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- Adams, Morley 1
- B.C. Hydro 1
- Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada 2
- British Columbia Electric Company 3
- Brown, Norman 5
- Burnaby Village Museum 1
- Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia 1
- Ewert, Henry, 1937- 1
- Friends of Interurban 1223 1
- Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken" 1
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921- 1
- Petrusa, Kate 1
Agreement between British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and Divisions 101-134 & 109 of the Amalgamated Transit Union relating to wages and working conditions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6528
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.16
- Call Number
- 331.8 BRI
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Publication Date
- 1973
- Printer
- B.C. Hydro Printing Service
- Physical Description
- xiii, 152 p. ; 15 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Transportation
- Collective labor agreements
- Labour unions
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Names
- Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
B.C.E.R. Video: Then and now
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5926
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Moving Images
- Accession Code
- BV013.27.21
- Call Number
- 388.46 TRA VR Ver 1
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Transit Museum Society
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (128 min, 43 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Street-railroads
- Electric railroads
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Notes
- Original footage shot on 16mm film in the early 1950's by Ken Hodgsen.
- Summary : Historical film footage of Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman. Frank worked as a motorman on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information.
- Produced by David Asselin, President, Transit Musem Society
- Cover on verso of DVD case includes photos with description: "Here are three instructors... Vic Sharman, Frank Horne & Don Bellamy for the Downtown Historic Railway (D.H.R.) Who have all had previous experience driving interurbans in the Vancouver area in the 1940's & 1950's"
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video.
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B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10100
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.
- "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson
- Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"
- Scope and Content
- Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.
- History
- Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.
- Creator
- Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"
- Publisher
- Railway Pictures Incorporated
- Accession Code
- BV012.37.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1990
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- See also BV020.5.1060
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.
- Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman
- VHS is a copy created from original excerpts
Images
Video
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2012_0037_0012_001.mp4
Beaver leader's handbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5221
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0919062660
- Call Number
- 369.43 BEA
- Place of Publication
- [Ottawa]
- Publisher
- National Council, Scouts Canada
- Publication Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- Includes index.
Books for Scouts : what a Scout should know
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3733
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV001.21.14
- Call Number
- 369.43 ADA
- Contributor
- Adams, Morley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Henry Frowde
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Printer
- Turnbull & Spears
- Physical Description
- viii, 96 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
- Inscription
- "4/5/22 To W. Howard Revell 839 Logan Ave. Toronto from Daddie" [Handwritten in blue ink in cursive on verso of front cover] "A Splendid book for Boy" [Handwritten in black ink in cursive on first page] "3.50" [Handwritten in pencil on first page] "11-A 13-A" [Handwritten in pencil on first page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Notes
- "Edited by Morley Adams with many illustrations from photographs and diagrams" -- title page
The Boy Scout series : map and compass, no. 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6366
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.42
- Call Number
- 369.4 BOY No. 7
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- National Council, Scouts Canada
- Publication Date
- 1964
- Series
- The Boy Scout series ; no. 7
- Physical Description
- 32 p. : ill., maps ; 15 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Orienteering
- Maps
- Compass
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
British Columbia's first Gilwell Wood Badge Rover Scout : Camp Byng 1957 : June 25-July 1, 1957
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6532
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV001.6.5
- Call Number
- 369.43 BOY
- Place of Publication
- [Vancouver, B.C.?]
- Publisher
- [Boy Scouts of Canada?]
- Publication Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14761
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 22 Oct. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (61 min., 39 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Kate Petrusa, Burnaby Village Museum assistant curator. The webinar is titled "Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans" and is presented by Lisa Codd, Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the sixth in a collecti…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (61 min., 39 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Presenter: Lisa Codd
- Host: Kate Petrusa
- Date of Presentation: October 22 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks:61 min., 39 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Kate Petrusa, Burnaby Village Museum assistant curator. The webinar is titled "Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans" and is presented by Lisa Codd, Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the sixth in a collection of seven "Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars that were presented and made available to the public between September 29 and October 27, 2020. The live webinar and recording was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. In this webinar, Lisa Codd takes participants on a virtual tour of Burnaby’s early electric railway system, including visits to locations where physical traces of the railway can still be found. Lisa supports her presentation with maps and historical photographs to tell the story of the B.C. Electric Railway transportation routes that shaped Burnaby. Lisa takes questions and comments from participants throughout her presentation and at the end.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Responsibility
- Petrusa, Kate
- Accession Code
- BV020.29.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 22 Oct. 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of video recording
- Video recording was edited for publication on Heritage Burnaby. Original mp4 video recording (BV020.29.6.1) is 76 min., 11 sec.
