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Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their p…

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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., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah Location of Interview: Nalliah family home Interview Date: May 29, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 68 min., 6 sec. 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: Ruth (Angela) Nalliah with husband Samuel Nalliah WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this interview (00:40:58 – 00:57:31) regarding the Tamil genocide may be upsetting to some people.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their parentage, place of birth (Sri Lanka), spoken language and education. Sam Nalliah shares details on his education while living in Sri Lanka, his later education in Wales where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and his migration to Halifax in 1978 after obtaining a job at Dalhousie University as a systems analyst. Sam conveys how he decided to relocate from Halifax to Vancouver in 1986 and started his employment with BC Tel. Angela Nalliah shares details on her education and employment after immigrating to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1986. Angela conveys how she first lived in Ottawa, moved to Toronto in 1989 where she began working for TD bank and moved to Vancouver in 1999. 00:13:31 – 00:20:03 Sam Nalliah talks about how he and his wife Angela first met and married in 1999 and moved to Vancouver. Sam shares information on where his other family members immigrated to and why he decided to immigrate to Canada. Angela shares information on other members of her family who immigrated to Canada before her and how her uncle sponsored them all to come. 00:20:04 – 00:29:30 Sam provides further details regarding his family make up including; his first wife, his daughters (born in 1983 and 1985), his step daughter (born in 1991) and his youngest daughter (born in 2000). Sam tells how he worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Sam provides locations of homes that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver. Sam and Angela describe what they liked about living in Burnaby, where their daughter attended school and where they did their shopping. 00:29:31 – 00:32:11 Angela talks about working for Prospera Credit Union from 2003 after TD bank downsized. Sam describes how they rented out their house in Vancouver and lived in a rental home in Burnaby that was owned by the City of Burnaby. Sam and Angela recollect the time period that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver before deciding to move to Surrey in 2015. 00:32:12 – 00:35:59 Sam and Angela provide details regarding their daughter’s post-secondary education and careers. Angela talks about her social activities, volunteer work and involvement with the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia, the Women’s Network as well as the Westminster Bible Chapel Church in Burnaby and the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church in Surrey. 00:36:00 – 00:40:57 Sam recalls hearing Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau speak about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at Dalhousie University and the effect that his speech made on him. Sam talks about joining the National Democratic Party when Peter Julian was elected as a Member of Parliament for Burnaby. 00:40:58 – 00:57:31 (WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this portion of the interview may be upsetting to some people) Sam and Angela speak about their involvement with the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC). Angela describes the brutal violence that she witnessed while living in Sri Lanka during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide in the 1980’s. Sam and Angela recollect and discuss their views and actions pertaining to the MV Sun Sea incident where a Thai cargo ship carrying Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to British Columbia were identified as terrorists by the Canadian Government and held in detention facilities. 00:57:32 – 01:08:07 Sam reflects on what he likes about Burnaby. Angela and Sam talk about Hindu temples attended by many Tamil and Sri Lankan people living in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Angela talks about the many cultural events and celebrations that are celebrated within the Tamil and Sri Lankan community including the Pongal Festival. Angela and Sam reflect on how grateful they are to be residents of Canada.

History: Interviewees biographies: Samuel (Sam) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1949. Sam immigrated to Halifax in 1977 after obtaining a position as a systems analyst at Dalhousie University. In 1986, Sam sponsored his parents to come to Canada. In 1986, after being introduced to the milder weather in Victoria, Sam decided to move to British Columbia. He moved to Burnaby in 1990 and began working for BC Tel in Burnaby. Following his job at BC Tel, Sam worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Ruth (Angela) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1964 and immigrated to Canada in 1986. As a Tamil living in Sri Lanka in the 1980’s Angela witnessed first hand the brutal violence during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide. In 1986 Angela was relieved to be able to immigrate to Canada after being sponsored by her uncle. Angela first lived and worked in Ottawa and Toronto before marrying Samuel Nalliah in Ottawa in 1999 and the couple moved to Burnaby. Angela worked for TD bank in both Toronto and Vancouver until it downsized in 2003 and she began working for Prospero Credit Union. While living in Burnaby, Angela attended the Westminster Bible Chapel and after moving to Surrey she became a member of the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church. Sam and Angela Nalliah have four daughters and since moving to British Columbia they’ve lived in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Both Sam and Angela are involved with the Tamil Cultural Association of British Columbia and the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) as well as participates in Sri Lankan and Tamil community cultural events. Interviewer biography: James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Events - Festivals; Government; Government - Federal Government; Migration; Occupations; Organizations - Political Parties; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Religions; Religions - Christianity; Religions - Hinduism; Rights; Rights - Human Rights; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Social Issues - Discrimination

