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BC Tel Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93609
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 16, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the BC Tel Building (now the Brian Canfield Centre), located at Kingsway and Boundary Road. The photograph is taken facing north and shows the pedestrian overpass over Kingsway and the mountains in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 16, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-566
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the BC Tel Building (now the Brian Canfield Centre), located at Kingsway and Boundary Road. The photograph is taken facing north and shows the pedestrian overpass over Kingsway and the mountains in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
McGillivray, Don
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 10
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Kingsway
Street Address
3777 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
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BC Tel Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93679
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road. The photograph is taken from across a lawn and railway tracks, facing southeast. The railway tracks are visible in the bottom left corner of the photograph.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-636
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road. The photograph is taken from across a lawn and railway tracks, facing southeast. The railway tracks are visible in the bottom left corner of the photograph.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 85
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Kingsway
Street Address
3777 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
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BC Tel Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93680
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road, and the lawn and neighbourhood surrounding the building. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing north. Boundary Road is on the left side of the photograph and the mountains are visible in the bac…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-637
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road, and the lawn and neighbourhood surrounding the building. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing north. Boundary Road is on the left side of the photograph and the mountains are visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 86
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Boundary Road
Street Address
3777 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
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Lenkurt Electric

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93626
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 23, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Lenkurt Electric, the telecommunications equipment manufacturing plant, on Lougheed Highway at Bainbridge Avenue. The photograph is taken facing south, from across the road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 23, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-583
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Lenkurt Electric, the telecommunications equipment manufacturing plant, on Lougheed Highway at Bainbridge Avenue. The photograph is taken facing south, from across the road.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Surridge, Jack
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 30
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Bainbridge Avenue
Street Address
7018 Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Government Road Area
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Royal Oak Apartments

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1678
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[April 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at 3501 Kingsway (renumbered as the 5000 block of Kingsway) and Royal Oak Avenue, with Vancouver Business Maintenance and The Royal Oak Apartments now located in the building.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at 3501 Kingsway (renumbered as the 5000 block of Kingsway) and Royal Oak Avenue, with Vancouver Business Maintenance and The Royal Oak Apartments now located in the building.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Buildings - Residential - Apartments
Names
Royal Oak Hotel
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Royal Oak Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.6063.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[April 1973]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-05
Scale
100
Photographer
Street, Frank
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written in blue ballpoint pen on verso of photograph reads: "TAKEN BY FRANK STREET"
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Buzz Parsons, Doug Drummond and Mary Ann Corbett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46055
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 27, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cyclists Aid Fund to raise money for the BC Kidney Foundation. In the center is Alderman Doug Drummond running, with Whitecap player Buzz Parsons on a bicycle on his right, and Miss New Westminster Mary Ann Corbett on a bicycle and wearing her sash on his left. Children on bicycl…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 27, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-943
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cyclists Aid Fund to raise money for the BC Kidney Foundation. In the center is Alderman Doug Drummond running, with Whitecap player Buzz Parsons on a bicycle on his right, and Miss New Westminster Mary Ann Corbett on a bicycle and wearing her sash on his left. Children on bicycles surround them on either side.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Transportation - Bicycles
Events - Fundraising
Organizations - Charities
Names
Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"
Parsons, Buzz
Corbett, Mary Ann
Burnaby Citizens Association
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "CYCLISTS AID FUND...a large group of cyclists peddled on the weekend to raise funds for the B.C. Kidney Foundation. Starting out from Queen's Park here are special guests (in centre) Whitecap Buzz Parsons, Burnaby Ald. Doug Drummond and Miss New Westminster Mary Ann Corbett."
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Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45446
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1974
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kathy Hancock of New Westminster having her shoes shined by British Columbia Institute of Technology students; Karen Bunyk, Glorie Wills. Every year students from universities and nursing students would participate in the Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser known as Shinerama.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1974
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-341
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kathy Hancock of New Westminster having her shoes shined by British Columbia Institute of Technology students; Karen Bunyk, Glorie Wills. Every year students from universities and nursing students would participate in the Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser known as Shinerama.
Subjects
Events - Fundraising
Names
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Hancock, Kathy
Bunyk, Karen
Wills, Glorie
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "NO ORDINARY SHINE / Getting full value for her two-bits Friday during the annual Cystic Fibrosis money raising campaign was 17-year-old Kathy Hancock of New Westminster. BCIT students Karen Bunyk, centre, and Glorie Wills perform the boot-black duties. Every year students from universities and nursing students do their best for the association."
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Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45447
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Columbian photographer Basil King getting his shoes shined by British Columbia Institute of Technology students Kathy McLeod and Russ Carmichael at Lougheed mall (now Lougheed Town Centre). This was part of the Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser known as Shinerama.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 19.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-342
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Columbian photographer Basil King getting his shoes shined by British Columbia Institute of Technology students Kathy McLeod and Russ Carmichael at Lougheed mall (now Lougheed Town Centre). This was part of the Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser known as Shinerama.
Subjects
Events - Fundraising
Occupations - Photographers
Names
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Lougheed Town Centre
King, Basil
McLeod, Kathy
Carmichael, Russ
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "The shoes in need of a shine are Columbian photographer Basil King's. The cheerful shiners at Lougheed mall today are Kathy McLeod and Russ Carmichael. The occasion: Shinerama '73. Hundreds of B.C. Institute of Technology students are on the job at Lower Mainland shopping centres, raising funds for cystic fibrosis research."
Geographic Access
North Road
Austin Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 9

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1970-1990
Length
00:04:50
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s appointment to SFU Senate and his views about the university, and his involvement in other organizations such as Rotary, the Variety Club and Telethon, Burnaby Hospital (with Bill Lewarne), the Restaurant Association, and Vancouver AM Tourism Assoc…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s appointment to SFU Senate and his views about the university, and his involvement in other organizations such as Rotary, the Variety Club and Telethon, Burnaby Hospital (with Bill Lewarne), the Restaurant Association, and Vancouver AM Tourism Association
Date Range
1970-1990
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
00:04:50
Names
Simon Fraser University
Subjects
Persons - Volunteers
Industries - Tourism
Events - Fundraising
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.
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Simon Fraser University track fundraising event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45534
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 26, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Simon Fraser University track coach Hal Werner and team member Mike Boni jumping on a trampoline as part of a "bounce-a-thon" to raise money for a trip to Mexico.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 26, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-429
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Simon Fraser University track coach Hal Werner and team member Mike Boni jumping on a trampoline as part of a "bounce-a-thon" to raise money for a trip to Mexico.
Subjects
Sports - Team Sports
Events - Fundraising
Names
Simon Fraser University
Boni, Mike
Werner, Hal
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Up in the air with enthusiasm over last fund raising effort at SFU are Hal Werner, coach of SFU's track team and team member Mike Boni. Team concoted idea of bounce-a-thon to raise money for trip to Mexico after money for trip was stolen following an earlier fundraising dance."
Geographic Access
University Drive
Street Address
8888 University Drive
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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BC Tel Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93678
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road, and the lawn and roads in front of the building. The photograph is taken from a high point across the intersection, facing southeast.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-635
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road, and the lawn and roads in front of the building. The photograph is taken from a high point across the intersection, facing southeast.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 12.5 x 9.5 cm)
BPL no. 84
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Kingsway
Street Address
3777 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
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Crowd gathered for Queen Elizabeth II

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38362
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd gathered behind a line of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, with Queen Elizabeth II visible in the centre. This photograph was taken during the 1971 visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
417-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2001-7
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd gathered behind a line of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, with Queen Elizabeth II visible in the centre. This photograph was taken during the 1971 visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Burnaby.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Public Services - Policing
Events - Royal Visits
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Interview with Ron Baker by Kathy Bossort November 27, 2015 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory640
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1950-2015
Length
0:10:17
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s discussion about the choice of branding SFU the “engaged” university at the time of its 50th Anniversary, and the need for university Presidents to fund raise. He talks about the relationship between UBC and SFU, and the reasons for hostility t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s discussion about the choice of branding SFU the “engaged” university at the time of its 50th Anniversary, and the need for university Presidents to fund raise. He talks about the relationship between UBC and SFU, and the reasons for hostility towards UBC in the 1950s, especially from interior BC communities.
Date Range
1950-2015
Length
0:10:17
Names
Simon Fraser University
University of British Columbia
Subjects
Education
Public Services
Events - Anniversaries
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 27, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Dr. Ronald James Baker conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Baker 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 founding of Simon Fraser University from the perspective of SFU’s first faculty member and Director of Academic Planning, Ron Baker. Ron Baker talks about John B. Macdonald’s report on higher education in BC (1962) and how it lead to the provincial government’s decision to establish a new university and to put it in the Burnaby area. He tells stories about how the site on Burnaby Mountain was chosen; about the building of the campus; and about the challenges of planning the academic structure of the university. He also talks about the attraction of creating with little interference an institution trying out new ideas and tells stories about his working relationship with Gordon Shrum. He considers the problems created by building universities in out of the way places and the ideas such as UniverCity for dealing with SFU’s isolation.
Biographical Notes
Ron Baker was born in London, England, in 1924, and served in the Royal Air Force during WW2. He emigrated to Canada in 1947 and studied at UBC where he obtained a BA degree (1951) and MA degree (1953) in English Language and Literature. He served on the faculty of the UBC English Department beginning as a lecturer in 1951 and advanced to positions of Assistant Professor (1958-63) and Associate Professor (1963-65). He was a contributor to John B. Macdonald’s 1962 report “Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future”, and continued to make significant contributions to the establishment of the community college system in Canada throughout his career. In 1963 the newly established Simon Fraser University hired Ron as its first Director of Academic Planning, serving also as first head of SFU’s English Department. In 1969 Ron left SFU to become the first President of the University of Prince Edward Island, a position he held until 1978. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to higher education. Ron has contributed to many organizations, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, on Canada Council, and as President of Association of Atlantic Universities and the Association of Canadian University Teachers of English. In 1990 Ron Baker was asked by the government of BC to prepare a preliminary report on the establishment of the future UNBC in Prince George. Now retired Ron Baker lives in the Edmonds area of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:33:46
Interviewee Name
Baker, Ronald J. "Ron"
Interview Location
Ron Baker'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 Dr. Ron Baker

