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Paul McDonell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95653
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 Paul McDonnell, chair of the Simon Fraser Health Region.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1532
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Paul McDonnell, chair of the Simon Fraser Health Region.
Subjects
Public Services - Health Services
Names
McDonell, Paul
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Paul McDonell, the chair of the Simon Fraser Health Region, says it's time for health care to go in a new direction, to become a Crown Corporation."
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Pulmonary function tester

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96522
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 Bill Callaghan using a pulmonary function tester as Christine Skorek, a respiratory therapist, monitors the test, in an unidentified location.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2146
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Callaghan using a pulmonary function tester as Christine Skorek, a respiratory therapist, monitors the test, in an unidentified location.
Subjects
Occupations - Physicians
Public Services - Health Services
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Bill Callaghan blows his hardest into a pulminory [sic] function tester, as Respiratory Therapist Christine Skorek monitors his lung capacity."
Images
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Self-blunting needle at Burnaby Hospital

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96198
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2006]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Marianne Yee, a lab assistant at Burnaby Hospital, holding up a new self-blunting needle in for display.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2006]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1895
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Marianne Yee, a lab assistant at Burnaby Hospital, holding up a new self-blunting needle in for display.
Subjects
Public Services - Health Services
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
Names
Burnaby General Hospital
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2006 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Marianne Yee, a lab assistant at Burnaby Hospital, demonstrates the new self-blunting needles."
Geographic Access
Kincaid Street
Street Address
3935 Kincaid Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
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Signage for Burnaby's COVID-19 drive thru testing site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15370
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Apr. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of portable LED signage at entrance to COVID-19 drive thru test site in Central Park parking lot in Burnaby. LED sign reads "Covid Care Enter Here".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of portable LED signage at entrance to COVID-19 drive thru test site in Central Park parking lot in Burnaby. LED sign reads "Covid Care Enter Here".
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Geographic Features - Parks
Public Services - Health Services
Pandemics - COVID-19
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV021.2.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
5 Apr. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Signage for Burnaby's COVID-19 drive thru testing site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15371
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Apr. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of portable LED signage at entrance to COVID-19 drive thru testing site in Central Park parking lot in Burnaby. LED sign reads "Mon-Fri / 12-5:45".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of portable LED signage at entrance to COVID-19 drive thru testing site in Central Park parking lot in Burnaby. LED sign reads "Mon-Fri / 12-5:45".
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Geographic Features - Parks
Public Services - Health Services
Pandemics - COVID-19
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV021.2.36
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
5 Apr. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Signage for Burnaby's COVID-19 drive thru testing site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15372
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Apr. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of portable LED signage at entrance to COVID-19 drive thru testing site in Central Park parking lot in Burnaby. LED sign reads "Burnaby Corona Virus.Com"
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of portable LED signage at entrance to COVID-19 drive thru testing site in Central Park parking lot in Burnaby. LED sign reads "Burnaby Corona Virus.Com"
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Geographic Features - Parks
Public Services - Health Services
Pandemics - COVID-19
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV021.2.37
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
5 Apr. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Signage for Burnaby's COVID-19 drive thru testing site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15373
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Apr. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of portable LED signage at entrance to COVID-19 drive thru testing site in Central Park parking lot in Burnaby. LED sign reads "Sat-Sun / 12:30-5:15".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of portable LED signage at entrance to COVID-19 drive thru testing site in Central Park parking lot in Burnaby. LED sign reads "Sat-Sun / 12:30-5:15".
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Geographic Features - Parks
Public Services - Health Services
Pandemics - COVID-19
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV021.2.38
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
5 Apr. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Stick tap salute at Burnaby General Hospital

