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Scope and Content: Photograph of the Women's Athletic Coordinator at Simon Fraser University, Barbara Robertson, sitting on the bleachers in the Simon Fraser University gymnasium.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 6, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1227

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Women's Athletic Coordinator at Simon Fraser University, Barbara Robertson, sitting on the bleachers in the Simon Fraser University gymnasium.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers; Persons - Athletes

Names: Robertson, Barbara; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: University Drive

Street Address: 8888 University Drive

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Barbara Robertson, March 6, 1978 thumbnail

Blacksmith in blacksmith shop

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1976]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a blacksmith working at an anvil inside the Burnaby Village Museum Blacksmith Shop while a group of children and other visitors look on from behind a rope at the entrance. Photograph was cropped from original negative for use in promotional materials.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a blacksmith working at an anvil inside the Burnaby Village Museum Blacksmith Shop while a group of children and other visitors look on from behind a rope at the entrance. Photograph was cropped from original negative for use in promotional materials.

Subjects: Occupations - Blacksmiths; Persons - Children

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.4.940

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1976]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: See also BV020.607; BV020.1146; BV020.4.572:BV020.4.591

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 21-May-2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: GM Studios

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is a cropped print from original negative BV020.4.939

Images

Blacksmith in blacksmith shop

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1976]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 18 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a blacksmith working at an anvil inside the Burnaby Village Museum Blacksmith Shop while a group of children and other visitors look on from behind a rope at the entrance. Photograph was created for use in promotional materials.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 18 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a blacksmith working at an anvil inside the Burnaby Village Museum Blacksmith Shop while a group of children and other visitors look on from behind a rope at the entrance. Photograph was created for use in promotional materials.

Subjects: Occupations - Blacksmiths; Persons - Children

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.4.942

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1976]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: See also BV020.607; BV020.1146; BV020.4.572:BV020.4.591;BV020.4.939:BV020.4.943

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 21-May-2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: GM Studios

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; photograph print is a cropped print from original negative BV020.4.939

Images

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during Royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 7 May 1971

Collection/Fonds: Donald Copan collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II followed by acting-mayor Hugh Ladner's wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (in white), Prince Philip, federal Consumer Affairs Minister Ronald Basford and his wife, Health Minister Ralph Loffmark, Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington, other dignitaries and attendan…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Donald Copan collection

Series: Copan album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II followed by acting-mayor Hugh Ladner's wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (in white), Prince Philip, federal Consumer Affairs Minister Ronald Basford and his wife, Health Minister Ralph Loffmark, Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington, other dignitaries and attendants. A large crowd has gathered to see the Queen who visited the Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is in the foreground of the photograph.

Subjects: Events - Royal Visits; Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Persons - Royalty; Occupations - Police Officers

Names: Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022; Ladner, Hugh G.; Ladner, Valerie Ruth Grant; Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-2021; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4949 Canada Way

Accession Code: BV005.54.18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 7 May 1971

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Jul-20

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during Royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall, 7 May 1971 thumbnail

Anaconda mine at Britannia Beach

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1975

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Anaconda Mine taken from the front of the Royal Bank building when it was located at Britannia Beach. The Royal Bank building was relocated to Heritage Village Museum in 1976.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Royal Bank exhibit series

Subseries: Royal Bank building photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Anaconda Mine taken from the front of the Royal Bank building when it was located at Britannia Beach. The Royal Bank building was relocated to Heritage Village Museum in 1976.

Subjects: Industries - Mining

Accession Code: BV022.1.32

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1975

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on slide frame reads: "Anaconda Mine / taken fr. front / of Royal Bank"; Stamp in black ink on slide frame reads: "17_AUG 75V2"

Images

Anaconda mine at Britannia Beach, 1975 thumbnail

Barclay, Lawrence E. - President C-B Supplies Limited

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1977

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm on sheet 20.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lawrence E. Barclay, President and Director of C-B Supplies Limited in Burnaby, included in an International Press Limited (Advance Press Service) pamphlet with biographical information.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1977

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm on sheet 20.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1291

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lawrence E. Barclay, President and Director of C-B Supplies Limited in Burnaby, included in an International Press Limited (Advance Press Service) pamphlet with biographical information.

Subjects: Industries - Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Barclay, Lawrence E. - President C-B Supplies Limited, 1977 thumbnail

Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1942-2015

Length: 0:13:21

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s overview of the history of the Trans Mountain tank farm site on Burnaby Mountain, the delineation of the first conservation area on the mountain in 1974, and the reasons for inclusion of the tank farm in the conservation area. She also talks a…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s overview of the history of the Trans Mountain tank farm site on Burnaby Mountain, the delineation of the first conservation area on the mountain in 1974, and the reasons for inclusion of the tank farm in the conservation area. She also talks about Suncor’s site and its inclusion in the conservation area.

