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![Aaron Lau throwing a javelin, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3160.jpg?width=280)
Aaron Lau throwing a javelin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98080
- 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 Aaron Lau, a Moscrop Secondary School student, about to throw a javelin during a Burnaby-New Westminster high school track and field meet at Burnaby Central.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3160
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Aaron Lau, a Moscrop Secondary School student, about to throw a javelin during a Burnaby-New Westminster high school track and field meet at Burnaby Central.
- Subjects
- Sports
- Persons - Students
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Moscrop's Aaron Lau rears back in the boys' javelin competition at the Burnaby-New West high school track and field meet at Burnaby Central."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4939 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Aaron Lau throwing a javelin, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3160.jpg)
![Burnaby Central and Burnaby South soccer game, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3343.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Central and Burnaby South soccer game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98319
- 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 unidentified players in action during a soccer game between Burnaby Central Secondary School and Burnaby South Secondary School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3343
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of unidentified players in action during a soccer game between Burnaby Central Secondary School and Burnaby South Secondary School.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Sports - Soccer
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby Central (white) and Burnaby South (stripes) clash at Burnaby Lake fields, in the season opener of the boy's AAA high school soccer season."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Burnaby Central and Burnaby South soccer game, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3343.jpg)
![Burnaby Central and Cariboo Hill rugby game, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3348.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Central and Cariboo Hill rugby game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98324
- 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 unidentified players in action during a grade 8 rugby game between Burnaby Central Secondary School and Cariboo Hill Secondary School at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3348
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of unidentified players in action during a grade 8 rugby game between Burnaby Central Secondary School and Cariboo Hill Secondary School at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Sports - Rugby
- 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: "A Central ball carrier is brought down by two Cariboo defenders in pre-season Grade 8 rugby action at Burnaby Lake fields."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Burnaby Central and Cariboo Hill rugby game, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3348.jpg)
![Burnaby Central Secondary School rugby game, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3366.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Central Secondary School rugby game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98356
- 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 unidentified players in action during a grade 8 rugby game between Burnaby South Secondary and Cambie Secondary School at Burnaby South.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3366
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified players in action during a grade 8 rugby game between Burnaby South Secondary and Cambie Secondary School at Burnaby South.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Sports - Rugby
- 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: "A Burnaby South ball carrier eludes a tackle from his Cambie opponent, in Grade 8 rugby action at Burnaby South."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4939 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Burnaby Central Secondary School rugby game, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3366.jpg)
Burnaby Central Secondary School yearbook : 1989-1990
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5225
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.17.2
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1990
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby Central Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Printer
- Friesen Yearbooks
- Physical Description
- 208 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1990-1999
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Notes
- High school yearbook for Burnaby Central high school
Burnaby Central Secondary School yearbook : 1991-1992
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5224
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.17.1
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1992
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby Central Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 224 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1990-1999
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Notes
- High school yearbook for Burnaby Central high school
Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36594
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby an…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Nancy Peter subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 304-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-45
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Roberts Street
- Street Address
- 6871 Roberts Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36595
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby an…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Nancy Peter subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 304-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-45
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Roberts Street
- Street Address
- 6871 Roberts Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion bleachers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36592
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion's bleachers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Nancy Peter subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 304-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-45
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion's bleachers.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Roberts Street
- Street Address
- 6871 Roberts Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion entrance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36590
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the entrance to the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970's in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Nancy Peter subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 304-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-45
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the entrance to the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970's in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Recreational
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Roberts Street
- Street Address
- 6871 Roberts Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion second entrance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36591
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the second entrance to the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970's in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Nancy Peter subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 304-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-45
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the second entrance to the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970's in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Recreational
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Roberts Street
- Street Address
- 6871 Roberts Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19602
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
- Geographic Features
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Housing
- Occupations
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Occupations - Writers
- Persons - Volunteers
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Religions
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Schwartz, William "Bill"
- Schwartz, Ellen
- City of Burnaby
- Polestar Communications
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg)
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_003.mp3![Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Norman Dowad
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Normam Dowad was born and rasied in Burnaby. Norm graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School, Simon Fraser University for one year, and obtained his law degree from York University. Norman began practicing law in 1974 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver as of 2023. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Migration
- Sports
- Sports - Football
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"
- Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"
- Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"
- Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David
- Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen
- Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"
- Rideout, Dr. John Anthony
- Burnaby Central Secondary School
- Douglas Road School
- W. Dowad Limited
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 5533 Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
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Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3
Rowing on Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36593
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby an…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Nancy Peter subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 304-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-45
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Roberts Street
- Street Address
- 6871 Roberts Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Rowing on Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36596
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby an…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Nancy Peter subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 304-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-45
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Roberts Street
- Street Address
- 6871 Roberts Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
"Watching Change" exhibit at Burnaby Art Gallery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98072
- 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 programmer Sherrard Bostwick posing with the artwork "Bound and Released," by Burnaby Central Secondary School students Owen James and another student, as promotion for the Burnaby Art Gallery's "Watching Change" exhibit.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3152
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of programmer Sherrard Bostwick posing with the artwork "Bound and Released," by Burnaby Central Secondary School students Owen James and another student, as promotion for the Burnaby Art Gallery's "Watching Change" exhibit.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Sherrard Bostwick, programmer at the Ceperly House Gallery, admires "Bound and Released," a sculpture by Burnaby Central high school student, Owen James. The work was originally started by another student, who was killed in a car accident, and languished in storage until rescued and finished by James for the "Watching Change" show."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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