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Picnic at Lynden, Washington
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36840
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.0 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Lynden, Washington. Back, left to right: Mr. Vert and Mr. Fennell. Middle, left to right: Mrs. Fennell, Joyce, Ray Montgomery, and Mary Vert. Front, left to right: Freda Fennell, Ted Fennell and Mabel Fennell (siblings).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.0 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-298
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Lynden, Washington. Back, left to right: Mr. Vert and Mr. Fennell. Middle, left to right: Mrs. Fennell, Joyce, Ray Montgomery, and Mary Vert. Front, left to right: Freda Fennell, Ted Fennell and Mabel Fennell (siblings).
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Last trip of the Burnaby Lake Interurban line, October 1953 (date of original), copied [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/431-001.jpg?width=280)
Last trip of the Burnaby Lake Interurban line
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38412
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1953 (date of original), copied [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Marnie Currie and Grant Washington standing in front of the Burnaby Lake Interurban car dressed in period costume. The photograph was taken at Douglas Road station just prior to the tram's last run through Burnaby. A sign attached to the car reads: "Last trip, good-bye trams, Pupils o…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1953 (date of original), copied [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 431-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Marnie Currie and Grant Washington standing in front of the Burnaby Lake Interurban car dressed in period costume. The photograph was taken at Douglas Road station just prior to the tram's last run through Burnaby. A sign attached to the car reads: "Last trip, good-bye trams, Pupils of Douglas School, Burnaby."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Interurban line
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Last trip of the Burnaby Lake Interurban line, October 1953 (date of original), copied [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/431-001.jpg)
Andrew Johnson subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription4
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]-[1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and drawings
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs and drawings of members of the Johnson family and their home.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]-[1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Andrew Johnson subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and drawings
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-10
- BHS1997-16
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs and drawings of members of the Johnson family and their home.
- History
- Andrew Martin Johnson was born in Norway in 1861 and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1886. His wife Margaret Sloane was born in Ireland. Margaret and Andrew Johnson's eldest child, Edward Sloane, was born June 10, 1901 but did not survive infancy. Their second child, Andrew Sloane, was born in 1906. Andrew Martin was a major landowner in Burnaby, at one time owning each of the four corners of Royal Oak and Kingsway and many of the adjacent properties. He made his fortune as a partner in the firm of Atkins & Johnson, a leading transportation company in Vancouver which later became the Mainland Transfer Company. In 1910, Andrew Martin purchased Burnaby's Royal Oak Hotel. He soon acquired the property on the opposite corner to build their family home, called "Glenedward" after their eldest son. He owned and operated the Royal Oak Hotel until his death on September 18, 1934. In 1943 Margaret sold Glenedward. The building has since been converted twice: first into the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel and then into the Johnson House Korean Restaurant. Andrew Sloane Johnson attended Kingsway West School and Britannia High School before earning a Bachelor's of Business Administration at the University of Washington in 1930. He lived at Glenedward until moving to Washington for school.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Johnson, Andrew Martin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC244, PC335
![Emanuel Sandhu signing autographs, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2282-1.jpg?width=280)
Emanuel Sandhu signing autographs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96660
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Emanuel Sandhu, the 2003 Canadian Men's Figure Skating Champion, signing autographs at the Bank of Montreal in the Metrotown Centre. Photographs depict Sandhu with Kelsey Vriend of Abbotsford and with other unidentified autograph-seekers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2282
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Emanuel Sandhu, the 2003 Canadian Men's Figure Skating Champion, signing autographs at the Bank of Montreal in the Metrotown Centre. Photographs depict Sandhu with Kelsey Vriend of Abbotsford and with other unidentified autograph-seekers.
- Names
- Metrotown
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2282-1: "Emanuel Sandhu, the 2003 Canadian Men's Figure Skating Champion, signs an autograph for Kelsey Vriend, of Abbotsford, during an appearnce at the Bank of Montreal in the Metrotown Centre. Vriend was the top fundraiser in the Community Skate-A-Thons to Support Kids and she won a trip for two to the World Figure Skating Championships, in Washington D.C."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2282-2: "Emanual Sandhu, 2003 Canadian Men's Figure Skating Champion, signs autographs for fans during an appearance at the Bank of Montreal in the Metrotown Centre. Sandhu, who trains at Burnaby 8 Rinks, is preparing for the World Figure Skating Championships, March 27-30 in Washington DC."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4700 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Emanuel Sandhu signing autographs, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2282-1.jpg)
Kiewitz family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88222
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]-[1950] (date of originals), copied [199-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 44 photographs: b&w and sepia ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the Kiewitz and the Dedul families.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]-[1950] (date of originals), copied [199-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Physical Description
- 44 photographs: b&w and sepia ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 572-018
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2014-27
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the Kiewitz and the Dedul families.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Includes 20 photocopied photographs (572-018-21:572-018-41) and 1 copy negative
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph 572-018-4 reads: "Lizabeth you know where that was taken & who all in it"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-018-6 reads: "Remembrance of the family taken before Xmas 1931"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-018-7 reads: "Dad I think, Bean hay & me"
- Stamp on verso of photograph 572-018-8 reads: "Post Card/ Made in Canada/ Correspondence/ Address/ Place Stamp here"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph 572-018-11 reads: "Mary Bolton, Robert Kiewitz, Floyd Butterfield, Dick Dunlap & Gertie Kiewitz on No.99 Highway, Washington/ July, 19, 1938
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph 572-018-12 reads: "Snowball tree in bloom of course not this spring. With Chrissie Scott, Margery Mineess, Gertrude in fore ground/ I can't remember whether I've send one of these snaps before"
- Stamp on verso of photograph 572-018-14 reads: "127"
- Note in ink on verso of photograph 572-018-15 reads: "Mary Bolton near tent pole Silver Lake Camp/ Mt.Everard Washington U.S.A."
- Stamp on verso of photograph 572-018-16 reads: "718"
- Stamp on verso of photograph 572-018-17 reads: "973"
- Stamp on verso of photograph 572-018-18 reads: "465"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-018-19 reads: "W. Kiewitz/ 841-4th St. New West'r"
- Note in pencil on envelope for copy-negative reads: "Julia/ Gertie/ Annie/ Jenny/ Bolton's Pond/ Julia on Bolton's
Lillian Yanko at Deception Falls
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79342
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko at Deception Falls in Washington State, United States of America.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-152
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko at Deception Falls in Washington State, United States of America.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Waterfalls
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written on album page reads: "Deception Falls / Wash. USA / 4 July 1949'"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Deception Falls, Washington, USA / July/49"
- 1 duplicate photograph accompanying
Images
Nancy Peter subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97449
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952-1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake compiled by Nancy Peter. Subseries also contains one school report: "A Study of Burnaby taken from the Point of View of Education."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952-1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Nancy Peter subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-45
- BHS1992-40
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake compiled by Nancy Peter. Subseries also contains one school report: "A Study of Burnaby taken from the Point of View of Education."
- History
- Nancy M. Bailey was the vice principal of Lord Tweedsmeer Hight School in Cloverdale, BC. In 1941, she met Laurence J. Peter, an industrial arts teacher at the school. In 1943 the couple married and in 1947 they moved to Burnaby. Laurence and Nancy had four children: two boys, John and Ted, and two girls, Alice and Margaret. The family was actively involved in the Burnaby community with Laurence and Nancy taking part in local politics and community activities and their children participating in Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and music lessons. All four children graduated from Burnaby North High School and in 1970, Ted and Alice completed their studies at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). They worked local jobs in the community including on the construction of the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course. Laurence worked as a Mental Health Coordinator (Special Counselor) in the Vancouver School System and in 1959, Nancy joined the staff at the newly opened Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School as a Math teacher. She later became the head of the Mathematics Department at the school. The couple continued their education at summer school at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, where Nancy completed her Masters Degree in 1964 and Laurence his Doctoral degree in 1963. Laurence joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in 1965 and received the WSU Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1980. The couple separated in 1965 and Laurence moved to California in 1966 to teach at the University of Southern California. Nancy continued to teach at Burnaby South, until her retirement in 1978 after 30 years as head of the Mathematics Department at Burnaby Central. She was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society for many years. Nancy passed away in Nanaimo near her family on April 21, 2013 at the age of 97.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Peter, Nancy M. Bailey
- Notes
- Title based on creator of subseries
![51st Annual Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2397-1.jpg?width=280)
51st Annual Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96839
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of competitors at the 51st Annual Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival, in the Chancellor's Gym at Simon Fraser University. Photographs depict two different dance couples, both in costume and in the midst of performing.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2397
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of competitors at the 51st Annual Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival, in the Chancellor's Gym at Simon Fraser University. Photographs depict two different dance couples, both in costume and in the midst of performing.
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "More than 300 young square dancers from BC, Washington and Oregon converged on Chacellor's Gym at SFU over the weekend to strut their stuff at the 51st Annual Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![51st Annual Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2397-1.jpg)
Amanda Coutts and Sean Kheraj
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80108
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 12, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cariboo students Amanda Coutts and Sean Kheraj holding a “Washington or Bust” sign. (Where the National Young Leaders Conference will be held).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 12, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0637
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cariboo students Amanda Coutts and Sean Kheraj holding a “Washington or Bust” sign. (Where the National Young Leaders Conference will be held).
- Names
- Coutts, Amanda
- Kheraj, Sean
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby A / Bby - B3 44%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Basketball
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80889
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 11, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 23 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team playing against Western Washington University.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 11, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 23 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1131
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team playing against Western Washington University.
- Subjects
- Sports - Basketball
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Mario 511 Bby / 55% Bby p. 18"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Basketball, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1467.jpg?width=280)
Basketball
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81332
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21.5 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a girls’ college basketball game between Simon Fraser University and Central Washington University.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21.5 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1467
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a girls’ college basketball game between Simon Fraser University and Central Washington University.
- Subjects
- Sports - Basketball
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "35.4% TC 34 / Bartel TC/Bby Sports 500"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Basketball, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1467.jpg)
Central Park Entrance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38507
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the entrance arch at Central Park. The postcard was sent to R.M. Harding of Everett, Washington and bears a New Westminster postmark and is dated August 6, 1922. The note written on the reverse of the card reads: " Dear Ross, This is were [sic] we made camp tonight. Wish…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 449-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the entrance arch at Central Park. The postcard was sent to R.M. Harding of Everett, Washington and bears a New Westminster postmark and is dated August 6, 1922. The note written on the reverse of the card reads: " Dear Ross, This is were [sic] we made camp tonight. Wish you were with us. We have had a dandy trip so far - but awfully dusty for about 14 miles from this side of the border line. Love, Eva."
- Names
- Harding, Ross M.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Discovery Guide '99, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3119-17.jpg?width=280)
Discovery Guide '99
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98039
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs selected for the Burnaby NewsLeader's "Discovery Guide '99." Photographs depict: mostly unidentified people taking part in recreational activities like archery, boating, golf, fishing, hiking, and pottery at locations around Burnaby; musical and dance performances; a windo…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3119
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs selected for the Burnaby NewsLeader's "Discovery Guide '99." Photographs depict: mostly unidentified people taking part in recreational activities like archery, boating, golf, fishing, hiking, and pottery at locations around Burnaby; musical and dance performances; a window washer on a tower; and a duck swimming on a pond.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Recreational Activities - Golf
- Recreational Activities - Boating
- Arts
- Recreational Activities
- Sports
- Performances
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use an issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-3319-8: "Kurtis Tylor, of the BC Society of Model Engineers, gives Kyle Miller, 9, a close-up look at an M420 diesel engine. Kyle was part of a group of 200 kids visiting the miniature railway at Confederation Park as part of a summer program at Hastings Park."
- Caption from metadata for 535-3319-14: "Tom Stevens, of Everett, Washington, makes sure everything is shipshape on his 1:16 scale model of a 40 ft. Alaskan trawler. He started building the model in 1962, with his dad, and he was putting it through its paces at the Burnaby Association of Marine Modellers annual regatta at the pond in Central Park."
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Confederation Park
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Images
![Discovery Guide '99, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3119-17.jpg)
Elwood Veitch and Lulu Sweet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45295
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979, published March 27, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development breaking a bottle of champagne over the nose of the Royal Hudson as part of the tourism celebrations. Lulu Sweet is by his side, breaking the bottle with him. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's M…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979, published March 27, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-191
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development breaking a bottle of champagne over the nose of the Royal Hudson as part of the tourism celebrations. Lulu Sweet is by his side, breaking the bottle with him. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1975 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1991.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping on verso of photograph reads: "GOOD TIMES '79 LAUNCHED... Tourism Minister Elwood Veitch and Richmond Centennial celebrity Lulu Sweet bust a bottle of champagne over the nose of the Royal Hudson as the shiny relic from the days of steam prepares to chug off on its annual tourism promotion run. The train will tour thorough 39 B.C. communities this spring with side trips to Washington, Idaho and Alberta. Her regular summer excursion run between North Vancouver and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh begins May 18th."
Images
![Gary Weiers, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2640.jpg?width=280)
Gary Weiers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97113
- 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 Gary Weiers holding a model rocket at Burnaby Lake fields.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2640
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gary Weiers holding a model rocket at Burnaby Lake fields.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Gary Weiers checks his model rocket prior to launching it at Burnaby Lake Fields. He was getting ready for "Monroe 2000," a meeting in Monroe, Washington, of model rocketeers from around the Northwest."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Gary Weiers, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2640.jpg)
![Gus Rintanen, [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-076.jpg?width=280)
Gus Rintanen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76945
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gus Rintanen clearing land with an unidentified man in either Oregon or Washington.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-076
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gus Rintanen clearing land with an unidentified man in either Oregon or Washington.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Names
- Rintanen, Gus
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Gus Rintanen, [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-076.jpg)
Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory472
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1934-1942
- Length
- 00:04:58
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s parents’ unsuccessful first attempt to move to British Columbia in 1934 in the Depression, being turned back by the provincial police, and the successful second attempt by bus. The interview continues with description of the family’s difficult…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s parents’ unsuccessful first attempt to move to British Columbia in 1934 in the Depression, being turned back by the provincial police, and the successful second attempt by bus. The interview continues with description of the family’s difficulties, what Lochdale looked like in the 1930s, his father’s work at Kapoor sawmill in Barnet, and Merrill Gordon’s early education.
- Date Range
- 1934-1942
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
- Length
- 00:04:58
- Names
- Kapoor Sawmill
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- 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
- 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 one of interview with Merrill Gordon
Track one of interview with Merrill Gordon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-020/MSS187-020_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory473
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1934-1942
- Length
- 00:06:11
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s parents’ background and farm in Saskatchewan, and how the family arrived in Burnaby in 1934 with 56 cents at the Adam’s Dairy Farm near Union and Sperling.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s parents’ background and farm in Saskatchewan, and how the family arrived in Burnaby in 1934 with 56 cents at the Adam’s Dairy Farm near Union and Sperling.
- Date Range
- 1934-1942
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
- Length
- 00:06:11
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- 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
- 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 two of interview with Merrill Gordon
Track two of interview with Merrill Gordon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-020/MSS187-020_Track_2.mp3
Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory474
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1939-1946
- Length
- 00:04:30
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s education at Templeton School (Gr. 7-9) and Grandview High School of Commerce on First and Commercial, his teachers and the courses that he took.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s education at Templeton School (Gr. 7-9) and Grandview High School of Commerce on First and Commercial, his teachers and the courses that he took.
- Date Range
- 1939-1946
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
- Length
- 00:04:30
- Subjects
- Education
- 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
- 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 three of interview with Merrill Gordon
Track three of interview with Merrill Gordon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-020/MSS187-020_Track_3.mp3
Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory475
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1946-1987
- Length
- 00:06:32
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s career at Canadian Industries Inc (CIL) for a few years and then for Fleck Brothers until 1965, when he started his own business, Blaze Industries, which manufactured fire places and wood burning heaters. He also describes his short retirement…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s career at Canadian Industries Inc (CIL) for a few years and then for Fleck Brothers until 1965, when he started his own business, Blaze Industries, which manufactured fire places and wood burning heaters. He also describes his short retirement in 1980 and going back to work for a solar panel manufacturing company, which led to building a plant in India.
- Date Range
- 1946-1987
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
- Length
- 00:06:32
- Subjects
- Occupations
- 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
- 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 four of interview with Merrill Gordon
Track four of interview with Merrill Gordon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-020/MSS187-020_Track_4.mp3