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Burnaby's BC Centennial Committee
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37288
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the forty-one men and women who comprised Burnaby's BC Centennial Committee. The photograph was taken during the opening of the Centennial Pavilion on Burnaby Mountain. A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Burnaby's BC Centennial Committee 1958. Planned projects for BC Celebr…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Norah Code subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 345-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the forty-one men and women who comprised Burnaby's BC Centennial Committee. The photograph was taken during the opening of the Centennial Pavilion on Burnaby Mountain. A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Burnaby's BC Centennial Committee 1958. Planned projects for BC Celebration. Our project was Centennial Pavilion on Burnaby Mountain, opened 1958."
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Code, Norah
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Centennial Way
- Street Address
- 100 Centennial Way
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Lilian Saxby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37293
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lilian Saxby greeting an unidentified man at the official opening of the Centennial Pavilion on Burnaby Mountain.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Norah Code subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 345-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lilian Saxby greeting an unidentified man at the official opening of the Centennial Pavilion on Burnaby Mountain.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Saxby, Lilian
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Code, Norah
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Centennial Way
- Street Address
- 100 Centennial Way
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Official Opening of Centennial Pavilion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37291
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the official opening ceremonies at Centennial Pavilion, Burnaby Mountain. A group can be seen seated beneath a large tent and two men are standing next to a podium while a photographer is taking pictures. All are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Norah Code subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 345-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the official opening ceremonies at Centennial Pavilion, Burnaby Mountain. A group can be seen seated beneath a large tent and two men are standing next to a podium while a photographer is taking pictures. All are unidentified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Code, Norah
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Centennial Way
- Street Address
- 100 Centennial Way
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Opening of Centennial Pavilion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37285
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.2 x 11.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of eight people sitting at the opening of the Centennial Pavilion on Burnaby Mountain. Identified is the Reverend Faulker from St. John Divine Church who is second from left. The rest are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Norah Code subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.2 x 11.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 345-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of eight people sitting at the opening of the Centennial Pavilion on Burnaby Mountain. Identified is the Reverend Faulker from St. John Divine Church who is second from left. The rest are unidentified.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Faulker, Rev.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Code, Norah
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Centennial Way
- Street Address
- 100 Centennial Way
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Tom Irvine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65554
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Norah Code collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine and Sam Hughes taken at the opening of Burnaby Mountain Pavilion.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Norah Code collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 345-024
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine and Sam Hughes taken at the opening of Burnaby Mountain Pavilion.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Irvine, Tom
- Hughes, Samuel E.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Price, Victor E.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Tommy Irvine on left / Sam Hughes on right / 1958"
- Red stamp on verso of photograph reads: "The Burnaby Courier / 205-4795 Kingsway / Burnaby 1 B.C."
- Black stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Victor E. Price / 3125 Royal Oak Ave. / South Burnaby BC"
- Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Centennial Way
- Street Address
- 100 Centennial Way
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Tom Irvine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65555
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Norah Code collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine and Sam Hughes taken at the opening of Burnaby Mountain Pavilion.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Norah Code collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 345-025
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine and Sam Hughes taken at the opening of Burnaby Mountain Pavilion.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Irvine, Tom
- Hughes, Samuel E.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Price, Victor E.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Tommy Irvine with / the late Sam Hughes / who was chairman of / the 1958 BC / Centennial Celebrations. / This pic [sic] was taken / at opening of Burnaby / Mountain Pavilion - / Burnaby's Centennial / Project. Tommy was / an honoured guest / submitted / Norah Code, former Burnaby Courier / publisher"
- Black stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Victor E. Price / 3125 Royal Oak Ave. / South Burnaby BC"
- Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Centennial Way
- Street Address
- 100 Centennial Way
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory655
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:12:19
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue and the public tap available there for residents living on Burnaby Mountain. She talks about the City of Vancouver cemetery property. She describes the families and people who live…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue and the public tap available there for residents living on Burnaby Mountain. She talks about the City of Vancouver cemetery property. She describes the families and people who lived on Burnwood (2nd Ave), and the mushroom farm that operated next door to the Seim farm.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:12:19
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Burnwood Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Westridge Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- 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 six of interview with Reidun Seim
Track six of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_6.mp3