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Burnaby Heights Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: Up until the 1970s, this neighbourhood was known as Vancouver Heights. When a new park was created during that decade and named "Burnaby Heights Park," the name was gradually adopted by newcomers to the area. Today, you will hear residents refer to their neighbourhood as Burnaby Heights, Vancouver Heights, or just "The Heights." Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the commercial district in this neighbourhood continued to grow and a Retail Merchants Association was formed which later became known as the Heights Merchants Association. The neighbourhood still retains a residential neighbourhood characteristic with an increasing number of apartment buildings and multi-family units being built over the past 20 years.

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Burnaby Heights mural

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Cindy Johnson, of Golden Dream Murals, painting a mural that was commissioned by the Heights Merchants Association on the 4000 block of Hastings Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3349

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Cindy Johnson, of Golden Dream Murals, painting a mural that was commissioned by the Heights Merchants Association on the 4000 block of Hastings Street.

Subjects: Arts - Paintings; Occupations - Artists

Names: The Heights Merchant Association

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Cindy Johnson, of Golden Dream Murals, puts the final touches on a new mural behind the Bank of Nova Scotia on Hastings St. The mural is a joint venture between local businesses and The Heights Merchants Association."

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Bus Practices

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 10, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the destination sign on a bus at East Hastings Street and Madison Avenue that reads "Rear Boarding Only".

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 10, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 623-044

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2020-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of the destination sign on a bus at East Hastings Street and Madison Avenue that reads "Rear Boarding Only".

Subjects: Transportation - Buses

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Jerome, Ron

Notes: Transcribed title

Geographic Access: Hastings Street; Madison Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Eating your way through Burnaby: A look at Chinese Canadian history through food

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 27 Oct. 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (61 min., 56 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps

Scope and Content: Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Kate Petrusa, Burnaby Village Museum assistant curator. The webinar is titled "Eating your way through Burnaby: A look at Chinese Canadian history through food" and is presented by Denise Fong, Planning Assistant for the City of Bu…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series

Subseries: Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Fall 2020 subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (61 min., 56 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps

Material Details: Presenter: Denise Fong; Host: Kate Petrusa; Date of Presentation: October 27 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm; Total Number of tracks: 1; Total Length of all tracks:61 min., 56 sec.; Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform

Scope and Content: Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Kate Petrusa, Burnaby Village Museum assistant curator. The webinar is titled "Eating your way through Burnaby: A look at Chinese Canadian history through food" and is presented by Denise Fong, Planning Assistant for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the seventh in a collection of seven "Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars that were presented and made available to the public between September 29 and October 27, 2020. The live webinar and recording was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. In this webinar, Denise Fong talks about how Chinese Canadians have played a key role in supplying food to Burnaby’s community through their participation in the local market gardening, green grocer, and restaurant industries. The presentation is supported with historical maps, photographs, documents, census records and stories from recent research on the 1960s-1970s period in Burnaby’s Big Bend and Capitol Hill neighborhoods. In her presentation, Denise also talks about the history of Chinese Immigration in Canada including the political circumstances and legal barriers that Chinese migrants faced in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Denise highlights specific Chinese Canadian family farms in Burnaby including; the Jung family farm located on 5460 Douglas Road operated by Jung Chong and his wife Jung Gee Shee; "Hop On Farms" located on Marine Drive, operated by Chan Kow Hong, Sui Ha Hong and family; the Tong Yip Farm located on Byrne Road operated by D.T. "George" Yip and his wife, Yip Chow Won Tai. Denise also highlights her recent research regarding Chinese Canadian corner stores and green grocers in Burnaby including; The Lee Kee grocery store located at 3824 East Hastings Street, owned and operated by Yow Lee Ko and his wife Say Jan Chan; the Burnaby Market located at 3942 East Hastings Street, owned and operated by Chin Yin Wong; the Quon Bros. located at 3702 East Hastings Street.; Y. Hoy Produce Co. located at 4092 East Hastings Street operated by Hoy Yen; Louie's Food Basket located at 5886 South East Marine Drive operated by Hoy Bew Louie, his wife Poy Yee and later by thier son Bing Louie and Tommy's Market located in Burnaby's Edmonds neighbourhood, operated by Tommy Chu. Denise also provides a detailed history of Tommy Chu and family who owned and operated Tommy's Market. Denise tells of how in the early 1970s, Chinese grocers in the lower mainland came together and formed the Lower Mainland Independent Grocers Association and Lower Mainland Grocers Co-Op. The organization was formed to protect the rights and promote businesses of independent grocers. In closing, Denise explains how her research of Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby continues and by the end of the project, the information will be made accessible in the form of a publication.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Social Issues - Discrimination; Agriculture - Farms; Social Issues - Racism; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Names: Fong, Denise; Jung, Chung Chong; Tommy's Produce; Lee Kee Grocery; Louie's Food Basket; Louie, Hoy Bew; Jung, Gee Shee; Hong, Chan Kow; Hong, Sui Ha; Yip, D.T. "George"; Yip, Chow Won Tai; Ko, Yow Lee; Ko, Chan Say Jan; Burnaby Market; Wong, Chin Yin; Quon Bros.; Y. Hoy Produce Co.; Yen, Hoy; Louie, Poy Yee; Louie, Bing; Chu, Tommy; Chu, Sharon; Chu, Calvin

