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Kingsway West School class

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
September 1921
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on card 18 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Kingsway West School standing in four rows in front of the school building. Their teacher Miss Annie Forrest stands to the right wearing a hat with a lace brim. The students in the top row (from left) are; Thomas Brown and Lawrence Beaven. In the second row are; Raymond Jon…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on card 18 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Kingsway West School standing in four rows in front of the school building. Their teacher Miss Annie Forrest stands to the right wearing a hat with a lace brim. The students in the top row (from left) are; Thomas Brown and Lawrence Beaven. In the second row are; Raymond Jones, unidentified, Charles Russell, Leonard Wentz, Reggie Mills, Christie Phillips, unidentified, Raymond Pickwell, Teddy Hopper, Albert Hathaway, unidentified and Norman Simpson. In the third row are; Dorothy Huestis, Hope Cooke, Dorothy Kent, Eleanor Phillips, John Harding, John Lepinsky, Spencer Goodall, unidentified, Harold [illegible], Harold Krause, unidentified and unidentified. In the front row none of the girls have been identified (except for the first girl who has been identified only as Helen).
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Kingsway West School
Forrest, Annie Theresa
Brown, Thomas
Beaven, Lawrence
Jones, Raymond
Russell, Charles
Wentz, Leonard
Philips, Christie
Pickwell, Raymond
Hopper, Teddy
Hathaway, Albert
Simpson, Norman
Huestis, Dorothy
Cooke, Hope
Kent, Dorothy
Phillips, Eleanor
Harding, John
Lepinsky, John
Goodall, Spencer
Krause, Harold
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.61
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
September 1921
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on recto of card mount reads: "1921"
Note in black ink on verso of card mount reads: "Kingsway W. Sept. 1921. Left to right Top row. Thomas Brown Lawrence Beaven / 2nd Left to rt. Raymond Jones. ( (?) ), Charles Russell, Leonard Wentz, Reggie Mills, Christie Phillips, ( - ) Raymond Pickwell, Teddy Hopper, Albert Hathaway, ( ), Norman Simpson / 3rd row. Lt to rt. Dorothy Huestis, Hope Cooke, Dorothy Kent, Eleanor Phillips, John Harding, John Lepinsky, Spencer Goodall, , Harold [illegible], Harold Krause / 4th Helen. , , "
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Staff at Kingsway West School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
September 1921
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the staff at Kingsway West School standing on the front steps of the school with trophies laid out on a table in front of them. Standing in a semi-circle (l to r) are; Miss Wells, Miss McDonald, Miss Simmonds, Miss Simpson, Mr. Brown, Mr. Black, Miss Forrest, Miss Gray, Miss Brice and…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Material Details
Card mount has a decorative border
Scope and Content
Photograph of the staff at Kingsway West School standing on the front steps of the school with trophies laid out on a table in front of them. Standing in a semi-circle (l to r) are; Miss Wells, Miss McDonald, Miss Simmonds, Miss Simpson, Mr. Brown, Mr. Black, Miss Forrest, Miss Gray, Miss Brice and Miss Morrow.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Personal Symbols - Trophies
Names
Kingsway West School
Black, Mr.
Brown, Mr
Forrest, Annie Theresa
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.60
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
September 1921
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on recto of card mount reads: "1921"
Note in black ink on verso of card mount reads: "Kingsway W. Sept. 1921. Miss Wells, Miss Mc.Donald, Miss Simmonds, Miss Simpson, Mr. Brown, Mr. Black, Miss Forrest, Miss Gray, Miss Brice, Miss Morrow"
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Urquhart Family

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Urquhart family. Back, left to right: Mrs. Lillias Urquhart, Margaret Urquhart Frederick, and Mr. William Urquhart. Front, left to right: Kathleen Brown (friend) and Alex McKenzie, Jr. (cousin).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-143
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Urquhart family. Back, left to right: Mrs. Lillias Urquhart, Margaret Urquhart Frederick, and Mr. William Urquhart. Front, left to right: Kathleen Brown (friend) and Alex McKenzie, Jr. (cousin).