Names: Nalliah, Ruth "Angela"; Nalliah, Samuel "Sam"; Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC); Westminster Bible Chapel; Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCSBC)

Responsibility: Binks, James

Accession Code: BV023.16.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum

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Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0008_003.mp3

Julien Mafatow with Blues Festival program

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97052

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Julien Mafatow, a volunteer for the Burnaby Blues Festival, laying on a picnic table by Deer Lake and reviewing the program for the upcoming Festival.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2580

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Julien Mafatow, a volunteer for the Burnaby Blues Festival, laying on a picnic table by Deer Lake and reviewing the program for the upcoming Festival.

Subjects: Persons - Volunteers; Events - Festivals

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Julien Mafatow, who will be volunteering for the second year at the Deer Lake Blues Festival, checks out the lineup at the park's natural concert bowl. He says he's been a fan of the Blues for 30 years."

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Park; Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Kids Cut for the Cure event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97471

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charlene Lydon and Dylan Strong reflected in a mirror, after Lydon cut Strong's hair at MasterCuts in Metrotown during a fundraising event.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2810

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charlene Lydon and Dylan Strong reflected in a mirror, after Lydon cut Strong's hair at MasterCuts in Metrotown during a fundraising event.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Events - Fundraising

Names: Metrotown

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Dylan Strong, 12, checks his new haircut with Charlene Lydon, of MasterCuts in the Metrotown Shopping Centre, at their "Kids Cut for the Cure" on Saturday. Proceeds from all kids' haircuts on that day go to breast cancer research."

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4700 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Korean Festival taekwondo demonstration

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified child demonstrating taekwondo at the Korean Festival at Swangard Stadium. Other young martial arts students taking part in the demonstration are visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2356

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified child demonstrating taekwondo at the Korean Festival at Swangard Stadium. Other young martial arts students taking part in the demonstration are visible in the background.

Subjects: Events - Festivals; Sports; Persons - Children

Names: Swangard Stadium

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a May 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "More than 100 martial arts students demonstrate Tae-Kwon -Do at the Korean Festival at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium on Saturday. The Festival also featured traditional dancing, food and displays."

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Lee Rankin at Remembrance Day ceremony

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97714

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of former City of Burnaby councillor Lee Rankin, holding a wreath, and an unidentified veteran during a Remembrance Day ceremony.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2988

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of former City of Burnaby councillor Lee Rankin, holding a wreath, and an unidentified veteran during a Remembrance Day ceremony.

Subjects: Officials - Aldermen and Councillors; Ceremonies; Events; Persons - Veterans

Names: Rankin, Lee A.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

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Mandy Vial and Stacey Trottier

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97025

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of sisters Mandy Vial and Stacey Trottier, with their arms around each other and posing on a laneway. Both are wearing shirts for the "Avon Brest Cancer 3-Day" walk, the event in California in which they will be participating.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2557

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of sisters Mandy Vial and Stacey Trottier, with their arms around each other and posing on a laneway. Both are wearing shirts for the "Avon Brest Cancer 3-Day" walk, the event in California in which they will be participating.

Subjects: Events - Fundraising; Persons - Families

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a June 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Mandy Vial (l) and her sister, Stacey Trottier, are preparing to put their best foot forward at the Avon 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer, to be held this fall in California."

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Mid-Summer Festival at the Scandinavian Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95949

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a girl wearing garlands of leaves and flowers. She is taking part in the Mid-Summer Festival at the Burnaby Scandinavian Centre.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1720

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a girl wearing garlands of leaves and flowers. She is taking part in the Mid-Summer Festival at the Burnaby Scandinavian Centre.

Subjects: Events - Festivals; Persons - Children

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a June 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Shayla Jensen peeks out from garlands of leaves and flowers as she prepares to help celebrate the arrival of Summer at the annual Mid-Summer Festival at the Scandanavian Centre in Burnaby."

Geographic Access: Thomas Street

Street Address: 6540 Thomas Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Mission to Mars at Alpha Secondary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96857

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Windsor Street School students Val Natchev and Leo Chiu decorating their "environmental habitat" as they take part in the Burnaby School District's annual "Mission to Mars" event at Alpha Secondary.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2415

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Windsor Street School students Val Natchev and Leo Chiu decorating their "environmental habitat" as they take part in the Burnaby School District's annual "Mission to Mars" event at Alpha Secondary.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Events

Names: Windsor Street School; Alpha Secondary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Val Natchev, 13, and Leo Chiu, 13, of Windsor Elementary, appear otherworldly as they decorate their "environmental habitat" at the Burnaby School District's annual Mission to Mars, at Alpha Secondary. Students from schools around the district had to build and equip their habitats as if to sustain life on another planet."

