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Helen Brown for Burnaby Council
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65762
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (oversized)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a poster which reads: "VOTE DEC 9th / HELEN BROWN / for / BURNABY COUNCIL"
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Donald N. Brown subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (oversized)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS148-006
- Accession Number
- BHS2004-12
- Scope and Content
- Item is a poster which reads: "VOTE DEC 9th / HELEN BROWN / for / BURNABY COUNCIL"
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Helen Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45153
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967, published October 13, 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Helen Brown, a "Burnaby housewife" who sought a seat on Council as an independant in the 1967 civic elections.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967, published October 13, 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-049
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Helen Brown, a "Burnaby housewife" who sought a seat on Council as an independant in the 1967 civic elections.
- Names
- Brown, Helen
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Newspaper Publisher Conway Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45167
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967, published March 16, 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby weekly newspaper, 'The Broadcast' publisher Conway Brown working at a typewritter. He lived in Burnaby most of his life, and in this photograph he was 83 years old.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967, published March 16, 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-063
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby weekly newspaper, 'The Broadcast' publisher Conway Brown working at a typewritter. He lived in Burnaby most of his life, and in this photograph he was 83 years old.
- Subjects
- Industries - Publishing
- Names
- Brown, Conway
- The Broadcast
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Gilmore School staff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription171
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1967 or 1968]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1967-1968. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Miss Olive Shuttleworth, Mrs. Doreen Weltens, Shirley Young (steno), Mrs. Ruth Calder, Mrs. Dorothy Raines, Mrs. Ingrid ?, Mrs. Lydia Derkson, and Mr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1967-1968. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Miss Olive Shuttleworth, Mrs. Doreen Weltens, Shirley Young (steno), Mrs. Ruth Calder, Mrs. Dorothy Raines, Mrs. Ingrid ?, Mrs. Lydia Derkson, and Mrs. Queenie Scargill. Row 2: Mrs. Vi Rotta, Eileen Duthie (Secretary), Miss Pam Box, Miss Barbara Hart, Miss Margaret Brown, Mrs. Ruth Carrington (Library), and Mrs. Alice Wade. Row 3: Miss Gloria Allen, Mrs. Bunny Gaskill, Miss Ann Malcolm (Nurse), Mrs. Loa Thorarinson, Mrs. Gladys Heshedahl, Miss Sophie Adams (Sr. Spec), and Miss Sheila Pratt. Row 4: unidentified woman, Mr. Harry Mazur, Mr. Robert Thomson (principal / donor), Mr. Ron Henderson, Mr. Charlie Johnson (Custodian), Mr. Art Robinson, and Mrs. Tracy Wilson. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Harvy Mazur 2nd from left/ [arrow] back row."
- Names
- Adams, Sophie
- Allen, Gloria
- Box, Pam
- Brown, Margaret
- Calder, Ruth
- Carrington, Ruth
- Derkson, Lydia
- Duthie, Eileen
- Gaskill, Bunny
- Gilmore Avenue School
- Hart, Barbara
- Henderson, Ron
- Heshedahl, Gladys
- Johnson, Charlie
- Malcolm, Ann
- Mazur, Harry
- Pratt, Sheila
- Raines, Dorothy
- Robinson, Art
- Rotta, Vi
- Scargill, Queenie
- Shuttleworth, Olive
- Thomson, Robert
- Thorarinson, Loa
- Wade, Alice
- Weltens, Doreen
- Wilson, Tracy
- Young, Shirley
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.87.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1967 or 1968]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-19
- Photographer
- Croton Studio Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Russell children riding carousel at PNE
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3783
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). Susan Russell is identified riding a white carousel horse (far left) and her older sibling Karen Russell is identified sitting side saddle on the black carousel horse.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Material Details
- "Kodachrome / TRANSPARENCY / PROCESSED BY Kodak" printed on front face
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). Susan Russell is identified riding a white carousel horse (far left) and her older sibling Karen Russell is identified sitting side saddle on the black carousel horse.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Accession Code
- BV011.56.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- June 1967
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 2022-02-10
- Photographer
- Brown, Shirley
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Verso of slide reads: "MADE IN CANADA" / "2... / JUN 67V1"
Images
Russell children riding carousel at PNE
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3784
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deanna and Susan Russell riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). Deanna Russell is standing and her younger sibling Susan Russell is seated on a carousel horse.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide; 35 mm
- Material Details
- "Kodachrome / TRANSPARENCY / PROCESSED BY Kodak" printed on front face
