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Scope and Content: Photograph of Bea and Ainsly Lubbock's last house, covered in snow. Ainsly is standing on the porch in his slippers. The numbered address reads 6410.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1987 and 1992]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. (polaroid) ; 7 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 342-040

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bea and Ainsly Lubbock's last house, covered in snow. Ainsly is standing on the porch in his slippers. The numbered address reads 6410.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Names: Lubbock, Ainsly

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Bea and Ainsly Lubbock's house, [between 1987 and 1992] thumbnail

Campsite Collection

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1958 and 2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file : 33 photographs + textual records + other material

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs, an illustration, ephemera and histories about Burnaby Guiding Camps including Burnaby Chalet on Cypress Mountain, Galalina Camp at Camp Olave near Sechelt B.C., Burnaby Guide Camp at Wilson Creek and a few postcards of Camp Tsoona, Rosedale B.C. A collection of written…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file : 33 photographs + textual records + other material

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs, an illustration, ephemera and histories about Burnaby Guiding Camps including Burnaby Chalet on Cypress Mountain, Galalina Camp at Camp Olave near Sechelt B.C., Burnaby Guide Camp at Wilson Creek and a few postcards of Camp Tsoona, Rosedale B.C. A collection of written material provides historical background regarding the two storey cabin on Hollyburn Mountain. The cabin was purchased by Burnaby Girl Guides in 1964 and appropriately named Burnaby Chalet. A Chalet Committee was formed with representatives from each Division appointing a Chalet Manageress to handle reservations. This typical ski cabin can accomodate up to 40 people. The file also includes a "Campsite Log Book" for the Hollyburn Chalet with handwritten notes from 1981 and 1982, an embroidered triangular shaped badge "Burnaby Royal / Girl Guides / Hollyburn Chalet" and a dedication ceremony program for "Burnaby Guide Camp / June 8, 1958" (Wilson Creek).

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Recreational Activities - Camping; Natural Phenomena - Snow; Geographic Features - Beaches

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV015.35.161

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1958 and 2002]

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title

Children dressing up a Snowman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59203

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1982]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of children making a snowman.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1982]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1519

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of children making a snowman.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "White Christmas / PMT 110% / page 1 / Burnaby Today"

Images

Children dressing up a Snowman, [1982] thumbnail

Heritage Village

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1985

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 20 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in the snow. Buildings depicted in the photographs include: Jubilee Music store, optometrist, Electric Theatre, real estate office, Chinese Herbalist store, church, and Village blacksmith. Also included in the file are photo…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1985

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 20 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-031

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in the snow. Buildings depicted in the photographs include: Jubilee Music store, optometrist, Electric Theatre, real estate office, Chinese Herbalist store, church, and Village blacksmith. Also included in the file are photographs of the Heritage Burnaby entrance sign and donation plaque for the Japanese Bathhouse.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from label on original slide cases

Street Address: 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Heritage Village, January 1985 thumbnail

Looking northwest from Roberts' property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91852

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Roberts' yard at 5538 Dominion Street covered in snow. The tennis court has been converted into a fruit and vegetable garden and the supports of a row of raspberry canes and small fruit free are visible to the right. The photograph was taken from the Roberts' property, looking n…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 620-033

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2017-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Roberts' yard at 5538 Dominion Street covered in snow. The tennis court has been converted into a fruit and vegetable garden and the supports of a row of raspberry canes and small fruit free are visible to the right. The photograph was taken from the Roberts' property, looking northwest.

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from donor's notes; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.33"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Tennis Court in the Snow / Dec 1980 (?)"; 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971

Street Address: 3131 Douglas Road; 5118 Douglas Road; 5538 Dominion Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

Images

Looking northwest from Roberts' property, [1980] thumbnail

Snow Owl / Burnaby Lake Snow Pictures

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1970 and 2001]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists photographs of a snow-covered Burnaby Lake and a snowy owl perched on a large tree stump.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1970 and 2001]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-020

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists photographs of a snow-covered Burnaby Lake and a snowy owl perched on a large tree stump.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Animals - Birds; Plants - Trees; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from negative envelope

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Images

Snow Owl / Burnaby Lake Snow Pictures, [between 1970 and 2001] thumbnail

Wally Westerman shovelling snow in front of his house

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman shovelling snow in front of his house at 2171 Duthie Avenue in Burnaby.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Material Details: `

