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Burnaby's First Municipal Council
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39582
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 13.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first meeting of Burnaby Council, taken at the Sample Boarding House. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 13.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-901
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first meeting of Burnaby Council, taken at the Sample Boarding House. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Occupations - City Clerks
- Names
- Brenchley, William
- Haszard, Arthur de Windt
- Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
- McDermott, William
- Philip, Alex
- Shaw, Charles R. "Chas"
- Woolard, John
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Frederick Thrussell and Peter Byrne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36471
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frederick Thrussell in a three-piece suit and hat, standing in front of a large stump. A small dog stands in front of him, and a crosscut saw is to his left, propped up vertically against the stump. Peter Byrne stands on a spring board protruding from the stump, and holds on to the en…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Thrussell family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 275-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frederick Thrussell in a three-piece suit and hat, standing in front of a large stump. A small dog stands in front of him, and a crosscut saw is to his left, propped up vertically against the stump. Peter Byrne stands on a spring board protruding from the stump, and holds on to the end of a second crosscut saw. On the other side of the stump, a man balances on a second spring board while holding on to the opposite end of the horizontal crosscut saw with this right hand. Peter Byrne went on to serve as a member of Council from 1894 to 1895 and from 1898 to 1906, and was Reeve of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Lumberjacks
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Industries - Forestry
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment
- Animals - Dogs
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Frederick Thrussell and Peter Byrne by a fallen tree
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37104
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1893]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frederick Thrussell, unidentified, and Peter Byrne standing in front of a large fallen tree. A crosscut saw is propped up vertically against the end of the felled tree. Peter Byrne was Reeve of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910. Earlier, he also served as a member of Council from 1894 to 1895…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1893]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Byrne family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 316-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1995-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frederick Thrussell, unidentified, and Peter Byrne standing in front of a large fallen tree. A crosscut saw is propped up vertically against the end of the felled tree. Peter Byrne was Reeve of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910. Earlier, he also served as a member of Council from 1894 to 1895 and from 1898 to 1906.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Lumberjacks
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Industries - Forestry
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory29
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1932
- Length
- 0:08:14
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's memories of working with Reeve William A. Pritchard.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's memories of working with Reeve William A. Pritchard.
- Date Range
- 1930-1932
- Photo Info
- Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008
- Length
- 0:08:14
- Names
- Pritchard, William A.
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- May 21, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:58:01
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"
- Interview Location
- Walker Avenue
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- 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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Track three of interview with Charles B. Brown
Track three of interview with Charles B. Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-06/100-13-06_Track_3.mp3Loading Strawberries, BCERy, Douglas Road, Burnaby BC
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66211
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1894
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm on cardboard 22 x 27.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of farmers loading their crates onto a railway car. Identified (left to right), Bernard R. Hill, Louis Claude Hill, Charles Frederick Sprott, George E. Clayton, and Louis "Edgar" Sprott, who are loading up their strawberries on a street car. The farmers are lined up in a row,…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1894
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm on cardboard 22 x 27.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-938
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of farmers loading their crates onto a railway car. Identified (left to right), Bernard R. Hill, Louis Claude Hill, Charles Frederick Sprott, George E. Clayton, and Louis "Edgar" Sprott, who are loading up their strawberries on a street car. The farmers are lined up in a row, each sitting in their own horse and cart as they bring their strawberries to the station.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Horses
- Transportation - Carts
- Occupations - Farmers
- Transportation - Wagons
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Names
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
- Hill, Bernard R.
- Every-Clayton, George
- Sprott, Louis "Edgar"
- Sprott, Charles Frederick
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption on recto of photograph reads: "Loading Strawberries, B.C.E.Ry., Douglas Rd., Burnaby, B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Burnaby Council
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34065
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's first Council members on the steps of Sample's Boarding House, 6850 Beresford Street, near Griffiths Avenue and Kingsway. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 008-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's first Council members on the steps of Sample's Boarding House, 6850 Beresford Street, near Griffiths Avenue and Kingsway. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.
- Names
- Brenchley, William
- Haszard, Arthur de Windt
- Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
- McDermott, William
- Philip, Alex
- Shaw, Charles R. "Chas"
- Woolard, John
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Beresford Street
- Street Address
- 6850 Beresford Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Hugh M. Fraser
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34733
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935] (date of original), copied [1995]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.0 x 11.9 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph (mounted and titled) of Hugh M. Fraser, Reeve of Burnaby from 1914 to 1918 and from 1934 to 1939 and Commissioner from 1934 to 1940.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935] (date of original), copied [1995]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.0 x 11.9 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 126-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph (mounted and titled) of Hugh M. Fraser, Reeve of Burnaby from 1914 to 1918 and from 1934 to 1939 and Commissioner from 1934 to 1940.
- Names
- Fraser, Hugh M
- Media Type
- Photograph
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Hugh M. Fraser
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38551
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Hugh Murray Fraser, Burnaby Reeve from 1914 to 1918 and Commissioner from 1934 to 1940. A note on the back of the photograph reads: Commissioner Hugh Murray Fraser. 1934-1940, died Dec. 2, 1940. Followed by R. Bolton, Acting comm [sic]."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- New Westminster Public Library subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 459-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2003-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Hugh Murray Fraser, Burnaby Reeve from 1914 to 1918 and Commissioner from 1934 to 1940. A note on the back of the photograph reads: Commissioner Hugh Murray Fraser. 1934-1940, died Dec. 2, 1940. Followed by R. Bolton, Acting comm [sic]."