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deanna and Susan Russell riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). Deanna Russell is standing and her younger sibling Susan Russell is seated on a carousel horse.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Accession Code
- BV011.56.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- June 1967
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 2022-02-10
- Photographer
- Brown, Shirley
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Verso of slide reads: "MADE IN CANADA" / "2... / JUN 67V1"
Images
51st Burnaby Pack C.W.L.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4582
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1967-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (77 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a ninety-three page scrapbook containing photographs, original artwork, newspaper clippings and memorabilia for the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack, C.W.L.; 1967 - 1975. The title page "51st Burnaby Pack / C.W.L. / 1967 - 1975" of the scrapbook includes a pen and coloured pencil illustra…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (77 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a ninety-three page scrapbook containing photographs, original artwork, newspaper clippings and memorabilia for the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack, C.W.L.; 1967 - 1975. The title page "51st Burnaby Pack / C.W.L. / 1967 - 1975" of the scrapbook includes a pen and coloured pencil illustration with an owl on a toadstool surrounded by sprites, elves and fairies. Special events are documented with photographs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, collages, illustrations and a variety of ephemera pertaining to: Enrolment Ceremonies; various donations of handicrafts; service projects; Dedication Ceremonies of the International Peace Arch; camping; Brownie and Guide Revels at James Cowan Centre, Burnaby and Queen's Park, New Westminster; Jubilee Poetry Contest for Eastburn District; Ceremony for Mrs. Clysdale; Baden Powell Day; and winning Cookie sale posters. The 51st Brownie Pack was opened on September 23, 1967 with one Brownie and 18 tweenies. Mrs. Jeanne Schneider was acting Tawny Owl and Mrs. Terry Parkin acting Brown Owl. The 51st Brownie Pack was part of the Eastburn District, Imperial Division and regular meetings were held at Our Lady of Mercy School auditorium.
- Creator
- Parker, Terry
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.81
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1967-1975
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Items online within scrapbook have been redacted in compliance with Section 22 of FIPPA
- Selected photographs from scrapbook are described at item level: BV016.49.100 to BV016.49.106
Images
Documents
Enrolment Ceremony
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4958
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Nov 26, 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 51st Brownie Burnaby Brownie Pack Enrolment ceremony Nov. 26, 1967. Brownies and leaders are dressed in uniforms and are gathered together for a group photograph .Mrs. Jeanne Schneider was Tawny Owl and Mrs. Terry Parker, Brown Owl.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 51st Brownie Burnaby Brownie Pack Enrolment ceremony Nov. 26, 1967. Brownies and leaders are dressed in uniforms and are gathered together for a group photograph .Mrs. Jeanne Schneider was Tawny Owl and Mrs. Terry Parker, Brown Owl.
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.100
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Nov 26, 1967
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05/11/2018
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Photograph is part of scrapbook BV016.49.81
Images
Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 3, no. 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6369
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.47
- Call Number
- 369.43 BRO
- Author
- Brown, Norman
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Series
- Canadian boy magazine
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "01793 Paul Adam 5590 Monarch Burnaby B C" [typewritten address label on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Canada
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Periodicals
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Norman Brown, editor" -- t.p.
Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 3, no. 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6371
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.48
- Call Number
- 369.43 BRO
- Contributor
- Brown, Norman
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Series
- Canadian boy magazine
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "01793 Paul Adam 5590 Monarch Burnaby B C" [typewritten address label on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Canada
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Periodicals
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Norman Brown, editor" -- t.p.
Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 3, no. 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6372
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.49
- Call Number
- 369.43 BRO
- Contributor
- Brown, Norman
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Series
- Canadian boy magazine
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "01793 Paul Adam 5590 Monarch Burnaby B C" [typewritten address label on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Canada
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Periodicals
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Norman Brown, editor" -- t.p.
Tenders for Refreshment Concessions - Burnaby Participation Ice Rink and C.G. Brown Memorial Pool
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport36219
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32600
- Meeting Date
- 30-Aug-1965
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 58
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32600
- Meeting Date
- 30-Aug-1965
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 58
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
C.G. Brown Memorial Swimming Pool
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport36271
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32542
- Meeting Date
- 2-Aug-1965
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 54
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32542
- Meeting Date
- 2-Aug-1965
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 54
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Ernie Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45154
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published June 19, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernie Brown, the Burnaby engineer that designed the golf course that would be built on Burnaby Mountain, on District Lot 137.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published June 19, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-050
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernie Brown, the Burnaby engineer that designed the golf course that would be built on Burnaby Mountain, on District Lot 137.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Engineers
- Names
- Brown, Ernie
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 9
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory449
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1965-1990
- Length
- 00:09:43
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about how Bill Lewarne got involved in politics and some of the people he worked with: Charles Walburn, Nora Code, Ray Weir, Richie Smith and Dugald Patterson
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about how Bill Lewarne got involved in politics and some of the people he worked with: Charles Walburn, Nora Code, Ray Weir, Richie Smith and Dugald Patterson
- Date Range
- 1965-1990
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
- Length
- 00:09:43
- Subjects
- Elections
- 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
- 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 nine of interview with Bill Lewarne
Track nine of interview with Bill Lewarne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-019/MSS187-019_Track_9.mp3Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 11
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory451
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1965-1990
- Length
- 00:08:20
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s early political career with Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and starting new political organization (BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association). He muses about how democracy works and the pros and cons of political life.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s early political career with Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and starting new political organization (BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association). He muses about how democracy works and the pros and cons of political life.
- Date Range
- 1965-1990
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
- Length
- 00:08:20
- Subjects
- Elections
- 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
- 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 eleven of interview with Bill Lewarne
Track eleven of interview with Bill Lewarne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-019/MSS187-019_Track_11.mp3Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 12
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory452
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1965-1987
- Length
- 00:10:39
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s problems raising funds for his first political campaign without incurring favours, and the challenge of remaining nonpartisan in office
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s problems raising funds for his first political campaign without incurring favours, and the challenge of remaining nonpartisan in office
- Date Range
- 1965-1987
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
- Length
- 00:10:39
- Subjects
- Elections
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- 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
- 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.
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Audio Tracks
Track twelve of interview with Bill Lewarne
Track twelve of interview with Bill Lewarne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-019/MSS187-019_Track_12.mp3Bill Copeland Sports Centre & Burnaby Lake Arena
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark819
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Kensington Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1965
- Heritage Value
- In February 1965, the Planning Department presented to Burnaby Council a preliminary Development Plan entitled "Pacific Sports Centre," for the area immediately west of Burnaby Lake. This report proposed a conceptual plan for a comprehensive range of indoor and outdoor sporting facilities adjacent to Burnaby Lake. The idea was accepted by Council and led to the construction of the Burnaby Lake Rink beside the C.G. Brown Pool. In 1973, Burnaby and New Westminster jointly hosted the Canada Summer Games for which a rowing course and pavilion were built at Burnaby Lake and the success of the games and the sports facilities added within Burnaby Lake Park provided further stimulus for the creation of the sports and recreation facilities at this site.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
- Street Address
- 3676 Kensington Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
42nd Burnaby Brownies 6th annual Canadian temple cathedral
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5223
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 10, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph from the 6th Annual Mother & Daughter Banquet for the 42nd Burnaby Group, May 10, 1965. A group of four people are seated at a white clothed table and are identified from left to right as: District Guide member Mrs. Spriggs, Brown Owl and chairman-Mrs. T. Pearson, Anglican Bishop Rev. Dr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph from the 6th Annual Mother & Daughter Banquet for the 42nd Burnaby Group, May 10, 1965. A group of four people are seated at a white clothed table and are identified from left to right as: District Guide member Mrs. Spriggs, Brown Owl and chairman-Mrs. T. Pearson, Anglican Bishop Rev. Dr. Voice (Pastor, Canadian Temple Cathedral & sponsor of the 42nd Burnaby Guides) and District Commissioner, Mrs. Isabelle Roper. Mrs. Helen Taylor is serving and is behind Mrs. Roper. There is a raised stage behind them along with a union jack flag and Girl Guide flag hanging from the ceiling. A photograph of Lady Baden Powell adorns the front of the table cloth along with a Canadian Flag, a graphic illustration of a Girl Guide in uniform and the number "6".
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.116
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 10, 1965
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "6th Annual Mother & / Daughter Banquet_42nd Burnaby / Group. _ May 10th 1965 / D.G. Member Mrs. Spriggs / M___Pearson - Brown Owl / Chairman . Bishop / Rev. Dr. Voice - Pastor Canadian / Temple Cathedral & sponsor of / our group / Com. Mrs. Roper / Mrs. Helen Taylor serving / Thought you would like / this one. F.P."
Images
Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 2, no. 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6370
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.45
- Call Number
- 369.43 BRO
- Contributor
- Brown, Norman
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1965
- Series
- Canadian boy magazine
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "01793 Paul Adam 5590 Monarch Burnaby B C" [typewritten address label on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Scouting (youth activity)
- Boys--Canada
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Periodicals
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Notes
- "Norman Brown, editor" -- t.p.