Subjects
Transportation - Bicycles
Names
Brown, Kathleen
Frederick, Margaret "Peggy" Urquhart
McKenzie, Alex, Jr.
Urquhart, Lillias
Urquhart, William
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6626 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
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Burnaby North High School

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.0 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a wash drawing of the exterior of Burnaby North High School. This building later became Rosser Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jeanie Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.0 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
033-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a wash drawing of the exterior of Burnaby North High School. This building later became Rosser Elementary School.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Architectural Drawings
Buildings - Schools
Names
Burnaby North High School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Photo from Wash Drawing / Burnaby North High School"
Annotation on back of photograph reads, "Compliments of the Architects Bowrman and Cullerne, September, 1923"
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4375 Pandora Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Zurika programme

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1925 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 programme
Scope and Content
Item is a photocopied programme for the Burnaby South High School production of the operetta "'Zurika' / The Gypsy Maid" performed at both the Public Hall, Edmonds and the Henderson Church Hall, West Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1925 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Donald N. Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 programme
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS148-003
Accession Number
BHS1992-20
Scope and Content
Item is a photocopied programme for the Burnaby South High School production of the operetta "'Zurika' / The Gypsy Maid" performed at both the Public Hall, Edmonds and the Henderson Church Hall, West Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Burnaby Girl Guide leaders

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Girl Guide leaders dressed in uniforms identified from Left to right: Amy Leigh, May Liske, Pauline Blackmore, Jessie Greenwood, (G.H. Moore Brown Owl, 2nd Pack). The guiding leaders are gathered together standing on the stairs of what might be the Burnaby Municipal Hall.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Girl Guide leaders dressed in uniforms identified from Left to right: Amy Leigh, May Liske, Pauline Blackmore, Jessie Greenwood, (G.H. Moore Brown Owl, 2nd Pack). The guiding leaders are gathered together standing on the stairs of what might be the Burnaby Municipal Hall.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Leigh, Amy
Blackmore, Pauline
Liske, May
Greenwood, Jessie
Moore, Mrs. G.H.
Accession Code
BV015.35.237
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr 1923
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
04-Jan-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: "Left to right / Miss Amy Leigh / May Liske / Pauline Blackmore / Jessie Greenwood / (G.H. Moore. / Brown Owl / 2nd Pack) / April 1923"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Left to Right / [quotations] Amy Leigh / [quotations] Miss May Liske / [quotations] Miss Pauline Blackmore / [quotations] Jessie Greenwood / Mrs. G.H. Moore / Brown Owl 2nd Pack / April 1923"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "127" (circled in pencil)
Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
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Booking photograph

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1926 and 1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a two-part, right-profile and front-view booking photograph of a prisoner, said to have escaped from Oakalla Prison Farm on July 14, 1930.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1926 and 1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
013-022
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph is a two-part, right-profile and front-view booking photograph of a prisoner, said to have escaped from Oakalla Prison Farm on July 14, 1930.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Escaped from Oakalla / 14.7.30 / 18255 / EDWARD BOYD / @ / SILAS SIMON / 14290 / Welsh. / Age 24. / 5 ' 5 5/8. Weight 136 / DK BROWN Curly Hair / Brown Eyes"
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Home & school exercises in composition through reading. Intermediate book.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Pickles, Frederick
Pickles, John E.
Publication Date
1921
Call Number
428 PIC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.102
Call Number
428 PIC
Author
Pickles, Frederick
Pickles, John E.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
Publication Date
1921
Printer
Temple Press
Physical Description
viii, 167 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"S23" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on front pastedown and endpaper] "Clifton G. Brown" [handwritten in purple ink on front pastedown] "C.G. Brown" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Composition and exercises
English literature--Study and teaching
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Leila Orman subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of manuscripts written by Leila Orman as well as paintings, scrapbooks, postcards, photographs, hymn books and correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Leila Orman subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of manuscripts written by Leila Orman as well as paintings, scrapbooks, postcards, photographs, hymn books and correspondence.
