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Grand Coulee Dam under construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20134
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1947 and 1957]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grand Coulee Dam under construction. Water is gushing through the lower section of the dam. The dam was completed in 1942.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grand Coulee Dam under construction. Water is gushing through the lower section of the dam. The dam was completed in 1942.
Subjects
Structures - Dams
Accession Code
BV022.32.556
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1947 and 1957]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-22
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
Note in white ink on album page reads: "GRAND COULEE DAM / 1936"
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Harrison Hotel Club House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65749
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1935 and 1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted into col. ; 16.5 x 24 cm [sight] matted in frame 24.5 x 32 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 'Harrison Hotel Club House' believed to be in the village of Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1935 and 1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ettinger family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted into col. ; 16.5 x 24 cm [sight] matted in frame 24.5 x 32 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
428-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2002-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 'Harrison Hotel Club House' believed to be in the village of Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Rivers
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title taken from note on verso of frame
Note on verso of frame reads: "Harrison Hotel / Club House"
1 reference photograph accompanying
Note on verso of reference photograph reads: "Harrison / Club House / approx 1935-40"
'Edmonds Studios' as possible photographer
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Interview with Judy Hagen by Eric Damer November 7, 2012 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory337
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1944-2012
Length
0:12:18
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen's memories of taking dance lessons and being in Girl Guides. She tells a story of seeing the Second Narrows Bridge collapse in 1958.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen's memories of taking dance lessons and being in Girl Guides. She tells a story of seeing the Second Narrows Bridge collapse in 1958.
Date Range
1944-2012
Photo Info
Judith "Judy" Robins (later Hagen) posing in a dance costume, 1949. Item no. 549-036.
Length
0:12:18
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Structures - Bridges
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 7, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 7, 2012. Major theme discussed: the neighbourhood of Dover Street.
Biographical Notes
Judy Robins (later Hagen) was born in 1941 and grew up in South Burnaby. Her paternal grandfather, a master stone mason from Devon, moved to Vancouver in 1912 to find work before bringing over the rest of the family. He bought three lots in Burnaby and in 1918 moved his family to a small house on Dover Street (formerly Paul Street). Judy’s father, Jack, married, bought one of his father’s lots and built a new home for his family. Judy attended school and church nearby, took dance and piano lessons and participated actively in Girl Guides. After high school, she attended the University of British Columbia (UBC) and then Simon Fraser University (SFU), worked for a few years and then married in 1967 before moving to Courtaney, British Columbia.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:09:51
Interviewee Name
Hagen, Judith "Judy" Robins
Interview Location
Nanaimo Museum on Vancouver Island
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 six of recording of interview with Judy Hagen

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Mrs. Davies

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35087
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 8.9 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Davies and a dog standing at the Royal Commemorative Arch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Davies family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 8.9 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
190-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1986-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Davies and a dog standing at the Royal Commemorative Arch.
Subjects
Structures - Arches
Animals - Dogs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Municipal Hall & Overpass

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93610
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 17, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the pedestrian overpass by the Burnaby Municipal Hall on the 4900 block of Canada Way and part of one of the buildings of the Municipal Hall complex. The photograph is taken from the north sidewalk on Canada Way, facing west.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 17, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-567
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the pedestrian overpass by the Burnaby Municipal Hall on the 4900 block of Canada Way and part of one of the buildings of the Municipal Hall complex. The photograph is taken from the north sidewalk on Canada Way, facing west.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Olsen, John
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 13
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Roy Kivisto with Aili and Trudi Rintanen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37216
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Roy Kivisto, Aili Rintanen, and Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sitting on a rock together at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown. Roy Kivisto was a family friend of the Rintanen's who enjoyed spending the summer on the waterfront. The first version of the Second Narrows …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Trudi Tuomi subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
337-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Roy Kivisto, Aili Rintanen, and Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sitting on a rock together at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown. Roy Kivisto was a family friend of the Rintanen's who enjoyed spending the summer on the waterfront. The first version of the Second Narrows Bridge is visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Residents - Squatters
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Inlets
Names
Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Kivisto, Roy
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Print is a colour copy of a sepia original
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Second Narrows Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37532
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original Second Narrow Bridge, taken from the railway tracks facing west, possibly near MacDonald Avenue. Squatters houses are visible in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-120
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original Second Narrow Bridge, taken from the railway tracks facing west, possibly near MacDonald Avenue. Squatters houses are visible in the foreground.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Inlets
Transportation - Rail
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Stream in Robert Burnaby Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93668
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a mostly dry stream in Robert Burnaby Park. The stream is surrounded by a forested area and the photograph shows a footbridge in the background. The photograph is taken in front of the stream, facing south.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-625
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of a mostly dry stream in Robert Burnaby Park. The stream is surrounded by a forested area and the photograph shows a footbridge in the background. The photograph is taken in front of the stream, facing south.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Features - Streams
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Surridge, Jack
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 74
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
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Swap meet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51785
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1974
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Scope and Content
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the site of a drive-in theatre for a swap meet. Numerous vendors can be seen with their merchandise displayed on tables. The location of this photograph may be the Lougheed Drive-in Theatre as swap meets were held there often throughout the 1970s a…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1974
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-087
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the site of a drive-in theatre for a swap meet. Numerous vendors can be seen with their merchandise displayed on tables. The location of this photograph may be the Lougheed Drive-in Theatre as swap meets were held there often throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Persons - Crowds
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
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Swap meet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52342
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1974
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Scope and Content
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the site of a drive-in theatre for a swap meet. The location of this photograph may be the Lougheed Drive-in Theatre as swap meets were held there throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1974
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-089
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the site of a drive-in theatre for a swap meet. The location of this photograph may be the Lougheed Drive-in Theatre as swap meets were held there throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Persons - Crowds
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
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Two lane tunnel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20147
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1947 and 1957]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a two lane tunnel on an unidentified roadway. A garden with flowers is between the two tunnel openings.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a two lane tunnel on an unidentified roadway. A garden with flowers is between the two tunnel openings.
Subjects
Structures
Geographic Features - Roads
Accession Code
BV022.32.569
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1947 and 1957]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
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Warehouses - Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93627
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 22, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of commercial and industrial buildings by Burnaby Lake on Winston Street. The photograph is taken from a high point, facing south. The photograph shows the Furniture Fair warehouse and parking lot in the foreground and the Continental Can Company plant and its water tower are in the back…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 22, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-584
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of commercial and industrial buildings by Burnaby Lake on Winston Street. The photograph is taken from a high point, facing south. The photograph shows the Furniture Fair warehouse and parking lot in the foreground and the Continental Can Company plant and its water tower are in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Buildings - Industrial - Factories
Structures - Water Tanks and Towers
Names
Continental Can Co.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Surridge, Jack
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 33
Geographic Access
Winston Street
Burnaby Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Government Road Area
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Water tower

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36963
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a water tower with graffiti on it.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-421
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a water tower with graffiti on it.
Subjects
Structures - Water Tanks and Towers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Water tower being dismantled

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36964
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a water tower being dismantled on the east side of Royal Oak Avenue and Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-422
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a water tower being dismantled on the east side of Royal Oak Avenue and Kingsway.
Subjects
Structures - Water Tanks and Towers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
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Water tower being dismantled

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36965
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a water tower being dismantled by crane on the east side of Royal Oak Avenue and Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-423
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a water tower being dismantled by crane on the east side of Royal Oak Avenue and Kingsway.
Subjects
Structures - Water Tanks and Towers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
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Water tower being dismantled

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36966
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 10.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a series of six photographs of a water tower being dismantled on the east side of Royal Oak Avenue and Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 10.3 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-424
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a series of six photographs of a water tower being dismantled on the east side of Royal Oak Avenue and Kingsway.
Subjects
Structures - Water Tanks and Towers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
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High-rise apartment buildings

