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Fighting for dignity : the Ginger Goodwin story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1333
- 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.
Tong : the story of Tong Louie, Vancouver's quiet titan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1361
- 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.
The laws of heaven : the values behind 100 years of success
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1362
- 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.
The road less travelled : TransLink's improbable journey from 1999 to 2008
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1380
- 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
British Columbia : spirit of the people
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1381
- 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.
Royal city : a photographic history of New Westminster, 1858 - 1960
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1386
- 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.
Oakalla
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1393
- 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
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- 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.
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video content
Images
Building the West : the early architects of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1410
- 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.
The Oriental question : consolidating a white man's province, 1914-41
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1414
- 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
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1415
- 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.
The West beyond the West : a history of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Barman, Jean, 1939-
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Call Number
- 971.1 BAR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780802094957
- 9780802093097
- Call Number
- 971.1 BAR
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Author
- Barman, Jean, 1939-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Physical Description
- xx, 539 p., [48] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-496) and index.
Household counts : Canadian households and families in 1901
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1420
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780802038029
- 9780802038609
- 0802038603
- 0802038026
- Call Number
- 306.850971 SAG
- Contributor
- Sager, Eric W., 1946-
- Baskerville, Peter A.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 485 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Families--Canada--History--20th century
- Households--Canada--History--20th century
- Families--Canada--Statistics
- Canada--Population--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents: Transitions in household and family structure : Canada in 1901 and 1991 / Stacie D. A. Burke -- Canadian fertility in 1901 : a bird's-eye view / Peter Gossage, Danielle Gauvreau -- Family geographies : a national perspective / Larry McCann, Ian Buck, Ole Heggen -- Family geographies : an urban perspective / Larry McCann, Ian Buck, Ole Heggen -- Rural to urban migration : finding house hold complexity in a New World environment / Kenneth M. Sylvester -- Family geographies : Montreal, Canada's metropolis / Larry McCann, Ian Buck, Ole Heggen -- Families, fostering, and flying the coop : lessons in liberal cultural formation, 1871-1901 / Gordon Darroch -- Canadian children who lived with one parent in 1901 / Bettina Bradbury -- Boundaries of age : exploring the patterns of young-old age among men, Canada and the United States, 1870-1901 / Lisa Dillon -- Inequality, earnings, and the Canadian working class in 1901 / Eric W. Sager -- 'Leaving God behind when they crossed the Rocky Mountains' : exploring unbelief in turn-of-the-century British Columbia / Lynne Marks -- Giving birth : families and the medical marketplace in Victoria, British Columbia, 1880-1901 / Peter Baskerville -- Language, ancestry, and the competing constructions of identity in turn-of-the-century Canada / Chad Gaffield -- Constructing normality and confronting deviance : familial ideologies, household structures, and divorce in the 1901 Canadian census / Annalee Lepp. Edited by Eric W. Sager and Peter Baskerville
Yi Fao : speaking through memory : a history of New Westminster's Chinese community 1858-1980
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1421
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Wolf, Jim
- Owen, Patricia, 1978-
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Call Number
- 971.133 WOL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781894974400
- 1894974409
- Call Number
- 971.133 WOL
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Wolf, Jim
- Owen, Patricia, 1978-
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- Heritage House
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Physical Description
- 141 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--New Westminster--History
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--New Westminster
- New Westminster (B.C.)--History
- New Westminster (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 141).
Makúk : a new history of Aboriginal-white relations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1426
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780774811408
- 9780774811392
- 0774811390
- Call Number
- 970.1004 LUT
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Physical Description
- xii, 431 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Whites--Relations with Indians
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--Economic conditions
- Indigenous peoples--Employment--British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--History
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--Government Relations
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Government relations
- British Columbia--Ethnic relations
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [380]-401) and index.
Frail memorials : the cemeteries of Langley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1432
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Sommer, Warren, 1951-
- Publication Date
- c2005
- Call Number
- 971.133 SOM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 SOM
- Author
- Sommer, Warren, 1951-
- Place of Publication
- Fort Langley, B.C.
- Publisher
- Langley Centennial Museum & National Exhibition Centre
- Publication Date
- c2005
- Physical Description
- 104 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cemeteries
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
B.C.E.R. Video: Then and now
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5926
- 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
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- 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.