Date Range: 1942-2015

Length: 0:13:21

Names: Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Company; Suncor Energy Inc.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Planning; Industries - Petroleum Industry

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 16, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Alekxos Sarter conducted by Kathy Bossort. Alekxos Sarter was one 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 on Burnaby Mountain from Alekxos Sarter’s perspective and experience as employee in the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The interview provides an excellent explanation of the history and function of kinds of park dedications used by the City of Burnaby; an overview of issues around including the Trans Mountain tank farm in the conservation area; and the background to the land use and ownership disagreement between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, its resolution, and the subsequent development of SFU’s UniverCity. Alekxos Sarter talks about Richard Bolton, Burnaby’s Acting-Commissioner who was responsible for dedicating the first park on Burnaby Mountain in 1942, and the creation of a park named after him in UniverCity.

Biographical Notes: Alekxos Sarter was born in Vancouver in 1961, to Daine and Kasandra Sarter. She grew up in North Vancouver and since 1994 has lived on a sailboat in False Creek. After attending UBC where she studied landscape architecture, she was hired by the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1986. Working first in parks design, Alekxos quickly moved into parks planning, her preferred career. As Research Officer she covers research, planning, public consultation, parks and facility inventory, parkland acquisition, among other duties.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 2:20:47

Interviewee Name: Sarter, Alekxos T.

Interview Location: City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room

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 four of interview with Alekxos Sarter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-005/MSS196-005_Track_4.mp3

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1950-2015

Length: 0:16:59

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s current activities on Burnaby Mountain and how she feels about use of the mountain today and in the past.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s current activities on Burnaby Mountain and how she feels about use of the mountain today and in the past.

Date Range: 1950-2015

Length: 0:16:59

Names: Simon Fraser University

Subjects: Recreational Activities; Industries; Geographic Features - Forests

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_6.mp3

Interview with Roy Brainerd by Eric Damer October 23, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1951-1983

Length: 0:08:58

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's working life during the early years of his marriage. He discusses the automobile industry in Burnaby, the importance of the interurban tram and concludes with a story of a "stolen" bus.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's working life during the early years of his marriage. He discusses the automobile industry in Burnaby, the importance of the interurban tram and concludes with a story of a "stolen" bus.

Date Range: 1951-1983

Photo Info: Roy Brainerd walking along Granville Street in Vancouver, [1945 or 1946]. Item no. 549-016

Length: 0:08:58

Subjects: Industries - Automobile

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 23, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Roy Brainerd conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 23, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Burnaby with particular focus on school days and the automobile industry.

Biographical Notes: Roy Brainerd’s parents, Lawrence and Violet Brainerd came to Vancouver in 1925 or 1926 and purchased a small house on Harwood Street in North Burnaby. There were two older children in the family already when Roy was born in 1928 at Royal Columbian hospital. His sister Patricia Brainerd (later White) was born in 1931, also at Royal Columbian Hospital. Roy’s father Lawrence rebuilt and renovated the house to fit his growing family, planting abundant vegetable gardens and building a chicken coop. Roy started at Douglas Road School in 1934 and then attended Hugh M. Fraser High School. Roy left his high school at fifteen to work for Snap-On Tools, working his way up from pushing a broom to becoming a branch manager. He retired in 1983 after forty-one years of service. Together with his wife Carol, Roy raised three daughters.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:56

Interviewee Name: Brainerd, Roy

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Roy Brainerd walking along Granville Street in Vancouver, [1945 or 1946]. Item no. 549-016 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Roy Brainerd

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-004/MSS171-004_Track_4.mp3

Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 10

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1950-1990

Length: 00:09:22

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s views about Burnaby’s identity and the irrelevance of municipal boundary lines for many functions; his identification of Burnaby’s heritage, ecological and educational “gems”; and musings about the next development phases for Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s views about Burnaby’s identity and the irrelevance of municipal boundary lines for many functions; his identification of Burnaby’s heritage, ecological and educational “gems”; and musings about the next development phases for Burnaby

Date Range: 1950-1990

Photo Info: Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712

Length: 00:09:22

Names: Lawson, Doreen A.; Emmott, Alan H; Swangard Stadium

Subjects: Public Services - Municipal Services; Planning; Industries; Geographic Features - Parks; Buildings - Recreational

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: April 4, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.

Total Tracks: 10

Total Length: 00:56:44

Interviewee Name: Morin, Severin "Sev"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track ten of interview with Sev Morin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-021/MSS187-021_Track%2010.mp3

Interview with William J. Copeland by Rod Fowler February 18, 1990 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1927-1990

Length: 00:06:37

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's childhood in Burnaby and Vancouver, his father's work as a miner, his war service, education, and his three children

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's childhood in Burnaby and Vancouver, his father's work as a miner, his war service, education, and his three children

Date Range: 1927-1990

Photo Info: Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon for the opening of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan, 1995. Item no. 535-0067

Length: 00:06:37

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Education; Industries - Mining

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 18, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with former Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Copeland 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 Copeland’s education, career and experience as a Burnaby firefighter from 1955 to 1987, and his work for the union International Association of Fire Fighters. He talks about his early family life in Burnaby and Vancouver, war service, training with the Federal Fire Service, the organizations he has belonged to, and the careers of his three children. He briefly talks about Burnaby politics and his unexpected election to Mayor of Burnaby. Major themes of the interview, described by track: Track 1: Organizations - Unions; Public Services - Fire Protection; International Association of Fire Fighters; Track 2: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 3: Elections; Track 4: family history and education; Track 5: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 6: Elections

Biographical Notes: William John (Bill) Copeland (1927-2002) was born in Vancouver May 19, 1927. As a young child he lived with his parents on Southwood Street in South Burnaby on a chicken ranch. Bill’s father was a miner and was often away from home. The family moved to Pioneer Mines at Bridge River for a few years and then moved back to Vancouver in 1941 when his father contracted silicosis. Bill served in the navy for about a year near the end of WWII, was in the Canadian Merchant Marine and worked as a pipe fitter, before beginning his career as a fire fighter. He trained with the Federal Fire Service and worked two years at the Wireless Station in Delta. In 1955 he started work as Fire Fighter No. 53 in Burnaby, retiring 33 years later in 1987. Most of his career was spent at the Control Station or Number 1 Firehall, first located at Wiilingdon and Hastings (now No.5 Station) and later on Sperling near Canada Way. Bill worked as a first aid instructor, eventually moving into the training office, and retired as assistant chief. In 1987, shortly after retiring, Bill was asked to run for Mayor for the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). Much to his surprise he won. He served with distinction for three terms (1987-1996). Bill, his wife Ruth, and their three children, Doug and Dan (both firefighters) and Emily (a teacher), lived in North Burnaby on Cliff Avenue, the family home for about 35 years. Bill was active in many organizations including the Cliff Avenue soccer organization, St. John Ambulance, Burnaby Red Cross, and CNIB, among others. He began representing firefighters locally in the International Association of Fire Fighters in the early 1960s, eventually becoming President of the provincial association and then Vice President of the 6th District representing Western Canada.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 0:25:35

Interviewee Name: Copeland, William J

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

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon for the opening of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan, 1995. Item no. 535-0067 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with William J. Copeland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-013/MSS187-013_Track_4.mp3

Mergenthaler linotype machine

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 19 Nov. 1971

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of The News and Art Printing shop during the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. The Mergenthaler linotype machine is featured in the photograph.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm

Material Details: Handwritten text in blue in on back reads: "Bby Village Print Shop Opening".

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of The News and Art Printing shop during the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. The Mergenthaler linotype machine is featured in the photograph.

Subjects: Events - Openings; Industries - Publishing

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV016.56.15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 19 Nov. 1971

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: duplicate to BV016.56.16

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 05-Jun-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Mergenthaler linotype machine

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4341

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 19 Nov. 1971

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of The News and Art Printing shop at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. The Mergenthaler linotype machine is featured in the photograph.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of The News and Art Printing shop at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. The Mergenthaler linotype machine is featured in the photograph.

Subjects: Events - Openings; Industries - Publishing

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV016.56.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 19 Nov. 1971

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: duplicate to BV016.56.15

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 05-Jun-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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A history of policing in Burnaby : 1892 - 1950 : with an emphasis on the years 1892 - 1935

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2072

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Trainer, Mary, 1948-

Publication Date: March, 1975

Call Number: 363.2 TRA Copy 2

1 document

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

Accession Code: HV979.47.2

Call Number: 363.2 TRA Copy 2

Author: Trainer, Mary, 1948-

Contributor: Bussey, Anthea J.

Place of Publication: [Burnaby]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: March, 1975

Physical Description: 64 p. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Police; Biography

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Notes: "Anthea J. Bussey Editor" -- title page.; "Prepared for members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Burnaby Detachment, in honour of the Centennial of the RCMP May 23, 1873 - May 23, 1973"; Includes bibliographical references.

Documents

1979_0047_0002_001%20History%20of%20Policing%20in%20Bby

Burnaby Detachment : Annual Report, 1975

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary731

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1975

Call Number: 363.2 BUR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 363.2 BUR

Publisher: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Publication Date: 1975

Physical Description: 26 p. : ill

Library Subject (LOC): Police

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Dr. Kenneth Strand

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45910

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1970, published May 30, 1970

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 18.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University, speaking into a microphone at the opening of the new Burquitlam elementary school in Coquitlam. Visible sitting in chairs behind him are; school principal C.J. Webb, chairman of Coquitlam school board W.M. Johnstone, Rev. H.J.H…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1970, published May 30, 1970

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 18.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-804

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University, speaking into a microphone at the opening of the new Burquitlam elementary school in Coquitlam. Visible sitting in chairs behind him are; school principal C.J. Webb, chairman of Coquitlam school board W.M. Johnstone, Rev. H.J.H. Oldfield, and architect R.B. Howard.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers; Occupations - Clergy; Officials - Elected Officials; Events - Openings

Names: Strand, Dr Kenneth; Webb, C.J.; Johnstone, WM; Oldfield, Rev. H.J.H.; Howard, RB

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Symonds, John

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Dr. Kenneth Strand, 1970, published May 30, 1970 thumbnail

Ernie Olson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46218

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1978]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1978]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1106

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers; Occupations - Engineers

Names: Olson, Ernie

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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