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Jay Triano
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56678
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Jay Triano.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-526
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Jay Triano.
- Subjects
- Sports - Basketball
- Sports - Team Sports
- Names
- Triano, Jay
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Jay Triano
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45662
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w 17 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Jay Triano.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w 17 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-556
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Jay Triano.
- Subjects
- Sports - Basketball
- Sports - Team Sports
- Names
- Triano, Jay
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Men's high school basketball game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45608
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school basketball game. Both teams are unidentified, although the jerseys on one of the teams read: "Irish" which could refer to Vancouver College's team; the "Fighting Irish". The players are all wearing the style of adidas high top sneakers which were produced in the 19…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-502
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school basketball game. Both teams are unidentified, although the jerseys on one of the teams read: "Irish" which could refer to Vancouver College's team; the "Fighting Irish". The players are all wearing the style of adidas high top sneakers which were produced in the 1970s.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL"
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Men's high school basketball game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45609
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school basketball game. Both teams are unidentified, although some individuals have been identified; player no. 14 is Scott McNabb, no. 8 is Keith Webber, and No. 34 is Bob Heiltjes. As well, one of the teams jerseys read: "Ramblers" which is the name of Maple Ridge Secon…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-503
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school basketball game. Both teams are unidentified, although some individuals have been identified; player no. 14 is Scott McNabb, no. 8 is Keith Webber, and No. 34 is Bob Heiltjes. As well, one of the teams jerseys read: "Ramblers" which is the name of Maple Ridge Secondary School's basketball team. The players are wearing the original style of nike low top "bruins" and high top "blazers" which were produced in the 1970s.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "14 - SCOTT McNABB / 8 - KEITH WEBER / 34 - BOB HEILTJES"
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Men's high school basketball game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45610
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school basketball game. Both teams are unidentified, although some individuals have been identified; player no. 14 is Scott McNabb (in white), and no. 54 is Pat MacCarthy (in black). As well, the white team's jerseys read: "Ramblers" which is the name of Maple Ridge Secon…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-504
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school basketball game. Both teams are unidentified, although some individuals have been identified; player no. 14 is Scott McNabb (in white), and no. 54 is Pat MacCarthy (in black). As well, the white team's jerseys read: "Ramblers" which is the name of Maple Ridge Secondary School's basketball team. The players are wearing the original style of nike low top "bruins" and high top "blazers" (as well as adidas high tops) which were produced in the 1970s.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "54 (black) - PAT MacCARTHY / 14 (white) - SCOTT McNABB
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Men's high school basketball game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45611
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school basketball game. Both teams are unidentified, although, one of the team's jerseys read: "KINGHTS". The players are wearing the original style of adidas high tops and low tops which were produced in the 1970s.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-505
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school basketball game. Both teams are unidentified, although, one of the team's jerseys read: "KINGHTS". The players are wearing the original style of adidas high tops and low tops which were produced in the 1970s.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "It was not"
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Russ Van Wyngarden
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56680
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Russ Van Wyngarden.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1261
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Russ Van Wyngarden.
- Subjects
- Sports - Basketball
- Sports - Team Sports
- Names
- Van Wyngarden, Russ
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Russ Van Wyngarden
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45665
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Russ Van Wyngarden.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-559
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Russ Van Wyngarden.
- Subjects
- Sports - Basketball
- Sports - Team Sports
- Names
- Van Wyngarden, Russ
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Terry Wiens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56689
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Terry Wiens.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1269
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Terry Wiens.
- Subjects
- Sports - Basketball
- Sports - Team Sports
- Names
- Wiens, Terry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "TERRY WIENS SFU BASKETBALL"
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Terry Wiens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45680
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Terry Wiens.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-574
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University basketball player Terry Wiens.