- Names
- Fraser, Hugh M
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
W.A. Pritchard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34738
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1932] (date of original), copied [1995]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.2 x 12.1 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph (mounted and titled) of William A. Pritchard, Reeve of Burnaby from 1930 to 1932 and member of Council from 1928 to 1930.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1932] (date of original), copied [1995]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.2 x 12.1 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 126-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph (mounted and titled) of William A. Pritchard, Reeve of Burnaby from 1930 to 1932 and member of Council from 1928 to 1930.
- Names
- Pritchard, William A.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
William A. Pritchard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38556
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 8.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- New Westminster Public Library subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 8.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 459-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2003-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930.
- Names
- Pritchard, William A.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Chas R. Shaw
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34727
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892 (date of original), copied [1995]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.0 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph (mounted and titled) of Charles R. Shaw, who served as the first Reeve of Burnaby in 1892.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892 (date of original), copied [1995]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.0 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 126-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph (mounted and titled) of Charles R. Shaw, who served as the first Reeve of Burnaby in 1892.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Names
- Shaw, Charles R. "Chas"
- Media Type
- Photograph
Images
Pat Byrne's Threshing Machine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38542
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1892] (date of original) copied 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 14.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of five men standing on a flat-bottom vessel on the Fraser River. A label accompanying the photograph reads: "1st threshing outfit in Burnaby, about 1892. Owned by Pat Byrne, brother of Peter. Sold to Peter when Pat returned to Ireland to live. On Fraser River. L. to R.: Pat Byrne, C…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1892] (date of original) copied 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- New Westminster Public Library subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 14.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 459-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2003-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of five men standing on a flat-bottom vessel on the Fraser River. A label accompanying the photograph reads: "1st threshing outfit in Burnaby, about 1892. Owned by Pat Byrne, brother of Peter. Sold to Peter when Pat returned to Ireland to live. On Fraser River. L. to R.: Pat Byrne, Capt. Stewart of "Alice", Peter Byrne and another (unknown)." Peter Byrne was a member of Burnaby's municipal council from 1894-1895, 1898-1906 and served as Reeve from 1906-1910. The threshing machine (visible behind the side paddle of the scow) was loaded onto this scow for transport from New Westminster to the Byrne farm in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Transportation - Boats
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Geographic Features - Rivers
- Names
- Byrne, Pat
- Byrne, Peter
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
Images
Thomas F. Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65800
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of previous Reeve of Burnaby Thomas F. Sanderson in Masonic regalia. He was the Master of Vancouver's Lions Gate Lodge.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a mounted sepia photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-030
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of previous Reeve of Burnaby Thomas F. Sanderson in Masonic regalia. He was the Master of Vancouver's Lions Gate Lodge.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Names
- Sanderson, Thomas F.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's note on recto of original photograph reads: "Bridgman"
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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory447
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1937-1990
- Length
- 00:05:53
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s discussion of the attitudes, energy and time commitment required for operating a seasonal business and needed for politics. He mentions the Nelson Avenue family home, still lived in by his mother
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s discussion of the attitudes, energy and time commitment required for operating a seasonal business and needed for politics. He mentions the Nelson Avenue family home, still lived in by his mother
- Date Range
- 1937-1990
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
- Length
- 00:05:53
- Geographic Access
- Nelson Avenue
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 1:34:40
- Interviewee Name
- Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Audio Tracks
Track seven of interview with Bill Lewarne
Track seven of interview with Bill Lewarne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-019/MSS187-019_Track_7.mp3Burnaby's first Public School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35881
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1894 (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 school officials standing on the steps of the first public school in Burnaby, Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. Left to right: William McDermott (school trustee), Ethel Lepage (first teacher), Lancelot Grimmer (school trustee), and Bernard Hill (school board chairman and secretary). Th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1894 (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.
- 204-740
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of school officials standing on the steps of the first public school in Burnaby, Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. Left to right: William McDermott (school trustee), Ethel Lepage (first teacher), Lancelot Grimmer (school trustee), and Bernard Hill (school board chairman and secretary). The school was called Burnaby School from 1894 to 1896, and then East Burnaby School from 1896 to 1907. The present day address of the site is 7376 Canada Way.
- Subjects
- Officials
- Occupations - Teachers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 7376 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
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Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory89
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's attitudes towards the Commissioner as well as to the unemployed in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's attitudes towards the Commissioner as well as to the unemployed in Burnaby.
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track four of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_4.mp3Ernest Winch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64702
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch wearing a three-piece suit and standing in the snow in Rossland, British Columbia.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-021
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch wearing a three-piece suit and standing in the snow in Rossland, British Columbia.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Handwritten note in white ink on recto of photograph reads: "WHITE ROCK / B.C."
- Handwritten note in ink on verso of photograph reads: "Rossland, / February, 1938"
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Ernest Winch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64703
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch wearing a pinstriped suit outdoors at an unidentified location.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch wearing a pinstriped suit outdoors at an unidentified location.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Ernest Winch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64729
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 2, 1933
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch in a suit and tie. This photograph was taken at the Campbell Studio in Vancouver.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 2, 1933
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-027
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch in a suit and tie. This photograph was taken at the Campbell Studio in Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Campbell Studios Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's mark embossed at border of photograph reads: "Campbell Studio / Vancouver B.C."
- Handwritten note below embossed lettering reads: "Nov. 2nd 1933 / Ernest"
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Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory32
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1923-1938
- Length
- 0:06:27
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's comparisons between working for a Council versus working for a Commissionership.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's comparisons between working for a Council versus working for a Commissionership.
- Date Range
- 1923-1938
- Photo Info
- Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008
- Length
- 0:06:27
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- May 21, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:58:01
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"
- Interview Location
- Walker Avenue
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- 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 six of interview with Charles B. Brown
Track six of interview with Charles B. Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-06/100-13-06_Track_6.mp3