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Simnett political papers series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82735
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1998
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
7 files of textual records: ill. (some col.)
Scope and Content
Series consists of records related to CFF, Tommy Douglas, the Century Park Museum Association, Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission, NDP, and Elections BC.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1998
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett political papers series
Physical Description
7 files of textual records: ill. (some col.)
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
Series consists of records related to CFF, Tommy Douglas, the Century Park Museum Association, Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission, NDP, and Elections BC.
Subjects
Elections
Officials - Elected Officials
Government - Local Government
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Simnett, Hazel
Douglas, Tommy
Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
Simnett political papers series
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Burnaby Citizen's Association candidates

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46016
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of all of the Burnaby Citizen's Association candidates taking over the bandstand at the Burnaby Citizen's Association (BCA) dance at James Cowan Memorial Centre (now the James Cowan Theatre at The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts). The 'vocal trio' of School Board candidates; Bill Burke, Car…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-904
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of all of the Burnaby Citizen's Association candidates taking over the bandstand at the Burnaby Citizen's Association (BCA) dance at James Cowan Memorial Centre (now the James Cowan Theatre at The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts). The 'vocal trio' of School Board candidates; Bill Burke, Caroline Prior, and Cliff Murnane. Candidates for council; Joe Corsbie on drums, Dave Herd on saxophone, Jim Lorimer on piccolo, and Del Carrell on piano, with mayoral candidate Bob Prittie as conductor. Robert W. Prittie was Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Burke, William Herbert "Bill"
Prior, Caroline
Murnane, Clifford J. "Cliff"
Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"
Herd, David M.
Lorimer, James G "Jim"
Carrell, Del
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Burnaby Citizens Association
Burnaby School Trustees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Glover, Randy
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory251
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1865-1919
Length
0:10:18
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
Date Range
1865-1919
Photo Info
Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
Length
0:10:18
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
Land Clearing
Scope and Content
Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Total Tracks
12
Total Length
1:38:06
Interviewee Name
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings

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Interview with Lee Rankin by Kathy Bossort December 2, 2015 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory643
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1963-2009
Length
0:10:40
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Lee Rankin talking about why he chose a career in politics and what kept him interested being a Burnaby councillor for 22 years. He tells the story about the land swap that he helped engineer with the School Board that enabled the building of the new Burnaby S…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Lee Rankin talking about why he chose a career in politics and what kept him interested being a Burnaby councillor for 22 years. He tells the story about the land swap that he helped engineer with the School Board that enabled the building of the new Burnaby South Secondary School. He relates that this experience in the late 1980s would become key in finding a resolution for the City/SFU dispute. He talks about the positions held by the university and the City over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain. Rezoning for Discovery Park and the 1964 Simon Fraser Townsite Master Plan (1964) are discussed.
Date Range
1963-2009
Length
0:10:40
Names
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby School Disctrict no. 41
Burnaby South High School
Subjects
Education
Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
December 2, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Lee Rankin conducted by Kathy Bossort. Lee Rankin was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Lee Rankin’s involvement in finding a resolution to the dispute between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain. He talks about the origin of the dispute, the positions taken by the two sides, the key people who brought about a resolution, and the main features of the agreement between the City, SFU and the province of BC. He talks about how the agreement met SFU’s goals, fostered trust between the City and university, and removed uncertainty from protecting parkland on Burnaby Mountain.
Biographical Notes
Lee Rankin was born in 1953 in Vancouver. He attended SFU 1973-78, completing his BA degree in 1985. He earned his law degree at UBC in 1988, was called to the Bar in 1989, and practiced in immigration and refugee law. Lee has lived in Burnaby since 1976 and was a member of Burnaby Council for 22 years, from 1983-1999 and 2002-2008. His particular interests as a Councillor were in community planning, housing and environment. Among other duties and accomplishments as Councillor, Lee served as chair of the Simon Fraser Liaison Committee and was involved in the negotiations with the province and SFU that resulted in the university returning more than 800 acres of land to the City, which was dedicated as part of the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He has also served on the GVRD, volunteers as a coach for team sports in Burnaby, and has served on numerous community and business associations and committees. Lee is married to Ragini Venkat Rankin and has one son Henry.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:50:35
Interviewee Name
Rankin, Lee A.
Interview Location
Lee Rankin's home in Burnaby
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
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Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 7

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1956-1990
Length
00:07:05
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s political career and his volunteer work with Cliff Avenue soccer, the Burnaby Mental Health Association, the library board, and the New Vista Society. He talks about his association with Alan Emmott and the founding of the Better Burnaby Commi…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s political career and his volunteer work with Cliff Avenue soccer, the Burnaby Mental Health Association, the library board, and the New Vista Society. He talks about his association with Alan Emmott and the founding of the Better Burnaby Committee (BBC), his election to Burnaby Council in 1972 with BVA, and his membership in and work for the federal NDP
Date Range
1956-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
Length
00:07:05
Names
Emmott, Alan H
Subjects
Persons - Volunteers
Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 19, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill 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 about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
1:31:44
Interviewee Name
Gordon, Merrill
Interview Location
unknown
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.
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Jim Lorimer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45956
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1969
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jim Lorimer upon winning the Burnaby-Willingdon by-election. He is standing in front of the poll results with then NDP Provincial Leader Robert Strachan, and both men are smiling. Jim Lorimer represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again fr…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1969
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-850
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jim Lorimer upon winning the Burnaby-Willingdon by-election. He is standing in front of the poll results with then NDP Provincial Leader Robert Strachan, and both men are smiling. Jim Lorimer represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award to be bestowed by the Municipal government.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Lorimer, James G "Jim"
Strachan, Robert
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Hand aloft, New Democrat Jim Lorimer, left, candidate in the Burnaby-Willingdon byelection claims victory as the final poll results come in. NDP Provincial Leader Robert Strachan, right, was at campaign headquarters to congratulate Lorimer on his almost 2-1 victory over nearest contestant Dr. John Playfair, Social Credit. Liberal Jim Clark came in close behind Playfair and Progressive Conservative Reg Grandison trailed the field. Lorimer will take the seat left vacant by the death of NDP MLA Fred Vulliamy Oct. 20."
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Do Not Use / Reference Only"
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Jim Lorimer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45960
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968], published February 24, 1968
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 Jim Lorimer who represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968], published February 24, 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-854
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jim Lorimer who represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award to be bestowed by the Municipal government.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Lorimer, James G "Jim"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Tag on verso of photograph reads: "Return to Library"
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Jim Lorimer and his wife Cicely

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45961
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1969]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jim Lorimer and his wife Cicely dining at a formal occassion. Jim Lorimer represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 19…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1969]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-855
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jim Lorimer and his wife Cicely dining at a formal occassion. Jim Lorimer represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award to be bestowed by the Municipal government.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Lorimer, James G "Jim"
Lorimer, Cicely Edith Charters
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Do Not Use / Reference Only"
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Bob Prittie, Caroline Prior and Del Carrell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46022
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Citizen's Association candidates; school board trustee Caroline Prior, Mayor Bob Prittie, and aldermanic candidate Del Carrell filing civic election nomination papers at City Hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-910
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Citizen's Association candidates; school board trustee Caroline Prior, Mayor Bob Prittie, and aldermanic candidate Del Carrell filing civic election nomination papers at City Hall.
Subjects
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Prior, Caroline
Carrell, Del
Burnaby Citizens Association
Burnaby School Trustees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Filing civic election nomination papers at municipal hall are BCA candidates Mrs. Caroline Prior, incumbent school board trustee; mayoralty [sic] candidate Robert Prittie, and aldermanic candidate Mrs. Del Carrell."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Model of the Aquarium of Ecology

