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Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 8

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
[1932]-1936
Length
0:11:12
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
Date Range
[1932]-1936
Photo Info
Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
Length
0:11:12
Names
Darling, Gordon
Phillips, Turnie
Subjects
Organizations
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July / August 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
Total Tracks
9
Total Length
1:17:56
Interviewee Name
O'Brien, Harry
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Hazel Peterson subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[188-]-[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs and textual records, including marriage and baptism certificates, belonging to Hazel Erickson Peterson and her family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[188-]-[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Hazel Peterson subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2000-08
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs and textual records, including marriage and baptism certificates, belonging to Hazel Erickson Peterson and her family.
History
Hazel Eleanora Erickson was born May 21, 1896 in San Francisco California and baptized on December 25, 1899. She was the daughter of Charles Victor Erickson and Amanda Hedvig Erickson of Sweden. Her parents were married in Oakland, California on January 20, 1894. The Erickson family lived in San Francisco, then travelled up the panhandle to Alaska. They travelled throughout British Columbia and by the 1920s made Burnaby their home. Hazel Erickson was living at Gibson's Landing, British Columbia by the time of her marriage on August 31, 1936 to Edwin Peterson. Edwin Peterson was born at sea on October 18, 1884 and became naturalized as a British subject from the Dominion of Canada in 1921. He was an electrician by trade. Hazel resided at the Dania Home in Burnaby for 20 before her death in 1996.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Peterson, Hazel Erickson
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
MSS094, PC504
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Burnaby Mountain Neighbourhood

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Heritage Value
Burnaby Mountain had been dedicated as park in 1942, however the original park boundaries were reconsidered in 1952 with the development of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Although the boundaries were adjusted to accommodate this project, significant conservation and park lands were left untouched. When, in 1962, the government of British Columbia determined the need for additional post-secondary facilities, Burnaby Mountain was chosen as the site for the new Simon Fraser University which opened in 1965. As early as 1964, the idea of establishing a townsite around the university had been discussed by Burnaby, but it was not until the mid-1990s that the idea came to fruition and by the early 2000s, a new housing development know as the UniverCity took shape on the mountain adjacent to the university.
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Lake City Neighbourhood

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Heritage Value
When Simon Fraser University opened in 1965, approximately sixteen industrial properties had been developed in the Lake City Industrial Park. In addition, significant tracts of land in the western portion had been pre-cleared and graded in anticipation of additional development, while most of the eastern half remained forested. Some of the early companies to locate in the area were Nabob Foods, Volkswagen Canada, British Columbia Television Broadcasting, Simpson Sears, and H.Y. Louie Company Limited. Both Imperial Oil and Shell Oil established petroleum storage and distribution facilities in the area. Initially a heavy industrial area, by 1979, single family neighbourhoods south of Lougheed Highway and west of Eagle Creek had been largely developed. By the mid1980's, the Burnaby 200 multi-family development along Forest Grove Drive had also been completed.
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
established. The company town created here was typical of many con- structed throughout British Columbia, but its unique setting and people made it a legendary part of Burnaby's history. Today Barnet Marine Park remains remarkably erased ofits heritage with the passage of time. Despite the demoli- tion ofmost
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
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Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Wolf, Jim
Edition
Rev.
Publication Date
2011
c2007
Call Number
971.133 LUX COPY 1
. Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby. 2. Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc. 3. Historic sites--British Columbia-- Burnaby. 4. Architecture--British Columbia--Burnaby. 5. Burnaby (B.C.)-- History. I. Wolf, Jim II. Burnaby (B.C.) III. Title. FC3849.B85Z57 2006 971.1’33 C2006-906502-0
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
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Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878
McLeod, Anne Burnaby
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
c2002
Call Number
971.1 BUR COPY 3
�ROBERT BURNABY’S LETTERS FROM COLONIAL BRITISH COLUMBIA 1858 ~ 1863 �Robert Burnaby, c.1868 Portrait taken in Victoria by Frederick Dally, photographer. BC Archives HP2403 �ROBERT BURNABY’S LETTERS FROM COLONIAL BRITISH COLUMBIA 1858 ~ 1863 Anne Burnaby McLeod Pixie McGeachie Copyright 2002 �City
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282850
9780969282853
Call Number
971.1 BUR COPY 3
Author
Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878
McLeod, Anne Burnaby
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Description
199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence
Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence
British Columbia--History--1849-1871
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
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Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
c2007
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
and elbow grease than had ever been anticipated. Other volunteers kept up the ongo- ing but critical task of finding funds, donors and thousands of parts to complete the job. The citizens of Burnaby and others from across the Lower Mainland and British Columbia responded to the project with enthusiasm
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
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Name Access
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Editor : Pixie McGeachie
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Building the West : the early architects of British Columbia

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Publication Date
c2003
Call Number
720.922 LUX
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0889224749
9780889224742
Call Number
720.922 LUX
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Talonbooks
Publication Date
c2003
Physical Description
560 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Architecture
Architects
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Heritage
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-530) and indexes.
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Wildfire : British Columbia burns

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Anderson, Charles, 1958-
Culbert, Lori, 1967-
Publication Date
c2003
Call Number
363.37 AND
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
1553650573
Call Number
363.37 AND
Author
Anderson, Charles, 1958-
Culbert, Lori, 1967-
Contributor
Fralic, Shelley
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Greystone Books
Publication Date
c2003
Physical Description
139 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Fires
Fire fighters
Notes
Co-published by Vancouver Sun and Province.
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B.C. Provincial Police Stories, volume 2