Geographic Access: Parker Street

Street Address: 4600 Parker Street

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

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Moscrop Secondary painting fundraising

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96167

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of three Moscrop Secondary students posed with a painted ceiling tile that was done as part of a fundraising campaign for tsunami relief.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1864

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of three Moscrop Secondary students posed with a painted ceiling tile that was done as part of a fundraising campaign for tsunami relief.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Buildings - Schools; Events - Fundraising; Arts - Paintings

Names: Moscrop Secondary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Jessica Martin, Ellyse Hall and Jonathan Caramay, leadership students at Moscrop Secondary, have launched a fundraising campaign to paint ceiling tiles in the school to raise money for tsuanmi relief in Souteast Asia."

Geographic Access: Moscrop Street

Street Address: 4433 Moscrop Street

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

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North Burnaby Art Walk festival

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96836

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Margaret Jerome displaying a swan she created with Chinese knotting, as part of a demonstration at the Art Walk festival on Hastings Street in North Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2394

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Margaret Jerome displaying a swan she created with Chinese knotting, as part of a demonstration at the Art Walk festival on Hastings Street in North Burnaby.

Subjects: Crafts; Events - Festivals; Persons - Seniors

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Margaret Jerome shows off a swan she created with Chinese knotting. She was demonstrating her craft as part of the Art Walk festival on Hastings St. in North Burnaby."

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

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Olive and Archie Robertson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97020

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Burnaby couple Olive Robertson, 102, and Archie Robertson, 98, on the occasion of celebrating 76 years of marriage.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2552

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Burnaby couple Olive Robertson, 102, and Archie Robertson, 98, on the occasion of celebrating 76 years of marriage.

Subjects: Persons - Seniors; Events - Anniversaries

Names: Robertson, Olive; Robertson, Archie

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2552-1: "Olive Robertson, 102, adjusts the tie her husband, Archie, 98, is wearing, so he looks just right for their anniversary photo. The couple are celebrating 76 years of marriage on Monday."; Caption from metadata for 535-2552-2: "Even after 76 years of marriage, Olive Robertson, 102, enjoys a little snuggle with her husband, Archie, 98. The couple celebrates their anniversary on Monday. "I'm all he's ever needed," says Olive."

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SFU Terry Fox Run

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97510

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University students and staff walking on the Terry Fox Field running track, next to the SFU gymnasium, during the university's Terry Fox Run.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2849

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University students and staff walking on the Terry Fox Field running track, next to the SFU gymnasium, during the university's Terry Fox Run.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Events - Fundraising; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges; Geographic Features - Athletic Fields

Names: Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Students, staff and faculty at Simon Fraser University honor the spirit of Terry Fox at their own Terry Fox Run on Wednesday. The University, where Fox was a student before he embarked on his cross-country journey, also unveiled a new statue of Fox, in the Academic Quadrangle."

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; University Drive

Street Address: 8888 University Drive

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Shinerama at BCIT

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97375

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of BCIT students Nicki These and Terese Haugejorden shining Dixon Chow's shoes in the plaza outside of the college, during the college's Shinerama fundraising campaign for cystic fibrosis research.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2751

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of BCIT students Nicki These and Terese Haugejorden shining Dixon Chow's shoes in the plaza outside of the college, during the college's Shinerama fundraising campaign for cystic fibrosis research.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Events - Fundraising; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Nicki These, Teresa Haugejorden and Dixon Chow, all Integrated Management Studies' students at BCIT, prepare for the school's annual fundraising Shinerama, to be held throughout the Lower Mainland on Wednesday. More than 500 shoe shine kits have been distributed to teams of students, and all proceeds go to Cystic Fibrosis research."

