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West Burnaby School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36571
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1898]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm, mounted on board 21.5 x 25 cm + 1p. accompanying
Scope and Content
Photograph of West Burnaby School students standing outside in front of their school in two long rows, with their teacher and school staff members standing on the right. Daisy Birchell is the smallest in the group, standing in the front row, eighth from the left, and her cousin is standing beside h…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1898]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm, mounted on board 21.5 x 25 cm + 1p. accompanying
Description Level
Item
Record No.
297-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-37
Scope and Content
Photograph of West Burnaby School students standing outside in front of their school in two long rows, with their teacher and school staff members standing on the right. Daisy Birchell is the smallest in the group, standing in the front row, eighth from the left, and her cousin is standing beside her, ninth from the left. The school was later renamed Kingsway West School and remained in operations until 1952.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Kingsway West School
Birchell, Daisy
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in accompanying material states that the photograph is the property of Charles Burchell's family, and "children as pupils" were; William, Frederick, Lily, and Daisy Burchell.
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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West Burnaby School class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36019
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19.5 x 24 cm, mounted on board 25 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the West Burnaby School class, including teachers, lined up in rows on the porch steps, with the first row seated on the ground with their feet crossed in front of them. Individuals that have been identified, in pencil, directly on the photograph include; Teacher Lili Lawson (far left…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Patterson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19.5 x 24 cm, mounted on board 25 x 30 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
213-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of the West Burnaby School class, including teachers, lined up in rows on the porch steps, with the first row seated on the ground with their feet crossed in front of them. Individuals that have been identified, in pencil, directly on the photograph include; Teacher Lili Lawson (far left), Lily Main (two over from Lawson), Ethel Smith (far left in the back row), and Headmaster Samuel Shepard (far right in the back row). Members of the Patterson family are also in this photograph; William (Bill) is sitting in the front row, third from the left, Bruce is sitting two to the right of Bill, with Alice two rows directly behind Bruce (her hair is shorter than the other girls and she is wearing a dark shirt), with their older sister Mary standing two rows directly behind Alice. The school was later renamed Kingsway West School and remained in operations until 1952.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Kingsway West School
Shepard, Samuel
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identified as "Thompson"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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West Burnaby School class outside

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37334
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm on 30.5 x 37.5 cm mat
Scope and Content
Photograph of the West Burnaby School class, including teachers, on the dirt field next to the school. Eight of the individuals have been identified; sitting in the second row, second from the left is (8) Alice Patterson, standing in the center of the third row is (4) William (Bill) Pattterson, and…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Millway family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm on 30.5 x 37.5 cm mat
Description Level
Item
Record No.
353-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1997-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the West Burnaby School class, including teachers, on the dirt field next to the school. Eight of the individuals have been identified; sitting in the second row, second from the left is (8) Alice Patterson, standing in the center of the third row is (4) William (Bill) Pattterson, and in the back row on the far left is (7) Mary Patterson, beside her, (6) Lily Main, three from Lily is (5)Ethel Smith, and third from the right in the same row is (3) Bruce Patterson. The school headmaster (1) Samuel Shepard is standing on the far right and standing next to him is their teacher, (2) Lily Smith. The school was later renamed Kingsway West School and remained in operations until 1952.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Kingsway West School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identified as "Thompson"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Burnaby'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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Names
Burnaby School
Grimmer, Lancelot
Hill, Bernard R.
Lepage, Ethel
McDermott, William
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
Images
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Clarence Rendle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45105
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1955 and 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby School District Superintendent Clarence Rendle.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1955 and 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby School District Superintendent Clarence Rendle.
Names
Rendle, Clarence
Burnaby School Disctrict no. 41
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Dr. J. F. K. English

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45218
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 3, 1959, published June 21, 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. J.F.K. English, then Deputy Minister and Superintendent of Education, unveiling the plaque that marked the official opening of Burnaby's school board offices at 5325 Kincaid.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 3, 1959, published June 21, 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-114
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. J.F.K. English, then Deputy Minister and Superintendent of Education, unveiling the plaque that marked the official opening of Burnaby's school board offices at 5325 Kincaid.
Subjects
Ceremonies
Names
Burnaby School Board
English, Dr. J.F.K.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kincaid Street
Street Address
5325 Kincaid Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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F.R. Bailey, Clifton G. Brown, and D.C. McGregor

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45170
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1954
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby School Inspector Clifton G. Brown upon his retirement. He is standing in the centre, smiling at Mrs. F.R. Bailey who was a student of his at Kingsway West School in 1917. On his other side is D.C. McGregor, who was also a student of his, but in 1922 at Burnaby South High Schoo…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1954
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-066
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby School Inspector Clifton G. Brown upon his retirement. He is standing in the centre, smiling at Mrs. F.R. Bailey who was a student of his at Kingsway West School in 1917. On his other side is D.C. McGregor, who was also a student of his, but in 1922 at Burnaby South High School, in the first class to go through that school. D.C. McGregor is also smiling at Mrs. F.R. Bailey, and she is smiling back at both of them.
Names
Brown, Clifton Gilbert, 1889-1960
McGregor, D.C.
Burnaby School Disctrict no. 41
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Smith, Don
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Bill Gruenthal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19636
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Transportation
Transportation - Rail
Religions - Judaism
Cemeteries
Organizations
Elections
Names
Gruenthal, Bill
Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow
O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal
O'Connor, John
Burquest
Jacobson, Max Alec
Temple Shalom
Brentwood Shopping Centre
Brentwood Park School
Alpha Secondary School
Burnaby School Board
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

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James Mason

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46253
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of James Mason, a Burnaby school trustee from 1957 to 1960. In 1973, he ran for Social Credit leader of British Columbia.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1141
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of James Mason, a Burnaby school trustee from 1957 to 1960. In 1973, he ran for Social Credit leader of British Columbia.
Names
Mason, James P.R.
Burnaby School Trustees
Social Credit Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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James Mason

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46254
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 2.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of James Mason, a Burnaby school trustee from 1957 to 1960. In 1973, he ran for Social Credit leader of British Columbia.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 2.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1142
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of James Mason, a Burnaby school trustee from 1957 to 1960. In 1973, he ran for Social Credit leader of British Columbia.
Names
Mason, James P.R.
Burnaby School Trustees
Social Credit Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory615
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1954-2015
Length
0:08:52
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s memories about his childhood, education and career. He talks about the sports he enjoyed growing up, getting his first mountain bike in 1980, and first experiences riding on Burnaby Mountain. He also talks about his work as a Burnaby school truste…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s memories about his childhood, education and career. He talks about the sports he enjoyed growing up, getting his first mountain bike in 1980, and first experiences riding on Burnaby Mountain. He also talks about his work as a Burnaby school trustee.
Date Range
1954-2015
Length
0:08:52
Subjects
Education
Recreational Activities
Sports - Cycling
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 16, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Ron Burton conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Burton was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding, goals, and activities of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association as told by one of the founders and President of the club, Ron Burton, and about the development of mountain biking and trail construction on Burnaby Mountain, both prior to and after the creation of the conservation area in 1995/96. Ron Burton also talks about his childhood, his work as a Burnaby school trustee, and the sports and recreational activities he has enjoyed on the mountain.
Biographical Notes
Ron Burton was born in Burnaby in 1954 to Fred and Shirley Burton. He grew up in East Vancouver and attended Hastings Elementary and Gladstone Secondary schools. He worked on the waterfront for Viterra, became a member of the Grain Workers Union and joined the NDP in 1972. He and his wife moved to Burnaby’s Vancouver Heights in 1982 and Forest Grove in 1988. He has served as a Board of Education Trustee in the Burnaby School District since first being elected in 1987, currently serving as Board Chair. Ron is founder and President of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and an active rider on Burnaby Mountain since 1988. The Association was founded in 2000, registering as a society in 2005, with the goals to build sustainable trails on Burnaby Mountain, to provide education about trail riding, and to advocate for and improve the image of mountain biking. Under Ron’s leadership the Association has successfully recruited members and formed a cooperative relationship with Burnaby’s Parks staff and with other park trail users.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:01:32
Interviewee Name
Burton, Ronald C. "Ron"
Interview Location
Meeting room at the Burnaby School District office
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
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Edmonds School subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription41
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916] (date of origial)-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916] (date of origial)-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Edmonds School subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1988-07
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.
History
Edmonds School traces its history back to the opening of the first school in Burnaby in 1894. The "Burnaby school" was a typical one-room school house constructed on a small site on the opposite side of Canada Way (then named Douglas Road) and 18th Avenue. In 1896, when West Burnaby School, was built the school was renamed the "East Burnaby School." By 1908, the original small school house and its little playground became too small to contain the growing number of school-aged children living in the area. That year the Municipality of Burnaby and the Burnaby School Board funded a new four room school to house 75 students on the present site facing Edmonds Street. This building was known for many years as the old "gray school" because of its drab paint colour. In 1913, a four-room addition completed this school which was then renamed the "Edmonds Street School." In 1922, the school was was expanded with a new four-room "bungalow" building on the Douglas Road side of the property. By 1925, four more rooms were added to house the student population of this rapidly growing district, which peaked at 580 by 1930. After World War II, the old school was designated as a junior high school and in 1949, the present building was opened on an expanded site. By 1953 and 1955 the school received more additions to accommodate a student enrolment that had expanded to thirteen hundred students. The original gray building was demolished in 1956 and the bungalow building, which had served for many years as the elementary school, was destroyed by fire in 1989. The school was later rebuilt as Edmonds Community School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Sound Recording
Creator
Edmonds Community School
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC207, MSS036
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Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription21
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1928] (date of originals), photocopied [1990]-[1991]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created by the Burnaby Retired Teachers group in relation to their work in various Burnaby schools. Records include information booklets, photographs, statistics, and other research materials collected by the Burnaby Retired Teachers' Association.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1928] (date of originals), photocopied [1990]-[1991]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other material
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2002-11
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created by the Burnaby Retired Teachers group in relation to their work in various Burnaby schools. Records include information booklets, photographs, statistics, and other research materials collected by the Burnaby Retired Teachers' Association.
History
Concerned that Burnaby might be losing its educational history, the Retired Teachers’ Association of Burnaby formed the History of Education Committee. The Committee made efforts to assemble types of information that could help in the preparation of school histories, and once this information was assembled, they wrote the “Introductory Resource Materials on Burnaby Schools / 1894-1991” report which gives a one page "introduction" to each school in the Burnaby district, past and present.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Sound Recording
Creator
Burnaby Retired Teachers
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC434 and MSS103
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Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 2

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1918-1950
Length
00:05:30
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ brief overview of the changes in Burnaby since he arrived in 1946, where he grew up in England, his war service, and the reasons that he and his wife Margaret immigrated to Canada from England
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ brief overview of the changes in Burnaby since he arrived in 1946, where he grew up in England, his war service, and the reasons that he and his wife Margaret immigrated to Canada from England
Date Range
1918-1950
Length
00:05:30
Subjects
Migration
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 22, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps 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 Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:56:50
Interviewee Name
Apps, Ed
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 computerization in business 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
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
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.
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory457
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1946-1990
Length
00:09:48
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ work as Foreman Painter for the Burnaby School Board, and his positions in the local and provincial union CUPE, from 1953 to 1982. He briefly describes some of the old schools and how he got involved in community organizations after retirement
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ work as Foreman Painter for the Burnaby School Board, and his positions in the local and provincial union CUPE, from 1953 to 1982. He briefly describes some of the old schools and how he got involved in community organizations after retirement
Date Range
1946-1990
Length
00:09:48
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Organizations - Unions
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 22, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps 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 Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:56:50
Interviewee Name
Apps, Ed
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 computerization in business 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
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
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.
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory458
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1946-1990
Length
00:05:37
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ views about the political development in north and south Burnaby, the difference in trade union activity and provision of community services between the two areas, and the belief that moving Municipal Hall to a more central position has lessened antag…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ views about the political development in north and south Burnaby, the difference in trade union activity and provision of community services between the two areas, and the belief that moving Municipal Hall to a more central position has lessened antagonism
Date Range
1946-1990
Length
00:05:37
Subjects
Public Services - Municipal Services
Organizations - Unions
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 22, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps 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 Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:56:50
Interviewee Name
Apps, Ed
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 computerization in business 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
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
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.
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory460
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1948-1990
Length
00:06:43
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the history of Ed Apps’ house, changes in the neighbourhood around Georgia Street, and the tram serving his area from Hastings
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the history of Ed Apps’ house, changes in the neighbourhood around Georgia Street, and the tram serving his area from Hastings
Date Range
1948-1990
Length
00:06:43
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 22, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps 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 Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:56:50
Interviewee Name
Apps, Ed
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 computerization in business 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
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
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.
Audio Tracks
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School Board trustees

