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Learnings from the pandemic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14748
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Aug. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of screenshots taken from an iPhone Apple Notes text application. The photographs consist of a piece of writing reflecting on the learnings of COVID-19 by Yimeng (Jane) Zhao. A transcription of the written work reads: "Before pandemic ¦Synchronization¦ The moment whe…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of screenshots taken from an iPhone Apple Notes text application. The photographs consist of a piece of writing reflecting on the learnings of COVID-19 by Yimeng (Jane) Zhao. A transcription of the written work reads: "Before pandemic ¦Synchronization¦ The moment when your local cafe plays the same song as you're listening to on your headphones When you arrive for your date with the girls and end up matching by accident After getting a new lipstick it made you decide to finally make the move (travel to a new place, land your dream job) Posted a similar WeChat moment/Instagram story as your dudes/gals When you walk into the men's washroom by accident then at the guitar class They taught you the song "yellow" during... Learnings 1. Drilling helps you relieve wrists pains especially if you are tech-addict or journal writers 2. Sudden stopping on the car happens often, don't forget the safety belts 3. Never ride with a complete strange driver unless you're with someone you trust 4. Don't pick wild flowers no matter how small they are 5. Put things back to where you found them 6. Your folks are just like children, spending time to listen 7. Slow to anger. Always respect 8. Smile 9. #blackoutTuesday 10. Your index finger can work wonders 11. So can a stylus 12. Try before actually buying/returning 13. Think before speaking/answering 14. Just do it 15. Action speak louder than words 16. Let music speak 17. A picture is worth a thousand words 18. Words can be weapons 19. #createdonthate 20. Do not take anything for granted 21. Family first 22. Don't cry or get angry if it doesn't help the situation 23. Laughing out loud cures mild depressed moods 24. So does exercise 25. And culinary arts 26. Painting/sketching too 27. Journal the things you want to complain, but be grateful for all that comes 28. Pray 29. Used aroma therapy 30. CBT 31. Eye drops are cheesy p"
- Creator
- Zhao, Yimeng (Jane)
- Subjects
- Pandemics - COVID-19
- Accession Code
- BV020.23.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Aug. 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of photographs
Images
Fire fighters at a car accident
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96197
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2006]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Burnaby fire fighters assisting in the aftermath of an automobile accident that occurred when a driver lost control and hit two cars in the parking lot of the Metrotown Mazda at Kingsway and Imperial.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2006]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1894
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Burnaby fire fighters assisting in the aftermath of an automobile accident that occurred when a driver lost control and hit two cars in the parking lot of the Metrotown Mazda at Kingsway and Imperial.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Accidents - Automobile Accidents
- Buildings - Commercial - Automobile Dealerships
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2006 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1894-1: "Burnaby firefighters prepare the driver of a Lexus that lost control at Kingsway and Imperial and smashed into two cars on the lot at Metrotown Mazda for transport to hospital on Thursday."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1894-2: "A Burnaby firefighter works to secure a Lexus that lost control at Kingsway and Imperial on Thursday, smashing into two brand new Mazdas on the lot at Metrotown Mazda. The driver of the Lexus was transported to hospital with undertermined minor injuries."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Speaker Kevin Brooks at Alpha Secondary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96562
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of speaker Kevin Brooks at Alpha Secondary School for a presentation about the dangers of impaired driving. Photographs depict Brooks with grade 10 students Keenan Werts and Craig Farrell and speaking in front of a crowd of students seated in the gymnasium.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2184
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of speaker Kevin Brooks at Alpha Secondary School for a presentation about the dangers of impaired driving. Photographs depict Brooks with grade 10 students Keenan Werts and Craig Farrell and speaking in front of a crowd of students seated in the gymnasium.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Events
- Names
- Alpha Secondary School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2184-1: "Kevin Brooks speaks with Keenan Werts and Craig Farrell, Grade 10 students at Alpha Secondary, after his presentation about the dangers of drunk driving. Brooks lost the use of his legs, and his best friend was killed, in an accident caused by impaired driving."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2184-2: "Kevin Brooks speaks to students at Alpha Secondary School about the dangers of drunk driving. He lost the use of his legs, and his best friend was killed, in an accident caused by impaired driving."
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 4600 Parker Street
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
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.
- 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."
Images
Byrne Creek ravine rescue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96631
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from a rescue operation undertaken by Burnaby fire fighters, paramedics, and other personnel in the Byrne Creek ravine.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2253
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from a rescue operation undertaken by Burnaby fire fighters, paramedics, and other personnel in the Byrne Creek ravine.
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2253-1: "Burnaby firefighters from the Technical Rescue squad lift Yegor Rabbets, 13, from the Byrne Creek ravine, near MacLean Park, after he had fallen from a swinging rope, breaking bones and suffering possible internal injuries.
- Caption from metadata for 535-2253-2: "Rescue workers and paramedics load Yegor Rabbets, 13, into an air ambulance for transportation to BC Children's Hospital, after he had fallen from a swinging rope in the Byrne Creek ravine near MacLean Park, breaking bones and suffering possible internal injuries."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2253-3: "Alex Efremov, 14, helped guide rescue workers into the Byrne Creek ravine near MacLean Park, where his friend, Yegor Rabbets, 13, had fallen from a swinging rope, breaking bones and suffering possible internal injuries."
- Geographic Access
- Byrne Creek
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Hill Area
Images
Search and Rescue at Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96941
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs relating to the search and rescue for a man missing in Burnaby Lake after a boat accident. Photographs depict unidentified family members at the pavilion and Burnaby RCMP and Coquitlam Search and Rescue workers in a boat on Burnaby Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2496
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs relating to the search and rescue for a man missing in Burnaby Lake after a boat accident. Photographs depict unidentified family members at the pavilion and Burnaby RCMP and Coquitlam Search and Rescue workers in a boat on Burnaby Lake.
- Subjects
- Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
- Public Services - Policing
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2496-1: "The family of a New Westminster man missing in Burnaby Lake keep a vigil at the boat pavillion as RCMP and Coquitlam Search and Rescue scour the water and shoreline."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2496-2: "Burnaby RCMP and Coquitlam Search and Rescue launch a search on Burnaby Lake for a New Westminster man reported missing after a boat mishap early Sunday."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Fire in 7200 block of Curtis Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97704
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the aftermath of a fire in the 7200 block of Curtis Street. Photographs depict fire and police investigators at work, a memorial, and a neighbour being interviewed about the fire.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2979
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the aftermath of a fire in the 7200 block of Curtis Street. Photographs depict fire and police investigators at work, a memorial, and a neighbour being interviewed about the fire.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a December 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2979-1: "Burnaby fire and police investigators look for clues to the cause of an overnight fire that killed three children and injured four other people, in the 7200 block of Curtis St."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2979-2: "A small memorial of flowers and a plush toy takes shape in front of the burned-out house on Curtis St. in which three children died early Sunday morning."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2979-3: "Burnaby fire inspector Doug Hahn."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2979-4: "Toader Simioniea, a next door neighbor, describes what he saw after he was alerted to the fire by his landlord."
- Geographic Access
- Curtis Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
Images
Legal documents
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65755
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains legal documents (mainly police reports) pertaining to a Burnaby Lake Interurban Accident July 12, 1953. Includes two scale drawings of Gilmore Avenue and the British Columbia Electric Railway crossing in relation to the accident.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Donald N. Brown subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS148-002
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS2003-04
- Scope and Content
- File contains legal documents (mainly police reports) pertaining to a Burnaby Lake Interurban Accident July 12, 1953. Includes two scale drawings of Gilmore Avenue and the British Columbia Electric Railway crossing in relation to the accident.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Personal records of Rhoda Jeffers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4619
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Rhoda Jeffers fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of personal records belonging to Rhoda Jeffers including a poem, written to her Mom and Dad; a letter (double sided) addressed to Rhoda from her niece Ann and her mother Eldora Jeffers; a notecard from "Member Memorial Society of B.C." re: “In Case of Accident or Death” containing add…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Rhoda Jeffers fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of personal records belonging to Rhoda Jeffers including a poem, written to her Mom and Dad; a letter (double sided) addressed to Rhoda from her niece Ann and her mother Eldora Jeffers; a notecard from "Member Memorial Society of B.C." re: “In Case of Accident or Death” containing address and Emergency contact information for Rhoda Jeffers and a small printed inspirational notecard titled "Just for Today".
- Names
- Jeffers, Rhoda Mae
- Accession Code
- BV007.20.38
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Accident - William Bearn (Car no. 2951)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1068
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916-1917
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and reports on an accident that occurred between a car owned by Burnaby and driven by William Bearn, and an Inter-Urban Car operated by B.C. Electric Railway Co.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916-1917
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2855
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and reports on an accident that occurred between a car owned by Burnaby and driven by William Bearn, and an Inter-Urban Car operated by B.C. Electric Railway Co.
- Media Type
- Textual Record