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Edmonds Bus Loop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34603
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 with brush and garbage at the side of the road. A bus shelter can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 15, 1966
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 4.7 x 4.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
066-007
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 with brush and garbage at the side of the road. A bus shelter 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
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Electrician on aircraft carrier

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3727
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with two men on board an aircraft carrier. One man's nametag says "W Dupre." This may be the aircraft carrier "Bonny" identified in photograph BV013.12.91. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with two men on board an aircraft carrier. One man's nametag says "W Dupre." This may be the aircraft carrier "Bonny" identified in photograph BV013.12.91. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Transportation - Air
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Accession Code
BV013.12.84
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Engineering Department vehicle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90425
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
Physical Description
3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
614-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2016-24
Scope and Content
Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Occupations - Civic Workers
Media Type
Photograph
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Harold Winch on board a Canadian Navy craft

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3740
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.4 x 16.8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man in military uniform, on board what may be a Canadian Navy craft. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.4 x 16.8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man in military uniform, on board what may be a Canadian Navy craft. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Transportation - Ships
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Royal Canadian Navy
Accession Code
BV013.12.97
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Horse-drawn plough

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36336
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1961 or 1962]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are standing facing the tree line. The boy is standing behind them, holding on to the plough, and turning to smile at the camera.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1961 or 1962]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Tony S. Fabian subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
251-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are standing facing the tree line. The boy is standing behind them, holding on to the plough, and turning to smile at the camera.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Plows
Transportation - Horses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Horse-drawn plough at work

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36337
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1961 or 1962]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are moving towards the tree line. The boy is moving along behind them, working the plough.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1961 or 1962]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Tony S. Fabian subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
251-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are moving towards the tree line. The boy is moving along behind them, working the plough.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Plows
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Horse-drawn plough at work

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36338
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1961 or 1962]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy and a man clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are walking towards the camera with their ears up. The boy is standing behind them, holding on to the plough, and the man is walking along beside him. Clothes are ha…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1961 or 1962]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Tony S. Fabian subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
251-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy and a man clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are walking towards the camera with their ears up. The boy is standing behind them, holding on to the plough, and the man is walking along beside him. Clothes are hanging to dry on a line that is partially visible on the left.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Plows
Transportation - Horses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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The how and why wonder book of railroads

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Scharff, Robert
Publication Date
c1964
Call Number
625.1 SCH
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV004.20.21
Call Number
625.1 SCH
Author
Scharff, Robert
Contributor
Zaffo, George J.
Wolf, Donald D.
Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997
White, Oakes A.
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y.
Publisher
Wonder Books
Publication Date
c1964
Series
How and why wonder books series, No. 5052.
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Inscription
The How and Why Wonder Book of Railroads
Library Subject (LOC)
Railroads
Railroad trains
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Transportation
Notes
Includes index.
White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Price: 59 cents.
"Illustrated by George J. Zaffo."
"Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
"Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
"Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
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Illinois ocean liner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1695
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of an ocean liner named "ILLINOIS" stationed at a dock. Two unidentified men in suits are visible standing by the ship a long with a pile of wooden crates (one or all of the crate(s) housed an x-ray unit).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of an ocean liner named "ILLINOIS" stationed at a dock. Two unidentified men in suits are visible standing by the ship a long with a pile of wooden crates (one or all of the crate(s) housed an x-ray unit).
Subjects
Industries - Shipping
Transportation - Ships
Accession Code
BV003.68.130
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
The photograph was received with item BV003.68.121, which is a file folder of documents relating to the shimpment of a x-ray unit to Thailand, 1967-68.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interurban tram 1223

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34608
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 ; 6.0 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front of Interurban tram no. 1223 on display at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. The paint on the tram is chipped, and a person seated by the door of the tram doing restoration work can be partially seen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[April 24, 1966] (date of original), copied [199-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.0 x 6.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
066-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front of Interurban tram no. 1223 on display at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. The paint on the tram is chipped, and a person seated by the door of the tram doing restoration work can be partially seen.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
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
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Interurban tram 1223

