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CUPE support workers strike
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97947
- 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 an unidentified person wearing a sign that reads "CUPE On Strike," walking the picket line during a CUPE support workers strike. The person is walking through the snow underneath a sign stating the speed limit for Burnaby school zones.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3073
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified person wearing a sign that reads "CUPE On Strike," walking the picket line during a CUPE support workers strike. The person is walking through the snow underneath a sign stating the speed limit for Burnaby school zones.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Protests and Demonstrations - Strikes
- Education
- Organizations - Unions
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "The only traffic around Burnaby schools is CUPE support workers walking the picket line after they went out on strike Thursday morning."
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Interview with Don and Orville Jantzen by Eric Damer November 19, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory349
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1950-1975
- Length
- 0:09:40
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of first coming to Burnaby and his decision to become part of the peace movement. Being active in the Trade Union Movement as an International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) member, Don recalls his involvement in marches, peace …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of first coming to Burnaby and his decision to become part of the peace movement. Being active in the Trade Union Movement as an International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) member, Don recalls his involvement in marches, peace rallies and strikes.
- Date Range
- 1950-1975
- Photo Info
- Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040.
- Length
- 0:09:40
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 19, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Don Jantzen and his brother Orville Jantzen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 19, 2012. Major themes discussed are: political activism and the trade union movement.
- Biographical Notes
- Don Jantzen came to Vancouver from the prairies following the war, found work, married, and settled in Burnaby in 1950. Through his work as a longshoreman, Don became active in the trade union movement (ILWU) and eventually became vice president of the Vancouver local. He was also active in politics, helping to launch the Burnaby Citizen’s Association in the early nineteen-fifties and working as campaign manager for candidates in both the provincial and the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Don has been a participant in local politics for many years as well as a supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Don's younger brother, Orville Jantzen, was born in Saskatchewan but grew up in South Vancouver. He is married with two children. Orville began his career as a salesman for a Burnaby bakery and remained in the food and beverage industry, working in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Since retiring, Orville has been engaged with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:32
- Interviewee Name
- Jantzen, Don
- Jantzen, Orville
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
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![Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-040.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
Track one of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-015/MSS171-015_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Don and Orville Jantzen by Eric Damer November 19, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory350
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Length
- 0:08:00
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of prominent moments in Canadian Union history and of Burnaby's political landscape. Don mentions the strike of 1967 at the "Big Owe" Olympic Stadium in Montreal and goes on to discuss Burnaby Council's fair wage legislation. He discu…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of prominent moments in Canadian Union history and of Burnaby's political landscape. Don mentions the strike of 1967 at the "Big Owe" Olympic Stadium in Montreal and goes on to discuss Burnaby Council's fair wage legislation. He discusses the Burnaby Citizen's Association (BCA).
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Photo Info
- Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040.
- Length
- 0:08:00
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 19, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Don Jantzen and his brother Orville Jantzen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 19, 2012. Major themes discussed are: political activism and the trade union movement.
- Biographical Notes
- Don Jantzen came to Vancouver from the prairies following the war, found work, married, and settled in Burnaby in 1950. Through his work as a longshoreman, Don became active in the trade union movement (ILWU) and eventually became vice president of the Vancouver local. He was also active in politics, helping to launch the Burnaby Citizen’s Association in the early nineteen-fifties and working as campaign manager for candidates in both the provincial and the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Don has been a participant in local politics for many years as well as a supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Don's younger brother, Orville Jantzen, was born in Saskatchewan but grew up in South Vancouver. He is married with two children. Orville began his career as a salesman for a Burnaby bakery and remained in the food and beverage industry, working in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Since retiring, Orville has been engaged with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:32
- Interviewee Name
- Jantzen, Don
- Jantzen, Orville
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
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Track two of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
Track two of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
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Ken Georgetti and Buzz Hargrove at TransLink rally
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96641
- 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 BC Federation of Labour president Ken Georgetti and CAW president Buzz Hargrove at a rally in support of striking TransLink drivers outside of TransLink's headquarters on Kingsway. In the background, other people at the rally are visible and an unidentified person holds a sign that re…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2263
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Federation of Labour president Ken Georgetti and CAW president Buzz Hargrove at a rally in support of striking TransLink drivers outside of TransLink's headquarters on Kingsway. In the background, other people at the rally are visible and an unidentified person holds a sign that reads: "On Strike."
