bylaws found 29 records | Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building reg…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892-2010

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Bylaws series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building regulation, taxation, finance, licensing, public health and safety, and recreation and culture. Series also includes files of correspondence and other documents related to the development of individual bylaws and municipal bylaw elections, as well as appendices to bylaws, including maps, plans, and engineering related comprehensive development drawings (CD plans). Included also are bylaw record books, which list all bylaws and related information, such as dates of reading and final adoption dates. Bylaws are numbered sequentially and are arranged according to bylaw number.

Formats: Microfiche copies are available in the Clerk’s Department vault for bylaws number 1 to 10584.

Media Type: Textual Record

Incorporation, constitution, bylaws

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971-1994

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File contains copies of the Burnaby Historical Society's constitution and bylaws, including a certificate of change in constitution and drafts copies. File also includes uncertified photocopies of the Society's certificates of incorporation from 1971 and 1979 and correspondence regarding the City'…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971-1994

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Administration series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS205-063

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-06

Scope and Content: File contains copies of the Burnaby Historical Society's constitution and bylaws, including a certificate of change in constitution and drafts copies. File also includes uncertified photocopies of the Society's certificates of incorporation from 1971 and 1979 and correspondence regarding the City's mandatory liability insurance program.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title

Licence fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950-1999

Collection/Fonds: Licence fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 4.06 m of textual records.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created and received by Licence, including Licence's historic business licence index cards (1950-1999).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950-1999

Collection/Fonds: Licence fonds

Physical Description: 4.06 m of textual records.

Description Level: Fonds

File Class: 9100 25; 43000 02; 43000 20; 43000 30; 43000 40

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created and received by Licence, including Licence's historic business licence index cards (1950-1999).

History: Licence is part of the Community Services Department under the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer and overseen by the Chief Licence Inspector. Licence is responsible for ensuring that businesses operating in Burnaby are appropriately licensed and are in compliance with all applicable bylaws. In addition, the Licence Office enforces bylaws regarding private property matters and property use, acts as the City liaison with the SPCA in response to Animal Control issues, and offers dog licensing. Prior to 2017, bylaw services and parking enforcement were the responsibility of the Transportation division of the Engineering Department, and licensing and property management were the responsibility of the Revenue Services division of the Finance Department. In 2017, these responsibilities transferred to the Public Safety and Community Services Department, and in 2018, combined under Business Licence and Property Management. In 2022, Property Management and the responsibility of rentals and leases of City-owned properties was moved under the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. Dan Layng has served as Chief Licence Inspector since 2013.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: City of Burnaby

Burnaby Association for Retarded Children papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Association for Retarded Children including the association's constitution, bylaws and playground development (the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club helped to raise funds for the playground).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS092-033

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Association for Retarded Children including the association's constitution, bylaws and playground development (the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club helped to raise funds for the playground).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby Clef Society papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1948-1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including its constitution and bylaws, programmes, and correspondence (mostly canvassing for donations and membership).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1948-1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Clef Society subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS020-024

Accession Number: BHS1985-12

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including its constitution and bylaws, programmes, and correspondence (mostly canvassing for donations and membership).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Item is a booklet containing the "Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 / Bylaw No. 6023 / A Bylaw to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby (Consolidated for convenience with Bylaws Nos. 6535, 7466 and 8961)."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 booklet

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS081-002

Accession Number: BHS1996-09

Scope and Content: Item is a booklet containing the "Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 / Bylaw No. 6023 / A Bylaw to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby (Consolidated for convenience with Bylaws Nos. 6535, 7466 and 8961)."

Media Type: Textual Record

Century Park Museum Association papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971-1973 (date of originals)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Century Park Museum Association including a photocopy of the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws. (The Century Park Museum Association was founded under the auspices of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee, to administer Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemo…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971-1973 (date of originals)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Century Park Museum Association and Burnaby Historical Society subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS085-005

Accession Number: BHS1998-11

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Century Park Museum Association including a photocopy of the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws. (The Century Park Museum Association was founded under the auspices of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee, to administer Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorative Project, Heritage Village).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892-2021

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 130m of textual records and other material

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records generated in the course of municipal business by City Council and the Office of the City Clerk.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892-2021

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Physical Description: 130m of textual records and other material

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records generated in the course of municipal business by City Council and the Office of the City Clerk.

History: The City of Burnaby covers an area of approximately 98 square kilometers between the cities of Vancouver to the west, and Coquitlam and New Westminster to the east, Burrard Inlet to the north, and the Fraser River to the south. The municipality derived its name from Robert Burnaby, a prominent businessman and advisor to Sir James Douglas, the first Governor of the Crown Colony of British Columbia. Burnaby’s early development was closely tied to the development of the City of New Westminster. New Westminster became British Columbia’s capital in 1859, the year after the British Government proclaimed the establishment of British Columbia. Shortly thereafter, the Royal Engineers began exploring Burnaby to establish military defenses and secure natural resources. This involved the construction of a road linking New Westminster to Burrard Inlet for military purposes, which is present-day North Road. At this time, individuals and families began settling in Burnaby and were largely involved in agricultural and logging activities. Burnaby developed slowly until 1887, when the Canadian Pacific Railway was extended into Vancouver from the Port Moody terminal, causing a dramatic increase in traffic between New Westminster and Vancouver. To meet the new transportation demands, a tramline was built in 1891 connecting the two urban centers along what is now Kingsway. The creation and location of the tramline induced property owners to begin subdividing and selling their lands as early as October 1891. The property taxes the roughly 200 residents paid at this time went directly to the provincial government in Victoria. No local services were provided in turn, which prompted the formation of a committee to petition the provincial government for a municipal charter. As a result, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby was incorporated by letters patent on September 22, 1892. Burnaby’s first Council was elected by acclamation on October 15, 1892 and consisted of Reeve Charles R. Shaw and councillors William Brenchley, Arthur De Windt Hazard, L. Claude Hill, William McDermott, and John Woolard.* The first formal Council election was conducted three months later. Nicolai Shou became the first elected reeve of Burnaby by ballot. Council met at various locations, including the tramline’s power house, private homes, and offices until the first municipal hall was built at Kingsway and Edmonds in 1899. Council is ultimately responsible for the government of the City of Burnaby. The Mayor (formally called “Reeve” prior to 1968) and Council are elected by the residents of Burnaby to represent them in decisions with respect to the provision of public services and facilities. Additionally, the Mayor represents the citizens of Burnaby at various public functions and events. Burnaby was without Council representation during most of the Great Depression and part of the Second World War. Council was disbanded on December 31, 1932 as a result of financial difficulties. The Provincial Government appointed a Commissioner to take over the duties of Reeve and Council beginning in 1933. This system of government was retained until January 1943, when Burnaby residents could once again elect their local government officials. The following individuals have served as Mayor (or Reeve) of Burnaby: Charles R. Shaw 1892 Nicolai C. Schou 1893-1903 Charles F. Sprott 1904-1905 Peter Byrne 1906-1910 John W. Weart 1911-1912 Duncan C. McGregor 1913 Hugh M. Fraser 1914-1918 Thomas Sanderson 1919-1920 Alexander K. McLean 1921-1926; 1928-1929 Charles C. Bell 1927 William L. Burdick 1929 William A. Pritchard 1930-1932 William Tate Wilson 1943-1944 George A. Morrison 1945-1949 William R. Beamish 1950-1953 Charles W. MacSorley 1954-1957 Alan H. Emmott 1958-1968 Robert W. Prittie 1969-1973 Thomas W. Constable 1973-1979 David M. Mercier 1979-1981 William A. Lewarne 1981-1987 William J. Copeland 1987-1996 Douglas P. Drummond 1996-2002 Derek R. Corrigan 2002-2018 Mike Hurley 2018-present The following individuals have served as provincially appointed Commissioners for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby: John Bennett 1933 John Mahony 1933-1934 Hugh M. Fraser 1934-1940* R.S. Gilchrist 1941-1942* B.C. Bracewell 1942* *Richard Bolton was Acting Commissioner for most of 1940-1942. He refused to be a full-fledged Commissioner. Closely associated with the functions of Council is the City Clerk. The Office of the City Clerk is responsible for the statutory duties of the municipal clerk including the preparation and preservation of all minutes books and records of Council business, custody of City bylaws, administrative support to Council and its Committees, preparation of Council and Committee agendas and the conduct of local government elections. The Clerk’s Office is the communications link between Council and other City Departments and the general public, and provides assistance and advice to citizens with respect to Council and Council Committee processes, reporting procedures and decisions. At the time of Burnaby’s incorporation in 1892, the municipal Clerk had the responsibility to attend all meetings of Council, keep all records of Council, prepare and alter voters’ lists, conduct Council elections, collect revenue, as well as having the responsibility to prepare balance sheets and audits. An advertisement in a local newspaper for the appointment of the Clerk dated February 1, 1905 states the “united offices of clerk, collector and assessor” receive a salary of $65.00 per month. Originally the treasurer, assessor and records manager for the corporation, the Clerk eventually became the municipal Council liaison. The primary functions of the City Clerk over time have been the keeping of minutes for the meetings of City Council and related bodies; keeping the records of the City of Burnaby as required by the Local Government Act (formally Municipal Act); keeping all records related to City Council decision making; carrying out correspondence on behalf of Council; assembling voters’ lists and carrying out elections; providing communication, information, and public relations services, including responsibility for civic ceremonies/events, and the municipal archives. The following individuals have served as City Clerk: Alexander Philip 1892–1894 Alfred Smither 1894–1899 F.J.H. Shirley 1899–1901 Arthur De Windt Haszard 1901–1902 Walter J. Walker 1902–1905 Benjamin George Walker 1905–1908 Charles Thomas Saunders 1908–1911 W.M. Griffiths 1911–1912 Arthur G. Moore 1912–1933 Charles Boyer Brown 1933–1959 John H. Shaw 1959–1973* James Hudson 1974–1984 Charles A. Turpin 1984–1995 Debbie R. Comis 1995–2011 Anne Skipsey (Acting) 2011-2012 Maryann Manuel (Acting) 2012-2014 Dennis Back 2014-2018 Kate O'Connell 2018-2020 Blanka Zeinabova 2020-2022 *Deputy City Clerk T. Ward took over many of the Clerk’s duties from 1972 to 1973 due to Shaw’s ill health during these years.

Formats: Microforms exist for some records. See series descriptions.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: City of Burnaby

Notes: Title based on creators of fonds

City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]-[1979]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 53 photographs (39 tiffs ; 2 jpegs ; 3 col. prints, 9 x 9 cm; 10 med. b&w prints) and 3 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs that were selected for preservation because of their relevance to documenting the heritage and development of the City of Burnaby. The items in this collection depict Burnaby citizens, locations, businesses, residences, geography, and events throughout the history…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]-[1979]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Physical Description: 53 photographs (39 tiffs ; 2 jpegs ; 3 col. prints, 9 x 9 cm; 10 med. b&w prints) and 3 p. of textual records

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2010-01; 2013-31; 2015-14; 2016-24; 2021-10

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs that were selected for preservation because of their relevance to documenting the heritage and development of the City of Burnaby. The items in this collection depict Burnaby citizens, locations, businesses, residences, geography, and events throughout the history of the City of Burnaby. The items in this collection are acquisitions of discrete items or small sets of items that do not form a discrete fonds or collection.

History: Burnaby’s first municipal archive officially opened on November 10, 2001, and is located in the McGill Branch Public Library at 4595 Albert Street. The City Archives functions as a branch of the Office of the City Clerk and operates as the official repository of Burnaby’s municipal records, containing records dating back to Burnaby’s incorporation in 1892. In 2007, the City of Burnaby Archives expanded its collection mandate to include private as well as public records. Types of records held at the Archives include City Records (Council minutes and reports, bylaws, departmental records and photographs) and records from private individuals and community organizations (correspondence, reports, minutes, photographs, moving images and sound recordings). The Archives storage area is equipped with the sophisticated environmental controls necessary to preserve Burnaby’s unique archival material into the future. The mandate of the City of Burnaby Archives is to identify, acquire, preserve and make accessible archival material in the form of civic and private records documenting the history of the City of Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: City of Burnaby Archives

Notes: Title based on contents of collection.

Debenture Register

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893-1936

Collection/Fonds: Finance Department fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: Ledger contains the record of the debentures authorized under the authority of bylaws number 59, 67, 78, 82, 85, 89, 90, 97, 98, 100, 101, 122, 128, 129, 120, 121, 129, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 157, 159, 203, 244, 294 and 345.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893-1936

Collection/Fonds: Finance Department fonds

Series: Historical Finance records series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 40106

Accession Number: 2009-02

Scope and Content: Ledger contains the record of the debentures authorized under the authority of bylaws number 59, 67, 78, 82, 85, 89, 90, 97, 98, 100, 101, 122, 128, 129, 120, 121, 129, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 157, 159, 203, 244, 294 and 345.

Media Type: Textual Record

Elections series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1906-2002

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of municipal elections records, including records pertaining to the election of Reeves/Mayors and Council members and, early on, of school trustees and police commissioners. Series also includes early records related to bylaw elections, in which bylaws were put before the public fo…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1906-2002

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Elections series

Description Level: Series

File Class: 45000 25 (add. 2020)

Scope and Content: Series consists of municipal elections records, including records pertaining to the election of Reeves/Mayors and Council members and, early on, of school trustees and police commissioners. Series also includes early records related to bylaw elections, in which bylaws were put before the public for approval. Also included are voters’ lists, 1912 to 1954, and election posters for the period 1906 to 1926.

Media Type: Textual Record

Gladys Killip papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956-1980

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to Gladys Killip's personal activism in the municipality of Burnaby (as well as further information on the causes she supported). Included in the file are correspondence (including letters of complaint), bylaws, and newspaper clippings.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956-1980

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Gladys Killip subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS125-005

Accession Number: BHS1998-11

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to Gladys Killip's personal activism in the municipality of Burnaby (as well as further information on the causes she supported). Included in the file are correspondence (including letters of complaint), bylaws, and newspaper clippings.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1969-1973

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of a copy of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire as well as a newspaper clipping recognising the IODE's "73rd birthday of service in Canada and abroad."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1969-1973

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS021-037

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: File consists of a copy of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire as well as a newspaper clipping recognising the IODE's "73rd birthday of service in Canada and abroad."

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Legal Department fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1942-2018

Collection/Fonds: Legal Department fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 30 m of textual records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of those records created by the City Solicitor and property negotiators in the process of fulfilling their roles as legal counsel and land agents for the City of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1942-2018

Collection/Fonds: Legal Department fonds

Physical Description: 30 m of textual records

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of those records created by the City Solicitor and property negotiators in the process of fulfilling their roles as legal counsel and land agents for the City of Burnaby.

History: The City of Burnaby Legal Department was formally established on April 20, 1954, when City Council called for the appointment of a full-time City Solicitor to manage the legal affairs of the City and all its boards and departments. This decision followed a report presented by Councilor Hean on March 8 of that year which listed a number of reasons why such an appointment was necessary and recommended that the City employ a full-time Solicitor and a support staff comprised of an assistant solicitor and a stenographer. Councilor Hean’s report was initially referred to a Committee of Council for further study, but was endorsed by the Committee of the Whole on March 29, 1954, and on August 23, Mr. William L. Stirling was appointed as the first Solicitor for the City of Burnaby. Prior to the development of the City’s Legal Department, it was the practice of City Council to appoint a law firm to act as legal counsel for the Municipality, but the last lawyer on retainer for the City was dismissed on May 17, 1954, because of the imminent creation of a Municipal Legal Department. Initially, the City Solicitor was expected to report to the City Clerk who was Chief Executive Officer for the Municipal government. However, the reporting relationships within the City were altered in 1957 with the adoption of Bylaw No. 3859. Bylaw No. 3859 (the Municipal Manager Bylaw) heralded the appointment of a Municipal Manager who became the administrative head of the City and to whom all departments reported, including the Legal Department. Regardless of the administrative hierarchy within which the Department operated, its mandate has remained quite consistent since its inception. The City of Burnaby Legal Department’s primary functions are: providing legal advice to City Council and other City departments; drafting bylaws; negotiating and drafting contracts involving the City; dealing with claims both by and against the City; and managing legal proceedings involving the City. From 1979 onwards, the Legal Department also acted as the main land agent for the City by managing the acquisition and disposal of land, the leasing of City land and the negotiations of rights of way and other land related agreements. Prior to 1979, this function was the responsibility of the Treasury Department, but after an organizational review in late 1978, Council decided that the Land Agent should act under the authority of the Municipal Solicitor. As a result of fulfilling these two broad roles within the City – that of providing legal services and that of acting as land agents – the Department was renamed the Legal and Lands Department and came to include not only a City Solicitor but also property negotiators and a number of legal assistants. In 2017, City land acquisition and sales were transferred from Legal Services to the newly-established Realty and Lands division of the Public Safety and Community Services Department. In 2018, Legal Services was brought under the new Corporate Services Department. The following individuals have held the role of Municipal Solicitor: William L. Stirling 1954-1983 Patricia Flieger 1983-1998 Bruce Rose 1998-Present May Leung 2015-Present