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14751
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
12 May 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby General Hospital with RCMP cars, RCMP officers and healthcare workers out in front. Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, Vancouver Canucks' mascot "Fin", Richard Liu and another man are dressed in Vancouver Canucks hockey jerseys and are standing near the front of the hospital holding h…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby General Hospital with RCMP cars, RCMP officers and healthcare workers out in front. Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, Vancouver Canucks' mascot "Fin", Richard Liu and another man are dressed in Vancouver Canucks hockey jerseys and are standing near the front of the hospital holding hockey sticks. They are giving a stick tap salute in appreciation to the healthcare workers.
History
Photograph was taken by Richard Liu on May 12, 2020 around 7:00pm. Richard helped organize a 'stick-tap' to salute front line health care workers at the Burnaby Hospital. The Vancouer Canuck's mascot "Fin", Mayor of Burnaby Mike Hurley, MLA Anne Kang and MLA Katrina Chen, MP Peter Juilan, the RCMP Chief, the Fire Chief and Transit Police Chief were in attendance. These 'salutes' to health care workers were common in April and May during the earliest and most uncertain months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many local neighbourhoods across Burnaby, the Lower Mainland and the Province began regularly gathering at 7:00pm to bang pots and pans, honk horns, and generally celebrate and acknowledge the work of health care professionals. The presence of "Fin" was added because the Vancouver Canuck and NHL were not playing, so Fin was available to make the rounds. His visits were often surprises. Fin played the Canucks goal horn through the Fin Mobile roof speakers, with green and blue flashing lights. Fin visited six hospitals, as well as Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Occupations - Police Officers
Occupations - Nurses
Occupations - Physicians
Public Services - Health Services
Pandemics - COVID-19
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Burnaby Fire Department
Burnaby General Hospital
Hurley, Mike
Liu, Richard N.
Vancouver Canucks
Geographic Access
Ingleton Avenue
Street Address
3880 Ingleton Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.18.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
12 May 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Photographer
Liu, Richard N.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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St. Michael's Hospice

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96794
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
5 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the new hospice facility at St. Michael's Centre just before its opening. Photographs depict: workers finishing the quiet room and a shower; Leanne Baird, a social worker on Burnaby's palliative care team; and Gerry Herkel with a new compressed air and oxygen system and…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
5 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2352
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the new hospice facility at St. Michael's Centre just before its opening. Photographs depict: workers finishing the quiet room and a shower; Leanne Baird, a social worker on Burnaby's palliative care team; and Gerry Herkel with a new compressed air and oxygen system and posing in the sun room.
Subjects
Public Services - Health Services
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
Names
St. Michael's Centre Extended Care and Hospice Facility
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 for 535-2352-1: "Leanne Baird, a social worker on Burnaby's palliative care team, says the new hospice at St. Michael's will allow her to focus more on the emotional support for families with a dying loved one."
Caption from metadata for 535-2352-2: "With an eye to future needs for acute care, St. Michael's has already installed a self-contained compressed air and oxygen system."
Caption from metadata for 535-2352-3: "Painters put the finishing touches on the "quiet room," for families of patients at the hospice. Gerry Herkel, of St. Michael's, says they're striving for a peaceful color scheme throughout the facility."
Caption from metadata for 535-2352-4: "Workers continue last-minute preparations for the opening of the St. Michael's Hospice."
Caption from metadata for 535-2352-5: "Gerry Herkel takes in the view from the sun room at the new St. Michael's Hospice."
Geographic Access
Sussex Avenue
Street Address
7451 Sussex Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
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Thank you sign

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15364
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
6 May 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a handmade sign inside a window of a house. The sign includes a heart and reads "Thank You!! To all the essential workers!"
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a handmade sign inside a window of a house. The sign includes a heart and reads "Thank You!! To all the essential workers!"
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Public Services - Health Services
Pandemics - COVID-19
Accession Code
BV021.2.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
6 May 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Thank you to first responders