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Simon Fraser University convocation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97540

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 6 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of fall convocation ceremonies at Simon Fraser University. Photographs depict graduands walking across the university campus and down the steps to Convocation Mall; portraits of unidentified graduands and others involved in the convocation; and Daniel Igali in an SFU Wrest…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 6 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2879

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of fall convocation ceremonies at Simon Fraser University. Photographs depict graduands walking across the university campus and down the steps to Convocation Mall; portraits of unidentified graduands and others involved in the convocation; and Daniel Igali in an SFU Wrestling shirt, holding up his Olympic gold medal.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges; Persons - Students; Ceremonies; Events

Names: Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Geographic Access: University Drive; Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Street Address: 8888 University Drive

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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South Metro Baseball Club's Run, Hit and Throw competition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96883

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of six-year-old Kyle Sussey-Perry preparing to throw a pitch at the South Metro Baseball Club's Run, Hit and Throw competition at the Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2441

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of six-year-old Kyle Sussey-Perry preparing to throw a pitch at the South Metro Baseball Club's Run, Hit and Throw competition at the Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Events; Sports - Baseball

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Kyle Sussey-Perry, 6, prepares to give it his all at South Metro Baseball Club's Run, Hit and Throw competition on Saturday. More than 100 players, aged 5-13, tested their baseball abilities, with the winners going on to a provincial competition at Nat Bailey Stadium, with a chance to go to the national finals at Toronto's Skydome."

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Speaker Kevin Brooks at Alpha Secondary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96562

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of speaker Kevin Brooks at Alpha Secondary School for a presentation about the dangers of impaired driving. Photographs depict Brooks with grade 10 students Keenan Werts and Craig Farrell and speaking in front of a crowd of students seated in the gymnasium.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2184

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of speaker Kevin Brooks at Alpha Secondary School for a presentation about the dangers of impaired driving. Photographs depict Brooks with grade 10 students Keenan Werts and Craig Farrell and speaking in front of a crowd of students seated in the gymnasium.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Events

Names: Alpha Secondary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2184-1: "Kevin Brooks speaks with Keenan Werts and Craig Farrell, Grade 10 students at Alpha Secondary, after his presentation about the dangers of drunk driving. Brooks lost the use of his legs, and his best friend was killed, in an accident caused by impaired driving."; Caption from metadata for 535-2184-2: "Kevin Brooks speaks to students at Alpha Secondary School about the dangers of drunk driving. He lost the use of his legs, and his best friend was killed, in an accident caused by impaired driving."

Geographic Access: Parker Street

Street Address: 4600 Parker Street

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

Images

Speaker Kevin Brooks at Alpha Secondary School, [2005] thumbnail

Stephanie Tu with Night of 2000 Lights lantern

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97013

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stephanie Tu, a volunteer with the Public Dreams Society, holding up one of the lanterns built at one of the public workshops for the Night of 2000 Lights event.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2545

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stephanie Tu, a volunteer with the Public Dreams Society, holding up one of the lanterns built at one of the public workshops for the Night of 2000 Lights event.

Subjects: Events; Persons - Volunteers; Lighting Devices

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Stephanie Tu, a volunteer for the Public Dreams Society, checks out one of the lanterns being built at public workshops for the Night of 2000 Lights. The next workshop is at Lougheed Mall, beginning Wednesday evening, 6:30-9."

Images

Stephanie Tu with Night of 2000 Lights lantern, [2000] thumbnail

Students at Youth Week

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96853

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of student Jana Buonsat spinning cotton candy for a crowd of students looking on during Youth Week. The students are in an unidentified school gymnasium.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2411

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of student Jana Buonsat spinning cotton candy for a crowd of students looking on during Youth Week. The students are in an unidentified school gymnasium.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Buildings - Schools; Events

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Ponne, Simone

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Jana Buonsant tries to supply the crowd with cottton candy"

Images

Students at Youth Week, [2000] thumbnail

Teens with shaved heads for wig donations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97024

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of teenagers Meghan Jeffrey, Jannie Ramtad, and Dan Calocero, showing off their recently shaved heads, and barber Edna Bondesen behind them at Royal Oak Barbers. The teens shaved their heads to donate their hair to make wigs for children undergoing cancer treatment.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2556

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of teenagers Meghan Jeffrey, Jannie Ramtad, and Dan Calocero, showing off their recently shaved heads, and barber Edna Bondesen behind them at Royal Oak Barbers. The teens shaved their heads to donate their hair to make wigs for children undergoing cancer treatment.

Subjects: Persons - Adolescents; Occupations - Barbers; Events

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Meghan Jeffrey, Jannie Ramtad and Dan Calocero show off their "summer haircuts," courtesy of barber Edna Bondesen at Royal Oak Barbers. The teens shaved their heads to donate their hair to make wigs for kids undergoing cancer treatment."

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 5597 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Images

Teens with shaved heads for wig donations, [2000] thumbnail

Terry Fox Run children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95954

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a two young children in Terry Fox Run T-shirts running down a paved path.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1724

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a two young children in Terry Fox Run T-shirts running down a paved path.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Events - Fundraising; Recreational Activities

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Ray, Steve

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an August 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "John and Mary McQueen in their Terry Fox Run T shirts."

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