Images
Video
Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans, 22 Oct. 2020
Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans, 22 Oct. 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0029_0006_002.mp4The campfire song book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6547
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV001.2.1
- Call Number
- 369.43 CAM
- Edition
- Rev. 1961
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association
- Publication Date
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 63 p. ; 17 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Songs
- Music
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Catalogue No. 20-602"
- Includes index.
Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 2, no. 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6370
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.45
- Call Number
- 369.43 BRO
- Contributor
- Brown, Norman
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1965
- Series
- Canadian boy magazine
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "01793 Paul Adam 5590 Monarch Burnaby B C" [typewritten address label on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Canada
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Periodicals
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Norman Brown, editor" -- t.p.
Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 2, no. 9
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6373
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.46
- Call Number
- 369.43 BRO
- Contributor
- Brown, Norman
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1965
- Series
- Canadian boy magazine
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "01793 Paul Adam 5590 Monarch Burnaby B C" [typewritten address label on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Canada
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Periodicals
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Norman Brown, editor" -- t.p.
Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 3, no. 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6369
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.47
- Call Number
- 369.43 BRO
- Author
- Brown, Norman
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Series
- Canadian boy magazine
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "01793 Paul Adam 5590 Monarch Burnaby B C" [typewritten address label on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Canada
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Periodicals
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Norman Brown, editor" -- t.p.
Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 3, no. 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6371
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.48
- Call Number
- 369.43 BRO
- Contributor
- Brown, Norman
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Series
- Canadian boy magazine
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "01793 Paul Adam 5590 Monarch Burnaby B C" [typewritten address label on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Canada
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Periodicals
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Norman Brown, editor" -- t.p.
Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 3, no. 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6372
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.49
- Call Number
- 369.43 BRO
- Contributor
- Brown, Norman
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Series
- Canadian boy magazine
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "01793 Paul Adam 5590 Monarch Burnaby B C" [typewritten address label on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Canada
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Periodicals
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Norman Brown, editor" -- t.p.
Canadian Scout handbook : a guide to fun and adventure
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3495
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV994.43.4
- Call Number
- 369.43 BOY
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- National Council -- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 448 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
Canadian Venturer handbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3494
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV994.43.3
- Call Number
- 369.43 CAN
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- National Council, Scouts Canada
- Physical Description
- v, 128 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
- Inscription
- "1.35" [Handwritten in blue ink on a white sticker; affixed to front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Cat. No. 20-755"
- Includes index.
Code of operating rules
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6527
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada
- Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia
- Edition
- Revision of 1964
- Publication Date
- 1964
- Call Number
- 385 BOA 1964
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.17
- Call Number
- 385 BOA 1964
- Edition
- Revision of 1964
- Author
- Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada
- Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia
- Place of Publication
- [S.l]
- Publisher
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Publication Date
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 110 p. ; 16 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Transportation
- Railroad law--Canada
- Railroads
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Names
- Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Notes
- "Approved and prescribed by the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada by General Order No. 113537 dated the 17th day of February, 1964"
- "Approved and prescribed by the Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia by Certificate 1149 dated the 27th day of April, 1964"
- "EFFECTIVE 1st August, 1964"
- "The rules in this book have the same numbers as the corresponding rules in "Uniform Code of operating Rules" approved by General Order of the Board of Transport Commissioners No. 873 dated 15th day of November, 1961."
The crew scouter's handbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3719
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV001.6.3
- Call Number
- 369.43 CAN
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association
- Publication Date
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 224 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
The Cub book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5222
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0919062792
- 0919062794
- Call Number
- 369.43 CUB
- Place of Publication
- [Ottawa]
- Publisher
- National Council, Scouts Canada
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 278 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- Includes index.
- An 8 p. booklet: "A grownup's guide to the Wolf Cub program" inserted in front cover.