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: City of Burnaby

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds.

North Burnaby Kiwanis Club papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963-1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club including correspondence, bylaws, regulations and Kiwanis International pamphlets.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963-1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS092-002

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club including correspondence, bylaws, regulations and Kiwanis International pamphlets.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

North Burnaby Kiwanis Club papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968-1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club including correspondence, bylaws, annual reports and financial records.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968-1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS092-003

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club including correspondence, bylaws, annual reports and financial records.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool constitutions and agreements

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972-1992

Collection/Fonds: South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 0.5 cm. of textual records.

Scope and Content: File consists of constitutions and agreements for the South Burnaby Preschool (also called South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool). Documents include; The Society's Act Constitution; a certificate awarded by the Societies Act for the Association of Co operative Pre School Groups which changed…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972-1992

Collection/Fonds: South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool fonds

Physical Description: 0.5 cm. of textual records.

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS181-023

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-06

Scope and Content: File consists of constitutions and agreements for the South Burnaby Preschool (also called South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool). Documents include; The Society's Act Constitution; a certificate awarded by the Societies Act for the Association of Co operative Pre School Groups which changed it's name to Council of Parent Participation Preschools in British Columbia (1972); drafts and updates of the South Burnaby Preschool Constitution and bylaws and a copy of a parent agreement.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1978

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 143 cm of textual records (14 boxes) and 74 photographs (23 med. sepia prints; 15 small sepia prints; 6 small b&w prints; 7 med b&w print; 21 med. col. prints).

Scope and Content: Records consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, minute books, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, promotional materials, membership lists, bylaws and scrapbooks related to the history and work of the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) in Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1978

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 143 cm of textual records (14 boxes) and 74 photographs (23 med. sepia prints; 15 small sepia prints; 6 small b&w prints; 7 med b&w print; 21 med. col. prints).

Description Level: Fonds

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Records consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, minute books, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, promotional materials, membership lists, bylaws and scrapbooks related to the history and work of the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) in Burnaby.

History: The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) for Canada is a non-profit charitable organization created for the purposes of home care and social services established in 1898 to perpetuate the memory of Victoria the Good. Lady Aberdeen, founding president of the National Council of Women (and wife of Canadian Governor General Lord Aberdeen) was a great believer in the need for a nursing service in Canada, particularly for the less fortunate and recommended the organization be established. The Burnaby Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses was established in 1912 with Miss Colhoun as its first nurse.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Planning Department fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-2016

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 80 m of textual records and other material

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of those records created during the regular conduct of business by the Planning Department and its predecessor agencies according to their mandate of providing professional and technical advice to Council on the current and future uses of City land and resources.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-2016

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Physical Description: 80 m of textual records and other material

Description Level: Fonds

File Class: 71000 10 (add. 2020); 71000 20 (add. 2020); 71000 30 (add. 2020); 71000 40 (add. 2020)

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

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Scope and Content: Fonds consists of those records created during the regular conduct of business by the Planning Department and its predecessor agencies according to their mandate of providing professional and technical advice to Council on the current and future uses of City land and resources.