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45614
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1968, published June 19, 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of federal election candidates and Burnaby officials having a look at the architectural model for the (then soon to be constructed) Burnaby Aquarium of Ecology. Identified (from left) are; architect-designer Peter F. Smith, chairman of the Burnay parks commission A.B. "Sandy" Stewart, Li…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1968, published June 19, 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-508
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of federal election candidates and Burnaby officials having a look at the architectural model for the (then soon to be constructed) Burnaby Aquarium of Ecology. Identified (from left) are; architect-designer Peter F. Smith, chairman of the Burnay parks commission A.B. "Sandy" Stewart, Liberal candidate Ray Perrault, mayor Alan Emmott, and Aquarium promoter and president Don Spiegel.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Officials - Elected Officials
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Smith, Peter F.
Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"
Perrault, Ray
Emmott, Alan H.
Spiegel, Don
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bob Prittie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46018
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert W. Prittie, New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-906
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert W. Prittie, New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bob Prittie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46021
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962, published September 27, 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert W. Prittie, New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962, published September 27, 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-909
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert W. Prittie, New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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CCF records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82736
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1978
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records: ill. (some col.)
Scope and Content
File consists of two booklets and a newsclipping. The first booklet entitled "Pertinent Portraits" by Barry Mather and Fraser Wilson was originally published in The Commonwealth newspaper in 1934 and re-published by the Boag Foundation in 1978. It contains biographies of CCF members and is signed b…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1978
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett political papers series
Physical Description
1 file of textual records: ill. (some col.)
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS167-004
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
File consists of two booklets and a newsclipping. The first booklet entitled "Pertinent Portraits" by Barry Mather and Fraser Wilson was originally published in The Commonwealth newspaper in 1934 and re-published by the Boag Foundation in 1978. It contains biographies of CCF members and is signed by Harold Winch. Second booklet entitled "Canadian Labour and Politics" by Clifford A. Scotton provides a short history on the Canadian Labour movement with a chapter focusing on the CCF and the NDP. The newsclipping is from the Seattle Post Intelligencer, dated November 1, 1956. It features an article of President Eisenhower claiming the United States will not get involved in Middle East issues.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
New Democratic Party
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
Winch, Harold Edward
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Simnett political papers series
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Cliff Murnane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45870
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Cliff (C.J.) Murnane, taken in a photographic studio. Cliff Murnane was on the Advisory Planning Commission from 1969 to1972, and on the Burnaby School Board from 1965 to 1968, 1973 to 1976 and 1980 to 1983.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-764
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Cliff (C.J.) Murnane, taken in a photographic studio. Cliff Murnane was on the Advisory Planning Commission from 1969 to1972, and on the Burnaby School Board from 1965 to 1968, 1973 to 1976 and 1980 to 1983.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Murnane, Clifford J. "Cliff"
Burnaby School Board
Burnaby School Trustees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Ed Nelson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45881
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1967 and 1974]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Democratic Party Member of Parliment (MP) Ed Nelson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1967 and 1974]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-775
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Democratic Party Member of Parliment (MP) Ed Nelson.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Nelson, N.E. "Ed"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Ed Nelson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45883
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1967
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Democratic Party Member of Parliment (MP) Ed Nelson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1967
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-777
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Democratic Party Member of Parliment (MP) Ed Nelson.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Nelson, N.E. "Ed"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identified as "Campbell"
Images
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Ed Nelson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45884
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1967 and 1974]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Democratic Party Member of Parliment (MP) Ed Nelson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1967 and 1974]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-778
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Democratic Party Member of Parliment (MP) Ed Nelson.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Nelson, N.E. "Ed"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Ernest Winch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64730
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch wearing a lapel pin which reads "L" and is believed to signify labour movement involvement.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-028
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch wearing a lapel pin which reads "L" and is believed to signify labour movement involvement.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Ernest Winch with Two Others

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64704
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 12.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of three young men sitting and standing together at a photographic studio. Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch is sitting in a chair on the left. The other two men have not been identified, but all three men are wearing lapel pins which read "L" and are believed to signify labour movement…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 12.5 x 7.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-023
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of three young men sitting and standing together at a photographic studio. Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch is sitting in a chair on the left. The other two men have not been identified, but all three men are wearing lapel pins which read "L" and are believed to signify labour movement involvement.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory447
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1937-1990
Length
00:05:53
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s discussion of the attitudes, energy and time commitment required for operating a seasonal business and needed for politics. He mentions the Nelson Avenue family home, still lived in by his mother
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s discussion of the attitudes, energy and time commitment required for operating a seasonal business and needed for politics. He mentions the Nelson Avenue family home, still lived in by his mother
Date Range
1937-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
Length
00:05:53
Subjects
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Officials - Elected Officials
Geographic Access
Nelson Avenue
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 14, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:34:40
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
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.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track seven of interview with Bill Lewarne

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