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British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark806
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1960
- Heritage Value
- The BC Vocational School was established in 1960 at Willingdon and Canada Way. By 1964, the British Columbia Insitute of Technology had opened and had 498 students enrolled. In the 1970s, the BC Vocational School had been renamed the Pacific Vocational Institute and in 1986 the two institutions merged. The school is a public post-secondary institution that is governed by a Board of Governors, under the authority of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology. By 2004, the annual enrolment of part-time and full-time students reached 48,000.
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
![British Columbia Institute of Technology campus, [1964] published February 5, 1964 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-332.jpg?width=280)
British Columbia Institute of Technology campus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45437
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1964] published February 5, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the British Columbia Institute of Technology campus.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1964] published February 5, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-332
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the British Columbia Institute of Technology campus.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![British Columbia Institute of Technology campus, [1964] published February 5, 1964 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-332.jpg)
Official opening by Premier W. A. C. Bennett
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45453
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 5, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of W.A.C. Bennett pulling back the curtain to unveil the plaque at the official opening of the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 5, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-348
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of W.A.C. Bennett pulling back the curtain to unveil the plaque at the official opening of the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Officials - Premiers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Vocational School complex, [between 1963 and 1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-340.jpg?width=280)
Vocational School complex
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45445
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the British Columbia Vocational School complex on Willingdon, next door to the British Columbia Institute of Technology. It would be renamed the Pacific Vocational Institute in 1978, and in 1986, would merge with the British Columbia Institute of Technology and remain a part of that i…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-340
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the British Columbia Vocational School complex on Willingdon, next door to the British Columbia Institute of Technology. It would be renamed the Pacific Vocational Institute in 1978, and in 1986, would merge with the British Columbia Institute of Technology and remain a part of that institution to the present.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Vocational School complex, [between 1963 and 1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-340.jpg)
X-ray equipment
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45452
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964, published October 6, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of P. M. Boisvert "having her head examined" at the opening of the British Columbia Institute of Technology's opening ceremony. Dianne Modsell of Royal Jubilee hospital in Victoria (then taking a course on radiology at BCIT) is helping her into the "head unit" (x-ray equipment).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964, published October 6, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-347
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of P. M. Boisvert "having her head examined" at the opening of the British Columbia Institute of Technology's opening ceremony. Dianne Modsell of Royal Jubilee hospital in Victoria (then taking a course on radiology at BCIT) is helping her into the "head unit" (x-ray equipment).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
