasurer when the Reeve and Councillors of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby were reinstated in 1943. In 1951, Richard retired as treasurer for the City but he continued to chair the Debt Retirement Board until it became redundant in the late 1950s. On June 24, 1959, Reeve Allan Emmott presented the Gold Key to Burnaby to Richard.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Bolton, Richard
- Notes
- PC159, PC249, MSS153
- Title based on creator of subseries