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The Canadian readers, book IV

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1883
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1883 Ver. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.120.9
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1883 Ver. 1
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co.
Publication Date
c1883
Series
Canadian readers
Physical Description
320 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Maggie Emily Patterson / 11th June 1895" [inside front cover]
"Bought of MR BROWN" [inside front cover]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
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The Canadian readers, book IV

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
c1883
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1883 Ver. 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV986.72.3
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1883 Ver. 2
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co.
Publication Date
c1883
Series
Canadian readers
Physical Description
320 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Horatio H_____" [inside front cover]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
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Canadian readers : book V

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow), 1836-1902
Publication Date
1883
Call Number
428.2 MEI Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3716.3
Call Number
428.2 MEI Copy 1
Author
Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow), 1836-1902
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage and Company
Publication Date
1883
Series
W.J. Gage & Co.'s educational series
Physical Description
vii, 384 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"Ernest Keyes 1333 Howe st. Van. BC" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] "Dr. Purdy, P.M. East Selkirk" [stamped in purple ink on front pastedown] "Ernest Keyes" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers
Readers--19th century
Object History
Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
Notes
"Based on the series prepared by J. M. D. Meiklejohn" --t.p.
"And edited by Canadian educationists for use in the schools of Canada" --t.p.
Author's given name and dates: Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow), 1830-1902
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The Ontario readers : fourth reader

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1885
Call Number
428.6 CAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.69.1
Call Number
428.6 CAN
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
Canada Publishing Company, Limited.
Publication Date
1885
Series
The Ontario readers.
Physical Description
344 p. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"Eric Purris / Milveston / Ontario" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). "donated to Heritage Village by Mrs. Constance Campion ne Purris" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front). "Eric Purris / Milveston / Ontario" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf. "If any body steals this book I will put them in jail. Eric Purris / If Connie" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf (back). drawing of horse in back H.M.S. "Cressy", H.M.S. "Mars" -- stickers on back.
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the public schools of Ontario by the Minister of Education."
Includes index.
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Gay Adventurers : book 5

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1953
Call Number
428.4 DIC v.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV009.4.5
Call Number
428.4 DIC v.5
Contributor
Dickie, D. J., 1883-1972
Kerr, Illingworth H.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, B.C.]
Publisher
J. M. Dent and Sons (Canada) Limited
Publication Date
1953
Series
Canadian parade readers
Physical Description
x, 438 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 21 cm.
Inscription
"GAY / ADVENTURERS" on cover. "CANADIAN PARADE READERS" on bottom of cover. "BOOK FIVE" on back of cover at bottom. "SUNCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / 4511 RUMBLE STREET / SOUTH BURNABY, B.C." stamped on endpaper (front). "SEP 8 1953" stamped on endpaper (front). Handwritten names in ink and pencil: "Knud Andrson" [sic], "Knud", "Douglas Anderson", "Grant Didmon", "Kenny Leo".
"PRINTED AND BOUND IN CANADA / WRIGLEY PRINTING CO. LTD., VANCOUVER" on copyright page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Object History
The artifacts are from the Robins family of Burnaby 1930's 1940'd
Notes
includes bibliographical references and index.
Author's given name and dates: Dickie, D. J. (Donalda James), 1883-1972.
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Preparatory French reader

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Super, O. B. (Ovando Byron), 1848-1935
Edition
6th ed.
Publication Date
1890
c1888
Call Number
448.6 SUP
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.170.20
Call Number
448.6 SUP
Edition
6th ed.
Author
Super, O. B. (Ovando Byron), 1848-1935
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
D. C. Heath & Co.
Publication Date
1890
c1888
Series
Heath's Modern Language Series
Physical Description
236 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
Front end paper: S16 [in ink and crossed out in pencil] "Class 4" [handwritten in ink] "Robert Cummings" "3210 2nd Avenue" "Vancouver BC" "Canada" [handwritten in pencil] Back end paper: "1.00" [top left corner, printed in pencil] "THE BOOK SHOP" "C.S. Forsythe & Co." " Booksellers & Stationers" Vancouver, B.C." [blue stamp with gold lettering, bottom left corner]
Library Subject (LOC)
French language--Readers
French language
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Super, O. B. (Ovando Byron), 1848-1935.
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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
......................................................................................... 228 In the Shadow by the Sea 1 AE.COLLECTIONS OF BIJRN'.HY"S URNET llllUG[ �2 In the Shadow by the Sea RECOLLE.CTIOINS OF 8UANA.8Y'S IIARNET VILLAGE �Preface It is my pleasure to introduce this book to readers interested in learning more about the early history of Burnaby's Barnet Village. Our city
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282885
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Contributor
Wolf, Jim
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Burrard Inlet
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
"edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
Copy 2 of 2
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Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878
McLeod, Anne Burnaby
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
c2002
Call Number
971.1 BUR COPY 3
of Burnaby �12 L a n d o f P r o m i s e Note to readers: This book contains transcriptions of the private correspondence of Robert Burnaby. In the interests of providing readers and historians with the most complete reference work possible, these letters are presented with minimal editing. Robert
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282850
9780969282853
Call Number
971.1 BUR COPY 3
Author
Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878
McLeod, Anne Burnaby
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Description
199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence
Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence
British Columbia--History--1849-1871
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
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Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Burnaby Community Heritage Commission
Publication Date
2002
Call Number
971.1 PRI COPY 1
readers who were not yet born in the first half of the 1900s . Therefore the reader will see that, although this book is mainly about Life with the Moores of Hart House, it also touches on the life experiences of some neighbours. Harry Pride S H O W N B E L O W F R O M L E F T T O RIGHT : Joan
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282877
Call Number
971.1 PRI COPY 1
Author
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Burnaby Community Heritage Commission
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
iv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Inscription
"To Burnaby Village Museum / Harry Pride", handwritten in ink on title page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Moore family
Hart House (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
Frontier and pioneer life
Pioneers
Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
Biography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 87) and index.
Signed by the author.
2 copies held : copy 1.
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Guess who

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5046
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
X3234
Call Number
428.6 GRA
Author
Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960
Artley, A. Sterl
Arbuthnot, May Hill, 1884-1969
Contributor
Dillon, Corinne Boyd
Place of Publication
Chicago, Ill.
Publisher
Scott, Foresman and Company
Publication Date
c1951
Series
Curriculum foundation series
Physical Description
95 p. : ill. (col.) ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"Galder School" -- stamped multiple times through signature.
Library Subject (LOC)
Children's literature
Reading (Preschool)
Notes
"The new basic readers."
Includes index.
"Illustrated by Corinne Boyd Dillon".
Author's given name and dates: Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960
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Burnaby Village Museum Fall Fair

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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 the Burnaby Village Museum's Fall Fair. Photographs depict four-year-old Jeffrey Dykstra during the watermelon eating contest and 12-year-old David Marino stuffing a scarecrow during another competition.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2763
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Burnaby Village Museum's Fall Fair. Photographs depict four-year-old Jeffrey Dykstra during the watermelon eating contest and 12-year-old David Marino stuffing a scarecrow during another competition.
Subjects
Events
Exhibitions - Fairs
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Persons - Children
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 for 535-2763-1: "Jeffrey Dykstra, 4, digs into a slice of watermelon, at the watermelon eating contest at Burnaby Village Museum's annual Fall Fair on Saturday. Other events at the traditional fair included a scarecrow building contest, tests of strength, a palm reader and a chance to "milk a cow.""
Caption from metadata for 535-2763-2: "David Marino, 12, stuffs his scarecrow at a scarecrow building competition, one of the traditional Fall Fair events at Burnaby Village Museum's closing weekend celebration."
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
4900 Deer Lake Avenue
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Leila Orman subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of manuscripts written by Leila Orman as well as paintings, scrapbooks, postcards, photographs, hymn books and correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Leila Orman subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of manuscripts written by Leila Orman as well as paintings, scrapbooks, postcards, photographs, hymn books and correspondence.
History
A. Leila Orman was born June 2, 1901 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England. She is the youngest daughter of Daisy Marie Orman, her sister Daisy Hilda Orman (later Targett) being three and a half years her senior. At five years old Leila began a long fight with a crippling type of rheumatoid arthritis. By the time she was thirteen, she experienced completely ankylosed joints. Her family travelled all over hoping to find a cure, but to no avail. In 1913 her father joined his two brothers in Calgary, and by 1915 the family had joined him. Leila developed an interest in painting and knitting, and composed her own poems. She began writing news articles for the Calgary Daily Herald in the 1930s, and her first sonnet was published in that paper on August 28, 1934. She had a strong interest in the arts, often writing about music and the visual arts. While living in Calgary, she became a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club as well as a member of the Canadian Author’s Association. When her father retired in 1938, the family moved to Rosewood Avenue in Burnaby. Leila wrote on a typewriter with two sticks to type out the letters. She was an avid reader and was able to turn the pages with a special stick with elastic bands wound around the ends. Canadian novelist Maida Parlow French became her lifelong friend and encouraged her to write her own autobiography, but she was not able to finish it. Leila wrote “The Giving Heart” in October of 1948. By 1952, she was writing the "Across the Board" column for the British Columbia Saturday Magazine with the intention of inspiring other “incapacitated folk” to live up to their full potential: “If [she] could reach a few people, and encourage them to reach up and out, [she] should feel the effort well worthwhile.” A member of the St. Alban’s Prayer Healing Fellowship group, Leila wrote the “Christian Manifesto for World Peace” in 1963. The Prayer Group met twice monthly at one of the members’ homes and undertook to pray daily for the sick and for world peace. After Leila’s mother died in 1955, Leila’s friend Jeanie Brown kept house for her and was her constant companion. Jeanie Brown and Leila lived together for over thirteen years until an accident sent Leila to hospital and later to nursing home where she died on February 16, 1976.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Orman, A. Leila
Notes
MSS104 and PC506
Title based on content of subseries
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The modern reader and speaker : a selection of poetry and prose from the writings of eminent authors, with copious extracts for recitation; preceded by the principles of elocution. comprising a variety of exercises, from the simplest articulation to the utmost extent of vocal expression : with a system of gesture, illustrated by diagrams and a plan of notation.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Bell, David Charles, 1817-1901
Edition
65th ed.
Publication Date
1885
Call Number
808.5 BEL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV976.251.15
Call Number
808.5 BEL
Edition
65th ed.
Author
Bell, David Charles, 1817-1901
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
M.H Gill & Son
Publication Date
1885
Physical Description
544 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
Front endpaper: "W. Grimes," [printed in black ink on a paper label adered to endpaper] "6H" [printed in green ink on a paper label adhered to endpaper with tape] Back endpaper: "W. Grimes," [printed in black ink on a paper label adered to endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Elocution
Recitations
Speeches, addresses, etc., English
Names
Grimes, Wilfred Thomas
Object History
Volume owned by Wilfred Thomas Grimes of Halley Avenue in South Burnaby, ca. 1890-1940.
Notes
"Revised and Enlarged" -- t.p.
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Nora Manuel and Dr. Paul Saunders

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
5 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Nora Manuel, the 81-year-old recipient of a cornea transplant, and Dr. Paul Saunders, the Burnaby opthalmologist who performed Manuel's transplant surgery. Photographs include portraits of Manuel on a street, knitting, and reading, and Dr. Saunders with a model of an ey…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
5 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2924
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Nora Manuel, the 81-year-old recipient of a cornea transplant, and Dr. Paul Saunders, the Burnaby opthalmologist who performed Manuel's transplant surgery. Photographs include portraits of Manuel on a street, knitting, and reading, and Dr. Saunders with a model of an eye in his medical office.
Subjects
Persons - Seniors
Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Physicians
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2924-1: "Until Nora Manuel, 81, got a cornea transplant last year, she says she was afraid to cross busy streets near her home, like Kingsway, because she couldn't properly see the traffic."
Caption from metadata for 535-2924-2: "Nora Manual, 81, says her life has improved immeasureably since she received her second cornea transplant last year. She says she now only needs glasses to see close-up."
Caption from metadata for 535-2924-3: "When Nora Manuel, 81, received her second cornea transplant last year, she was able to resume many of her favorite activities, including knitting sweaters for her children and grandchildren."
Caption from metadata for 535-2924-4: "An avid reader, Nora Manuel, 81, was able to enjoy her thrillers and science fiction books again after receiving her second cornea transplant last year."
Caption from metadata for 535-2924-5: "Dr. Paul Saunders, a Burnaby opthamologist, performed the cornea transplants on Nora Saunders. He's trying to raise awareness about the procedure and the need for cornea donors."
Images
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Reading outside Bob Prittie Metrotown Library