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45393
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two high-rise apartment buildings.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 14.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-288
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of two high-rise apartment buildings.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Apartments
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Highrises, sunlight stealers or sophisticated urban structures?"
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Remainder of Block 11, DL 32 (Firth) Shepherd Street Allowance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28920
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
22976
Meeting Date
20-Nov-1972
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
76
Item No.
15
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
22976
Meeting Date
20-Nov-1972
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
76
Item No.
15
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Tommy Douglas collection

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription100683
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961-1986
Collection/Fonds
Tommy Douglas collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1.5 cm. of textual records and ephemera.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of materials related to the political career of Tommy Douglas.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961-1986
Collection/Fonds
Tommy Douglas collection
Physical Description
1.5 cm. of textual records and ephemera.
Description Level
Fonds
Record No.
66688
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2022-05
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of materials related to the political career of Tommy Douglas.
History
Thomas Clement “Tommy” Douglas served as Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961, leading the first, and only, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) government in Canada. Trained as a Baptist preacher, he became a skilled politician, witty orator, and advocate for social justice, believing political action was the best way to improve Canadians’ lives. As Premier, his government pioneered publicly-funded hospital insurance, which laid the foundations for a national medicare program. He became the first leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 1961, a position he held until 1971, and wielded significant influence defending human rights and strengthening Canada’s social welfare programs. Tommy Douglas was born on October 20, 1904, in Falkirk, Scotland, to a religious, working-class family, who encouraged him to debate politics, religion, and current events while being open to other perspectives. The family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1911. His commitment to civil liberties was reinforced after witnessing ‘Bloody Saturday’ during the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, where several strikers were killed and leaders arrested. He would go on to become an ordained pastor in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, and, in 1933, helped found the CCF, a political coalition of progressive and labour groups with a platform centered on economic reform. Douglas won a federal seat with the CCF in 1935, serving two terms before entering provincial politics. First elected premier of Saskatchewan in 1944, he would serve five terms. His government’s ambitious platform included new administrative structures for economic planning and an innovative program of social reform. It introduced labour and human rights codes and pioneered a new approach to relations between Indigenous Peoples and government. Douglas was also an important influence on the development of medicare in Canada, building on the Saskatchewan tradition of co-operative values to implement the first publicly funded, universally accessible hospital insurance plan in 1947. This was followed by a plan to cover physician services, which concerned doctors worried about regimentation and interference in the doctor-patient relationship. A disruptive 1962 doctor’s strike delayed its implementation, but a compromise was reached and, despite some lingering hostilities, both programs would set the standard for other provinces. This led to federal cost-sharing to facilitate universal, Canada-wide public health care, which remains deeply tied to Canadian identity and values. In 1961, Douglas returned to federal politics as leader of the newly-created New Democratic Party, an alliance between the old CCF and the Canadian Labour Congress. As the third party in Parliament, it was able to use its position to influence minority governments in pushing for the adoption of national social welfare programs, such as medicare and old age pensions. Often the conscience of Parliament on civil liberties, Douglas was one of the few who spoke against the invocation of the War Measures Act during the October Crisis of 1970. Douglas remains a much-admired political figure and the namesake of one of the branches of the Burnaby Public Library. Even those who disagree with his politics admire his pragmatism, oratory skills, integrity, and commitment to social justice. But most of all, Tommy Douglas is an icon for medicare. For his lifetime of service, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1980. Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2019/03/thomas-clement-tommy-douglas-19041986.html.
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History of Burnaby and vicinity

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Green, George, 1872-1955
Publication Date
1947
Call Number
971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV017.17.1
Call Number
971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
Author
Green, George, 1872-1955
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
1947
Printer
Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
Physical Description
233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Name Access
Green, George
Notes
Autographed by author
"By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
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