History: The City of Burnaby Planning Department was established on October 9, 1956, when the City Council unanimously carried the motion to create a distinct department to deal with planning issues within the City and appointed Mr. William John Blakely as its head. This decision followed a report and recommendation made by the City’s Chief Administrative Officer which indicated that the role of the Planning Engineer and his staff had quickly expanded to become a separate division within the Engineering Department and that they were functioning as an independent unit in all but name. The proposed separation of the Engineering and Planning departments had been in the works since the early part of 1956 when staff changes and restructuring within the Engineering Department’s Planning Division illustrated the undermanned condition of the Planning Engineer’s office. As a result, Council asked the Chief Administrative Officer to undertake a study examining the feasibility of creating a distinct Planning Department. This report was delivered to Council on July 3, 1956, but was laid over until a Committee of the Council had the opportunity to study the functions of the Planning department to determine the necessity of the proposal. The Committee’s findings were in line with the initial report and the Planning Department was established with a staff of nine (the head Planning Engineer, an Administrative Planner, three Research Planning Assistants, a Draughtsman, a Subdivision Control Clerk, a department Clerk and a Clerk Stenographer). This new department was to offer advice and carry out the work intensive in matters such as zoning and rezoning applications, subdivision control, traffic and transportation planning, and general City planning schemes. Prior to the creation of the Planning Department, a number of bodies within the City had been responsible for fulfilling the functions carried out by this new unit. In the earliest years of the City, the members of Council were responsible for matters of planning and were assisted in their job by the City’s Engineer or any number of hired consultants (e.g. surveyors, cartographers). By 1906, however, the provincial laws surrounding the subdivision process had changed, and local governments were charged with the task of approving all private subdivision plans in their respective Municipalities. In Burnaby, the City Council passed a bylaw decreeing that all subdivision plans were to be submitted to Council for review and the City Engineer was responsible for ensuring compliance with the law. After the first Town Planning Bylaw in 1924 which restricted the type and size of construction that could occur in certain City areas, the Engineering and Building departments were to work together to oversee the enforcement of the Bylaw and the development of City plans. The scope and competence required to carry out this work grew as Burnaby’s population expanded, and in 1930 Council passed the Town Planning Commission Bylaw (No. 1028) that saw the creation of a permanent body – the Town Planning Commission – which was to serve as an advisory body to help direct the planning activities in the City while the actual work continued to be carried out by the Engineering Department. This body was comprised of the Reeve, the Chairman of the School Board, the Chairman of the Park Committee (later, the Board of Parks Commissioners), and six appointed citizens who served three-year terms. Council referred all matters of subdivisions, transportation planning, and rezoning to this Commission, which was later supported in its work by several other special or standing committees such as the Subdivision Committee, the Apartment Committee, the Transportation Committee or the Town Planning Board of Appeal. By 1953, it had become apparent that the advisory committees that were dedicated to these planning issues needed a permanent staff to carry out the work intensive, so a restructuring of the Engineering department resulted in a permanent Planning Engineer’s office being created. The Town Planning Commission continued in its advisory capacity even after the determination came in 1956 to create a separate Planning Department. When Bylaw No. 4473 was passed in 1963, the Town Planning Commission was disbanded in favour of a new Advisory Planning Commission that would turn over all routine matters such as subdivision and rezoning applications to the Planning Department but would offer advice and community input into the more complex planning schemes within the City and act as an intermediary in cases where Council and Planning staff were in disagreement. A new Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw (No. 7600) was adopted in 1980 which allowed for even greater community participation in the planning process. The Planning Department was initially responsible to report directly to Council, but in 1957, the administrative structure of Municipal staff changed with the introduction of the Burnaby Municipal Manager Bylaw (No. 3859) and from that point on, the head of the Planning Department held a direct reporting relationship to the Municipal Manager, who in turn was responsible for reporting the activities of the Department to the City Council. Over the years, the internal structure and the scope of responsibilities of the Department have changed during periods of staff reorganizations. Under the larger umbrella of the Planning and Building Department, Planning has come to be comprised of two divisions: the Current Planning Division and the Long Range Planning Division. The functions of the Current Planning Division include rezoning, subdivision, development plan areas, preliminary plan approvals, urban design, heritage planning, and urban trails and bicycle routes. The Long Range Planning Division is responsible for environmental planning concerns, transportation planning, housing, neighbourhood area planning, social planning and planning information services. In 2022, the Planning and Building Department was reorganized to better align functions with delivery of services. The Climate Action and Engery Division moved from Corporate Services to the Planning and Building Department, while Indigenous Relations and Facilities Management moved to Corporate Services and Lands and Facilities, respectively. The position of Director of Planning and Building was changed to General Manager, Planning and Development. The following individuals have served as Planning Engineer and/or Director of the Planning Department and/or General Manager, Planning and Development for the City of Burnaby: William John Blakely 1954-1956 (as Planning Engineer) 1956-1963 (as Head of the Department) Anthony P. Parr 1964-1993 Don G. Stenson 1993-2001 Jack S. Belhouse 2001-2006 Basil Luksun 2006-2012 Lou Pelletier 2012-2019 Edward Kozak 2019-present