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15365
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
6 May 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a hand painted sign inside the front store window of the Mountain Gems shop on Hastings Street. The sign includes a heart and reads "Thank you 1st Responders".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a hand painted sign inside the front store window of the Mountain Gems shop on Hastings Street. The sign includes a heart and reads "Thank you 1st Responders".
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Public Services - Health Services
Pandemics - COVID-19
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
4611 Hastings Street
Accession Code
BV021.2.27
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
6 May 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Wax seal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36456
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.81.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.81.2
Description
Victorian Order of Nurses (V.O.N.) seal is the tabletop stamping type which imprints the words "VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES" and "BURNABY BRANCH"; official; stamper is black metal, lever at top; "MADE IN CANADA" at side of base; seal disc is brass; label at front transcribes the words on the seal.
Object History
The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada is a non-profit charitable organization created for the purposes of home care and social services established in 1898 to perpetuate the memory of Victoria the Good. The Burnaby Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) was established in 1912 with Miss Colhoun as its first nurse. Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster, and moved to Burnaby when she was 13. Her family lived in what is now known as Hart House. Both Florence and her husband Harold Godwin were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Hear her discuss her involvement with VON during the Great Depression: https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory13 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory14 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory15
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
Object Term
Wax, Sealing
Subjects
Communication Artifacts
Occupations - Nurses
Organizations - Charities
Public Services - Health Services
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Inauguration of the water system at Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35938
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 16, 1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of Reeve Weart addressing a crowd gathered around the bandstand in Central Park for the inauguration of Burnaby Water Works. The Reeve is standing as he looks towards the crowd. Other men are seated in a semi-circle inside the bandstand. This was known as "Splash Day."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 16, 1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-798
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of Reeve Weart addressing a crowd gathered around the bandstand in Central Park for the inauguration of Burnaby Water Works. The Reeve is standing as he looks towards the crowd. Other men are seated in a semi-circle inside the bandstand. This was known as "Splash Day."
Subjects
Buildings - Recreational - Bandstands
Persons - Crowds
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Public Services - Utilities
Public Services - Public Works
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Weart, R.W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Annotation of back of postcard reads, "July 16 - 1912 / Inauguration of the water system at Burnaby"
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Interview with Kay Zimmerman by Rod Fowler [February] 1990 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory531
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1967-1990
Length
00:04:42
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Kay Zimmerman’s discussion about the pros and cons of volunteer organizations operating public services for the municipality, in particular the Parks and Recreation Commission taking control of Heritage Village, a volunteer initiated Centennial Project
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Kay Zimmerman’s discussion about the pros and cons of volunteer organizations operating public services for the municipality, in particular the Parks and Recreation Commission taking control of Heritage Village, a volunteer initiated Centennial Project
Date Range
1967-1990
Photo Info
Kay Zimmerman, [1973]. Item no. 231-021
Length
00:04:42
Subjects
Public Services - Municipal Services
Organizations - Historical Societies
Persons - Volunteers
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
[February] 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Kay Zimmerman, conducted by Rod Fowler. Kay Zimmerman was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Kay Zimmerman’s political activities in Burnaby and her description of her Lochdale neighbourhood in the 1960s. She provides an excellent overview of the municipal political groups and important political issues in Burnaby from 1960 to 1980. She tells the story about an early and successful political action that convinced her that an individual can make a difference. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Kathleen “Kay” Zimmerman, her husband Gordon and their young son Rick moved to Burnaby from Vancouver in 1960 to a house on Curtis Avenue near Duthie Street (a second son Bruce was born in Burnaby). Kay Zimmerman worked 12 years at Royal Columbian Hospital in the admitting office, then 4 years (1974-1979) as special assistant to Senator Ray Perrault, followed by work as a judge on the Citizenship Court before retiring. Gordon Zimmerman worked at the Shell Refinery. A member of the Liberal Party and political activist before arriving in Burnaby, Kay Zimmerman continued her involvement in national and local politics. She campaigned for Ray Perrault during the Trudeau years, and was a founder and active member of the Burnaby Voters Association (BVA). Her political activities encompassed 30 years that saw major changes in Burnaby, including the building of SFU, creation of Heritage Village, an awakening environmental sensibility, and a dramatic increase in population and development in Burnaby.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
01:04:36
Interviewee Name
Zimmerman, Kay
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Kay Zimmerman

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Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory479
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1956-1990
Length
00:10:17
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s founding and operation of the youth soccer exchange with Washington State, and the importance of soccer to the community. He discusses the problem of isolation between north and south Burnaby, planned development in Burnaby, and the contributi…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s founding and operation of the youth soccer exchange with Washington State, and the importance of soccer to the community. He discusses the problem of isolation between north and south Burnaby, planned development in Burnaby, and the contributions of Ratepayer groups and volunteers
Date Range
1956-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
Length
00:10:17
Subjects
Persons - Volunteers
Sports - Soccer
Public Services - Municipal Services
Planning
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 19, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
1:31:44
Interviewee Name
Gordon, Merrill
Interview Location
unknown
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track eight of interview with Merrill Gordon

