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Gas Delivery Truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37424
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.8 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a gas delivery truck belonging to William "Bill" Kask, Sr., at Walsh Motors at 4161 Hastings Street. The side of the truck reads, "Richfield."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-] (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 ; 3.8 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a gas delivery truck belonging to William "Bill" Kask, Sr., at Walsh Motors at 4161 Hastings Street. The side of the truck reads, "Richfield."
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Transportation - Trucks
Names
Walsh Motors
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
4161 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Jack Kask at Kask Filling Station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37415
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939 or 1940] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.8 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jack Kask at 10 years old, standing in front of Kask Filling Station at Kask Camp, Barnet Road. He is standing beside a "Signal" gas pump.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939 or 1940] (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 ; 4.8 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jack Kask at 10 years old, standing in front of Kask Filling Station at Kask Camp, Barnet Road. He is standing beside a "Signal" gas pump.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Names
Kask, John "Jack"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7501 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Basil Pontifex at No. 2 Firehall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37904
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.7 x 2.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Basil Pontifex leaning on the front of a truck at the No. 2 Firehall at Kingsway and Hall Avenue. Basil was a Burnaby firefighter.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947 (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 ; 3.7 x 2.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-492
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Basil Pontifex leaning on the front of a truck at the No. 2 Firehall at Kingsway and Hall Avenue. Basil was a Burnaby firefighter.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Names
Pontifex, Basil
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Hall Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Bill Corbett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37923
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of firefighter Bill Corbett leaning against a truck at Fire Hall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway). The door of the truck reads BFD No. 3.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947 (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 ; 4.0 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-511
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of firefighter Bill Corbett leaning against a truck at Fire Hall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway). The door of the truck reads BFD No. 3.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Names
Corbett, William "Bill"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Hall Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Burnaby's second fire truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36139
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1936 and 1952]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of fireman Abe Killer sitting behind the wheel of Burnaby's second fire truck, a 1927 Packard. Albert "Abe" Killer was a fireman from 1936 to 1952.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1936 and 1952]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
226-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1989-22
Scope and Content
Photograph of fireman Abe Killer sitting behind the wheel of Burnaby's second fire truck, a 1927 Packard. Albert "Abe" Killer was a fireman from 1936 to 1952.
Subjects
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Killer, Albert "Abe"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Kapoor Sawmill Fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1947 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1947 Kapoor Sawmill fire. Smoke is visible. A fire department car and hoses are in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1947 (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 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-094
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1947 Kapoor Sawmill fire. Smoke is visible. A fire department car and hoses are in the foreground.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Kapoor Sawmill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Kapoor Sawmill Fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37507
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1947 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1947 Kapoor Sawmill fire. Flames, smoke and building frames are in the background. Firefighters with hoses are visible in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1947 (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 ; 2.8 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-095
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1947 Kapoor Sawmill fire. Flames, smoke and building frames are in the background. Firefighters with hoses are visible in the foreground.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Kapoor Sawmill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Basil Pontifex in Uniform

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37909
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1947] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Basil Pontifex, in his firefighters uniform, at 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street. He is standing in front of a car.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1947] (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 ; 4.2 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-497
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Basil Pontifex, in his firefighters uniform, at 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street. He is standing in front of a car.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Pontifex, Basil
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Gilpin Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Bill Corbett and Sam Davies

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37924
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of firefighters Bill Corbett and Sam Davies standing in front of a car at Fire Hall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947 (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 ; 2.7 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-512
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of firefighters Bill Corbett and Sam Davies standing in front of a car at Fire Hall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway).
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Corbett, William "Bill"
Davies, Sam
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Hall Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Ivan Derinzy and Bill Corbett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37922
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby firefighters Ivan Derinzy and Bill Corbett at Fire Hall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946 (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 ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-510
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby firefighters Ivan Derinzy and Bill Corbett at Fire Hall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway).
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Corbett, William "Bill"
Derinzy, Ivan
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Hall Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Men skating on Deer Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37925
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men, all of whom are Burnaby firefighters, with hockey sticks on Deer Lake. Left to right: Basil Pontifex, Ivan Derinzy, Bill Menzies, Malcolm McCallum, Harvey McDonald, Gordie Williamson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948 (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 ; 2.7 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-513
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men, all of whom are Burnaby firefighters, with hockey sticks on Deer Lake. Left to right: Basil Pontifex, Ivan Derinzy, Bill Menzies, Malcolm McCallum, Harvey McDonald, Gordie Williamson.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Sports - Ice Hockey
Names
Derinzy, Ivan
McCallum, Malcolm
McDonald, Harvie
Menzies, William "Bill"
Pontifex, Basil
Williamson, Gordon "Gordie"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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South Burnaby get together

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34927
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1942 or 1943]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 16.7 cm + 1 p.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a South Burnaby get together inside a home. Kneeling in the front are; Druggist Alex McPhee, and Fireman and Chief Lou Avauche. Standing in the back with their arms around eachother are; Pauline Davies, Pearl McPhee, Mrs. Monk, Marjorie (Mason) Coe, Syb Avauche, Fireman Sam Davies, an…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1942 or 1943]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Marjorie Coe subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 16.7 cm + 1 p.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
161-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of a South Burnaby get together inside a home. Kneeling in the front are; Druggist Alex McPhee, and Fireman and Chief Lou Avauche. Standing in the back with their arms around eachother are; Pauline Davies, Pearl McPhee, Mrs. Monk, Marjorie (Mason) Coe, Syb Avauche, Fireman Sam Davies, and Fireman Gordon Monk. The woman are in dresses and the men are in suits.
Subjects
Events - Parties
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Davies, Pauline
McPhee, Pearl
Coe, Marjorie
Avauche, Syb
Davies, Sam
Monk, Gordon
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Accompanying page identifies the people in the photograph
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Victory Bond drive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36332
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an event the was part of the Victory Bond drive. Two fireman in uniform and acting commissioner Richard Bolton in a suit and tie are turning a barrel believed to be full of Victory Bonds for the war effort.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Richard Bolton subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
249-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of an event the was part of the Victory Bond drive. Two fireman in uniform and acting commissioner Richard Bolton in a suit and tie are turning a barrel believed to be full of Victory Bonds for the war effort.
Subjects
Exchange Medium - Victory Bonds
Events - Fundraising
Officials - Commissioners
Clothing - Uniforms
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Bolton, Richard
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of print reads: "PHOTO BY THE STRIDE STUDIOS 657 COLUMBIA STREET NEW WESMINSTER, B.C."
Permission of the estate of Charles Edgar Stride required to reproduce for purposes other than fair dealing. Copyright expires in 2043. Contact information (if available) located in accession record.
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Central Park Interurban trams