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Protests and Demonstrations - Strikes
- Organizations - Unions
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Two of organized labor's heavyweights, BC Federation of Labor president Ken Georgetti, and CAW president Buzz Hargrove, lend their support for striking TransLink drivers at a rally outside the company's headquarters on Kingsway."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
Images
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John Reynolds, Bruce Johnson, Keith Sheedy and Heidi
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46352
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Reynolds smiling as he gets a kiss from a canine picketer; a St. Bernard named Heidi. Strikers Bruce Johnson and Union Local President Keith Sheedy (holding Heidi's leash) discussed the distillery dispute with their Member of Parliament for the Burnaby-Richmond-Delta riding John …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1240
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Reynolds smiling as he gets a kiss from a canine picketer; a St. Bernard named Heidi. Strikers Bruce Johnson and Union Local President Keith Sheedy (holding Heidi's leash) discussed the distillery dispute with their Member of Parliament for the Burnaby-Richmond-Delta riding John Reynolds.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Canine picket Heidi, wearing a Please Don't Buy sign on her keg, welcomes MP John Reynolds. At left are Bruce Johnson and union local president Keith Sheedy. Mr. Reynolds discussed the distillery dispute with the strikers."
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BCIT Faculty & Staff Association strike
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98367
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified striking person standing under a BCIT umbrella during a demonstration. The person is wearing a sign that reads: "BCIT Faculty & Staff Association / On Strike for Quality in Education."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3377
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified striking person standing under a BCIT umbrella during a demonstration. The person is wearing a sign that reads: "BCIT Faculty & Staff Association / On Strike for Quality in Education."
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Protests and Demonstrations - Strikes
- Education
- Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges
- 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
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Council discusses proposed Mosque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45426
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 18, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the council chambers overflowing with a crowd of people during a council meeting when the proposed Ismaili mosque was discussed.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 18, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-321
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the council chambers overflowing with a crowd of people during a council meeting when the proposed Ismaili mosque was discussed.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Buildings - Civic - City Halls
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Crowd at hearing into proposed mosque overflowed council chambers and trailed down the stairs."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Century Park Museum Association election
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13562
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people seated on chairs during the meeting of the election for the original board of directors of the Century Park Museum Association. Alderman and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee member Warren Clark (dressed in jacket and seated behind slide projector) is seated in the front row nex…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people seated on chairs during the meeting of the election for the original board of directors of the Century Park Museum Association. Alderman and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee member Warren Clark (dressed in jacket and seated behind slide projector) is seated in the front row next to Burnaby Parks Commissioner and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee member A.B. "Sandy" Stewart.
- Subjects
- Elections
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
- Officials - Commissioners
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.445
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory255
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1919-1939
- Length
- 0:09:44
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's personal memories of first coming to Burnaby in 1919 and the work that the early settlers did for Burnaby, including a mention of woman's backbreaking labour. Alfred describes Burnaby as being organized around the two villages of Edmonds and V…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's personal memories of first coming to Burnaby in 1919 and the work that the early settlers did for Burnaby, including a mention of woman's backbreaking labour. Alfred describes Burnaby as being organized around the two villages of Edmonds and Vancouver Heights. He discusses the Army of the Common Good and the Credit Union movement of British Columbia.
- Date Range
- 1919-1939
- Photo Info
- Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
- Length
- 0:09:44
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Organizations
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Total Tracks
- 12
- Total Length
- 1:38:06
- Interviewee Name
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track five of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
Track five of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-2/100-13-20-2_Track_5.mp3![Hospital Employees Union demonstration, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3025.jpg?width=280)
Hospital Employees Union demonstration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97751
- 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 unidentified people gathered as part of a Hospital Employees Union demonstration to protest lay-offs of health care workers at Willingdon Park Hospital. The demonstrators are holding signs and waving to traffic.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3025
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of unidentified people gathered as part of a Hospital Employees Union demonstration to protest lay-offs of health care workers at Willingdon Park Hospital. The demonstrators are holding signs and waving to traffic.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
- Public Services - Health Services
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Organizations - Unions
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Laid off health care workers at Willingdon Park Hospital rally to protest provincial government policies on contracting out. The union representing the workers says 18 housekeeping, laundry and dietary staff will be out of work by January 19."
- Geographic Access
- Grange Street
- Street Address
- 4435 Grange Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
![Hospital Employees Union demonstration, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3025.jpg)
![Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-008.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory31
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1928-1938
- Length
- 0:06:51
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's impressions of the Ward System in Burnaby as well as his experiences with the Unemployed Organization.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's impressions of the Ward System in Burnaby as well as his experiences with the Unemployed Organization.