Responsibility: Petrusa, Kate

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Street Address: 3942 Hastings Street; 3824 Hastings Street; 3702 Hastings Street; 4092 Hastings Street

Accession Code: BV020.29.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 27 Oct. 2020

Media Type: Moving Images

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood); Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area; Burnaby Heights Area

Notes: Title based on contents of video recording; Video recording was edited for publication on Heritage Burnaby. Original mp4 video recording (BV020.29.7.1) is 72 min., 14 sec.

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Eating your way through Burnaby: A look at Chinese Canadian history through food, 27 Oct. 2020

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Hastings HOV lane

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified person standing on the 4000 block of Hastings Street in North Burnaby, underneath a sign indicating an HOV lane.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3248

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified person standing on the 4000 block of Hastings Street in North Burnaby, underneath a sign indicating an HOV lane.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Roads; Transportation

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Hats Off Day

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 12 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the annual Hats Off Day event and parade on Hastings Street in Burnaby Heights. Photographs depict the crowd and people attending, performers in the parade, and a Cioffi's Meat Market & Deli employee cooking sausages.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 12 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-3198

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the annual Hats Off Day event and parade on Hastings Street in Burnaby Heights. Photographs depict the crowd and people attending, performers in the parade, and a Cioffi's Meat Market & Deli employee cooking sausages.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Events; Persons - Crowds

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Hats Off Day

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 9 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the annual Hats Off Day event and parade on Hastings Street in Burnaby Heights. Photographs depict members of the crowd, performers in the parade, and a barbecue on the sidewalk.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 9 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-3200

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the annual Hats Off Day event and parade on Hastings Street in Burnaby Heights. Photographs depict members of the crowd, performers in the parade, and a barbecue on the sidewalk.

Subjects: Events; Events - Parades; Persons - Crowds; Persons - Children

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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

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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.

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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 two of interview with Sev Morin

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 10, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a sign in the window of a Pharmasave drugstore advertising the supplies it has available. The sign features "yes" and "no" columns with velcro patches to which checkmarks and crosses are stuck to to indicate which supplies are currently in stock. Supplies listed include: face masks,…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 10, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 623-043

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2020-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of a sign in the window of a Pharmasave drugstore advertising the supplies it has available. The sign features "yes" and "no" columns with velcro patches to which checkmarks and crosses are stuck to to indicate which supplies are currently in stock. Supplies listed include: face masks, hand sanitizer, hand soap, rubbing alcohol, thermometers, gloves, Lysol wipes, Tylenol, and toilet paper.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Jerome, Ron

Notes: Transcribed title

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Street Address: 4367 Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Snail race

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of children in a school gymnasium at Rosser Elementary. They are taking part in a "snail race" and watching snails move on tables. A TV crew is visible behind a child in one photograph.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-3196

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of children in a school gymnasium at Rosser Elementary. They are taking part in a "snail race" and watching snails move on tables. A TV crew is visible behind a child in one photograph.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Events; Buildings - Schools

Names: Rosser Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Geographic Access: Pandora Street

Street Address: 4375 Pandora Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified women walking a dog past the Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 25 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 373-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified women walking a dog past the Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church.

Subjects: Buildings - Religious - Churches

Names: Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Esmond Avenue

Street Address: 140 Esmond Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Virtual Hats off Day

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 6 Jun. 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (43 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Film clip of City of Burnaby council members and Mayor Mike Hurley wishing citizens of Burnaby and the public a "Happy Hats Off Day!". They encourage the public to keep the spirit of Burnaby's Hats Off Day alive in their homes since celebrations have been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pan…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (43 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Film clip of City of Burnaby council members and Mayor Mike Hurley wishing citizens of Burnaby and the public a "Happy Hats Off Day!". They encourage the public to keep the spirit of Burnaby's Hats Off Day alive in their homes since celebrations have been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Council members include: Sav Dhaliwal, Pietro Calendino, James Wang, Joe Keithley, Colleen Jordan, Dan Johnston and the late Councillor Paul McDonell.

History: Video taken by the City of Burnaby Marketing Department in 2020. The original intent of the clip was to produce communications about the pandemic and changes throughout the City that residents needed to be aware of.