History
A. Leila Orman was born June 2, 1901 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England. She is the youngest daughter of Daisy Marie Orman, her sister Daisy Hilda Orman (later Targett) being three and a half years her senior. At five years old Leila began a long fight with a crippling type of rheumatoid arthritis. By the time she was thirteen, she experienced completely ankylosed joints. Her family travelled all over hoping to find a cure, but to no avail. In 1913 her father joined his two brothers in Calgary, and by 1915 the family had joined him. Leila developed an interest in painting and knitting, and composed her own poems. She began writing news articles for the Calgary Daily Herald in the 1930s, and her first sonnet was published in that paper on August 28, 1934. She had a strong interest in the arts, often writing about music and the visual arts. While living in Calgary, she became a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club as well as a member of the Canadian Author’s Association. When her father retired in 1938, the family moved to Rosewood Avenue in Burnaby. Leila wrote on a typewriter with two sticks to type out the letters. She was an avid reader and was able to turn the pages with a special stick with elastic bands wound around the ends. Canadian novelist Maida Parlow French became her lifelong friend and encouraged her to write her own autobiography, but she was not able to finish it. Leila wrote “The Giving Heart” in October of 1948. By 1952, she was writing the "Across the Board" column for the British Columbia Saturday Magazine with the intention of inspiring other “incapacitated folk” to live up to their full potential: “If [she] could reach a few people, and encourage them to reach up and out, [she] should feel the effort well worthwhile.” A member of the St. Alban’s Prayer Healing Fellowship group, Leila wrote the “Christian Manifesto for World Peace” in 1963. The Prayer Group met twice monthly at one of the members’ homes and undertook to pray daily for the sick and for world peace. After Leila’s mother died in 1955, Leila’s friend Jeanie Brown kept house for her and was her constant companion. Jeanie Brown and Leila lived together for over thirteen years until an accident sent Leila to hospital and later to nursing home where she died on February 16, 1976.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Orman, A. Leila
Notes
MSS104 and PC506
Title based on content of subseries
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Parker family portrait

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [1998]
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 9.8 x 14.7 cm
Scope and Content
Studio portrait of family group. Parents are seated on either side of three children who are standing. From left to right are: Sarah Love Parker (seated), Albert Parker, Elsie Parker, William Parker, and William Parker (seated). Photograph has brown matte and is mounted on brown card.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 9.8 x 14.7 cm
Material Details
Written on verso in black ink: "XMAS 1923"
Scope and Content
Studio portrait of family group. Parents are seated on either side of three children who are standing. From left to right are: Sarah Love Parker (seated), Albert Parker, Elsie Parker, William Parker, and William Parker (seated). Photograph has brown matte and is mounted on brown card.
History
Photograph is from the Love farmhouse. The house was lived in by generations of the Love family. Jesse and Martha Love's daughter, Sarah Love married William Parker and their daughter, Elsie (later Hughes) is the donor's mother. The objects were in the house when the donor lived in the house.
Names
Parker, Sarah Maria Love
Parker, Albert "Bert"
Parker, William "Bill" Charles
Hughes, Elsie Roberta Parker
Parker, William Michael
Accession Code
BV019.8.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [1998]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
18-Mar-19
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Boy in a kilt

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.62 x 10.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young unidentified boy wearing a Scottish kilt and a wrap with boots or gillies. He is on the steps to a porch of a house. There is a large flower pot at the top of the handrail. The location is not identified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.62 x 10.8 cm
Material Details
The photograph is mounted on brown paper
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young unidentified boy wearing a Scottish kilt and a wrap with boots or gillies. He is on the steps to a porch of a house. There is a large flower pot at the top of the handrail. The location is not identified.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Clothing
Accession Code
HV983.42.109
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-11-07
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1914-2009
