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Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1923-1938

Length: 0:06:27

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's comparisons between working for a Council versus working for a Commissionership.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's comparisons between working for a Council versus working for a Commissionership.

Date Range: 1923-1938

Photo Info: Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008

Length: 0:06:27

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners; Officials - Aldermen and Councillors

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: May 21, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:58:01

Interviewee Name: Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"

Interview Location: Walker Avenue

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Charles B. Brown

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The Castle and Mount Frink

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Moat Lake, with the two mountains known as the Castle (Castlecrag Mountain) and Mount Fink in the distance. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Grant subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 243-051

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-06

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Moat Lake, with the two mountains known as the Castle (Castlecrag Mountain) and Mount Fink in the distance. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Tait, Preston L.

Notes: Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount; Handwritten note on facing page reads: "Where rose the mountains / There to him were friends / Byron"; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 805

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Circle Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51448

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Circle (Circlet) lake nestled among the mountains of the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island, BC. A young man is making his way down Mount Albert Edward, towards the lake. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau made by a small party of City of Courtenay official…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Grant subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 243-053

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-06

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Circle (Circlet) lake nestled among the mountains of the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island, BC. A young man is making his way down Mount Albert Edward, towards the lake. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Recreational Activities - Hiking

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Tait, Preston L.

Notes: Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount; Handwritten note on on facing page reads: "Th' outstretching lake, embosomed' mong the hills / The eye with wonder and amazement fills / Burns"; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 870

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Contemplation

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 19, 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of George A. Grant sitting on the rock face of Mount Albert Edward and admiring Circle (Circlet) Lake. Two men are standing just behind him. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 19, 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Grant subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 243-054

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-06

Scope and Content: Photograph of George A. Grant sitting on the rock face of Mount Albert Edward and admiring Circle (Circlet) Lake. Two men are standing just behind him. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Recreational Activities - Hiking

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount; Handwritten note on facing page reads: "We pause on the Mount Abert [sic] Edward climb to admire Circle Lake and the rest."; Stamp on verso of print reads: "Vancouver Drug Co. Ltd. AUG 19 1938 Nu-Gloss"

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Herbert, Louisa, Dorothy, and Alexander Vidal

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1920 and 1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of two women and two men identified from left to right as Louisa, Herbert, Dorothy and Alexander Vidal. They are sitting on a rock near a body of water.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1920 and 1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-073

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of two women and two men identified from left to right as Louisa, Herbert, Dorothy and Alexander Vidal. They are sitting on a rock near a body of water.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Names: Loomis, Dorothy Kate Vidal; Vidal, Alexander; Vidal, Alexander E. E. "Bill"; Vidal, Louisa Sophia "Lou" Jones

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Louisa Vidal / Herbert Vidal / Dorothy / Alexander"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Gan & Grandad / Aunt Dor & Uncle Bill"

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Interview with Tony Fabian by Eric Damer October 10, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1957-1965

Length: 0:09:56

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's memories of first coming to Burnaby and establishing a vegetable garden. He talks about his interest in conservation from an early age.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's memories of first coming to Burnaby and establishing a vegetable garden. He talks about his interest in conservation from an early age.

Date Range: 1957-1965

Photo Info: Tony Fabian relaxing at a picnic table, [1970]. Item no. 549-026.

Length: 0:09:56

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 10, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 10, 2012. Major theme discussed: environmental conservation practices in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Tony Fabian was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan in 1934. He and his wife moved to Burnaby in 1957, where he worked for the telephone company and raised a family. Tony has been an advocate for preservation of parklands and watercourses, helping to protect Burnaby and Deer Lake Parks and to create the Burnaby Fraser Foreshore and Barnet Marine Parks in the early nineteen-seventies, serving as a member of Burnaby’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Tony Fabian was presented with the 2008 City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.

Total Tracks: 5

Total Length: 0:47:48

Interviewee Name: Fabian, Tony

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Tony Fabian relaxing at a picnic table, [1970]. Item no. 549-026. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Tony Fabian

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Interview with Tony Fabian by Eric Damer October 10, 2012 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1957-1973

Length: 0:08:50

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's memories of conservation practices in Burnaby, focusing on the lakes and ravines, including Burnaby Lake.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's memories of conservation practices in Burnaby, focusing on the lakes and ravines, including Burnaby Lake.

Date Range: 1957-1973

Photo Info: Tony Fabian relaxing at a picnic table, [1970]. Item no. 549-026.

Length: 0:08:50

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Geographic Features - Ravines

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 10, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 10, 2012. Major theme discussed: environmental conservation practices in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Tony Fabian was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan in 1934. He and his wife moved to Burnaby in 1957, where he worked for the telephone company and raised a family. Tony has been an advocate for preservation of parklands and watercourses, helping to protect Burnaby and Deer Lake Parks and to create the Burnaby Fraser Foreshore and Barnet Marine Parks in the early nineteen-seventies, serving as a member of Burnaby’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Tony Fabian was presented with the 2008 City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.

Total Tracks: 5

Total Length: 0:47:48

Interviewee Name: Fabian, Tony

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Tony Fabian

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Jack Shaw shaving at Pitt Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1936 and 1938]

Collection/Fonds: Richard Hardy family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.7 x 9.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jack Shaw shaving while standing in front of a log, on a beach along the shores of Pitt Lake.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1936 and 1938]

Collection/Fonds: Richard Hardy family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.7 x 9.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 570-028

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-16

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jack Shaw shaving while standing in front of a log, on a beach along the shores of Pitt Lake.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Names: Shaw, John Horace "Jack"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on notes taken from the back of the photograph; Note on verso reads: "Jack Shaw / shaving / Pitt L. / AM / Approx 1938"

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Jack Shaw shaving at Pitt Lake, [between 1936 and 1938] thumbnail

Moat Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13 x 8 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Moat Lake nestled among the mountains of the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island. This was part of a trip made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Grant subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13 x 8 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 243-056

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-06

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Moat Lake nestled among the mountains of the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island. This was part of a trip made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Tait, Preston L.

Notes: Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount; Handwritten note on facing page reads: "So shall thy wondering sight at once survey / Vales, lakes, woods, mountains, islands, rocks and sea / Huge hills that heaped in crowded order stand / Stretched o'er the northern and the western land / Thomas Russell"; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 835

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Moat Lake as viewed on Mt. Albert Edward climb

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Moat lake, taken from Mount Albert Edward. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Grant subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 243-057

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-06

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Moat lake, taken from Mount Albert Edward. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Tait, Preston L.

Notes: Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount; Handwritten note on facing page reads: "Lovest thou mountains great / Peaks to the clouds that soar / Corrie and fell where eagles dwell / And cataracts dash evermore ? / Sheriff Nicholson"

Images

Moat Lake as viewed on Mt. Albert Edward climb, 1938 thumbnail

Mount Albert Edward

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13 x 8 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Mount Albert Edward at 6871 feet, taken from Croteau Lake. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Grant subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13 x 8 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 243-049

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-06

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Mount Albert Edward at 6871 feet, taken from Croteau Lake. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Tait, Preston L.

Notes: Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount; Handwritten note on accompanying page reads: "The Castle hath a pleasant seat / Shakespeare"; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 764

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Sunnyside

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1915 and 1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the embankment of a body of water lined with houses and trees in Toronto, Ontario.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1915 and 1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-078

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the embankment of a body of water lined with houses and trees in Toronto, Ontario.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "Sunnyside"; Note in pencil on verso reads: "Sunnyside"

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Sunnyside, [between 1915 and 1934] thumbnail

Two men on rocky shore

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [ca. 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 4.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men on a rocky shore of an unidentified body of water. One man is seated on a log, while the other man stands further back from the bank.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 4.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men on a rocky shore of an unidentified body of water. One man is seated on a log, while the other man stands further back from the bank.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Rock Formations; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Accession Code: BV015.40.24c

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [ca. 1920]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: Frame for photograph - BV015.40.24

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 05-Jun-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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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…

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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.

Images

Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track seven of interview with Merrill Gordon

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Aerial view of Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-] (date of orignal), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph looking west towards Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph looking west towards Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Accession Code: BV985.457.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-] (date of orignal), copied 1985

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 1200

Scan Date: 2022-06-07

Photographer: Aero Surveys Limited

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Aerial view of Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver, [195-] (date of orignal), copied 1985 thumbnail

Avaries and fish pond

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of two avaries which held canaries and a fish pond in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park and built the fish pond in 1939 and three avaries where he raised canaries.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of two avaries which held canaries and a fish pond in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park and built the fish pond in 1939 and three avaries where he raised canaries.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Animals - Birds

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

Avaries and fish pond, [between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Battleship Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of five of the six members of the small party of City of Courtenay officials and their guides walking along the edge of Battleship Lake. The sixth member is the photographer who took this photograph. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island. In this…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Grant subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 243-055

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-06

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of five of the six members of the small party of City of Courtenay officials and their guides walking along the edge of Battleship Lake. The sixth member is the photographer who took this photograph. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island. In this photograph George A. Grant is leading the group.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Tait, Preston L.

Notes: Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount; Handwritten note on facing page reads: "On our way to Paradise Meadows. The "battleship" is an island in the Lake."; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 923