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Burnaby Civic Employees Union Memorial Fountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark539
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- This memorial granite drinking fountain is a monument to Burnaby’s municipal employees who lost their lives in the First World War. It has been relocated from its original setting to a shaded arterial pathway within the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Associated Dates
- 1923
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1923
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- This memorial granite drinking fountain is a monument to Burnaby’s municipal employees who lost their lives in the First World War. It has been relocated from its original setting to a shaded arterial pathway within the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Heritage Value
- The fountain is an early civic monument with superior massing and detail, constructed of local materials by local stonemason William Williamson. It was erected by the Burnaby Civic Employees Union (now CUPE Local 23) in 1923, on Burnaby’s original Municipal Hall grounds located at Kingsway and Edmonds Street, to honour their members who lost their lives in the First World War, commemorated by an engraved memorial at the top of the fountain. It signifies an important connection with the early strength and prominence of the civic labour union in Burnaby, as this was a memorial erected by the union members themselves, rather than by the civic government. Many war memorials were constructed across Canada after the end of the First World War, however, most are static, inviting passive contemplation. This memorial is unusual in its combination of functions; its use as a drinking fountain invites active participation. The memorial also includes a stone drinking bowl for dogs at the bottom left of the memorial, further illustrating the daily functional use of the fountain. The heritage value for this fountain also lies in its interpretive value within the Burnaby Village Museum. The site is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s heritage to the public. The fountain was moved to the Burnaby Village Museum in 1974.
- Defining Elements
- The character defining features of the Burnaby Civic Employees Union Memorial Fountain include its: - distinctive form with central water fountain - construction of rough-dressed local B.C. granite - engraved memorial at the top - carved emblematic maple leaf - drinking fountain function - dog drinking bowl
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Builder
- William Williamson
- Function
- Primary Current--Monument
- Primary Historic--Monument
- Secondary Current--Museum
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 011-030-356 Legal Description: Parcel 1, District Lot 79 and District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District, Reference Plan 77594
- Boundaries
- Burnaby Village Museum is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 38,488.63
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Structure
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Images
1974 Agreement - CUPE Local 23
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport27183
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 19271
- Meeting Date
- 18-Feb-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 13
- Item No.
- 28
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 19271
- Meeting Date
- 18-Feb-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 13
- Item No.
- 28
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Discussions with CUPE Local 23 Respecting the Introduction of a Management Information System
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16718
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6149
- Meeting Date
- 29-Oct-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6149
- Meeting Date
- 29-Oct-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Discussions with CUPE Local 23 Respecting the Introduction of a Management Information System
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport17036
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3293
- Meeting Date
- 7-May-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 33
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3293
- Meeting Date
- 7-May-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 33
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Employee Development Policy and Hiring and Promotion Policy - Correspondence from Mr. Owen Dykstra, President, CUPE Local 23
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22514
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16645
- Meeting Date
- 28-Nov-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 82
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16645
- Meeting Date
- 28-Nov-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 82
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Burnaby CUPE Local 23 which appeared on the agenda for the 1980 September 08 Meeting of Council re: 1981 negotiations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19633
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1384
- Meeting Date
- 15-Sep-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 58
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1384
- Meeting Date
- 15-Sep-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 58
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
National Day of Protest - CUPE Local 23
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport23925
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17598
- Meeting Date
- 4-Oct-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 62
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17598
- Meeting Date
- 4-Oct-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 62
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
National Day of Protest - CUPE Local 23
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport23928
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17565
- Meeting Date
- 27-Sep-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 60
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17565
- Meeting Date
- 27-Sep-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 60
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Negotiations with CUPE Local 23 - Final Offer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19367
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1670
- Meeting Date
- 19-Jan-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 5
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1670
- Meeting Date
- 19-Jan-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 5
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request from CUPE Local 23 to place food collection boxes in municipal buildings, Food Bank Assistance Program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport17858
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 187
- Meeting Date
- 21-Mar-1983
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 21
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 187
- Meeting Date
- 21-Mar-1983
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 21
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds