Bill 35, Local Elections Reform Act 1993
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport9456
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 12865
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jul-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 12865
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jul-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Elections 1969-1983
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription89174
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of election records related to Doreen Lawson's campaigns for City Councillor in the years 1969, 1973, 1977, 1979, and 1983. The file also includes congratulatory letters to Ms. Lawson from Municipal and Provincial elected officials.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS071-001
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- 2003-30
- Scope and Content
- File consists of election records related to Doreen Lawson's campaigns for City Councillor in the years 1969, 1973, 1977, 1979, and 1983. The file also includes congratulatory letters to Ms. Lawson from Municipal and Provincial elected officials.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Photographs 605-001 separated from file
Elections 1990-1993
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription89182
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of platform speeches and congratulatory letters from MLAs and the Premier of British Columbia pertaining to Doreen's 1990 and 1993 election campaigns.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS071-002
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- 2003-30
- Scope and Content
- File consists of platform speeches and congratulatory letters from MLAs and the Premier of British Columbia pertaining to Doreen's 1990 and 1993 election campaigns.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Elections BC records
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82745
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1991]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a booklet entitled "British Columbia's Political Contributions Program", blank Appointment of Scrutineer form, Elections BC Guide for Candidates, blank Nomination Paper, blank Guide for Scrutineers, two identical copies of Guide to the Election Act and an older copy of Guide to the…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1991]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS167-012
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a booklet entitled "British Columbia's Political Contributions Program", blank Appointment of Scrutineer form, Elections BC Guide for Candidates, blank Nomination Paper, blank Guide for Scrutineers, two identical copies of Guide to the Election Act and an older copy of Guide to the Election Act. Also included is an enveloped letter addressed to Hazel Simnett on October 11, 1991 regarding scrutineers and ballot counting, written by Carole Legge.
- Names
- Simnett, Hazel
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Simnett political papers series
Elections series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription141
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1906-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of municipal elections records, including records pertaining to the election of Reeves/Mayors and Council members and, early on, of school trustees and police commissioners. Series also includes early records related to bylaw elections, in which bylaws were put before the public fo…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1906-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Elections series
- Description Level
- Series
- File Class
- 45000 25 (add. 2020)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of municipal elections records, including records pertaining to the election of Reeves/Mayors and Council members and, early on, of school trustees and police commissioners. Series also includes early records related to bylaw elections, in which bylaws were put before the public for approval. Also included are voters’ lists, 1912 to 1954, and election posters for the period 1906 to 1926.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Local Government Elections Task Force
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport57261
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 78072
- Meeting Date
- 12-Apr-2010
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 78072
- Meeting Date
- 12-Apr-2010
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee Discussion Paper - Voting in Local Government Elections and Referenda by Residents Living on Indian Reserves
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport58038
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79024
- Meeting Date
- 3-Oct-2011
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79024
- Meeting Date
- 3-Oct-2011
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Municipal Elections - Reeve and Councillors
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport57020
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71792
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jan-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71792
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jan-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Place of Nomination for Municipal Elections
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64392
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56524
- Meeting Date
- 12-Dec-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56524
- Meeting Date
- 12-Dec-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Endorsement of Resolution re Amendment of Section 8 of Municipal Elections Act to Permit Registration of Householders and License Holders Throughout the Year
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64986
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56097
- Meeting Date
- 25-Aug-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56097
- Meeting Date
- 25-Aug-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Brown's guide to British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4891
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV975.15.13
- Call Number
- 317.1 BRO
- Author
- Brown, Conway
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- Conway Brown
- Publication Date
- 1934
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill. (maps) : 17 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Guidebooks
- Canada, Western
- British Columbia
- British Columbia--Maps
- British Columbia--Politics and government
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Elections
- Geographic Features - Districts - Electoral Districts
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "This issue contains federal electoral map of B.C. showing boundaries of new ridings clearly, so that every riding is easily distinguished." -- Cover
Images
BVA offices
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91715
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 15, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) members moving into the new BVA offices in April 1996. Photographs depict members moving furniture, painting, and washing the exterior windows.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 15, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 618-033
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2015-15
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) members moving into the new BVA offices in April 1996. Photographs depict members moving furniture, painting, and washing the exterior windows.
- Subjects
- Elections
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
Images
BVA Party '89
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91716
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 15, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of a Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) party. Council members in attendance include Gary Begin and Doreen Lawson.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 15, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 618-034
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2015-15
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of a Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) party. Council members in attendance include Gary Begin and Doreen Lawson.
- Subjects
- Elections
- Names
- Begin, Gary
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
BVA Party 1989
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91717
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 15, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 23 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of a Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) party, with attendees mingles outside and indoors.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 15, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 23 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 618-035
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2015-15
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of a Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) party, with attendees mingles outside and indoors.
- Subjects
- Elections
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Note in black ink on negative envelope reads: "July '88 / BVA / [illegible] birthday"
Campaign photo
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3742
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1933
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 25.3 x 20.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph portrait of Harold Winch, taken for his election campaign for BC MLA in Vancouver East as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 25.3 x 20.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph portrait of Harold Winch, taken for his election campaign for BC MLA in Vancouver East as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.99
- Date
- 1933
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![City of Burnaby voting machines, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3367.jpg?width=280)
City of Burnaby voting machines
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98357
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of City of Burnaby staff Kerri Wells testing an electronic voting machine in a room filled with voting machines.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3367
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of City of Burnaby staff Kerri Wells testing an electronic voting machine in a room filled with voting machines.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Elections
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Kerri Wells is in charge of making sure Burnaby's electronic election machines are in good working order for the upcoming civic elections."
Images
![City of Burnaby voting machines, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3367.jpg)
Election 1990 photographs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91556
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. and b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm and 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs related to Doreen Lawson's 1990 election campaign. One photograph is a black and white portrait of Ms. Lawson and the second photograph depicts two municipal election signs posted in a resident's front yard.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. and b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm and 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 605-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-30
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs related to Doreen Lawson's 1990 election campaign. One photograph is a black and white portrait of Ms. Lawson and the second photograph depicts two municipal election signs posted in a resident's front yard.
- Names
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Photographs separated from file MSS071-002
Images
Interview with Bill Gruenthal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19636
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…
- 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
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Transportation
- Transportation - Rail
- Religions - Judaism
- Cemeteries
- Organizations
- Elections
- Names
- Gruenthal, Bill
- Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow
- O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal
- O'Connor, John
- Burquest
- Jacobson, Max Alec
- Temple Shalom
- Brentwood Shopping Centre
- Brentwood Park School
- Alpha Secondary School
- Burnaby School Board
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0014_003.mp3
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 11
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory512
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1979-1990
- Length
- 00:09:05
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings
- Date Range
- 1979-1990
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:09:05
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 26, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 01:35:07
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- 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.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track eleven of interview with Don Brown
Track eleven of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%2011.mp3
Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory16
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Length
- 0:05:09
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's thoughts on Municipal politics of the time.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's thoughts on Municipal politics of the time.
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Photo Info
- Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
- Length
- 0:05:09
- Names
- Pritchard, William A.
- Subjects
- Elections
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July 2, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
- Biographical Notes
- Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:47:57
- Interviewee Name
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- 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
- 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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Track seven of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury
Track seven of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-17/100-13-17_Track_7.mp3