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Opening of Operation Identification

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45329
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976, published May 15, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Attorney-General Garde Gardom addressing the crowd at the opening of Burnaby's Operation Identification which was organised by the RCMP and the Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976, published May 15, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-224
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Attorney-General Garde Gardom addressing the crowd at the opening of Burnaby's Operation Identification which was organised by the RCMP and the Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Public Services - Policing
Organizations
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club
Gardom, Garde
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "IDENTIFICATION Attorney-General Garde Gardom addresses spectators at the official opening of Burnaby's Operation Identification."
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Prince Philip

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38363
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Prince Philip walking through a large crowd of onlookers during the 1971 Royal Visit to Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
417-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2001-7
Scope and Content
Photograph of Prince Philip walking through a large crowd of onlookers during the 1971 Royal Visit to Burnaby.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Public Services - Policing
Events - Royal Visits
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Administration Building New Haven Borstal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93663
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the administration building at the New Haven Borstal Institute. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing northwest. A man is looking into the window of the building on the left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-620
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the administration building at the New Haven Borstal Institute. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing northwest. A man is looking into the window of the building on the left.
Subjects
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Buildings - Schools
Buildings - Heritage
Government - Provincial Government
Names
New Haven Correctional Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Surridge, Jack
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 69
Street Address
4520 Marine Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
Less detail

New Haven Borstal (Barn)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93662
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the barn at the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The photograph is taken facing northeast. New Haven operated out of the Glen-Lyon Estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-619
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the barn at the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The photograph is taken facing northeast. New Haven operated out of the Glen-Lyon Estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939.
Subjects
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Buildings - Schools
Government - Provincial Government
Buildings - Heritage
Names
New Haven Correctional Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hauger, C.
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 68
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4250 Marine Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
Less detail

New Haven Borstal Main Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93665
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side exterior of the main building of the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The main building is the old mansion of the Glen-Lyon estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939. The photograph is taken from the sidewalk, facing northeast.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-622
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side exterior of the main building of the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The main building is the old mansion of the Glen-Lyon estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939. The photograph is taken from the sidewalk, facing northeast.
Subjects
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Buildings - Schools
Buildings - Heritage
Government - Provincial Government
Names
New Haven Correctional Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Roberts, S.
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 71
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4250 Marine Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
Less detail

New Haven Borstal Main Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93667
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side exterior of the main building of the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The main building is the old mansion of the Glen-Lyon estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939. The photograph is taken from the sidewalk, facing northwest.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-624
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side exterior of the main building of the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The main building is the old mansion of the Glen-Lyon estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939. The photograph is taken from the sidewalk, facing northwest.
Subjects
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Buildings - Schools
Buildings - Heritage
Government - Provincial Government
Names
New Haven Correctional Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hauger, C.
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 73
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4250 Marine Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
Less detail

New Haven Borstal Workshop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93666
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the workshop at the New Haven Borstal Institute, located across the street from the main building at 4250 Marine Drive. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing northeast. Cars are parked outside the workshop and the front of the main building, previously t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 15, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-623
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the workshop at the New Haven Borstal Institute, located across the street from the main building at 4250 Marine Drive. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing northeast. Cars are parked outside the workshop and the front of the main building, previously the Glen-Lyon estate mansion, is visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Buildings - Schools
Buildings - Heritage
Government - Provincial Government
Names
New Haven Correctional Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Roberts, S.
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 72
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4250 Marine Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
Less detail

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