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66400
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Grieve family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby School Board trustees at the Burnaby School Board Office. William Ewart "Bill" Grieve is sitting second from the left. The other four men seated around the table are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Grieve family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
523-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2011-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby School Board trustees at the Burnaby School Board Office. William Ewart "Bill" Grieve is sitting second from the left. The other four men seated around the table are unidentified.
Names
Grieve, William Ewart "Bill"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: ""Bill Grieve @ School Board of / Burnaby Office [illegible] circa 1955 ? / For at least 10 years. Bill was / chair of the Board & member (trustee) from sometime in 1940's to around 1960".
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At the Gai Paree Supper Club

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66396
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 6, 1952
Collection/Fonds
Grieve family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm, mounted in card ; 12.5 x 33.5 cm, folded to 12.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Ewart "Bill" Grieve sitting at a table at the Gai Paree Supper Club with Clifford G. Brown. The four other individuals at the table have not been identified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 6, 1952
Collection/Fonds
Grieve family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm, mounted in card ; 12.5 x 33.5 cm, folded to 12.5 x 17 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
523-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2011-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Ewart "Bill" Grieve sitting at a table at the Gai Paree Supper Club with Clifford G. Brown. The four other individuals at the table have not been identified.
Subjects
Events - Parties
Names
Grieve, William Ewart "Bill"
Brown, Clifton Gilbert, 1889-1960
Gai Paree Supper Club
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of card mount reads: "2004 January I believe the Gai Paree has disappeared"
Notes inside card on recto of photograph mount read: "Maybe wartime?", "Bill Grieve, Chair of Burnaby School Bd circa 1955?" and "Clifford [sic] G. Brown, a school superintendent after whom a Pool named by Burnaby Lake"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
6669 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Burnaby Image Bank subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64462
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910] (date of original) -1993
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's Image Bank project records. Records include: Image Bank database and backups in a variety of formats; 813 photographs collected by Simon Fraser University Archives staff; eleven screened negatives from the Burnaby Image Bank that were us…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910] (date of original) -1993
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other material
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
Open Access
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
BHS2004-13
BHS2001-15
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's Image Bank project records. Records include: Image Bank database and backups in a variety of formats; 813 photographs collected by Simon Fraser University Archives staff; eleven screened negatives from the Burnaby Image Bank that were used for the publication "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide"; and one VHS tape and DVD access copy of "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992" which was created by the Committee for public viewing and purchase. The collection of photographs for the Image Bank project were gathered from various donors to commemorate the Centennial of the City of Burnaby. All photographs were collected from Burnaby families' personal albums by Simon Fraser University Archives staff during 1991 with a focus on the history of the people and the landscape of Burnaby. Photographs were collected from every decade for every neighbourhood in effort to describe the City's evolving ethnic, cultural and physical landscape. In March 1992, 20 of these images were selected by a jury for their aesthetic quality and displayed at the Bennett Library Gallery at Simon Fraser University for the "Images of Burnaby" exhibition. This exhibit travelled to various locations between 1992-1993 within Burnaby and Douglas College in New Westminster. The entire 800+ collection was made available for public purchase and viewing on video cassette. As well, each Burnaby school and each branch of the Burnaby Public Library received their own VHS copy for information and research purposes. The "Image Bank" video collection was buried alongside the video "Images and Voices of Burnaby" in the City of Burnaby's time capsule, mounted at City Hall in 1992.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Moving Images
Creator
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC 370, MSS131, MSS088, MI577
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