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Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Rebecca Bby 759 / 68% Bby p. 3"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Firefighters

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 19, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby firefighters at the top of a building at Weiser Locks.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 19, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 15.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0654

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby firefighters at the top of a building at Weiser Locks.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Langdeau, Brian

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 3 78% / 656 Bby Brian"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Fire fighters with donations

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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 two members of the Burnaby Fire Department carrying bags of toys for donation in the parking lot in front of the Dogwood Lodge.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3320

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of two members of the Burnaby Fire Department carrying bags of toys for donation in the parking lot in front of the Dogwood Lodge.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters; Toys; Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing

Names: Burnaby Fire Department

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Collected by editorial for use in a September 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3755 Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

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Fire fighters with donations, [1999] thumbnail

Fireman

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 15, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 19 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a fireman stepping up on the back of a fire truck.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 15, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 19 x 13 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0954

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of a fireman stepping up on the back of a fire truck.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "96% Bby p. 1 / Burnaby Keith B+W 2314"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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House fire

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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 two Burnaby fire fighters using a fire hose to put out a house fire on 14th Avenue.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3385

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of two Burnaby fire fighters using a fire hose to put out a house fire on 14th Avenue.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Fires

Names: Burnaby Fire Department

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: 14th Avenue

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House fire

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 3, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of firefighters putting out a fire at an abandoned house on the 4300 block of Victory Street. The house was destroyed in the blaze.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 3, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0191

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of firefighters putting out a fire at an abandoned house on the 4300 block of Victory Street. The house was destroyed in the blaze.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Cooke, Bill

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads:"69% Bby 3 / 594A / Bby Bill Cook"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Kierra Lauri and Nick Gee

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 8, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of four-year-old Kierra Lauri with face paint on and Burnaby firefighter Nick Gee at a fair at Sperling Elementary.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 8, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0774

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of four-year-old Kierra Lauri with face paint on and Burnaby firefighter Nick Gee at a fair at Sperling Elementary.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Lauri, Kierra; Gee, Nick

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 1311 / 78% Bby p. 3"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Kierra Lauri and Nick Gee, June 8, 1997 thumbnail

Mark Fletcher with Joy Yorath

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 22, 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mark Fletcher of Burnaby Fire Department handing a cheque to Joy Yorath of Burnaby Hospital to kick off the Fire Fighters Benefit Christmas Magic Show fundraising drive at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. The photograph also includes an unidentified ventriloquist with his …

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 22, 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0022

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mark Fletcher of Burnaby Fire Department handing a cheque to Joy Yorath of Burnaby Hospital to kick off the Fire Fighters Benefit Christmas Magic Show fundraising drive at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. The photograph also includes an unidentified ventriloquist with his puppet.

Subjects: Events - Fundraising; Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Fletcher, Mark; Yorath, Joy

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Langdeau, Brian

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "2885 C Bby -2- 62%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Mark Fletcher with Joy Yorath, October 22, 1995 thumbnail

Mona Lisa Shiatsu Studio fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98058

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified fire inspector walking past the burned-up commercial building that housed Mona Lisa Shiatsu Studio, at 4717 Kingsway.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3138

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified fire inspector walking past the burned-up commercial building that housed Mona Lisa Shiatsu Studio, at 4717 Kingsway.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Natural Phenomena - Fires; Occupations - Fire Fighters

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4717 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Mona Lisa Shiatsu Studio fire, [1999] thumbnail

Sam Penner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78873

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 18, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 21 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Fire Chief Sam Penner inside a fire damaged building.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 18, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 21 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0176

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Fire Chief Sam Penner inside a fire damaged building.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Penner, Sam

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 459 / Bby - 3 - 78%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Andrea Berry

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 21, 1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 21 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Andrea Berry getting her handprint scanned by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer as a part of the digital child identification program.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 21, 1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 21 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1234

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Andrea Berry getting her handprint scanned by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer as a part of the digital child identification program.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Names: Berry, Andrea; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 1354 / 81% Bby p.8"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped); Accompanying caption reads: "June 21, 1998 1354: / Three-year-old Andrea Berry gets her handprint scanned as part of RCMP's new digital child identifications program."