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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 an unidentified person reading a book outside of the Bob Prittie Library. A blossoming cherry tree is visible behind the reader.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2080
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person reading a book outside of the Bob Prittie Library. A blossoming cherry tree is visible behind the reader.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Buildings - Civic - Libraries
Names
Burnaby Public Library
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A good book, warm sunshine and blossoming trees make for a pleasant way to spend a Spring afternoon in the plaza at Burnaby's Bob Prittie Library on Monday."
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
6100 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Speed Watch at Wesburn Park

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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 Yvonne Petrachuk, a volunteer with the RCMP's Speed Watch program, recording notes on a clipboard on the side of a road near Wesburn Park and wearing a fluorescent safety vest. A car displaying a digital reading of the passing car's speed, set up in the back of a parked vehicle, and a…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2761
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Yvonne Petrachuk, a volunteer with the RCMP's Speed Watch program, recording notes on a clipboard on the side of a road near Wesburn Park and wearing a fluorescent safety vest. A car displaying a digital reading of the passing car's speed, set up in the back of a parked vehicle, and another volunteer are visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Volunteers
Public Services - Policing
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Yvonne Petrachuk, a Speed Watch volunteer, records vehicles at a speed zone near Wesburn Park in Burnaby. With schools reopening on Tuesday, Speed Watch and the RCMP are teaming up to to raise awareness about speeding with their "Two Strikes You're Out" program. At Strike One, the speed reader board displays a vehicle's speed, giving drivers the chance to slow down to the posted limit. If they don't, they risk Strike Two, a speeding ticket from a waiting police officer."
Geographic Access
Wesburn Park
Parkwood Avenue
Street Address
4781 Parkwood Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
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Westerman family fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1917-1959]
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
17 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs documenting Walter "Wally" Westerman's life while growing up in Burnaby, his time spent in California while training as an engineer, his time in Montreal during his service with the R.C.A.F., Wally with his wife Gwendolyn (nee Brocklesby) Westerman and Wally in his lat…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
17 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs documenting Walter "Wally" Westerman's life while growing up in Burnaby, his time spent in California while training as an engineer, his time in Montreal during his service with the R.C.A.F., Wally with his wife Gwendolyn (nee Brocklesby) Westerman and Wally in his later years outside of his home in Burnaby.
History
Walter "Wally" William Westerman was born in London, Ontario in 1916. A few years later he moved with his parents to Vancouver. Around 1921 his parents, Albert Edwin and Louisa (nee Williams) Westerman bought a double lot at 4797 Georgia Street in District Lot 122 in Burnaby. On the lot they built a house and bowling green. Wally's father Albert worked as a proof reader for the Daily Province newspaper and retired in 1938. Walter attended Gilmore Avenue school and North Burnaby High School. After graduating from highschool he enrolled in engineering school in Glendale, California. Wally was married to Margot Florence Patry from 1943 to 1952. When World War II began, Wally joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Wally suffered from arthritis and after being declared unfit for combat he was discharged. He returned to Burnaby and became a foreman in the engineering department of Boeing Aircraft of Canada. In 1944, while employed by Boeing, Wally was recoginized with awards for his ingenuity of "Jig Design for Bomb Torpedo Adaptors" and "Bomb Release Scissors". When Wally's father Albert became ill and had to have his leg amputated, Wally attended to his needs and sold the family's Georgia Street house to a buy a house at 5277 Spencer Street in Vancouver. Wally's father died in 1944 and his mother died in 1966. Following his first marriage, Wally met Gwendolyn "Gwen" Brocklesby and they developed a long term relationship eventually marrying in 1969. Gwen had a daughter named Barbara from her first marriage and Wally became her step father. Between 1960 and 1963, Wally was admitted to membership in the Canadian Power Squadrons with qualifications in seamanship, engine maintenance and weather and Gwen was awarded a certificate of qualification in piloting and seamanship. In 1969 Gwen, Wally and Barbara moved to a brand new home at 2171 Duthie Avenue in Burnaby which was within walking distance to Lenkurt Electric on Lougheed Highway where Wally worked. Wally was a machinist and foreman of the sheet metal shop at Lenkurt and later at Microtel. Walter Westerman died in Burnaby in 2000 and his wife Gwen died in Burnaby in 2016.
Responsibility
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Accession Code
BV020.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1917-1959]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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