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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.
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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.mp3May 6, 1986 Royal Visit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56124
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor s Office fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records and 2 photographs : col. ; 13 x 10 cm on sheet 19 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records related to the May 1986 Royal visit to Burnaby and Expo 86. Records include a copy of the text from Mayor Lewarne's presentation of a photograph of the Prince of Wales in Burnaby in 1919 to the Prince and Princess; two official portraits of the Prince and Princess of Wales …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor s Office fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records and 2 photographs : col. ; 13 x 10 cm on sheet 19 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 39551
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-28
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records related to the May 1986 Royal visit to Burnaby and Expo 86. Records include a copy of the text from Mayor Lewarne's presentation of a photograph of the Prince of Wales in Burnaby in 1919 to the Prince and Princess; two official portraits of the Prince and Princess of Wales found and sent to Mayor Lewarne, with a handwritten note; and a copy of the official booklet "Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales On Tour in British Columbia, Canada April 30 to May 7, 1986, Including the Official Opening Ceremonies of Expo 86 in Vancouver, Canada."
- Subjects
- Events - Royal Visits
- Persons - Royalty
- Names
- Charles, Prince of Wales, 1948-
- Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997
- Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Royal visit photographs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96965
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 6, 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor s Office fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 34 photographs : col. ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm and 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the Royal visit of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, to Burnaby on May 6, 1986. Photographs depict: the ceremony held in Central Park; the BC Tel building at Boundary & Kingsway with a welcome banner; the crowds in attendance; and various officials, including Ma…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 6, 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor s Office fonds
- Physical Description
- 34 photographs : col. ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm and 9 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 626-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2001-01
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the Royal visit of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, to Burnaby on May 6, 1986. Photographs depict: the ceremony held in Central Park; the BC Tel building at Boundary & Kingsway with a welcome banner; the crowds in attendance; and various officials, including Mayor William Lewarne and the Mayor of Loughborough, England.
- Names
- Charles, Prince of Wales, 1948-
- Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997
- Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Central Park
- Boundary Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area