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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory507
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1947-1954
- Length
- 00:05:44
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system
- Date Range
- 1947-1954
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:05:44
- Subjects
- Accidents - Automobile Accidents
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- 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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Audio Tracks
Track six of interview with Don Brown
Track six of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%206.mp3![Collision, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-016.jpg?width=280)
Collision
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65783
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of spectators surrounding a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram and a car.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a faded sepia photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of spectators surrounding a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram and a car.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Collision
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65784
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a car and the damage it suffered in a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a b&w photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a car and the damage it suffered in a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Collision, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-017.jpg)
Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory355
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1939-1972
- Length
- 0:10:04
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-fo…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-forties, as well as changes that he has seen from his time growing up to the time of raising his own children.
- Date Range
- 1939-1972
- Photo Info
- Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
- Length
- 0:10:04
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 5, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:54
- Interviewee Name
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
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Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
Track three of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_3.mp3![Neville Transportation Co. Bus, [between 1941 and 1948] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/128-001.jpg?width=280)
Neville Transportation Co. Bus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34751
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1941 and 1948]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Neville Transportation Company bus parked on a road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1941 and 1948]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 8.9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 128-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Neville Transportation Company bus parked on a road.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Buses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Neville Transportation Co. Bus, [between 1941 and 1948] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/128-001.jpg)
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74184
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "Head-On Collision - Between - "
Images
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74185
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "CNR + GNR - July [?]4, 41"
Images
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74186
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people viewing the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people viewing the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "In - North - Road Cut."
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Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train-car damaged from a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut. This was a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train-car damaged from a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut. This was a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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
- 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.
- 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
Images
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
- 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.
- 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
Images
![Billy Bishop, [between 1941 and 1945] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/485/485-050.jpg?width=280)
Billy Bishop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55575
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1941 and 1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Billy Bishop, World War One pilot, standing next to a plane. The photograph has been autographed by Billy Bishop.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1941 and 1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Series
- Military series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 485-050
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2005-15
- 2006-01
- 2007-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Billy Bishop, World War One pilot, standing next to a plane. The photograph has been autographed by Billy Bishop.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Transportation - Air
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Signature on recto
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "Billy Bishop - First World War Pilot - This Picture Belonged to John Hoarce Shaw"
Images
![Billy Bishop, [between 1941 and 1945] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/485/485-050.jpg)
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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
- 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.
- Names
- Killer, Albert "Abe"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Burnaby's second fire truck, [between 1936 and 1952] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/226-002.jpg)
Cement Contractor
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34122
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 29, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a cement contractor at the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Construction workers, house construction, lumber, and a truck are all visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 29, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Alfred Bingham subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 010-038
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a cement contractor at the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Construction workers, house construction, lumber, and a truck are all visible.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Garbage truck, [1945] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/295-001.jpg?width=280)
Garbage truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36557
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing beside a parked Municipality of Burnaby Garbage truck with his hands in his pockets, smiling.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 295-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-35
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing beside a parked Municipality of Burnaby Garbage truck with his hands in his pockets, smiling.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Garbage truck, [1945] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/295-001.jpg)
Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory570
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1942-1952
- Length
- 0:14:54
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.
- Date Range
- 1942-1952
- Length
- 0:14:54
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 14, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
- Biographical Notes
- Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:19:04
- Interviewee Name
- Olofson, B. Maureen
- Interview Location
- Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson
Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_2.mp3
J. Engelland Fuels Truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35758
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1940 (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 a J. Engelland Fuels truck of 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue) with Fred Engelland (son of John Engelland) in front.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1940 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-616
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a J. Engelland Fuels truck of 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue) with Fred Engelland (son of John Engelland) in front.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Fern Avenue
- Street Address
- 6590 Fern Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
Truck and bulldozer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34222
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 10, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing beside a bulldozer on a flatbed truck at Madison and Kitchener. A sign on the truck reads, "Holmes and Wilson Trucking Co."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 10, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Alfred Bingham subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 010-137
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing beside a bulldozer on a flatbed truck at Madison and Kitchener. A sign on the truck reads, "Holmes and Wilson Trucking Co."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Madison Avenue
- Kitchener Street
Images
Bill Grieve's Car Sales
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66401
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of "Bill Grieve's Car Sales" on Hastings Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 523-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of "Bill Grieve's Car Sales" on Hastings Street.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "1948"
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
![Building and opening the Digney Speedway, [between 1948 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-16.jpg?width=280)
Building and opening the Digney Speedway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85334
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1948 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 47sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 16. The film footage shows land being cleared to make way for the Digney Speedway located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue, one of the men seen in this footage clearing the land is named Lucky Fordham. The film continue…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1948 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 47sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 16. The film footage shows land being cleared to make way for the Digney Speedway located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue, one of the men seen in this footage clearing the land is named Lucky Fordham. The film continues with footage of a press dinner in the garden of Andy Digney's home on Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby and is followed with footage of the Digney Speedway in operation for the grand opening on July 8, 1948. Midget cars and jalopies (stock cars) can be seen racing on the speedway. Some of the footage of the raceway pit and races switches to black and white.The film closes with colour footage of a truck moving Lucky Fordham's house from Bonsor Ave to the speedway.
- Subjects
- Sports - Automobile Racing
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Building and opening the Digney Speedway, [between 1948 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-16.jpg)
Video
Building and opening the Digney Speedway, [between 1948 and 1949]
Building and opening the Digney Speedway, [between 1948 and 1949]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-16.m4v