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Swim Meet - Venturers 5th West

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1960 and 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 43 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Venturers Boy Scout troop participating in a swim meet, shelter building exercises, and boat building activities.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1960 and 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Scouts subseries

Physical Description: 43 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 631-013

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-05

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Venturers Boy Scout troop participating in a swim meet, shelter building exercises, and boat building activities.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Sports - Swimming

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original negative envelope

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Unidentified Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59201

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1982]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of an unidentified building that may be a gym. There is a pathway in front of the bulding and two people at the entrance, mostly obscured by a tree.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1982]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 20.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1517

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of an unidentified building that may be a gym. There is a pathway in front of the bulding and two people at the entrance, mostly obscured by a tree.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Gymnasiums; Buildings - Other

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Gym Blessed / page 13 / Burnaby Today / 95%"

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An elderly man bowling at the hospital

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a senior citizen bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and two nurses watch.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1474

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a senior citizen bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and two nurses watch.

Subjects: Persons - Seniors; Occupations - Nurses; Recreational Activities; Buildings - Civic - Hospitals

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "page B-4 / Burnaby / Today"

Images

An elderly man bowling at the hospital, ca.1983 thumbnail

Bonsor Hall

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Bonsor Hall (originally 6637 Fern Avenue). In the foreground, construction debris can be seen and the skytrain is visible in the background. A note with this photograph indicates that this building was originally the Burnaby School Board Office.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 13 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 386-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Bonsor Hall (originally 6637 Fern Avenue). In the foreground, construction debris can be seen and the skytrain is visible in the background. A note with this photograph indicates that this building was originally the Burnaby School Board Office.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Community Halls

Names: Bonsor Hall

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Fern Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

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Capitol Hill Community Hall

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.: 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Capitol Hill Community Hall at 361 Howard Ave.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Evelyn Salisbury subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.: 10 x 13 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 261-057

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1991-24

Scope and Content: Photograph of Capitol Hill Community Hall at 361 Howard Ave.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Community Halls

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 361 Howard Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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Children at "Jump Rope for Heart"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59026

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of children in a gymnasium skipping rope. A crowd looks on while one child skips rope while also skipping inside of a Double Dutch jump rope. The children are participating in Jump Rope for Heart.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1432

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of children in a gymnasium skipping rope. A crowd looks on while one child skips rope while also skipping inside of a Double Dutch jump rope. The children are participating in Jump Rope for Heart.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Persons - Children; Recreational Activities

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "No names"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / A-12 / PMT 75%"

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

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1950-1990

Length: 00:09:22

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

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

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

Date Range: 1950-1990

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

Length: 00:09:22

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

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

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: April 4, 1990

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

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

Total Tracks: 10

Total Length: 00:56:44

Interviewee Name: Morin, Severin "Sev"

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

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

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

Images

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

Audio Tracks

Track ten of interview with Sev Morin

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Man sailing around Barnet Inlet

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a sailboat sailing in the Burrard Inlet, by Barnet Park. The hills and oil refinery are visible in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1407

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a sailboat sailing in the Burrard Inlet, by Barnet Park. The hills and oil refinery are visible in the background.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Boating; Buildings - Industrial - Refineries

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT 75% / page 4 / Burnaby Today"

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet; Barnet Marine Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Man sailing around Barnet Inlet, ca.1983 thumbnail

Mrs. Maria Wheahy - Bolwing at 90, Hospital Resident

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59138

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

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 a senior citizen, identified as Maria Wheahy, bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and nurses watch.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1476

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a senior citizen, identified as Maria Wheahy, bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and nurses watch.

Subjects: Persons - Seniors; Occupations - Nurses; Recreational Activities; Buildings - Civic - Hospitals

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Bowling at 90 - Hospital resident (Mrs) Maria Wheahy"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Flop & / PMT 100% / page B-4 / Burnaby / Today"

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Mrs. Maria Wheahy - Bolwing at 90, Hospital Resident, ca.1983 thumbnail

Nicole and Emily Vanboeyen at "Jump Rope for Heart"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59027

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

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 two children skipping together inside of a gymnasium. The children are participating in Jump Rope for Heart.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1433

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of two children skipping together inside of a gymnasium. The children are participating in Jump Rope for Heart.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Recreational Activities; Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Nicole (11) and Emily (6) Vanboeyen (cousins)"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "A-12 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"

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Children riding C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18225

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse on the far left is named "Allegro"

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse on the far left is named "Allegro"

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.81

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

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Children riding C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at PNE, 1989 thumbnail

C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel in operation at PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18222

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse named "Vivian" is in the foreground.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse named "Vivian" is in the foreground.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.78

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

Images

C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel in operation at PNE, 1989 thumbnail

Detail of interior of roof top on the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18226

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of supports and rooftop interior of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of supports and rooftop interior of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.82

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

Images

Detail of interior of roof top on the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel, 1989 thumbnail

Detail of pole and stirrups of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18223

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of lower section of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse with pole and stirrups. Photograph was taken while the carousel was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of lower section of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse with pole and stirrups. Photograph was taken while the carousel was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.79

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

Images

Detail of pole and stirrups of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse, 1989 thumbnail

Elizabeth and Sarah Knudson at Playland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1769

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: August 23, 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 18 x 27 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. Their father, Bob Knudson, is standing at the railing watching over them. C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 18 x 27 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. Their father, Bob Knudson, is standing at the railing watching over them. C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: Knudson, Elizabeth; Knudson, Bob; Knudson, Sarah; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV004.63.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: August 23, 1986

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Elizabeth and Sarah Knudson at Playland

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: August 23, 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 27 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 27 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: Knudson, Elizabeth; Knudson, Sarah; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV004.63.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: August 23, 1986

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18227

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.83

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

Images

Top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at PNE, 1989 thumbnail

Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory538

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1950-1990

Length: 00:06:16

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s description of Burnaby’s growth and business development along Kingsway and Hastings, the Lake City Industrial Park, and the purchase of property in 1958 for the Heritage Park and Art Gallery.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s description of Burnaby’s growth and business development along Kingsway and Hastings, the Lake City Industrial Park, and the purchase of property in 1958 for the Heritage Park and Art Gallery.

Date Range: 1950-1990

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

Length: 00:06:16

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Buildings - Civic; Buildings - Industrial; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood); Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood); Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood); Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area; Lake City Area; Burnaby Mountain Area; Kingsway-Beresford Area; Douglas-Gilpin Area

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.