Scope and Content: Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman shovelling snow in front of his house at 2171 Duthie Avenue in Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Names: Westerman, Walter "Wally"

Geographic Access: Duthie Avenue

Street Address: 2171 Duthie Avenue

Accession Code: BV020.17.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [198-]

Media Type: Photograph

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 22-Sep-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Walter aged 11/ May 21st 1928"

Images

Wally Westerman shovelling snow in front of his house, [198-] thumbnail

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:21 min)

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of ma…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:21 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of making an enterprise of harvesting and selling cascara bark during WWII, when prices rose. Bob describes his worst memories, which are of fires, a flood, and bad fog, and how he was nearly killed as a passenger in a wagon whose horse bolted. He recalls that his family was a minority among the Ukrainian families in the neighborhood.

History: Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Natural Phenomena - Fires; Natural Phenomena - Floods

Names: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

Accession Code: BV017.45.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Audio Tracks

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_004.mp3

Roof Collapse at Metrotown Save-on-Foods

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: April 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. 19.5 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the aftermath of the Save-on-Foods roof collapse at Metrotown on April 23, 1988. The rooftop parking lot has caved into the store along with the cars parked in that section. Workmen and police officers in uniforms are at the parking lot.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. 19.5 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the aftermath of the Save-on-Foods roof collapse at Metrotown on April 23, 1988. The rooftop parking lot has caved into the store along with the cars parked in that section. Workmen and police officers in uniforms are at the parking lot.

Subjects: Accidents; Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV992.51.1

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: April 1988

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Roof Collapse at Metrotown Save-on-Foods, April 1988 thumbnail

Edmonds House fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91730

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [after 4 Dec. 1982]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 5 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs that document the damage caused by a fire at the Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired (also known as Edmonds House). Three of these photographs were enlarged through the inter-negative process to 11'' x 14'' col. prints for a juried exhibition of British Columbian P…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [after 4 Dec. 1982]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 5 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-036

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs that document the damage caused by a fire at the Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired (also known as Edmonds House). Three of these photographs were enlarged through the inter-negative process to 11'' x 14'' col. prints for a juried exhibition of British Columbian Photographers, put on by the Burnaby Photographic Society in 1988.

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Fires; Buildings - Civic - Community Centres

Names: Edmonds House

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs; Note in blue ink on ABC Photocolor envelope reads: "Print Full Frame"

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Images

Edmonds House fire, [after 4 Dec. 1982] thumbnail

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 8

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:06:28 min)

Scope and Content: Track 8: This portion of the recording pertains to socializing in Janet’s later teen years. She talks about dances at Lochdale Community Hall and Capitol Hill Community Hall, and informal gatherings in homes. She describes the attitudes and practices related to drinking and smoking at that time. Ja…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:06:28 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34

Scope and Content: Track 8: This portion of the recording pertains to socializing in Janet’s later teen years. She talks about dances at Lochdale Community Hall and Capitol Hill Community Hall, and informal gatherings in homes. She describes the attitudes and practices related to drinking and smoking at that time. Janet also talks about the transportation options for young people, her parents’ occupations, and her memories of the Fraser River flood.

History: Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Floods

Names: Gooden, Tom; White, Janet; Lochdale Community Hall; Capitol Hill Community Hall

Accession Code: BV017.45.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 8, [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0001_008.mp3

Burnaby hospital closes main entrance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95094

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 6, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a rerouting sign posted to a sandwich board outside the Burnaby Hospital emergency lot. The sign states that the hospital entrance is closed and requests visitors use the Main Entrance of the hospital.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 6, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 623-013

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of a rerouting sign posted to a sandwich board outside the Burnaby Hospital emergency lot. The sign states that the hospital entrance is closed and requests visitors use the Main Entrance of the hospital.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Hospitals; Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Damer, Eric

Notes: Transcribed title

Geographic Access: Kincaid Street

Street Address: 3935 Kincaid Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

Images

Burnaby hospital closes main entrance, April 6, 2020 thumbnail

Canadian Tire Store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59023

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of a Canadian Tire, in a plaza with other businesses, and a parking lot.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 25 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1429