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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
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Why? : the last years of the British Columbia Provincial Police : a historical segment of British Columbia History died with the disestablishment of the British Columbia Provincial Police in 1950

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Brown, Donald N. (Donald Neil), 1919-
Publication Date
c2000
Call Number
363.2 BRO COPY 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969904010
Call Number
363.2 BRO COPY 1
Author
Brown, Donald N. (Donald Neil), 1919-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Pacific Forensic Science Consultants and Services
Publication Date
c2000
Printer
A & F Printing Ltd.
Physical Description
xx, 132 p., A-AF p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Police
Police--British Columbia
Names
British Columbia Provincial Police
Notes
Signed by author.
Includes index.
2 copies held: copy 1.
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Fighting for dignity : the Ginger Goodwin story

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Stonebanks, Roger
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
331.81223 GOO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
1894000064
Call Number
331.81223 GOO
Author
Stonebanks, Roger
Place of Publication
St. John's, [N.L.]
Publisher
Canadian Committee on Labour History
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
206 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Goodwin, Ginger
Labor leaders--British Columbia
Coal miners--Labor unions--British Columbia--Officials and employees
Biography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-198) and index.
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Tong : the story of Tong Louie, Vancouver's quiet titan

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Perrault, E. G. (Ernest G.)
Publication Date
c2002
Call Number
921 PER
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
155017231X
Call Number
921 PER
Author
Perrault, E. G. (Ernest G.)
Place of Publication
Madeira Park, B.C.
Publisher
Harbour Pub.
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Description
191 p. : ill. (some col.), ports ; 26 cm.
Inscription
"Gift from H. Y. Louie Co. / Oct. 17/07", handwritten in ink on piece of paper inserted in cover page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver
Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)
Biography
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Notes
Includes index.
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The laws of heaven : the values behind 100 years of success

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Rockett, Eve
Publication Date
c2003
Call Number
381.148 ROC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969758537
Call Number
381.148 ROC
Author
Rockett, Eve
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
H. Y. Louie Co. Limited
Publication Date
c2003
Physical Description
95 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
Inscription
"Gift from H.Y. Louie Co. / Oct 17/09 ", written in ink on piece of paper inserted in front cover page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
Supermarkets--Canada, Western--History
Retail trade--Canada, Western--History
Wholesale trade--Canada, Western--History
Notes
"Produced for H.Y. Louie Co. Limited by The Art Department, a division of Canada Wide Magazines & Communications"--T.p. verso.
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The road less travelled : TransLink's improbable journey from 1999 to 2008

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wales, Trevor
Publication Date
c2008
Call Number
388.409711 WAL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
9780981044101
0981044107
Call Number
388.409711 WAL
Author
Wales, Trevor
Contributor
Prittie, Heather
Pabillano, Jhenifer
Webb, Patricia G. (Patricia Grace), 1959-
Harcourt, Michael, 1943-
Place of Publication
Vancouver, British Columbia
Publisher
Translink
Publication Date
c2008
Physical Description
87 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Local transit
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
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British Columbia : spirit of the people

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Barman, Jean, 1939-
Publication Date
c2008
Call Number
971.1 BAR COPY 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
9781550174465
1550174460
Call Number
971.1 BAR COPY 1
Author
Barman, Jean, 1939-
Place of Publication
Madeira Park, B.C.
Publisher
Harbour
Publication Date
c2008
Physical Description
191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
British Columbia--History
British Columbia--Pictorial works
Notes
Includes index.
"Published by arrangement with the Province of British Columbia with thanks to the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts and BC150".
2 copies held: copy 1.
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Royal city : a photographic history of New Westminster, 1858 - 1960

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wolf, Jim
Edition
1st ed.
Publication Date
c2005
Call Number
971.133 WOL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
1894384849
1894384970
Call Number
971.133 WOL
Edition
1st ed.
Author
Wolf, Jim
Place of Publication
Surrey, BC
Publisher
Heritage House
Publication Date
c2005
Physical Description
191 p. : ill.
Library Subject (LOC)
New Westminster (B.C.)--Pictorial works
New Westminster (B.C.)--History
Photographers--British Columbia--New Westminster
Biography
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Notes
Includes biographical references and index.
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Oakalla

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Jack, Ronald
Publication Date
c2009
Call Number
365.9711 JAC VR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Moving Images
Accession Code
BV020.5.1059
Call Number
365.9711 JAC VR
Author
Jack, Ronald
Place of Publication
Vancouver, B.C.
Publisher
Runagate Pictures
Publication Date
c2009
Physical Description
1 videodisc (9 min., 52 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Library Subject (LOC)
Lower Mainland Regional Corrections Centre--History
Prisons--British Columbia
Subjects
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Gooden, Tom
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Notes
"A preview DVD" titled "Oakalla" compiled by Ronald Jack. Film footage consists of historic and contemporary images regarding Oakalla Prison Farm and includes commentaries from Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Tom Gooden; Oakalla Historian and Vancouver Police Officer, Earl Anderson and Burnaby Mayor, Derek Corrigan (former Oakalla prison guard). A collection of Oakalla artifacts are included in the film footage.
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Building the West : the early architects of British Columbia

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Edition
Rev. 2nd ed.
Publication Date
c2007
Call Number
720.922 LUX
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
9780889225541
0889225540
Call Number
720.922 LUX
Edition
Rev. 2nd ed.
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Talonbooks
Publication Date
c2007
Physical Description
560 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Architecture
Architects
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Heritage
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-530) and indexes.
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