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, ne…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, newspaper clippings, certificates, awards, programmes, photographs, illustrations and newsletters. Scrapbooks were created by Burnaby Girl Guides and Girl Guide leaders and deposited with the Burnaby Girl Guide Archivist prior to being donated to the Burnaby Village Museum. Record descriptions are available at both item and file level. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series 2) Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series 3) Burnaby Girl Guides newsletters series 4) Burnaby Girl Guides memorabilia series
History
The Girl Guide Movement began in England in 1909 when girls in England demanded to take part in a Boy Scouts rally at the Crystal Palace in London, organized by Chief Scout and Boy Scout founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell. Following this event, Baden Powell asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell to help him start a similar organization for girls and Girl Guides was formed. Girl Guides came to Canada in 1910 and the first troop in British Columbia was registered in Victoria in 1912. In 1913 Amy Leigh moved to Burnaby from England and enquired about a Guiding company in her area and was disappointed to find none. On June 11, 1914 at the age of 17 years, Amy registered the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company and became the captain. On April 2, 1916 the 2nd Burnaby Guide Company registered and met at Edmonds School. In this same year, the very first Burnaby Girl Guide Rally event took place at Central Park and by 1920 another took place at the Burnaby Municipal Hall (Edmonds) and was attended by both Burnaby and New Westminster Guides. The First Burnaby Brownie Pack was registered on December 1922 with Mrs. W.J. Matherson as Brown Owl. The Brownie Pack met in a West Burnaby facility. The First Burnaby Land Ranger Co. was formed on November 29, 1923 and by 1924 Burnaby became a District with four Guide companies, four Brownie Packs and the Rangers. In 1923 records show Mrs. Gavin as commissioner, Mrs. C.F. Carter in 1924 and Miss Amy Leigh between 1926 and 1928. The first District camp was held near Sechelt in 1927 on the property of Mrs. Deal and Mrs. Nixon with annual camps held here until 1930 when the Guide camp at Wilson Creek was established. In 1929 Guides and Brownies began taking part in the Annual May Day Celebrations at Central Park. In 1930 Burnaby became a Division with Mrs. C.F. Carter as Division Commissioner and Mrs. G. Peel as District Commissioner for South Burnaby and in 1931 Miss Amy Leigh became the first North Burnaby Commissioner. The 5th Burnaby Girl Guide Company in North Burnaby began publishing a bulletin in 1935. In this same year Burnaby Girl Guides attended a rally for Lord and Lady Powell who were visiting Vancouver and Burnaby Girl Guides became affiliated with Greater Vancouver Girl Guide Council. The packs and companies of North Burnaby were attached to the eastern section of Vancouver while South Burnaby and South Vancouver District became another Division. Mrs. Pochin organized the Burnaby Lake District in 1943 becoming the first District commissioner (In 1927 Mrs. Peel had guides in this area). The first training classes for Girl Guides were held in 1943 in a hall on Buller Avenue at the BCER tracks and also Phillips Hall on McKay Avenue. By 1945 a training camp was held on Mrs. Pochin’s property on Deer Lake. South Vancouver, South Burnaby and Burnaby Lake Districts took part in the training which was a change over from war time service and the return of Pioneer camping. Miss E. Perition was in charge of camp which was attended by Mrs. J. Quinnell, Mrs. J. Albertson and many guiders. In 1946 Lady Baden Powel returned for a visit to Vancouver and there was a rally at Connaught Park and Chief Scout Lord Rowallyn held a rally at Brocton Point. In 1947 Mrs. J. Albertson became Division Commissioner for South Vancouver and South Burnaby. Districts of Burnaby Lake and South Burnaby each adopted a European child and undertook to send regular parcels and by 1948 these Districts became a Burnaby Division once more under Division Commissioner Mrs. W.M. Wall. In September 1949 the first Sea Ranger Crew “S.R.S. Royal Oak” was formed under the Skipper, Miss E. Periton. The S.R.S. Royal Oak met at All Saint’s Church Hall on Royal Oak Ave. In 1950 Packs and Companies in North Burnaby organized into a District under Mrs. Hebron and in 1953 Sperling District was organized by District Commissioner Mrs. Hancock. 1953 was also the same year that South Burnaby District was divided into three Districts: Central Park District under Commissioner Miss Perition, Douglas District under Commissioner Mrs. J. McKee Wilson and Kingsway under Commissioner Mrs. J.G. Fowler. A few years later, in 1955 the guides and brownies were out in force to welcome Lady Baden Powel at a rally held in the PNE Gardens building and by March 1956 Burnaby ceased to be a part of Greater Vancouver Area and was organized under two Divisions of the Province. The Sperling, Willingdon and Vancouver Heights Districts in North Burnaby became North Burnaby Division with Mrs. H. Hebron as Division Commissioner. With rapid population growth further decentralization became necessary and South Burnaby Division was split in two, adding the new division of Central Burnaby under Commissioner Miss E. Perition. Central Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Burnaby Lake, Central Park and a new District named “Windsor” under Mrs. C. Dumfries. South Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Kingsway, Edmonds and Lakeview (the latter two also referred to as Douglas with Mrs. McGeachie and Mrs. J. Park as the first commissioners of these two Districts). In 1957 Burnaby became an Area unto itself with three Divisions, and 9 Districts under Miss Periton as the first Area Commissioner. In February 1957, Burnaby entered into a contract with Vancouver Girl Guide Council to lease a part of the Wilson Creek campsite. Under the leadership of Area Commissioner, Miss Periton, work started on the development of the site with funds raised by both the Girl Guides, local citizens and associations. A camp committee was formed with representation from each Division and a lot of help from Miss Norah Weller, the Wilson Creek camp manager. Plans were laid for the site with a dining shelter, store room and cook stove contracted for while a subcommittee of men was appointed to purchase building supplies and organize work parties to build cabins, a staff house, water pipes and sanitary facilities. The site opened in May 1958 with $6000 expended on building and equipping the camp, while an official opening took place on June 8 and by July Girl Guides began camping on the site. The Burnaby Area Committee became a member of the Burnaby Community Council and a participant in Community Chest in 1958 and on May 1, the Burnaby Area office opened. By 1959, with further participation in North Burnaby, Sperling District was split to form Sperling and Hillview Districts and by 1960 Kingsway District of South Burnaby split to form Kingsway and Royal Oak Districts. By December 1960, Burnaby Area had 3 Divisions, 11 Districts with a total membership of 2, 331.
Creator
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35
BV015.36
BV016.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1914-2009
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Some scrapbooks are only available in digital formats
Accessions that form part of this fonds include: BV015.35; BV015.36; BV016.49
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City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2021
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
130m of textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records generated in the course of municipal business by City Council and the Office of the City Clerk.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2021
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Physical Description
130m of textual records and other material
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records generated in the course of municipal business by City Council and the Office of the City Clerk.
History
The City of Burnaby covers an area of approximately 98 square kilometers between the cities of Vancouver to the west, and Coquitlam and New Westminster to the east, Burrard Inlet to the north, and the Fraser River to the south. The municipality derived its name from Robert Burnaby, a prominent businessman and advisor to Sir James Douglas, the first Governor of the Crown Colony of British Columbia. Burnaby’s early development was closely tied to the development of the City of New Westminster. New Westminster became British Columbia’s capital in 1859, the year after the British Government proclaimed the establishment of British Columbia. Shortly thereafter, the Royal Engineers began exploring Burnaby to establish military defenses and secure natural resources. This involved the construction of a road linking New Westminster to Burrard Inlet for military purposes, which is present-day North Road. At this time, individuals and families began settling in Burnaby and were largely involved in agricultural and logging activities. Burnaby developed slowly until 1887, when the Canadian Pacific Railway was extended into Vancouver from the Port Moody terminal, causing a dramatic increase in traffic between New Westminster and Vancouver. To meet the new transportation demands, a tramline was built in 1891 connecting the two urban centers along what is now Kingsway. The creation and location of the tramline induced property owners to begin subdividing and selling their lands as early as October 1891. The property taxes the roughly 200 residents paid at this time went directly to the provincial government in Victoria. No local services were provided in turn, which prompted the formation of a committee to petition the provincial government for a municipal charter. As a result, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby was incorporated by letters patent on September 22, 1892. Burnaby’s first Council was elected by acclamation on October 15, 1892 and consisted of Reeve Charles R. Shaw and councillors William Brenchley, Arthur De Windt Hazard, L. Claude Hill, William McDermott, and John Woolard.