"British Columbia" found 490 records

Taylor Park Elementary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark847

Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 2004

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Mission Avenue

Associated Dates: 2004

Heritage Value: Taylor Park Elementary School was opened in 2004 with 240 students from kindergarten to grade three (with older students attending Stride Avenue Community School). By 2006, Taylor Park had been designated as its own school and extended its classes from kindergarten through grade six.

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Hill Area

Street Address: 7590 Mission Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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State of the environment for the Lower Fraser River Basin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7450

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Canada. Environment Canada; British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks

Publication Date: c1992

Call Number: 363.7 SOE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

ISBN: 0662192346

Call Number: 363.7 SOE

Author: Canada. Environment Canada; British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks

Place of Publication: Ottawa, (Ont)

Publisher: Canada. Environment Canada.

Publication Date: c1992

Series: SOE report. no. 92-1 (State of environment)

Physical Description: 79 p. : ill., maps ; 22 x 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Environmental monitoring--Fraser River (B.C.); Environmental surveillance--Fraser River (B.C.); Environmental health--Fraser River (B.C.); Environmental monitoring--British Columbia

Notes: Co-published by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.; Includes bibliographical references.

Gaslights to gigawatts : a human history of BC Hydro and its predecessors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary835

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: B.C. Hydro

Publication Date: c1998

Call Number: 333.793 BCH Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969884524

Call Number: 333.793 BCH Copy 1

Author: B.C. Hydro

Contributor: Wilson, Andrew Fraser

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Hurricane Press

Publication Date: c1998

Physical Description: iv, 236 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Energy industries; Public utilities

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. 4 copies held: copy 1.

The Oriental question : consolidating a white man's province, 1914-41

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Roy, Patricia, 1939-

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 971.1004951 ROY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0774810114; 0774810106

Call Number: 971.1004951 ROY

Author: Roy, Patricia, 1939-

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: UBC Press

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Chinese--British Columbia--History; Japanese--British Columbia--History; British Columbia--Race relations; British Columbia--Politics and government; British Columbia--Emigration and immigration--History; British Columbia--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects; Immigrants--British Columbia--History

Notes: Second in a proposed set of 3 vols. beginning with A white man's province.; Includes bibliographical references and index.

The triumph of citizenship : the Japanese and Chinese in Canada, 1941-67

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Roy, Patricia, 1939-

Publication Date: c2007

Call Number: 971.1004951 ROY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9780774813815; 9780774813808

Call Number: 971.1004951 ROY

Author: Roy, Patricia, 1939-

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: UBC Press

Publication Date: c2007

Physical Description: vii, 390 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Chinese--British Columbia--History; Japanese--British Columbia--History; British Columbia--Race relations; British Columbia--Politics and government; British Columbia--Emigration and immigration--History; British Columbia--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects; Immigrants--British Columbia--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-377) and index.; Limited edition of 400 copies.

Burlesque West : showgirls, sex, and sin in postwar Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1435

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ross, Becki, 1959-

Publication Date: c2009

Call Number: 792.7 ROS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9780802096463; 9780802096982; 0802096980; 0802096468

Call Number: 792.7 ROS

Author: Ross, Becki, 1959-

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: c2009

Physical Description: xix, 373 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burlesque (Theater)--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Stripteasers--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Showgirls--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Nightlife--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Vancouver (B.C.)--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-333) and index.

Allan Rock at BCIT campaign event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95884

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Federal Health Minister Allan Rock speaking with nursing students during a campaign event at BCIT. Photographs show close-ups of Rock and one of the nursing students asking a question, as well as a photograph of Rock speaking as attendees look on in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 3 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-1684

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Federal Health Minister Allan Rock speaking with nursing students during a campaign event at BCIT. Photographs show close-ups of Rock and one of the nursing students asking a question, as well as a photograph of Rock speaking as attendees look on in the background.

Subjects: Elections; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a November 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-1684-1: "Federal Health Minister Allan Rock speaks with nursing students during a campaign stop at BCIT."; Caption from metadata for 535-1684-2: "Federal Health Minister Allan Rock addresses nursing students at BCIT, during an election campaign stop."; Caption from metadata for 535-1684-3: "Michelle Marisi, a nurse at Vancouver General, studying critical care, raises her concerns with federal Health Minister, Allan Rock."

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Aventis Biotech Challenge at BCIT

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96642

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of high school student Sophie Lee holding up a slug balanced on a test tube during the Aventis Biotech Challenge at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2264

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of high school student Sophie Lee holding up a slug balanced on a test tube during the Aventis Biotech Challenge at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Science and Technology Tools and Equipment

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

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: "Sophie Lee, a student at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver, keeps her eyes on a slug balanced on a test tube of slug slime. Sophie and her lab partner, Iris Liu, were studying the sticky properties of slug slime for the Aventis Biotech Challenge, at BCIT. The Challenge is held to generate interest in biotechnology amongst budding scientists from area high schools, who work on their projects under the guidance of expert biotechnologists."

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Aventis Biotech Challenge at BCIT, [2001] thumbnail

B.C.E.R. Video: Then and now

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5926

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 388.46 TRA VR Ver 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Moving Images

Accession Code: BV013.27.21

Call Number: 388.46 TRA VR Ver 1

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Transit Museum Society

Publication Date: c2004

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (128 min, 43 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Original footage shot on 16mm film in the early 1950's by Ken Hodgsen.; Summary : Historical film footage of Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman. Frank worked as a motorman on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information.; Produced by David Asselin, President, Transit Musem Society; Cover on verso of DVD case includes photos with description: "Here are three instructors... Vic Sharman, Frank Horne & Don Bellamy for the Downtown Historic Railway (D.H.R.) Who have all had previous experience driving interurbans in the Vancouver area in the 1940's & 1950's"; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video.

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BCIT campus radio

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96011

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jen Bacus, a radio broadcast student and staff at the new BCIT campus radio station CFML, standing inside a recording booth next to a light that reads "On Air."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1762

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jen Bacus, a radio broadcast student and staff at the new BCIT campus radio station CFML, standing inside a recording booth next to a light that reads "On Air."

Subjects: Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Radios; Persons - Students; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "BCIT's campus radio station, CFML, is about to go on the air, over the air, as the station has been approved for an FM license by the CRTC. Once the station has secured space on a broadcast tower, it will be able to be heard all over Burnaby, New Westminster, parts of Vancouver and Coquitlam. Jen Bacus is a radio broadcast student, and the station's marketing and promotions director."

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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BCIT Faculty & Staff Association strike

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98367

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified striking person standing under a BCIT umbrella during a demonstration. The person is wearing a sign that reads: "BCIT Faculty & Staff Association / On Strike for Quality in Education."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3377

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified striking person standing under a BCIT umbrella during a demonstration. The person is wearing a sign that reads: "BCIT Faculty & Staff Association / On Strike for Quality in Education."

Subjects: Protests and Demonstrations; Protests and Demonstrations - Strikes; Education; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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BCIT "Fawlty Towers" event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95722

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 students participating in BCIT's annual "Fawlty Towers" competition. Photographs depict students taping index cards together to form towers inside of a gymnasium.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-1580

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of students participating in BCIT's annual "Fawlty Towers" competition. Photographs depict students taping index cards together to form towers inside of a gymnasium.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges; Persons - Students

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

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 535-1580-1: "Davy Chang, a management systems student at BCIT, works on his team's entry in the school's annual "Fawlty Towers" competition. Teams of students were given 90 minutes to see who could design and build the tallest structure, using only cardboard index cards and masking tape."; Caption from metadata for 535-1580-2: "Forestry students Jocelyn Waldbrook and Kara Epp assemble the walls of what will become their team's tower at BCIT's annual Fawlty Towers competition. Teams of students were given 90 minutes to design and build the tallest tower, using only cardboard index cards and masking tape."

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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BCIT Open House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96526

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of BCIT's annual Open House. Photographs depict robotics/automation students Colin Harraway and Colin Wilson demonstrating a machine that makes battery cells, and Will Dirksen demonstrating confined space rescue with classmate Philip Nishikihama as part of BCIT's occupatio…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2150

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of BCIT's annual Open House. Photographs depict robotics/automation students Colin Harraway and Colin Wilson demonstrating a machine that makes battery cells, and Will Dirksen demonstrating confined space rescue with classmate Philip Nishikihama as part of BCIT's occupational health and safety program.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges; Persons - Students

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2150-1: "Colin Harraway and Colin Wilson, students in the robotics/automation program at BCIT demonstrate the machine they built to make battery cells, at the school's annual Open House."; Caption from metadata for 535-2150-2: "Will Dirksen demonstrates confined space rescue with his "victim," Philip Nishikihama, in BCIT's occupational health and saftety program, at the school's annual open house."

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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BCIT solar energy demonstration home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95720

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ljubisav Stamenic inside the attic of BCIT's solar energy demonstration home. He is standing near the multiple panels of solar cells.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1578

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ljubisav Stamenic inside the attic of BCIT's solar energy demonstration home. He is standing near the multiple panels of solar cells.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

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: "Ljubisav Stamenic, of BCIT, checks out the solar photovoltaic cells in the attic of the school's solar energy demonstration house. The solar energy is converted into electricity which is then fed back into the power grid connected to the house."

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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BCIT solar energy demonstration home, [2001] thumbnail

BCIT solar home construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96480

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 construction worker Jas Chohan checking the level of a foundation wall for a new prefabricated solar home at BCIT. Other pieces of the home on transport trucks are visible in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2104

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of construction worker Jas Chohan checking the level of a foundation wall for a new prefabricated solar home at BCIT. Other pieces of the home on transport trucks are visible in the background.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Construction

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Jas Chohan checks the level on a foundation wall being built at BCIT for a new prefabricated solar home, which is being delivered in pieces in the background."

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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BCIT solar home construction, [2000] thumbnail

B.C. Provincial Police Stories, volume 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1290

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Clark, Cecil, 1899-

Publication Date: c2000

Call Number: 364.1 CLA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919214754

Call Number: 364.1 CLA

Author: Clark, Cecil, 1899-

Place of Publication: Surrey, B.C.

Publisher: Heritage House

Publication Date: c2000

Physical Description: 141 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): Crime; Police

Names: British Columbia Provincial Police

B.C. Provincial Police Stories volume 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1291

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Clark, Cecil, 1899-

Publication Date: c1993

Call Number: 364.1 CLA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919214800

Call Number: 364.1 CLA

Author: Clark, Cecil, 1899-

Place of Publication: Surrey, B.C.

Publisher: Heritage House

Publication Date: c1993

Physical Description: 158 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): Crime; Police

Names: British Columbia Provincial Police

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10100

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Burnaby historical reference collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.; "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson; Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"

Scope and Content: Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.

History: Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.

Creator: Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"

Publisher: Railway Pictures Incorporated

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Rail

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; Sharman, Victor Lawrence "Vic"; Horne, Frank Harry

Accession Code: BV012.37.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1990

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also BV020.5.1060

Notes: Title based on contents of film; Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.; Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman; VHS is a copy created from original excerpts

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B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2012_0037_0012_001.mp4

Brad Currie at boilermakers competition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97032

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Brad Currie repairing a leak during a competition for apprentice boilermakers at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2564

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Brad Currie repairing a leak during a competition for apprentice boilermakers at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Subjects: Occupations - Tradespeople; Events - Competitions

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Brad Currie, of Prince Edward Island, repairs a leak in a tube boiler at a competition for apprentice boilermakers at BCIT. Five young boilermakers from around the country tested their skills in the manufacturing, installation and repair of tanks, vessels and towers before panels of judges from the industry and boilermakers' union."