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Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory354
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Length
- 0:09:13
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of the development of property Burnaby. He discusses houses being built by his father, grandfather and himself; this includes the property that he and his wife bought in 1961. Bob also discusses the rise of the automobile.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of the development of property Burnaby. He discusses houses being built by his father, grandfather and himself; this includes the property that he and his wife bought in 1961. Bob also discusses the rise of the automobile.
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Photo Info
- Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
- Length
- 0:09:13
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 5, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:54
- Interviewee Name
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
Track two of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_2.mp3Interview with John and Julia Poole by Eric Damer November 24, 2012 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory384
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1964-2012
- Length
- 0:09:20
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to popular culture. Julia (Kong) Poole discusses popular music of the time, including a popular local band. John discusses his involvement in Drag Racing. John and Julia discuss the difference between the generations (seeing interest in the wars being stronger…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to popular culture. Julia (Kong) Poole discusses popular music of the time, including a popular local band. John discusses his involvement in Drag Racing. John and Julia discuss the difference between the generations (seeing interest in the wars being stronger now than it was before). Julia mentions the Communist takeover in China.
- Date Range
- 1964-2012
- Photo Info
- Julia Kong (later Poole) while at Burnaby North High School, [1968]. Item no. 549-058.
- Length
- 0:09:20
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 24, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 24, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and recreational activities of the ninteen-sixties.
- Biographical Notes
- Julia Kong's father moved his family to Capitol Hill in 1953 when Julia was two years old. Julia attended Capitol Hill Elementary and later Burnaby North High School, where she was active in student politics and as a cheerleader. Outside of school she participated in Girl Guides, was an active swimmer, and volunteered in various capacities. After graduation, Julia studied to become a teacher, which included a practicum at Capitol Hill Elementary, and then began a career in education. John Poole, whose father had transferred to the Burnaby RCMP in 1961 when John was ten, attended Burnaby North High School at the same time as Julia, but had earlier attended Schou Street and Lochdale Elementary Schools. John was active in baseball, soccer, and Boy Scouts, and took a keen interest in cars. After high school he opened a transmission shop in Abbotsford before settling into a career with the Vancouver Fire Department. John and Julia married at the Burnaby Village Museum church in 1980 and began their family roots with their first home on Capitol Hill. They later moved with their three children to Surrey where Julia continues to work for the Surrey School district and John is enjoying his retirement.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:03:16
- Interviewee Name
- Poole, Julia Kong
- Poole, John
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track six of recording of interview with John and Julia Poole
Track six of recording of interview with John and Julia Poole
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-021/MSS171-021_Track_6.mp3In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282885
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Pride, Harry, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Burrard Inlet
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
- "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
- Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5437
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Edition
- Rev.
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
the
use of automobiles, horses and carriages, and in
concert with the estate’s location near the new British
Columbia Electric Railway Burnaby Lake interurban
line, illustrate the evolving nature of regional
transportationandthegrowingbedroomcommunities
and estates made possible by increasing options for
transportation
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282893
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Edition
- Rev.
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Historic buildings
- Buildings
- Historic sites
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Digital Books
Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5863
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Contributor
- Friends of Interurban 1223
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Printer
- City of Burnaby Printshop
- Physical Description
- 91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric railroads
- Local transit
- Street-railroads
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Name Access
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Notes
- Editor : Pixie McGeachie
Images
Digital Books
Edmonds SkyTrain station accident
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95745
- 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 two RCMP officers filling a bag with belongings of a victim after an accident. The 106 Metrotown Station bus is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1603
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two RCMP officers filling a bag with belongings of a victim after an accident. The 106 Metrotown Station bus is visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a December 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby RCMP pack up the belongings of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a BC Transit bus Monday morning, at the entrance to the Edmonds Skytrain station."
- Geographic Access
- 18th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Hill Area
Images
Honda holiday display window
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95753
- 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 a woman seated in a red car that is pulling a sleigh. The car is part of a holiday window display at a Honda dealership; Christmas trees, lights, and other vehicles are visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1609
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph a woman seated in a red car that is pulling a sleigh. The car is part of a holiday window display at a Honda dealership; Christmas trees, lights, and other vehicles are visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a December 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Kerry Karram, the seasonal window designer at Happy Honda, admires her creation from inside a Honda sports car. The display was recognized as the "Best Large Window" in the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association's decorating contest."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Moscrop Secondary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96500
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Moscrop Secondary School. Photographs depict portables outside the school, with residential homes visible in the background; the school parking lot; and students gathering on the stairs and in the front lobby of the school.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : b&w
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2124
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Moscrop Secondary School. Photographs depict portables outside the school, with residential homes visible in the background; the school parking lot; and students gathering on the stairs and in the front lobby of the school.
- Names
- Moscrop Secondary School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Geographic Access
- Moscrop Street
- Street Address
- 4433 Moscrop Street
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Car crash at Imperial and Sperling
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96837
- 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 the an investigator taking measurements following a two-vehicle collision at Imperial and Sperling, where a truck crashed into a home and killed a pedestrian. The crashed truck is visible behind the investigator.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2395
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the an investigator taking measurements following a two-vehicle collision at Imperial and Sperling, where a truck crashed into a home and killed a pedestrian. The crashed truck is visible behind the investigator.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Automobile Accidents
- 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: "An accident investigator takes measurements after a two vehicle collision at Imperial and Sperling sent a pick-up truck crashing into a house at the corner, killing a pedestrian who had just left the house, and injuring two occupants in the basement suite."
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Marc De Vellis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96865
- 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 racecar driver Marc De Vellis posing against a railing with his racing helmet in the foreground.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2423
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of racecar driver Marc De Vellis posing against a railing with his racing helmet in the foreground.
- 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: "Marc De Vellis is looking towards a bright future in racing after finishing second in his Formula Ford 1600 debut at Mosport."
Images
Ambulance workers at a car accident
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97019
- 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 two unidentified ambulance workers tending to the unidentified occupants of a car involved in a three-vehicle accident on Kingsway by Sperling.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2551
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified ambulance workers tending to the unidentified occupants of a car involved in a three-vehicle accident on Kingsway by Sperling.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Emergency workers tend to two injured occupants in a small pick-up truck, the middle vehicle in a three-vehicle accident during Wednesday's rush hour, on Kingsway, just west of Sperling."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Michael Valiante
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97273
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Burnaby racecar driver Michael Valiante competing in the Skip Barber Dodge support race at the Vancouver Indy, around False Creek in Vancouver. Photographs depict Valiante racing, racing, and speaking with friends and family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2678
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Burnaby racecar driver Michael Valiante competing in the Skip Barber Dodge support race at the Vancouver Indy, around False Creek in Vancouver. Photographs depict Valiante racing, racing, and speaking with friends and family.
- Subjects
- Sports - Automobile Racing
- Names
- Valiante, Michael
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2678-2: "Burnaby racer Michael Valiante, competing in the Skip Barber Dodge support race at the Vancouver Indy, emerges from the car transporter, that also serves as the drivers' dressing room, unlike the glamorous, big-money world of the CART series drivers on the other side of False Creek. Valiante's first race weekend at home, in front of friends and family, went bad with five laps remaining, when he was squeezed into the wall while trying to lap a slower car; he was running third at the time."
Images
Cars in line for gas
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97286
- 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 cars lined up and waiting to fill their tanks at an Arco gas station on Kingsway.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2683
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cars lined up and waiting to fill their tanks at an Arco gas station on Kingsway.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Motorists line-up at an Arco gas station on Kingsway, to tank up just before the latest hike in gas prices."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Gilley Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Vehicle accident on Canada Way
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97290
- 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 an unidentified Burnaby RCMP officer standing on the road by a van that collided with a hydro pole at Canada Way and Morley Street. The pole is under the white van, which also dragged down lights and live wires.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2687
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified Burnaby RCMP officer standing on the road by a van that collided with a hydro pole at Canada Way and Morley Street. The pole is under the white van, which also dragged down lights and live wires.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby RCMP officer keeps a safe distance after a van collided with a hydro pole on Canada Way at Morley, dragging down a couple of light standards and live wires. The road was closed, and power to the surrounding area was out for a number of hours."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Morley Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Police after a shooting
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97536
- 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 three Burnaby RCMP officers next to a minivan parked on a roadside next to a parking metre. Two officers are speaking to each other one as another, wearing white gloves, examines the car door.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2875
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three Burnaby RCMP officers next to a minivan parked on a roadside next to a parking metre. Two officers are speaking to each other one as another, wearing white gloves, examines the car door.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
Prime Minister Jean Chretien at Ballard Power Systems
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97556
- 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 Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Firoz Rasul, the president of Ballard Power Systems, testing one of Ballard's prototype fuel cell cars at Ballard's plant in the Glenlyon Business Park. Photographs depict Prime Minister Chretien driving the car and climbing into the car…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2895
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Firoz Rasul, the president of Ballard Power Systems, testing one of Ballard's prototype fuel cell cars at Ballard's plant in the Glenlyon Business Park. Photographs depict Prime Minister Chretien driving the car and climbing into the car with Rasul as a crowd watches.
- Subjects
- Officials - Prime Ministers
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2895-1: "Prime Minister Jean Chretien, and the President of Ballard Power Systems, Firoz Rasul, climb into one of the company's prototype fuel cell cars, to take it for test drive to officially open Ballard's newest plant, in the Glenlyon Business Park, and kick off the Liberal Party's election campaign in BC."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2895-2: "Prime Minister Jean Chretien takes the wheel of one of Ballard's prototype fuel cell cars, to officially open the company's new plant in the Glenlyon Business Park, and lauch the Liberal Party's election campaign in BC."
- Geographic Access
- Glenlyon Parkway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
Bus crash
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97928
- 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 a bus overturned on the side of a road after an accident. The mountains are visible in the background and two people, wearing a suit and a reflective vest, are beside the bus with a piece of heavy machinery.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3054
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a bus overturned on the side of a road after an accident. The mountains are visible in the background and two people, wearing a suit and a reflective vest, are beside the bus with a piece of heavy machinery.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
Gas stations coast to coast
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1311
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Witzel, Michael Karl, 1960-
- Publication Date
- 2000
- Call Number
- 629.286 WIT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0760307407
- Call Number
- 629.286 WIT
- Author
- Witzel, Michael Karl, 1960-
- Place of Publication
- Osceola, WI
- Publisher
- MBI Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 180 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Service stations--United States--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-178) and index.
- Contents: The roadside show called gasoline: attracting motorists to the pumps -- Fill 'er up to the top with ethyl gas : a world of service at the gas pump -- Wipe the windows and check the oil : attendants served us with a smile -- From greasy hut to grand palace : the architecture of gas stations -- The new era of American gasoline : powering automobiles for the future.
Racecar driver Marc De Vellis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95718
- 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 of racecar driver Marc De Vellis. Photographs depict De Vellis in a garage, polishing his racecar and adjusting part of the car with a wrench.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1576
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of racecar driver Marc De Vellis. Photographs depict De Vellis in a garage, polishing his racecar and adjusting part of the car with a wrench.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1576-1: "Burnaby's Marc DeVellis puts a final shine on his newly-acquired Formula Mazda race car, which he'll be racing in this season's Best Western Mazda Racing series."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1576-2: "Burnaby racer Marc DeVellis has been busy rebuilding a recently-acquired Formula Mazda racing car in his dad's auto shop in New Westminster. He'll be racing the car in this season's Best Western Mazda racing series, a support event to the American LeMans racers."
Images
Michael Valiante
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95805
- 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 racecar driver Michael Valiante speaking to an official wearing a headset. They stand outdoors and a crowd has gathered by them, in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1630
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of racecar driver Michael Valiante speaking to an official wearing a headset. They stand outdoors and a crowd has gathered by them, in the background.
- Subjects
- Sports - Automobile Racing
- Names
- Valiante, Michael
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader