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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
History
Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Migration
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Grocers
Organizations
Organizations - Business Associations
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Names
Toy, Christina
Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
Babey, Beverley
Canada Way Food Market
Fraser Merchants' Association
Responsibility
Fong, Denise
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4694 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV023.16.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3
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Wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4272
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[June 23, 1928]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 cm x 9.0 cm
Scope and Content
Black & white photograph of the wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons. They were married on June 28, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The tablecloth pictured is also held in the Burnaby Village Museum collection (BV017.38.1).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 cm x 9.0 cm
Material Details
Handwritten text on back reads: June 23, 1928 / Winnipeg, Manitoba". Stamped text on back of photograph reads: "CRYSTAL / T 4 3 / WILL NOT FADE".
Scope and Content
Black & white photograph of the wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons. They were married on June 28, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The tablecloth pictured is also held in the Burnaby Village Museum collection (BV017.38.1).
History
Flossie Maude Parsons (nee Smith) was born to George Henry Smith, a farm labourer, and Harriet Ann Savage on February 13, 1896 in Ealing, England. She immigrated to Canada with some of her family members in the early 1920s. They lived in Winnipeg for a few years as an older brother had settled there in 1912. She married Herbert Russell Parsons on June 23, 1928. They first lived in Vancouver and finally bought a home at 7091 Jubilee Avenue, South Burnaby in the early 1930s. In 1943, Flossie was certified in Home Nursing. Herbert Parsons was active during the Second World War as a volunteer for Civil Defence in Burnaby and worked as a salesman for Woodwards. The couple had no children. Herbert passed away on May 23rd, 1957 (age 84) and Flossie passed away on April 6, 1996 (age 100).
Other Title Information
title based on content of photograph.
Accession Code
BV017.38.2
Date
[June 23, 1928]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
26-Mar-2018
Images
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Frances, Janice and Louise Wuzinski in their backyard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9686
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1951 and 1954]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Frances, Janice and Louise Wuzinski in their backyard on Hastings Street. They are seated in front of the “bunny house” where the family housed chinchillas.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Frances, Janice and Louise Wuzinski in their backyard on Hastings Street. They are seated in front of the “bunny house” where the family housed chinchillas.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
Other Title Information
title based on content
Names
Bobic, Janice
Wuzinski, Frances
Accession Code
BV018.39.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1951 and 1954]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-04-2015
Images
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Frances Wuzinski with a bee hive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9693
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1951]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Frances Wuzinski posing with a bee hive. The hive on the left is covered with an insulating cover that was placed on the hives in the winter. John Wuzinski built the hives.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Frances Wuzinski posing with a bee hive. The hive on the left is covered with an insulating cover that was placed on the hives in the winter. John Wuzinski built the hives.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
Other Title Information
title based on content
Names
Bobic, Janice
Wuzinski, Frances
Accession Code
BV018.39.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1951]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-04-2015
Images
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John and Janice Wuzinski with strawberries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9688
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1951
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
John and Janice Wuzinski standing in front of containers full of strawberries. The chinchilla house (which the family called the “bunny house” is visible in background on right. The crates and wheelbarrow would have been built by John, who also built the bunny house. The wheelbarrow had removable s…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
John and Janice Wuzinski standing in front of containers full of strawberries. The chinchilla house (which the family called the “bunny house” is visible in background on right. The crates and wheelbarrow would have been built by John, who also built the bunny house. The wheelbarrow had removable sides.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
Other Title Information
title based on content
Names
Bobic, Janice
Wuzinski, John
Accession Code
BV018.39.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1951
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-04-2015
Images
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John and Janice Wuzinski with the family’s bee hives

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9694
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1951]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
John and Janice Wuzinski with the family’s bee hives. The hive on the left is covered with an insulating cover that was placed on the hives in the winter. John Wuzinski built the hives.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
John and Janice Wuzinski with the family’s bee hives. The hive on the left is covered with an insulating cover that was placed on the hives in the winter. John Wuzinski built the hives.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
Other Title Information
title based on content
Names
Bobic, Janice
Wuzinski, John
Accession Code
BV018.39.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1951]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-04-2015
Images
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John Wuzinski on the Wuzinski property on Hastings Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9699
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
John Wuzinski on the Wuzinski property on Hastings Street. He is harvesting blueberries. The box was likely made by John Wuzinski.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
John Wuzinski on the Wuzinski property on Hastings Street. He is harvesting blueberries. The box was likely made by John Wuzinski.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
Other Title Information
title based on content
Names
Bobic, Janice
Wuzinski, John
Accession Code
BV018.39.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1950 and 1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-04-2015
Images
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John Wuzinski with chincillas

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9871
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1950
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
John Wuzinski with chinchillas on the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street. John is inside the "bunny house" that was on the property.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
John Wuzinski with chinchillas on the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street. John is inside the "bunny house" that was on the property.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
Other Title Information
title based on content
Names
Bobic, Janice
Wuzinski, John
Accession Code
BV018.39.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1950
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Jan-2019
Scale
96
Images
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Paul Kuly with a tractor

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9700
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Paul Kuly, Frances Wuzinski's uncle, with a tractor on the Wuzinski property on Hastings Street.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Paul Kuly, Frances Wuzinski's uncle, with a tractor on the Wuzinski property on Hastings Street.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
Other Title Information
title based on content
Names
Bobic, Janice
Accession Code
BV018.39.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1950 and 1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-04-2015
Images
Less detail

View of the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9696
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1940 and 1955]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
View of the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street. The photograph was taken from Hastings Street. The sign in the foreground invited people to drive in and purchase berries, honey, and tomatoes. John Wuzinski is visible in the photograph, and raspberries are growing beind him.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
View of the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street. The photograph was taken from Hastings Street. The sign in the foreground invited people to drive in and purchase berries, honey, and tomatoes. John Wuzinski is visible in the photograph, and raspberries are growing beind him.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
Other Title Information
title based on content
Names
Bobic, Janice
Wuzinski, John
Accession Code
BV018.39.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1940 and 1955]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-04-2015
Images
Less detail

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