Formats: Microforms exist for some records. See series descriptions.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Moving Images

Creator: City of Burnaby

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission records

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1971-1996]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin

Scope and Content: File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter date…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1971-1996]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett political papers series

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS167-010

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter dated March 17, 1995 is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her reappointment to the Advisory Planning Commission. The booklet is of the Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 (bylaw number 6023 to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby). The map is a street map of the Burnaby Planning & Building Department from 1992. The second letter is typewritten by Hazel Simnett to Mayor W. Copeland in 1996 regarding her resignation from the Advisory Planning Commission. The pin reads: "Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission". The business card is of Donald G. Stenson, Director Planning and Building of the Burnaby Planning and Building Department.

Subjects: Government - Local Government; Documentary Artifacts - Maps

Names: Simnett, Hazel; Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Title based on note accompanying file; Simnett political papers series

$1000.00 Debenture Issued by Burnaby 1893 June 01

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: Item is a framed 1893 $1000.00 debenture issued on June 1, 1893 pursuant to the Burnaby Loan Bylaw, 1893. Twenty-five of these debentures were issued on June 1 and they bore an interest rate of 6 percent and matured in 1943, 50 years after the date of issue. The purpose for this issue was to pay …

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 39509

Accession Number: 2001-01

Scope and Content: Item is a framed 1893 $1000.00 debenture issued on June 1, 1893 pursuant to the Burnaby Loan Bylaw, 1893. Twenty-five of these debentures were issued on June 1 and they bore an interest rate of 6 percent and matured in 1943, 50 years after the date of issue. The purpose for this issue was to pay for the construction of roads in Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Advisory Planning Commission subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2012

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 40 folders of textual records + 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of commission records for the Advisory Planning Commission including agendas, minutes, reports, and correspondence and a Commission portrait.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2012

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Council Committee series

Subseries: Advisory Planning Commission subseries

Physical Description: 40 folders of textual records + 1 photograph

Description Level: Subseries

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of commission records for the Advisory Planning Commission including agendas, minutes, reports, and correspondence and a Commission portrait.

History: The Advisory Planning Commission was established in July of 1963. The Advisory Planning Commission was the successor to the Town Planning Commission. The Commission was responsible for advising Council on land use matters and reviewing all zoning bylaw amendments before being forwarded to public hearing. The Commission was disbanded on February 20, 2017.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Graphic Material

Barnet Park papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1942-1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the development of Barnet Park, including Engineering Department Reports to Council, correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and the Deputy Minister of Lands in Victoria, Burnaby Citizens' Committee for Access to Burrard Inlet at Barnet Park rec…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1942-1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS118-002

Accession Number: BHS2005-8

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the development of Barnet Park, including Engineering Department Reports to Council, correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and the Deputy Minister of Lands in Victoria, Burnaby Citizens' Committee for Access to Burrard Inlet at Barnet Park recommendations and a map of Burnaby from 1968 (to accompany Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 4742).