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of a Canadian Tire, in a plaza with other businesses, and a parking lot.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots; Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso

Images

Central Park testing station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95101

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 9, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the COVID-19 testing station located in the Central Park parking lot off Boundary Road. A sign in the foreground reads "Covid-19 Care Site by Referral Only / Walk in Access". In the background, the white tents of the testing station are visible.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 9, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 623-019

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of the COVID-19 testing station located in the Central Park parking lot off Boundary Road. A sign in the foreground reads "Covid-19 Care Site by Referral Only / Walk in Access". In the background, the white tents of the testing station are visible.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards; Structures - Tents

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Damer, Eric

Notes: Transcribed title

Geographic Access: Boundary Road; Central Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Central Park testing station, May 9, 2020 thumbnail

Costco happy shopper

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95082

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 13, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman wearing a black face mask, standing with a shopping cart full of groceries in a Costco parking lot.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 13, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 623-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman wearing a black face mask, standing with a shopping cart full of groceries in a Costco parking lot.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots; Foods

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Gervan, Bonnie

Notes: Transcribed title; Photographer's caption: "I asked this friendly woman if I could take her photo, as she was on her way to her car with her groceries."

Geographic Access: Still Creek Avenue

Street Address: 4500 Still Creek Avenue

Planning Study Area: Dawson-Delta Area

Images

Costco happy shopper, June 13, 2020 thumbnail

Deer Lake parking lot off limits

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95113

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 26, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Deer Lake Park parking lot at the Royal Oak entrance. The entrance to the lot is blocked off with two orange traffic barriers. In the distance, a sign detailing a temporary one-way walking route for the park and a man walking into the park are visible.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 26, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 623-031

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Deer Lake Park parking lot at the Royal Oak entrance. The entrance to the lot is blocked off with two orange traffic barriers. In the distance, a sign detailing a temporary one-way walking route for the park and a man walking into the park are visible.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Snowdon, Nick

Notes: Transcribed title; Photographer's caption: "Deer Lake parking lots are blocked off for a few months"

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Park

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Images

Deer Lake parking lot off limits, June 26, 2020 thumbnail

Interview with John and Julia Poole by Eric Damer November 24, 2012 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1964-2012

Length: 0:09:20

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to popular culture. Julia (Kong) Poole discusses popular music of the time, including a popular local band. John discusses his involvement in Drag Racing. John and Julia discuss the difference between the generations (seeing interest in the wars being stronger…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to popular culture. Julia (Kong) Poole discusses popular music of the time, including a popular local band. John discusses his involvement in Drag Racing. John and Julia discuss the difference between the generations (seeing interest in the wars being stronger now than it was before). Julia mentions the Communist takeover in China.

Date Range: 1964-2012

Photo Info: Julia Kong (later Poole) while at Burnaby North High School, [1968]. Item no. 549-058.

Length: 0:09:20

Subjects: Political Theories; Sports - Automobile Racing

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 24, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 24, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and recreational activities of the ninteen-sixties.

Biographical Notes: Julia Kong's father moved his family to Capitol Hill in 1953 when Julia was two years old. Julia attended Capitol Hill Elementary and later Burnaby North High School, where she was active in student politics and as a cheerleader. Outside of school she participated in Girl Guides, was an active swimmer, and volunteered in various capacities. After graduation, Julia studied to become a teacher, which included a practicum at Capitol Hill Elementary, and then began a career in education. John Poole, whose father had transferred to the Burnaby RCMP in 1961 when John was ten, attended Burnaby North High School at the same time as Julia, but had earlier attended Schou Street and Lochdale Elementary Schools. John was active in baseball, soccer, and Boy Scouts, and took a keen interest in cars. After high school he opened a transmission shop in Abbotsford before settling into a career with the Vancouver Fire Department. John and Julia married at the Burnaby Village Museum church in 1980 and began their family roots with their first home on Capitol Hill. They later moved with their three children to Surrey where Julia continues to work for the Surrey School district and John is enjoying his retirement.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:03:16

Interviewee Name: Poole, Julia Kong; Poole, John

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

Julia Kong (later Poole) while at Burnaby North High School, [1968]. Item no. 549-058. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track six of recording of interview with John and Julia Poole

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-021/MSS171-021_Track_6.mp3

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

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory305

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

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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

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