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Dominion Bridge Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1703
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 20, 1930
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; mounted on linen
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Dominion Bridge Company's Burnaby Plant.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 20, 1930
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; mounted on linen
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 3523
- Access Restriction
- Department only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Dominion Bridge Company's Burnaby Plant.
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Frank, Leonard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Henning Drive
- Street Address
- 3880 Henning Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
![Glenburn Dairy, [1936] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-036.jpg?width=280)
Glenburn Dairy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36681
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Glenburn Dairy building at Boundary Road and Hastings Street. The dairy was operated by Charlie Haslam.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-036
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Glenburn Dairy building at Boundary Road and Hastings Street. The dairy was operated by Charlie Haslam.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Dairies
- Names
- Glenburn Dairy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Glenburn Dairy, [1936] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-036.jpg)
Interior of Lenkurt Electric Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45616
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 1976, published November 17, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of Lenkurt Electric's main manufacturing plant on the Lougheed Highway in Burnaby. Workers are at their desks, with their heads down, busily working. At the time of this photograph; "...1,400 employees make it one of the top secondary industries in B.C".
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 1976, published November 17, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-510
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of Lenkurt Electric's main manufacturing plant on the Lougheed Highway in Burnaby. Workers are at their desks, with their heads down, busily working. At the time of this photograph; "...1,400 employees make it one of the top secondary industries in B.C".
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Factories
- Names
- Lenkurt Electric Company
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Unit production at Lenkurt Electric's head office, research and development facility and main manufacturing plant on the Lougheed Highway in Burnaby is carried out on a semi-production basis, with a number of selected components mounted at each station. A total of 1,400 employees make it one of the top secondary industries in B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 7018 Lougheed Highway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
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![Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-065.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory406
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1949-2012
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to construction regulations over the years. Ron discusses Burnaby's industrial construction during the postwar era and beyond. He explains environmental and municipal regulations in relation to common practices within th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to construction regulations over the years. Ron discusses Burnaby's industrial construction during the postwar era and beyond. He explains environmental and municipal regulations in relation to common practices within the construction industry.
- Date Range
- 1949-2012
- Photo Info
- Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Subjects
- Construction
- Buildings - Industrial
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 15, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:46:51
- Interviewee Name
- Smitherman, Ron
- 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
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
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![Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-065.jpg)
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Track four of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
Track four of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-025/MSS171-025_Track_4.mp3![John Burkman at his blacksmith shop, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199900080092.jpg?width=280)
John Burkman at his blacksmith shop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1378
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John August Burkman at his blacksmith shop in Port Arthur, Ontario.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John August Burkman at his blacksmith shop in Port Arthur, Ontario.
- Names
- Burkman, John August
- Accession Code
- BV999.8.92
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [193-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Grampa [sic] Burkman at his blacksmith shop in Port Aurther [sic]"
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![John Burkman at his blacksmith shop, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199900080092.jpg)
Jubilee Fuel and Transfer Wood Yard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35312
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1935 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jubilee Fuel and Transfer wood yard, next door to the historic Jubilee Labour Hall. Both of these buildings were destroyed by a 1935 fire that started in the hall. Rae Weir owned Jubilee Fuel and Transfer.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1935 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-169
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jubilee Fuel and Transfer wood yard, next door to the historic Jubilee Labour Hall. Both of these buildings were destroyed by a 1935 fire that started in the hall. Rae Weir owned Jubilee Fuel and Transfer.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Jubilee Avenue
- Street Address
- 6848 Jubilee Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Lake City Industrial Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79418
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a man lying on the grass outside one of the industrial buildings in the Lake City Industrial Park
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-284
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a man lying on the grass outside one of the industrial buildings in the Lake City Industrial Park
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Gardiner, Robert
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Planning Study Area
- Lake City Area
Images
Nabob Foods plant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56673
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Nabob Foods plant in Lake City, Burnaby. Kelly Douglas and Company were the original owners, but they entered into an agreement with Swiss-owned Jacobs AG, allowing Jacobs to acquire Nabob Foods in August of 1976.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1257
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Nabob Foods plant in Lake City, Burnaby. Kelly Douglas and Company were the original owners, but they entered into an agreement with Swiss-owned Jacobs AG, allowing Jacobs to acquire Nabob Foods in August of 1976.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Factories
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Nabob Foods plant at Lake City in Burnaby will have access to the world-wide buying powers of Jacobs AG if the proposed sale by Kelly Douglas is approved."
- Planning Study Area
- Lake City Area
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Railway Crossing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79355
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 8, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a railway crossing near the Canada Safeway Limited milk department at 7560 18th Street. This milk processing plant opened in 1970.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 8, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-262
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a railway crossing near the Canada Safeway Limited milk department at 7560 18th Street. This milk processing plant opened in 1970.
- Names
- Safeway
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ross, Martha
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- 18th Street
- Street Address
- 7560 18th Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
![Shellburn Refinery employees, [1935] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-231.jpg?width=280)
Shellburn Refinery employees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37643
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Shellburn refinery employees lined up outside the main office.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-231
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Shellburn refinery employees lined up outside the main office.
