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Access Ability Program

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97786
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs(tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Gerry Passmore and John Cannon, who were retrained for computer technology skills through the Burnaby Skills Centre's Access Ability Program. Photographs depict Passmore posing with an ethernet cable; Cannon posing in his workplace; and Cannon meeting as a mentor with s…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
3 photographs(tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3038
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Gerry Passmore and John Cannon, who were retrained for computer technology skills through the Burnaby Skills Centre's Access Ability Program. Photographs depict Passmore posing with an ethernet cable; Cannon posing in his workplace; and Cannon meeting as a mentor with student Allan Newstead.
Subjects
Education
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-3038-1: "Gerry Passmore went from manhandling logs with thick steel cables to running fine ethernet cable and installing computer systems after he was retrained through the Access Ability Program following an accident that ended his career in the logging industry."
Caption from metadata for 535-3038-2: "A carpenter since he was 15 years old, John Cannon had to get used to the shirt-and-tie world as a computer programmer after job retraining through the Access Ability program following an accident that made it impossible to continue working in the trades. He's a senior manager of electronic communication for Future Shop/Best Buy, and he's now giving back to the program by volunteering as a mentor to new students."
Caption from metadata for 535-3038-3: "John Cannon, a graduate of the Burnaby Skills' Centre's Access Ability program, and now a senior manager of electronic communications for Future Shop/Best Buy, is giving back to the program that retrained him for a new career by mentoring new students. He's meeting with his latest protege, Allan Newstead."
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blackboard compasses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact1167
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.26.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.26.2
Description
Blackboard compasses, large, wooden.
Object History
This item is on display at the Seaforth School in the Burnaby Village Museum.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Drafting T&E
Object Term
Compass
Subjects
Education
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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blackboard ruler

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact33637
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV972.195.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV972.195.3
Description
Blackboard yardstick, wooden; marked off in inches, to 36"; black lettering; "ACME MADE IN CANADA"; handle at centre, hole one end
Object History
This item is on display at the Seaforth School in the Burnaby Village Museum. The ruler was from the Burnaby School Board and assumed to have been used in a Burnaby school.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment
Object Term
Ruler
Subjects
Education
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment
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chalk box

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2408
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.148.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.148.2
Description
Wooden chalk box; dovetail joints; lid is missing (sliding type); "One Gross AMERICAN The `Old Faithful' Crayons STERLING WHITE", "The American Crayon Co. Waltham Mass. Sandusky Ohio Established 1835 Made in U.S.A"; picture of Old Faithful; "This Box Contains..."
Object History
This item is on display at the Seaforth School in the Burnaby Village Museum.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Written Communication T&E - - Writing Devices
Object Term
Chalk
Country Made
United States of America
Subjects
Product Packaging
Education
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
978-0-9781979-2-6
Call Number
371 CAR
Author
Carter, David
Cooke, Rosemary
Pride, Harry, 1925-
White, Janet
Yip, Gail
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
Subjects
Education
Notes
"Includes index"
A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
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