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34610
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 ; 5.9 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the entrance of Interurban tram no. 1223 on display at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. The paint on the tram is heavily chipped.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 24, 1966 (date of original), copied [199-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 5.9 x 6.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
066-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the entrance of Interurban tram no. 1223 on display at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. The paint on the tram is heavily chipped.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
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
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Interurban Tram #1223 at Edmonds Bus Loop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34614
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; 6.0 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Interurban tram no. 1223 on display at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Eight people are standing on scaffolding along side of tram doing restoration work. A man standing on the ground looks on.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 24, 1966 (date of original), copied [199-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative; 6.0 x 6.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
066-018
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 Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Eight people are standing on scaffolding along side of tram doing restoration work. A man standing on the ground looks on.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
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
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Interurban tram 1223 dedication plaque

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34611
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 ; 6.3 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the dedication plaque on Interurban tram no. 1223: "This interurban tram car was built in 1913 be the St. Louis Car Co. for The British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and operated over that company's three lines in Burnaby until abandonment, November 17th 1956. Throughout the nearly f…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 24, 1966 (date of original), copied [199-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.3 x 6.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
066-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the dedication plaque on Interurban tram no. 1223: "This interurban tram car was built in 1913 be the St. Louis Car Co. for The British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and operated over that company's three lines in Burnaby until abandonment, November 17th 1956. Throughout the nearly fifty years of its existence this tram and seventy similar cars carried many thousands of settlers and commuters and helped to build Burnaby into a thriving community of over 80,000." / "Dedicated and placed here by Burnaby Historical Society, Nov. 30th 1958." The tram was displayed at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
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
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Interurban tram no. 1223 at Edmonds Bus Loop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34612
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 ; 6.3 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. Several people are on scaffolding doing restoration work on the tram.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 24, 1966 (date of original), copied [199-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.3 x 6.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
066-016
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. Several people are on scaffolding doing restoration work on the tram.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
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
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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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Interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse by Kathy Bossort November 24, 2015 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory632
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1963-2015
Length
0:16:58
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about Simon Fraser University and problems created by its isolated site on Burnaby Mountain. They talk about the building of the Burnaby Mountain Parkway, and tell stories about the cooperative planning between City and S…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about Simon Fraser University and problems created by its isolated site on Burnaby Mountain. They talk about the building of the Burnaby Mountain Parkway, and tell stories about the cooperative planning between City and SFU staff for UniverCity.
Date Range
1963-2015
Length
0:16:58
Names
Simon Fraser University
UniverCity
Burnaby Mountain Parkway
Subjects
Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges
Transportation
Public Services - Municipal Services
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Burnaby Mountain Parkway
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 24, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse conducted by Kathy Bossort. Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland by dedication on Burnaby Mountain, the 1974/76 delineation of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and the dispute between Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain, as discussed by two retired participants in these events from the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department, Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They also talk about their interaction with the public in developing policies, particularly for the 1974 report “The Public Meetings - Phase One”, and the importance of a strong policy base for long range planning and the patience needed to assemble land for large parks. They talk as well about their careers, their close working relationship in the department, and the cooperation between City and SFU staff in the development of UniverCity.
Biographical Notes
Basil Luksun was born and educated in South Africa, immigrating to Canada and Burnaby in 1972 to escape the harmful effects of apartheid. He holds a BSc degree from the University of Cape Town and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Town Planning from the University of Witwatersrand. He joined the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department in 1973, working his way up through the organization to Director of the department before retiring after 39 years in 2012. When he started work in the 1970s, the City of Burnaby was focusing on green space planning projects and he takes great pride in these projects as well as the city’s focus on long-term planning. Basil lived in the Capital Hill area from 1972 to 1990. He currently resides in Vancouver and has two sons, Warren and Derek. Jack Belhouse was born in 1946 in Vancouver and attended UBC, York University and SFU (1965-1972), majoring in urban geography. He began working in Burnaby’s planning department as a summer student in 1968, and was offered a full-time position when he graduated from university. He became Director of the Planning and Building Department before retiring after 38 years with the city in 2006. He and Basil Luksun worked closely together in long range planning in the department. Jack lives in Coquitlam with his wife Linda and has two children, Brad and Lori.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:58:23
Interviewee Name
Luksun, Basil
Belhouse, Jack
Interview Location
Basil Luksun's home in Vancouver
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse

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Interview with Leonard Evenden and Allen Seager by Kathy Bossort November 18, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory621
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1925-2015
Length
0:12:50
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Evenden and Dr. Seager’s description of their early years at Simon Fraser University. They talk about the challenges to commuting up and down Burnaby Mountain and the solutions people used, particularly hitchhiking. Dr. Seager talks about living in Monteci…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Evenden and Dr. Seager’s description of their early years at Simon Fraser University. They talk about the challenges to commuting up and down Burnaby Mountain and the solutions people used, particularly hitchhiking. Dr. Seager talks about living in Montecito in the 1980s. Dr. Evenden talks about the early use of Burnaby Mountain and its undeveloped state when the site for SFU was proposed in 1963.
Date Range
1925-2015
Length
0:12:50
Names
Simon Fraser University
Subjects
Education
Transportation
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 18, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Dr. Leonard Evenden and Dr. Allen Seager conducted by Kathy Bossort. Leonard Evenden and Allen Seager were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about aspects of Simon Fraser University’s history that is related to its site on Burnaby Mountain, as told by two retired SFU professors, Dr. Evenden of the Geography Department and Dr. Seager of the Department of History. The interview ranges over campus access and housing issues created by the isolated mountain site; the relationship of the university to the local community and the dispute over land ownership and control with the City of Burnaby; SFU’s environmental stewardship; the development of UniverCity; and the future of parkland in the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
Biographical Notes
Dr. Leonard J. Evenden was born 1937 in Beijing, China, to parents and Salvation Army missionaries Leonard Evenden and Elsie Pearl March. Dr. Evenden attended McMaster University (B.A. 1960), University of Georgia (M.A. 1962) and University of Edinburgh (Ph.D. 1970). He was appointed to Simon Fraser University’s Department of Geography in 1966, shortly after SFU opened in the fall of 1965, and retired in 2002. Dr. Evenden’s research has focused on Canadian urban geography. He edited a collection of essays about Burnaby titled “Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby centennial themes” (1995), and directed “Voices of Burnaby”, an SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee oral history project (1992). Dr. Evenden is married with three children. Dr. Allen Seager was born 1953 in Montreal, Quebec, to parents C.F.B. Seager and Evelyn DeGex Chesam. Dr. Seager is a retired Simon Fraser University professor, being a member of SFU’s Department of History from 1981 to 2014, and has current links with SFU as an instructor for Continuing Studies. His research interests include history of Canada and Western Canada, and labour and working class history, particularly in the coal mining and railway industries. Dr. Seager moved to Burnaby and the Montecito area in 1981 where he continues to live and enjoy the hiking trails on Burnaby Mountain and the amenities at SFU. Dr. Seager is a member of the Burnaby North NDP, and has volunteered with Scouts Canada and the Burnaby Centennial Committee.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:11:28
Interviewee Name
Evenden, Leonard J.
Seager, Allen
Interview Location
Clubhouse at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course Restaurant
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Dr. Leonard Evenden and Dr. Allen Seager

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Interview with Leonard Evenden and Allen Seager by Kathy Bossort November 18, 2015 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory625
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1965-2015
Length
0:11:43
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Evenden and Dr. Seager’s description of proposed ideas for improving access to SFU’s campus on Burnaby Mountain, stories about weather related events on the mountain, and whether UniverCity will solve the problem of SFU’s isolation. Dr. Evenden mentions th…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Evenden and Dr. Seager’s description of proposed ideas for improving access to SFU’s campus on Burnaby Mountain, stories about weather related events on the mountain, and whether UniverCity will solve the problem of SFU’s isolation. Dr. Evenden mentions the ideas of Dennis Roberts and Peter Knowlden.
Date Range
1965-2015
Length
0:11:43
Names
Simon Fraser University
UniverCity
Subjects
Transportation
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 18, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Dr. Leonard Evenden and Dr. Allen Seager conducted by Kathy Bossort. Leonard Evenden and Allen Seager were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about aspects of Simon Fraser University’s history that is related to its site on Burnaby Mountain, as told by two retired SFU professors, Dr. Evenden of the Geography Department and Dr. Seager of the Department of History. The interview ranges over campus access and housing issues created by the isolated mountain site; the relationship of the university to the local community and the dispute over land ownership and control with the City of Burnaby; SFU’s environmental stewardship; the development of UniverCity; and the future of parkland in the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
Biographical Notes
Dr. Leonard J. Evenden was born 1937 in Beijing, China, to parents and Salvation Army missionaries Leonard Evenden and Elsie Pearl March. Dr. Evenden attended McMaster University (B.A. 1960), University of Georgia (M.A. 1962) and University of Edinburgh (Ph.D. 1970). He was appointed to Simon Fraser University’s Department of Geography in 1966, shortly after SFU opened in the fall of 1965, and retired in 2002. Dr. Evenden’s research has focused on Canadian urban geography. He edited a collection of essays about Burnaby titled “Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby centennial themes” (1995), and directed “Voices of Burnaby”, an SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee oral history project (1992). Dr. Evenden is married with three children. Dr. Allen Seager was born 1953 in Montreal, Quebec, to parents C.F.B. Seager and Evelyn DeGex Chesam. Dr. Seager is a retired Simon Fraser University professor, being a member of SFU’s Department of History from 1981 to 2014, and has current links with SFU as an instructor for Continuing Studies. His research interests include history of Canada and Western Canada, and labour and working class history, particularly in the coal mining and railway industries. Dr. Seager moved to Burnaby and the Montecito area in 1981 where he continues to live and enjoy the hiking trails on Burnaby Mountain and the amenities at SFU. Dr. Seager is a member of the Burnaby North NDP, and has volunteered with Scouts Canada and the Burnaby Centennial Committee.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:11:28
Interviewee Name
Evenden, Leonard J.
Seager, Allen
Interview Location
Clubhouse at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course Restaurant
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Dr. Leonard Evenden and Dr. Allen Seager

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Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 12

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory661
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1963-2015
Length
0:13:53
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the building of Simon Fraser University and how it impacted the neighborhood on Curtis Street, including increase in property values, traffic volume and speeding, street congestion due to parking, and students renting local homes. She…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the building of Simon Fraser University and how it impacted the neighborhood on Curtis Street, including increase in property values, traffic volume and speeding, street congestion due to parking, and students renting local homes. She talks about how the building of the Burnaby Mountain Parkway helped alleviate the traffic problem. She also talks about how SFU has benefitted Burnaby.
Date Range
1963-2015
Length
0:13:53
Names
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby Mountain Parkway
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Transportation
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Curtis Street
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track twelve of interview with Reidun Seim

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Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 14

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory663
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1960
Length
0:16:10
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about how the people living in the Curtis Street neighbourhood needed to be self-sufficient, and about how her mother walked to a store on Howard and Hastings Streets. She talks about the local taxi, bus and trolley services, describing in …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about how the people living in the Curtis Street neighbourhood needed to be self-sufficient, and about how her mother walked to a store on Howard and Hastings Streets. She talks about the local taxi, bus and trolley services, describing in detail the Toonerville Trolley. She also talks about going to the new Burnaby North High School in Grade nine. She also talks about how Parker and Curtis Streets were eventually joined.
Date Range
1930-1960
Length
0:16:10
Names
Burnaby North High School
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Transportation
Geographic Access
Curtis Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale 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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track fourteen of interview with Reidun Seim

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