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35511
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1947] (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 New Westminster British Columbia Electric Railway depot freight train en route to Chilliwack. This location at 8th and Columbia was the hub of the interurban network with Fraser Valley, Marpole, Central Park, Burnaby lake trams and trains all going through. Later, the building serve…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1947] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-369
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Westminster British Columbia Electric Railway depot freight train en route to Chilliwack. This location at 8th and Columbia was the hub of the interurban network with Fraser Valley, Marpole, Central Park, Burnaby lake trams and trains all going through. Later, the building served as Wosk's store and then as a market.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Dolores Dyck, Helen Silvanovicz and Norma Rypdal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36852
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1944] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dolores Dyck, Helen Silvanovicz and Norma Rypdal at the Connaught Hill Interurban tram station on their way to Burnaby South High School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1944] (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 x 12 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-310
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dolores Dyck, Helen Silvanovicz and Norma Rypdal at the Connaught Hill Interurban tram station on their way to Burnaby South High School.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Dyck, Dolores
Moysiuk, Helen Silvanovicz
Perry, Norma Rypdal
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph;
Geographic Access
Central Park Interurban line
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Hill Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory466
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1927-1990
Length
00:04:05
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.
Date Range
1927-1990
Length
00:04:05
Names
Waddell, Gordon
Subjects
Public Services - Fire Protection
Buildings - Civic
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 21, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon 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 the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:43:35
Interviewee Name
Nixon, Al
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
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Employees outside Matheson & Sons Market

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37656
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of employees in front of Matheson & Sons Market at 3576 Kingsway and Nelson Avenue (later renumbered 4920 Kingsway). Left to right: Barry Burns, Angus Matheson, Dan Matheson, Ed Matheson, Lex Henderson, John Matheson, and Gil Summers (kneeling). There are Coca Cola and Roses…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945 (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 ; 3.2 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-244
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of employees in front of Matheson & Sons Market at 3576 Kingsway and Nelson Avenue (later renumbered 4920 Kingsway). Left to right: Barry Burns, Angus Matheson, Dan Matheson, Ed Matheson, Lex Henderson, John Matheson, and Gil Summers (kneeling). There are Coca Cola and Roses Flour signs over the door. This store was previously owned and operated by Alexander MacKenzie.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Occupations - Grocers
Names
Burns, Barry
Henderson, Lex
Matheson, Angus
Matheson, Dan
Matheson, Ed
Matheson, John
Matheson and Sons Market
Summers, Gil
A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4920 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Images
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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory539
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1944-1985
Length
00:03:51
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the lives of the three Morin brothers, Rene, Rudy and Sev; how the “Gai Paree” dance and banquet hall was started by the Morin family; and the reason for the later name changes to “Severin’s” and “Diego’s”
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the lives of the three Morin brothers, Rene, Rudy and Sev; how the “Gai Paree” dance and banquet hall was started by the Morin family; and the reason for the later name changes to “Severin’s” and “Diego’s”
Date Range
1944-1985
Photo Info
Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
Length
00:03:51
Names
Gai Paree Supper Club
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 4, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin 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 Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
00:56:44
Interviewee Name
Morin, Severin "Sev"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
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Nichols Family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38151
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1944] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) George Nichols, Jack Nichols and Alma Nichols, in the yard at the back of Nichols Meat Market at 4016 Kingsway (later renumbered 4548 Kingsway). Jack Nichols is wearing a uniform.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1944] (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 ; 2.6 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-738
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) George Nichols, Jack Nichols and Alma Nichols, in the yard at the back of Nichols Meat Market at 4016 Kingsway (later renumbered 4548 Kingsway). Jack Nichols is wearing a uniform.
Subjects
Occupations - Butchers
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Nichols Meat Market
Nichols, Alma Alberta MacPhaden
Nichols, George Frederick
Nichols, Jack
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4548 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Nichols Family and Friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38152
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1944] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) George Nichols, Jack Nichols, Alma Nichols, Mickey McGuire, and Clara in the yard at the back of Nichols Meat Market at 4016 Kingsway (later renumbered 4548 Kingsway).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1944] (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 ; 2.6 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-739
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) George Nichols, Jack Nichols, Alma Nichols, Mickey McGuire, and Clara in the yard at the back of Nichols Meat Market at 4016 Kingsway (later renumbered 4548 Kingsway).
Subjects
Occupations - Butchers
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Names
McGuire, Mickey
Nichols Meat Market
Nichols, Alma Alberta MacPhaden
Nichols, George Frederick
Nichols, Jack
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Caption at bottom of photograph reads, "Dad, Jack, Mom, Micky and Clara"
Clara has been alternatively identified as Clara McGuire
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4548 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
Less detail

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