- Names
- Shell Oil Company
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Images
![Shellburn Refinery employees, [1935] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-231.jpg)
Sign in Lake City Industrial Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79421
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 22, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a sign on the corner of Production Way and Thunderbird Crescent in the Lake City Industrial Park listing the occupants of Production Way Building # 2. Burnaby Public Library, one of the occupants listed, had moved from this site two months prior to the photograph being taken.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 22, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-286
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a sign on the corner of Production Way and Thunderbird Crescent in the Lake City Industrial Park listing the occupants of Production Way Building # 2. Burnaby Public Library, one of the occupants listed, had moved from this site two months prior to the photograph being taken.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- McCarron, John
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Production Way
- Thunderbird Crescent
- Planning Study Area
- Lake City Area
Images
Standard Oil
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35189
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Standard Oil staff, office and refinery at the foot of Queen's Avenue (later renamed Willingdon Avenue). Manager, Mr. Donaldson, is to left; his son, Tommy, is second left. This later became the site of Chevron's Stanovan plant at 4403 Eton Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-046
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Standard Oil staff, office and refinery at the foot of Queen's Avenue (later renamed Willingdon Avenue). Manager, Mr. Donaldson, is to left; his son, Tommy, is second left. This later became the site of Chevron's Stanovan plant at 4403 Eton Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Refineries
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Eton Street
- Street Address
- 4403 Eton Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Standard Oil Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34565
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 27.2 x 35.0 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Standard Oil Company Stanovan Refinery process area, at the Burrard Inlet.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 27.2 x 35.0 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 052-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Standard Oil Company Stanovan Refinery process area, at the Burrard Inlet.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Refineries
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Eton Street
- Street Address
- 4403 Eton Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![Stanovan Plant, [1936] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-044.jpg?width=280)
Stanovan Plant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men taken at the foot of Queens Avenue (now Willingdon Avenue) of a Standard Oil refinery commonly called Stanovan. This later became the site of Chevron's Stanovan plant at 4403 Eton Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-044
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men taken at the foot of Queens Avenue (now Willingdon Avenue) of a Standard Oil refinery commonly called Stanovan. This later became the site of Chevron's Stanovan plant at 4403 Eton Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Refineries
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Eton Street
- Street Address
- 4403 Eton Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![Stanovan Plant, [1936] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-044.jpg)
![Stanovan Plant, [1936] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-045.jpg?width=280)
Stanovan Plant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35188
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men taken at the foot of Queens Avenue (now Willingdon Avenue) of a Standard Oil refinery commonly called Stanovan. This later became the site of Chevron's Stanovan plant at 4403 Eton Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-045
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men taken at the foot of Queens Avenue (now Willingdon Avenue) of a Standard Oil refinery commonly called Stanovan. This later became the site of Chevron's Stanovan plant at 4403 Eton Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Refineries
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Eton Street
- Street Address
- 4403 Eton Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![Stanovan Plant, [1936] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-045.jpg)
Warehouse on Gilley Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79368
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 16, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows men unloading truck at warehouse at 7515 Gilley Avenue. The warehouse, at the time of the photograph, was owned by Miloni Food Importers. Miloni Food Importers was previously located on Hastings Street and was founded around 1956.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 16, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-267
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows men unloading truck at warehouse at 7515 Gilley Avenue. The warehouse, at the time of the photograph, was owned by Miloni Food Importers. Miloni Food Importers was previously located on Hastings Street and was founded around 1956.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial
- Names
- Miloni Food Importers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ross, Martha
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Gilley Avenue
- Street Address
- 7515 Gilley Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
Weiser Lock Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79359
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 22, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Weiser Lock Company Ltd. which was started in Vancouver in 1954. The plant pictured in the photograph, at 6700 Beresford Street, was constructed in 1954. The building expanded 12 times between 1954 and the time of the photograph in 1976, from the original 10,000 to 350,000 square…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 22, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-266
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Weiser Lock Company Ltd. which was started in Vancouver in 1954. The plant pictured in the photograph, at 6700 Beresford Street, was constructed in 1954. The building expanded 12 times between 1954 and the time of the photograph in 1976, from the original 10,000 to 350,000 square feet and was the only Weiser Lock plant in Canada.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ross, Martha
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Beresford Street
- Street Address
- 6700 Beresford Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory457
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1946-1990
- Length
- 00:09:48
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ work as Foreman Painter for the Burnaby School Board, and his positions in the local and provincial union CUPE, from 1953 to 1982. He briefly describes some of the old schools and how he got involved in community organizations after retirement
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ work as Foreman Painter for the Burnaby School Board, and his positions in the local and provincial union CUPE, from 1953 to 1982. He briefly describes some of the old schools and how he got involved in community organizations after retirement
- Date Range
- 1946-1990
- Length
- 00:09:48
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 22, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:56:50
- Interviewee Name
- Apps, Ed
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Ed Apps
Track three of interview with Ed Apps
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-015/MSS187-015_Track_3.mp3Interview 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![Choir singing at Heritage Village, [November 1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0389_001.jpg?width=280)
Choir singing at Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13368
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [November 1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men singing in matching blue suits at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). Heritage Village opened on November 19, 1971.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men singing in matching blue suits at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). Heritage Village opened on November 19, 1971.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.389
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [November 1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 4-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Choir singing at Heritage Village, [November 1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0389_001.jpg)