- Date Range
- 1928-1938
- Photo Info
- Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008
- Length
- 0:06:51
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- May 21, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:58:01
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"
- Interview Location
- Walker Avenue
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
![Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-008.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with Charles B. Brown
Track five of interview with Charles B. Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-06/100-13-06_Track_5.mp3
Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory39
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Length
- 0:10:39
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's positive opinion towards the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (later the NDP) as well as his experience of the Relief Camp Workers' Union (RCWU) and their protest at Hudson's Bay Company Store in Vancouver.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's positive opinion towards the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (later the NDP) as well as his experience of the Relief Camp Workers' Union (RCWU) and their protest at Hudson's Bay Company Store in Vancouver.
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Photo Info
- McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
- Length
- 0:10:39
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- June 18, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:51:13
- Interviewee Name
- McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
- Interview Location
- Rosewood
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie
Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-10/100-13-10_Track_5.mp3
Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory18
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1914-1932
- Length
- 0:08:44
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's early childhood including the reasons why his family first moved to Burnaby, his first experiences of unemployment and what initially drew him to the Working Organization in Burnaby and their protest against evictions.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's early childhood including the reasons why his family first moved to Burnaby, his first experiences of unemployment and what initially drew him to the Working Organization in Burnaby and their protest against evictions.
- Date Range
- 1914-1932
- Photo Info
- Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
- Length
- 0:08:44
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Geographic Access
- Inman Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July / August 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 1:17:56
- Interviewee Name
- O'Brien, Harry
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with W.H.
Track one of interview with W.H.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-25/100-13-25_Track_1.mp3![Simon Fraser University student demonstration, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1779.jpg?width=280)
Simon Fraser University student demonstration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96028
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Simon Fraser University students dancing outdoors on the campus during a National Day of Action demonstration.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1779
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Simon Fraser University students dancing outdoors on the campus during a National Day of Action demonstration.
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Claudia Nobauer and Amanda Van Barsen dance for lower tuition fees at the National Day of Action student protest, Wednesday at Simon Fraser University. About 200 students attended the rally at Convocation Mall before joining a larger protest march in downtown Vancouver. Similar protests were held across Canada."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Simon Fraser University student demonstration, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1779.jpg)
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Simon Fraser University Student Society demonstration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96026
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two members of the Simon Fraser Student Society preparing protest signs outdoors on campus. The sign behind them reads: "National Day of Action, Feb 4, 2004, Reduce Tuition Fees."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1777
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two members of the Simon Fraser Student Society preparing protest signs outdoors on campus. The sign behind them reads: "National Day of Action, Feb 4, 2004, Reduce Tuition Fees."
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Josephine Wong, the Science rep for the Simon Fraser Students Society, and Nammi Pooroushasb, the Society's research and policy co-ordinator, prepare signs for Wednesday's annual National Day of Action to protest rising tuition fees."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Simon Fraser University Student Society demonstration, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1777.jpg)
Officials at Heritage Village sod-turning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2372
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 April 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials in front of caterpillar at official sod-turning for Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), April 11, 1971. . From left to right are; Centennial Commitee members, chair, James Barrington; Mayor Robert Prittie; Joan Johnson; School Board representative on the Centennia…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials in front of caterpillar at official sod-turning for Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), April 11, 1971. . From left to right are; Centennial Commitee members, chair, James Barrington; Mayor Robert Prittie; Joan Johnson; School Board representative on the Centennial Committee, Gordon Skene; Vice chair of the Centennial Committee, Rose Bancroft; Fraser Wilson, and Alderman Warren Clark.
- Subjects
- Events
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
- Officials - Commissioners
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Names
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Wilson, Fraser
- Bancroft, Rose
- Skene, Gordon
- Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Clark, Warren R.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.418
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 April 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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2007 Advisory Planning Commission portrait
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90391
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2007
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2007
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Advisory Planning Commission subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 527-002
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-07
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Officials - Commissioners
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58854
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon, reading aloud from a paper. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1314
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon, reading aloud from a paper. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.
- Names
- Gordon, Merrill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
Images
Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58855
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon, reading from a paper. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1315
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon, reading from a paper. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.
- Names
- Gordon, Merrill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
Images
Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58856
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1316
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.
- Names
- Gordon, Merrill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "DO NOT USE / Reference only"
- Note on verso reads: "Merrill Gordon (1972)"
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