Images
Hollywood North : the feature film industry in British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6426
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Gasher, Mike, 1954-
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Call Number
- 384.8 GAS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0774809671
- 9780774809672
- Call Number
- 384.8 GAS
- Author
- Gasher, Mike, 1954-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Printer
- Friesens
- Physical Description
- viii,176 p. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Motion picture industry
- Motion pictures--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Royal metal : the people, times and trains of New Westminster bridge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6501
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Sanford, Barrie, 1948-
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Call Number
- 971.133 SAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0973560207
- Call Number
- 971.133 SAN
- Author
- Sanford, Barrie, 1948-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- National Railway Historical Society, British Columbia Chapter
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Printer
- Friesen Corporation
- Physical Description
- viii, 246 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Interview with Kanwal Singh Neel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19607
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1973-2023] (interview content), interviewed 5 Jul. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (50 min., 32 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 30 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kanwal Singh Neel conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The interview was conducted and recorded on the Zoom platform. 00:00 – 00:06:47 Kanwal shares some of the mentors that influenced him in his life, education and …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (50 min., 32 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 30 fps
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Rajdeep Interviewee: Kanwal Singh Neel Interview Date: July 5, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 50 min., 32 sec. Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kanwal Singh Neel conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The interview was conducted and recorded on the Zoom platform. 00:00 – 00:06:47 Kanwal shares some of the mentors that influenced him in his life, education and career, how his three-year grandson has been an inspiration and how important it is to educate yourself in different ways. 00:06:48 - 00:19:02 Kanwal talks about the diversity in the schools that he’s encountered over the years as a student and as an educator and shares his experiences getting hired as an educator on public television and being known as "the math guy". 00:19:03 - 00:46:39 Kanwal talks about the “Friends of Simon” tutoring out-reach program and his involvement. 00:26:40 - 00:30:24 Kanwal shares his experiences officiating the Canada Summer Games, the Harry Jerome Track Classic, the Commonwealth Games and other world class sporting events. 00:30:25 - 00:38:58 Kanwal describes a typical day while working at Simon Fraser University as Associate Director of Professional Programs, as a sports official and his involvement with Friends of Simon. Kanwal speaks about the importance of finding a balance between staying connected, finding your purpose and carrying on the passions that you enjoy. Kanwal talks about some of his favourite places in Burnaby including Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain, Deer Lake and Central Park. 00:38:59 - 00:43:31 Kanwal talks about the changes that he’s seen in the lower mainland over his life time including; diminishing agricultural land, the fishing industry, public transportation, housing and retail infrastructure and homelessness. 00:43:32 - 00:50:32 Kanwal talks about his involvement with the Punjabi Cultural Association, the introduction of Punjabi language courses in public schools and his involvement in a Bhangra event. Kanwal imparts a final message to youth of today emphasizing the importance of, building relationships, giving back to your community, learning through education and being respectful of your own journey and others.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Kanwal Singh Neel was born in Mombasa, Kenya in 1953 and immigrated with his family to Canada in 1969. For the first few weeks after immigrating the family stayed at the Sikh Temple on Second Avenue before moving into a house which they rented. Kanwal attended Kitsilano Secondary School and later transferred to Steveston High School when his family moved to Richmond. In 1972, Kanwal and friends formed a bhangra group "Punjab Cultural Association" and in 1974 they performed at the World Exposition in Spokane, Washington. The group performed at various venues including the Pacific National Exhibition and other cities in the Province. In 1973, Kanwal was an officiate during the Canada Summer Games at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. Kanwal obtained a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from University of British Columbia in computer science and mathematics and got his first teaching job in 1977. In 1978, he was an officiate of the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. Over the next ten years he devoted himself to becoming an educator and during this time he became more involved with the B.C. Math Teachers Association. Kanwal and his wife Nancy married in 1982 and have two daughters. In the early 1990's, Kanwal joined Simon Fraser University as a faculty associate to work, train and mentor student teachers. Kanwal became President of the B.C. Math Teachers Association and travelled throughout the province to help solve issues being faced by students. In 1993, he co-hosted a TV show "Math Shop" on The Knowledge Network and he later co-authored a textbook series titled "Math Makes Sense". Kanwal continued to advance his knowledge in the field of mathematics obtaining a Doctorate from Simon Fraser University in 2008. Kanwal developed his doctoral work in Haida Gwaii, studying the mathematics that the Haida peoples used in day to day life, applying the applications and integrating the mathematics concepts with their cultural knowledge. Kanwal also worked with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation and the Stó:lō Nation in helping to develop resources for them. Kanwal has been recognized with various awards and honours including being awarded an honorary doctorate by Kwantlen Polytechnic University and in 2017 as an inductee in the Sports Wall of Fame in Richmond for his outstanding contribution to amateur sport as an International Athletics Official. Since retirement, Kanwal continues to be involved in a project at Simon Fraser University "Friends of Simon" where university students go out and mentor and tutor immigrant and refugee children from South Asia and Africa and other countries. Interviewer biography: Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Education
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Sports
- Events - Competitions
- Housing
- Performances
- Names
- Neel, Kanwal Singh
- Simon Fraser University
- Friends of Simon
- Canada Summer Games
- Swangard Stadium
- Punjabi Cultural Association
- Responsibility
- Rajdeep
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Central Park
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.11
- Date
- [1973-2023] (interview content), interviewed 5 Jul. 2023
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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