* The first formal Council election was conducted three months later. Nicolai Shou became the first elected reeve of Burnaby by ballot. Council met at various locations, including the tramline’s power house, private homes, and offices until the first municipal hall was built at Kingsway and Edmonds in 1899. Council is ultimately responsible for the government of the City of Burnaby. The Mayor (formally called “Reeve” prior to 1968) and Council are elected by the residents of Burnaby to represent them in decisions with respect to the provision of public services and facilities. Additionally, the Mayor represents the citizens of Burnaby at various public functions and events. Burnaby was without Council representation during most of the Great Depression and part of the Second World War. Council was disbanded on December 31, 1932 as a result of financial difficulties. The Provincial Government appointed a Commissioner to take over the duties of Reeve and Council beginning in 1933. This system of government was retained until January 1943, when Burnaby residents could once again elect their local government officials. The following individuals have served as Mayor (or Reeve) of Burnaby: Charles R. Shaw 1892 Nicolai C. Schou 1893-1903 Charles F. Sprott 1904-1905 Peter Byrne 1906-1910 John W. Weart 1911-1912 Duncan C. McGregor 1913 Hugh M. Fraser 1914-1918 Thomas Sanderson 1919-1920 Alexander K. McLean 1921-1926; 1928-1929 Charles C. Bell 1927 William L. Burdick 1929 William A. Pritchard 1930-1932 William Tate Wilson 1943-1944 George A. Morrison 1945-1949 William R. Beamish 1950-1953 Charles W. MacSorley 1954-1957 Alan H. Emmott 1958-1968 Robert W. Prittie 1969-1973 Thomas W. Constable 1973-1979 David M. Mercier 1979-1981 William A. Lewarne 1981-1987 William J. Copeland 1987-1996 Douglas P. Drummond 1996-2002 Derek R. Corrigan 2002-2018 Mike Hurley 2018-present The following individuals have served as provincially appointed Commissioners for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby: John Bennett 1933 John Mahony 1933-1934 Hugh M. Fraser 1934-1940* R.S. Gilchrist 1941-1942* B.C. Bracewell 1942* *Richard Bolton was Acting Commissioner for most of 1940-1942. He refused to be a full-fledged Commissioner. Closely associated with the functions of Council is the City Clerk. The Office of the City Clerk is responsible for the statutory duties of the municipal clerk including the preparation and preservation of all minutes books and records of Council business, custody of City bylaws, administrative support to Council and its Committees, preparation of Council and Committee agendas and the conduct of local government elections. The Clerk’s Office is the communications link between Council and other City Departments and the general public, and provides assistance and advice to citizens with respect to Council and Council Committee processes, reporting procedures and decisions. At the time of Burnaby’s incorporation in 1892, the municipal Clerk had the responsibility to attend all meetings of Council, keep all records of Council, prepare and alter voters’ lists, conduct Council elections, collect revenue, as well as having the responsibility to prepare balance sheets and audits. An advertisement in a local newspaper for the appointment of the Clerk dated February 1, 1905 states the “united offices of clerk, collector and assessor” receive a salary of $65.00 per month. Originally the treasurer, assessor and records manager for the corporation, the Clerk eventually became the municipal Council liaison. The primary functions of the City Clerk over time have been the keeping of minutes for the meetings of City Council and related bodies; keeping the records of the City of Burnaby as required by the Local Government Act (formally Municipal Act); keeping all records related to City Council decision making; carrying out correspondence on behalf of Council; assembling voters’ lists and carrying out elections; providing communication, information, and public relations services, including responsibility for civic ceremonies/events, and the municipal archives. The following individuals have served as City Clerk: Alexander Philip 1892–1894 Alfred Smither 1894–1899 F.J.H. Shirley 1899–1901 Arthur De Windt Haszard 1901–1902 Walter J. Walker 1902–1905 Benjamin George Walker 1905–1908 Charles Thomas Saunders 1908–1911 W.M. Griffiths 1911–1912 Arthur G. Moore 1912–1933 Charles Boyer Brown 1933–1959 John H. Shaw 1959–1973* James Hudson 1974–1984 Charles A. Turpin 1984–1995 Debbie R. Comis 1995–2011 Anne Skipsey (Acting) 2011-2012 Maryann Manuel (Acting) 2012-2014 Dennis Back 2014-2018 Kate O'Connell 2018-2020 Blanka Zeinabova 2020-2022 *Deputy City Clerk T. Ward took over many of the Clerk’s duties from 1972 to 1973 due to Shaw’s ill health during these years.
Formats
Microforms exist for some records. See series descriptions.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
City of Burnaby
Notes
Title based on creators of fonds
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Dialstone Lane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark), 1863-1943
Publication Date
1925
Call Number
823.8 JAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.5.10
Call Number
823.8 JAC
Author
Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark), 1863-1943
Contributor
Owen, Will, 1869-1957
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Publication Date
1925
Printer
Butler & Tanner Ltd.
Physical Description
viii, 327 p. : ill.
Inscription
"DISCARDED", stamped in purple inside cover, on front endpaper, and on title page "Cop.3 / Jacobs / Dialstone lane / 128449", handwritten in black ink inside front cover "W-2g", in black ink on white dope inside front cover "VANCOUVER / B.C. / PUBLIC LIBRARY", punched in dots on title page, p.1, and p.51 "cop.3", handwritten in pencil on back of title page "128449", stamped in black on dedication page "HL"?, handwritten in pencil on back of first brown page in back
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--20th century
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East Burnaby Methodist Church Picnic

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35815
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. Agnes Beamish (wife of minister, Rev. William Beamish) and Mrs. Schaffer in a ladies' race at the East Burnaby Methodist Church Sunday school picnic, Stanley Park, Vancouver.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-674
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. Agnes Beamish (wife of minister, Rev. William Beamish) and Mrs. Schaffer in a ladies' race at the East Burnaby Methodist Church Sunday school picnic, Stanley Park, Vancouver.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Names
Beamish, Agnes
East Burnaby Methodist Church (1904-1925)
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Emily climbs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary513
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Montgomery, L.M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942
Publication Date
c1925
Call Number
813.5 MON
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV986.53.20
Call Number
813.5 MON
Author
Montgomery, L.M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942
Contributor
Kirk, Maria Louise, 1860-1938
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
McClelland and Stewart, Limited
Publication Date
c1925
Series
Emily series
Printer
Press of the Hunter-Rose Co., Limited
Physical Description
312 p.
Inscription
"Mary Trodden / Xmas. 1934 / from Mother", handwritten in brown ink on front endpaper "g/89", in pencil on back endpaper
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--20th century
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Hastings-Barnet Road invitation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64456
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an invitation to the official opening of Hastings-Barnet Road on Saturday, December 10, 1927 addressed to G. Conway Brown Esq as well as an accompanying luncheon menu.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS118-006
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
File consists of an invitation to the official opening of Hastings-Barnet Road on Saturday, December 10, 1927 addressed to G. Conway Brown Esq as well as an accompanying luncheon menu.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory441
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1926-1989
Length
00:10:22
Summary
This portion of the interview is mainly about the start of the Lewarne family ice cream business in the Depression and its history under three generations of the family. He also remembers the hard times of the Depression, the schools he attended in South Burnaby, and Mr. Seller’s shetland ponies.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is mainly about the start of the Lewarne family ice cream business in the Depression and its history under three generations of the family. He also remembers the hard times of the Depression, the schools he attended in South Burnaby, and Mr. Seller’s shetland ponies.
Date Range
1926-1989
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
Length
00:10:22
Subjects
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Business
Geographic Access
Nelson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 14, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:34:40
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory442
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1893-1944
Length
00:05:35
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s parents’ history (Ethel Leer and Alfred Lewarne) and growing up in South Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s parents’ history (Ethel Leer and Alfred Lewarne) and growing up in South Burnaby.
Date Range
1893-1944
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
Length
00:05:35
Names
Lewarne, Ethel Leer
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Persons - Children
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 14, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:34:40
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Journal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription2031
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1930
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1930
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
3893
Accession Number
2001-02
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Book is wrapped in brown paper cover.
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107 records – page 4 of 6.