- Subjects
- Sports - Basketball
- Sports - Team Sports
- Names
- Wiens, Terry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Basketball Hoop at 3738 Price Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78989
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 20, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a basketball hoop mounted on a board that has an architect's rendering of a highrise. The board is at the back of the house at 3738 Price Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 20, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-074
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a basketball hoop mounted on a board that has an architect's rendering of a highrise. The board is at the back of the house at 3738 Price Street.
- Subjects
- Sports - Basketball
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Norton, Paul
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Price Street
- Street Address
- 3738 Price Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
Barbara Robertson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46339
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 6, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 24 cm
- 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.
- 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
- 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
Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory477
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1956-1990
- Length
- 00:13:27
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the circumstances behind Merrill Gordon’s founding of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club in 1956, his subsequent involvement and role as President of the club for 15 years, and the growth and history of soccer clubs in Burnaby. He also talks about his frien…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the circumstances behind Merrill Gordon’s founding of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club in 1956, his subsequent involvement and role as President of the club for 15 years, and the growth and history of soccer clubs in Burnaby. He also talks about his friend Mark Stockdale who was second president of the club for 16 years and creator of the rose garden on Burnaby Mountain.
- Date Range
- 1956-1990
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
- Length
- 00:13:27
- Subjects
- Persons - Volunteers
- Sports - Soccer
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- March 19, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill 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 about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.
- Total Tracks
- 11
- Total Length
- 1:31:44
- Interviewee Name
- Gordon, Merrill
- Interview Location
- unknown
- 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
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track six of interview with Merrill Gordon
Track six of interview with Merrill Gordon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-020/MSS187-020_Track_6.mp3Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory479
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1956-1990
- Length
- 00:10:17
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s founding and operation of the youth soccer exchange with Washington State, and the importance of soccer to the community. He discusses the problem of isolation between north and south Burnaby, planned development in Burnaby, and the contributi…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s founding and operation of the youth soccer exchange with Washington State, and the importance of soccer to the community. He discusses the problem of isolation between north and south Burnaby, planned development in Burnaby, and the contributions of Ratepayer groups and volunteers
- Date Range
- 1956-1990
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
- Length
- 00:10:17
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- March 19, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill 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 about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.
- Total Tracks
- 11
- Total Length
- 1:31:44
- Interviewee Name
- Gordon, Merrill
- Interview Location
- unknown
- 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
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track eight of interview with Merrill Gordon
Track eight of interview with Merrill Gordon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-020/MSS187-020_Track_8.mp3Alberni versus Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45600
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's soccer game between Alberni and Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-494
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's soccer game between Alberni and Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Alpha's first goal of the game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45581
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Carson Graham goalie Brookman failing to make the save, giving Alpha their first goal during a game of men's high school soccer.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-475
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Carson Graham goalie Brookman failing to make the save, giving Alpha their first goal during a game of men's high school soccer.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "CG goalie BROCKMAN beat for ALPHA's 1st goal"
Images
Alpha versus Carson Graham
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45584
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an Alpha player beating Carson Graham's Doug McLean, and going on to score Alpha's second goal during a game of men's high school soccer.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-478
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an Alpha player beating Carson Graham's Doug McLean, and going on to score Alpha's second goal during a game of men's high school soccer.
- Names
- McLean, Doug
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "ALPHA's GNATU (illegible..) beats C.G's McLean on way to ALPHA's 2nd goal"
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Doug McLean"
Images
Burnaby Central versus St. Thomas
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45591
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby Central player making contact with a St. Thomas player, during a game of men's high school soccer. (Both players are in mid-air).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-485
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby Central player making contact with a St. Thomas player, during a game of men's high school soccer. (Both players are in mid-air).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "BC Soccer"
Images
Burnaby versus Sutherland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45583
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school soccer game between Burnaby and Sutherland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-477
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's high school soccer game between Burnaby and Sutherland.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "Bby Sutherland"
Images
Burnaby vs. Alberni
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45597
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's soccer game between Burnaby and Alberni.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1979 and 1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-491
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a men's soccer game between Burnaby and Alberni.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph