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Oakalla

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Jack, Ronald
Publication Date
c2009
Call Number
365.9711 JAC VR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Moving Images
Accession Code
BV020.5.1059
Call Number
365.9711 JAC VR
Author
Jack, Ronald
Place of Publication
Vancouver, B.C.
Publisher
Runagate Pictures
Publication Date
c2009
Physical Description
1 videodisc (9 min., 52 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Library Subject (LOC)
Lower Mainland Regional Corrections Centre--History
Prisons--British Columbia
Subjects
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Gooden, Tom
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Notes
"A preview DVD" titled "Oakalla" compiled by Ronald Jack. Film footage consists of historic and contemporary images regarding Oakalla Prison Farm and includes commentaries from Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Tom Gooden; Oakalla Historian and Vancouver Police Officer, Earl Anderson and Burnaby Mayor, Derek Corrigan (former Oakalla prison guard). A collection of Oakalla artifacts are included in the film footage.
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shoulder badge

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.42
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.42
Description
Burnaby Municipal Police shoulder bar for jacket. Cast in one piece in metal. Letters are connected by integral bars. Secured by mounting posts and cotter pin.
Object History
Jacket shoulder bars issued to Constable George Jeffery. George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery than worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.
Marks/Labels
"B M P", letters on cross bars
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Policing
Adornment
Names
Jeffery, George
Burnaby Municipal Police
Oakalla Prison Farm
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