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Opening of the Hastings-Barnet Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38660
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the official opening of the newly paved Hastings-Barnet Road which opened on Saturday December 10, 1927. In the foreground the Provincial Minister of Public Works Dr. W.H. Sutherland is opening a wooden gate, with a large crowd gathered around. The Barnet Lumber Company Ltd. building …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
476-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
Photograph of the official opening of the newly paved Hastings-Barnet Road which opened on Saturday December 10, 1927. In the foreground the Provincial Minister of Public Works Dr. W.H. Sutherland is opening a wooden gate, with a large crowd gathered around. The Barnet Lumber Company Ltd. building on Hastings Street is in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Persons - Crowds
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Officials - Elected Officials
Public Services - Public Works
Names
Barnet Mill
Sutherland, W.H.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
3995 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Arminson, George - Burnaby Sanitation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58829
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Arminson from Burnaby Sanitation.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1290
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Arminson from Burnaby Sanitation.
Subjects
Public Services - Sewerages
Public Services - Municipal Services
Names
Armison, George
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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COVID-19 solid waste disposal procedures

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15406
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
27 Mar. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (56 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Film clip of Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and employee named Rob with the City of Burnaby Solid Waste and Recycling Program. The Mayor and Rob explain the new COVID-19 procedures in how to dispose of solid waste.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (56 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Film clip of Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and employee named Rob with the City of Burnaby Solid Waste and Recycling Program. The Mayor and Rob explain the new COVID-19 procedures in how to dispose of solid waste.
History
Video taken by the City of Burnaby Marketing Department in 2020. The original intent of the clip was to produce communications about the pandemic and changes throughout the City that residents needed to be aware of.
Creator
City of Burnaby
Subjects
Public Services - Municipal Services
Public Services - Garbage Removal
Pandemics - COVID-19
Accession Code
BV021.2.50
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
27 Mar. 2020
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video

COVID-19 solid waste disposal procedures, 27 Mar. 2020

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New COVID-19 procedures at Burnaby Eco-Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15407
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
27 Mar. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (17 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Film clip of Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley on site at the Burnaby Eco-Centre. The Mayor provides the hours of operation and explains the COVID-19 physical distancing procedures in place to protect people when dropping off items.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (17 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Film clip of Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley on site at the Burnaby Eco-Centre. The Mayor provides the hours of operation and explains the COVID-19 physical distancing procedures in place to protect people when dropping off items.
History
Video taken by the City of Burnaby Marketing Department in 2020. The original intent of the clip was to produce communications about the pandemic and changes throughout the City that residents needed to be aware of.
Creator
City of Burnaby
Subjects
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Public Services - Municipal Services
Public Services - Garbage Removal
Pandemics - COVID-19
Names
Hurley, Mike
Geographic Access
Still Creek Drive
Street Address
4855 Still Creek Drive
Accession Code
BV021.2.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
27 Mar. 2020
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video

New COVID-19 procedures at Burnaby Eco-Centre, 27 Mar. 2020

New COVID-19 procedures at Burnaby Eco-Centre, 27 Mar. 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2021_0002_0049_001.mp4
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New COVID-19 procedures at Burnaby Eco-Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15408
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
27 Mar. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (22 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Film clip of Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and employee named Rob with Burnaby Solid Waste and Recycling on site at the Burnaby Eco-Centre. Rob and the Mayor explain that the yellow recycling bag is to be used for clean paper only, no used tissues or napkins will be accepted in the yellow bag.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (22 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Film clip of Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and employee named Rob with Burnaby Solid Waste and Recycling on site at the Burnaby Eco-Centre. Rob and the Mayor explain that the yellow recycling bag is to be used for clean paper only, no used tissues or napkins will be accepted in the yellow bag.
History
Video taken by the City of Burnaby Marketing Department in 2020. The original intent of the clip was to produce communications about the pandemic and changes throughout the City that residents needed to be aware of.
Creator
City of Burnaby
Subjects
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Public Services - Municipal Services
Public Services - Garbage Removal
Pandemics - COVID-19
Names
Hurley, Mike
Geographic Access
Still Creek Drive
Street Address
4855 Still Creek Drive
Accession Code
BV021.2.51
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
27 Mar. 2020
Media Type
Moving Images
Planning Study Area
Dawson-Delta Area
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video

New COVID-19 procedures at Burnaby Eco-Centre, 27 Mar. 2020

New COVID-19 procedures at Burnaby Eco-Centre, 27 Mar. 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2021_0002_0051_001.mp4
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