Dinner for Miss Creeden
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7356
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Moving Images
- Call Number
- 388.46 BCH
- Contributor
- British Columbia Electric Company
- Place of Publication
- [British Columbia, Canada]
- Publisher
- BC Hydro
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (36 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Natural gas industry
- World War, 1914-1918--Mobilization
- World War, 1939-1945--Mobilization
- Street-railroads
- Electric railroads
- Transportation
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Summary: Industrial film. A film about the growth of B.C. Electric from 1906 to 1946, built around the story of stenographer Flossie Creeden, the first female office employee of the company. Footage includes: Goldstream power plant; Vancouver natural gas facilities; BC Electric Railway lines in Fraser Valley; Stave Falls generator plant; Alouette Lake and Ruskin plants; 1939 royal visit; BCE employee's newsletter; A.E. Grauer family at home; office scenes; plans & construction at Bridge River project; BCE employee's service in World Wars I & II; BCE streetcar and trolley bus services
- Credit notes: producer: Lew M. Parry; director: Lew M. Parry; photography: John Young; script: Cecil Maiden; sound: S.G. Wilson; narrator: A.E. Grauer; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.
Dorothy's dream house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7354
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Moving Images
- Call Number
- 333.3 BCH VR
- Contributor
- British Columbia Electric Company
- Place of Publication
- [British Columbia, Canada]
- Publisher
- BC Hydro
- Publication Date
- c1954-1955
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Construction--British Columbia
- House construction
- Household appliances
- Lions Gate Bridge (Vancouver, B.C.)--History
- Women---British Columbia--Social conditions--1945-
- Kitchens
- British Columbia Electric Company
- British Columbia--History
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Notes
- Summary: Promotional film. The planning, design, construction and features of a BCE "Ease-of-Living" modern home, equipped with up-to-date electrical appliances. Footage of special interest includes a view from a car crossing Lion's Gate Bridge and views of the British Properties.
- Credit note: director: A.J.H. Pullinger; photography: Jack McCallum; photography: Denny Brearley; sound: Dave Pomeroy; sound: Telesound Film Recordings Ltd.; editor: Werner Franz; script: Robert Francis; art direction: Marguerite Roozeboom; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producing agency/company: Lew Parry Film Productions
Fraser rails that glow : [B.C. trolleymen's addenda, vol. 1]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5928
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV013.27
- Call Number
- 388.46 REU
- Author
- Reuss, David
- Place of Publication
- [Cloverdale, B.C.]
- Publisher
- David Reuss
- Publication Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 124 p. : ill. ; 22 x 29 cm
- Inscription
- Verso of the cover: "To the Friends of #1223 who by now have both sides done! Splendid! David E. Reuss" [handwritten in black ink on bottom of the page in the centre]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric railroads
- Street-railroads
- Transportation
Gaslights to gigawatts : a human history of BC Hydro and its predecessors
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary835
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- B.C. Hydro
- Publication Date
- c1998
- Call Number
- 333.793 BCH Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969884524
- Call Number
- 333.793 BCH Copy 1
- Author
- B.C. Hydro
- Contributor
- Wilson, Andrew Fraser
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Hurricane Press
- Publication Date
- c1998
- Physical Description
- iv, 236 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Energy industries
- Public utilities
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index. 4 copies held: copy 1.
Home preservers handbook : canning, jams, marmalades, jellies, pickling, conserves
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3510
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.209
- Call Number
- 641.42 BCE
- Place of Publication
- [Vancouver]
- Publisher
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited
- Publication Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 19 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 insert
- Inscription
- "Jack Spades"--handwritten in red pencil on back of recipe insert.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canning and preserving
- Cooking, Canadian
- Cooking--British Columbia
- Cookbooks--British Columbia
- Cookbooks--1940-1949
- Notes
- Insert has additional sugar rationing recipes
Progress report
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7355
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Moving Images
- Call Number
- 388.46 BCH VR
- Contributor
- British Columbia Electric Company
- Place of Publication
- [British Columbia, Canada]
- Publisher
- BC Hydro
- Publication Date
- c1947
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (13 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Natural gas industry
- Local transit
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Electric railroads
- Electric power-plants
- Transportation
- British Columbia--History
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Notes
- Summary: Promotional film. The BC Electric Railway Company's $50 million post-war expansion and modernization program, to be completed by 1950. Includes: expansion of transit services, including start of the switch from streetcars to trolley buses; water gas plant; explanation of the Bridge River project, with footage of construction (including La Joie Falls storage dam); Lower Mainland power sub-stations. Various Vancouver street scenes, especially Fraser Street and downtown
- Credit note : sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producer: Lew M. Parry; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.