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Interurban tram 1223 at the Edmonds Bus Loop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34605
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 24, 1966 (date of original), copied [199-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.1 x 6.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban tram no. 1223 restoration at the Edmonds bus loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. Men on a scaffold are working on the tram, and two buses are visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 24, 1966 (date of original), copied [199-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.1 x 6.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 066-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban tram no. 1223 restoration at the Edmonds bus loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. Men on a scaffold are working on the tram, and two buses are visible.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Interurban tram 1223 at the Edmonds Bus Loop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34607
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [April 24, 1966] (date of original), copied [199-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.4 x 6.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Interurban tram no. 1223 on display at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [April 24, 1966] (date of original), copied [199-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.4 x 6.1 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 066-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Interurban tram no. 1223 on display at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Tram 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37044
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 12.0 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Central Park Interurban line, tram no. 1223.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 12.0 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-507
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Central Park Interurban line, tram no. 1223.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line
Images
Tram 1223 at the Edmonds Bus Loop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34599
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; negative ; 4.6 x 4.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway with Interurban tram no. 1223 (Central Park Line) on display under a covered area to the left. The side of a bus visible on the right. There is a bus stop sign for the 52 Nelson.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; negative ; 4.6 x 4.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 066-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway with Interurban tram no. 1223 (Central Park Line) on display under a covered area to the left. The side of a bus visible on the right. There is a bus stop sign for the 52 Nelson.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w photograph accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Burnaby Players on Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37771
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Players parading along Kingsway in costume. Some members are in a car with a sign reading "Burnaby Players," while others walk alongside. The photo was taken at the corner of Kingsway and Silver Avenue facing north.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-359
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Players parading along Kingsway in costume. Some members are in a car with a sign reading "Burnaby Players," while others walk alongside. The photo was taken at the corner of Kingsway and Silver Avenue facing north.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Actors
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Names
- Burnaby Players
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Silver Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
3951 and 3953 Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37385
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the buildings at 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street. A number of business signs are visible including "Paulettes Beauty Salon" and "Norburn Secondhand Store."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 366-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the buildings at 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street. A number of business signs are visible including "Paulettes Beauty Salon" and "Norburn Secondhand Store."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 3953 Hastings Street
- 3951 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
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7018-7092 Lougheed Hwy [at] SW intersection w/ Bainbridge Ave
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93715
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the commercial properties located at 7018-7092 Lougheed Highway and the surrounding area. Photographs depict the buildings' exteriors, interiors, and roof. Also included in the file is one photograph of a map of Sechelt being marked up.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the commercial properties located at 7018-7092 Lougheed Highway and the surrounding area. Photographs depict the buildings' exteriors, interiors, and roof. Also included in the file is one photograph of a map of Sechelt being marked up.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from original print envelope
- File no. 87-201-B
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 7018 Lougheed Highway
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Frances, Sean and Wendy Johnston
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51383
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frances Johnston and her two children, Sean and Wendy, seated and eating at an unidentified fast food restaurant. Numerous signs and advertisements can be seen on the windows behind the family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-018
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frances Johnston and her two children, Sean and Wendy, seated and eating at an unidentified fast food restaurant. Numerous signs and advertisements can be seen on the windows behind the family.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Grocery store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52859
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified grocery store.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-103
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified grocery store.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51467
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking east along Hastings Street, near Gilmore Avenue. The photograph was taken at night and a number of businesses and business signs are visible, including those for Wosk's and the Admiral Hotel (at 4125 Hastings).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-068
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking east along Hastings Street, near Gilmore Avenue. The photograph was taken at night and a number of businesses and business signs are visible, including those for Wosk's and the Admiral Hotel (at 4125 Hastings).
- Names
- Admiral Hotel
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4125 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Kiddieland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51395
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frances Johnston and her children Sean and Wendy standing underneath a sign for "Kiddieland" at Playland in Vancouver. A large, giraffe-shaped signboard can be seen next to the entrance booths and a number of amusement rides are visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-030
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frances Johnston and her children Sean and Wendy standing underneath a sign for "Kiddieland" at Playland in Vancouver. A large, giraffe-shaped signboard can be seen next to the entrance booths and a number of amusement rides are visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Lillian Mann's property
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46242
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lillian Mann's property, with signs which read such things as; "Forced Sale", "Expropriation Sale!" and Demolition Sale!" posted up along the front yard, and nailed to the large Cedar tree.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1130
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lillian Mann's property, with signs which read such things as; "Forced Sale", "Expropriation Sale!" and Demolition Sale!" posted up along the front yard, and nailed to the large Cedar tree.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "READY TO MOVE ... Lillian Mann, the Burnaby homeowner who waged a lengthy but unsuccessful battle against expropriation of her Cameron Street home, is ready to move. But she hasn't lost her spark, as the terse messages on her front lawn indicate. The property is to become a parking lot for the Cameron Public Library."
- Geographic Access
- Cameron Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lyndhurst Area
Images
Lougheed Hotel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34644
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.3 x 24.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lougheed Hotel on Lougheed Highway. Electric "Hotel" and "Vacancy" signs can be seen. A board advertises, "Smorgasbord Fri & Sat April 4th On, Ph GL 0221." "TV" is also advertised.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.3 x 24.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 078-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lougheed Hotel on Lougheed Highway. Electric "Hotel" and "Vacancy" signs can be seen. A board advertises, "Smorgasbord Fri & Sat April 4th On, Ph GL 0221." "TV" is also advertised.
- Names
- Lougheed Hotel
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 4343 Lougheed Highway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Opening of the Knight and Day Restaurant at Boundary and Lougheed Highway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59215
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign advertising the new location of Knight & Day Restaurant opening in December. There is a long line of people lining up next to the restaurant in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1530
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign advertising the new location of Knight & Day Restaurant opening in December. There is a long line of people lining up next to the restaurant in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page 1 / Burnaby Today"
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Boundary Road
Images
Rob Walsh
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46163
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rob Walsh during his campaign as the provincial Liberal Party candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds. He is standing at the side of a campervan that is covered in campaign posters, speaking to an unidentified man in a suit and top coat. Another unidentified man is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1051
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rob Walsh during his campaign as the provincial Liberal Party candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds. He is standing at the side of a campervan that is covered in campaign posters, speaking to an unidentified man in a suit and top coat. Another unidentified man is visible in the background.
- Names
- Walsh, Rob
- Liberal Party
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Tommy Douglas at Confederation Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51470
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crowd of people gathered to listen to Tommy Douglas deliver a speech at Confederation Park. A few people in the audience are holding signs that read "Re-elect Douglas." Tommy Douglas served as the MP for Burnaby-Coquitlam from 1962 to 1968. He went on to become the 7th Premier of S…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-071
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crowd of people gathered to listen to Tommy Douglas deliver a speech at Confederation Park. A few people in the audience are holding signs that read "Re-elect Douglas." Tommy Douglas served as the MP for Burnaby-Coquitlam from 1962 to 1968. He went on to become the 7th Premier of Saskatchewan.
- Subjects
- Persons - Crowds
- Officials - Premiers
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Names
- Douglas, Tommy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory443
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1990
- Length
- 00:07:58
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the interurban tram service in Burnaby, how it was used, the interurban routes, reasons for closing the interurban and later building Skytrain, and attempts to purchase an old tram car for Heritage Village
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the interurban tram service in Burnaby, how it was used, the interurban routes, reasons for closing the interurban and later building Skytrain, and attempts to purchase an old tram car for Heritage Village
- Date Range
- 1930-1990
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
- Length
- 00:07:58
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne 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 Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 1:34:40
- Interviewee Name
- Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
- 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 business computerization 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.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Bill Lewarne
Track three of interview with Bill Lewarne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-019/MSS187-019_Track_3.mp3Edmonds Bus Loop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34597
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 4.7 x 4.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway with a broken fence in the foreground. No buses are visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 4.7 x 4.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 066-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway with a broken fence in the foreground. No buses are visible.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w photograph accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Edmonds Bus Loop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34598
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 4.4 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. There is a bus stop sign for the 31 Douglas and 58 SFU with "For bus information phone 261-4211" written at the bottom. No buses are visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 4.4 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 066-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. There is a bus stop sign for the 31 Douglas and 58 SFU with "For bus information phone 261-4211" written at the bottom. No buses are visible.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w photograph accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Edmonds Bus Loop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34600
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 4.5 x 4.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway including two buses, a bus shelter, and a telephone booth. Stores and billboards, including one for "Mounties play-by-play" on CKWX, can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 4.5 x 4.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 066-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway including two buses, a bus shelter, and a telephone booth. Stores and billboards, including one for "Mounties play-by-play" on CKWX, can be seen in the background.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w photograph accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area