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Blair Spraggs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81062

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 17, 1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Corporal Blair Spraggs leaning on a cement wall.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 17, 1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1232

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Corporal Blair Spraggs leaning on a cement wall.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Spraggs, Blair

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Ray, Steve

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1369 Bby Steve A / Bby - 3 - 75%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped); Accompanying caption reads: "June 17, 1998 1369: / Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Blair Spraggs, lead investigator in the 1995 unsolved slaying of 29-year-old Elizbita Donasewicz, at murder site. Article "Brutal slaying remains unsolved.""

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Community Policing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79008

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 31, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Blockwatch member Raymond Allen (right) discussing community policing with Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sergeant Jim Westman (left) and community police 'neighbourhood constables' Paul Fletcher and Natalie Sharme.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 31, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0236

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Blockwatch member Raymond Allen (right) discussing community policing with Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sergeant Jim Westman (left) and community police 'neighbourhood constables' Paul Fletcher and Natalie Sharme.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Allen, Raymond; Westman, Jim; Fletcher, Paul; Sharme, Natalie

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "813 Bby Mario / 73% / Bby 9"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Community Policing, March 31, 1996 thumbnail

Don Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80713

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 2, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 2, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0979

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "11/02 Mario Bby p. 1 2468 66%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Doug Wells

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80875

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 22, 1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby RCMP Constable Doug Wells with counterfeit 50-dollar bills.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 22, 1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1117

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby RCMP Constable Doug Wells with counterfeit 50-dollar bills.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Names: Wells, Doug; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "365 Bby Mario / 76% Bby. 1"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Emergency Response Team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 2, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two members of the Emergency Response Team outside a residence at 6152 Grant Street in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 2, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0685

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of two members of the Emergency Response Team outside a residence at 6152 Grant Street in Burnaby.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Saba, Robert

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby p. 3 Robert Saba 75%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Emergency Response Team, April 2, 1997 thumbnail

First Nations chief and Police Officer

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1995 and 1998]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 21 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a First nations chief pinning a medal on Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1995 and 1998]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 21 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1434

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of a First nations chief pinning a medal on Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.

Subjects: Clothing - Uniforms; Public Services - Policing; Indigenous peoples - British Columbia

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 2892 / Bby - 10 82%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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First Nations chief and Police Officer, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory504

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1990

Length: 00:06:00

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s education and career in forensics in the RCMP, and the changes he saw in Burnaby between 1954 to 1975, which were emphasized by absences from Burnaby in this period. He talks about the appearance of the first high rises and the difference in devel…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s education and career in forensics in the RCMP, and the changes he saw in Burnaby between 1954 to 1975, which were emphasized by absences from Burnaby in this period. He talks about the appearance of the first high rises and the difference in development between north and south Burnaby

Date Range: 1947-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:06:00

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Education; Buildings

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Don Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%203.mp3

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 13

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory514

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1950-1990

Length: 00:04:09

Summary: This portion of the interview takes place while looking at photographs. Don Brown talks about the move from Provincial Police to RCMP, and how service was calculated. He also talks about the importance of owning his own home, and some information about the RCMP forensic labs he supervised

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview takes place while looking at photographs. Don Brown talks about the move from Provincial Police to RCMP, and how service was calculated. He also talks about the importance of owning his own home, and some information about the RCMP forensic labs he supervised

Date Range: 1950-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:04:09

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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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Audio Tracks

Track thirteen of interview with Don Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%2013.mp3

Jim McKnight

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79901

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) constable Jim McKnight monitoring a photo radar unit in his patrol car.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0563

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) constable Jim McKnight monitoring a photo radar unit in his patrol car.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police; McKnight, Jim

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Langdeau, Brian

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "89 Bby Brian 71% Bby 8"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Blair Spraggs

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Community Policing

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Don Brown

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Doug Wells

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Emergency Response Team

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First Nations chief and Police Officer

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 3

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 13

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Jim McKnight

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