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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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
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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
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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
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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."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Nurses
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
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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
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
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"
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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
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
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
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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
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
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
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
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

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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
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
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.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Parker, Terry
Schneider, Jeanne
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
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Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 3, no. 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6369
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Brown, Norman
Publication Date
1966
Call Number
369.43 BRO
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.
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Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 3, no. 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6371
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1966
Call Number
369.43 BRO
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.
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Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 3, no. 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6372
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1966
Call Number
369.43 BRO
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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 nine of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Interview 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
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.
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Audio Tracks

Track eleven of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Interview 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
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.
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Track twelve of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Bill Copeland Sports Centre & Burnaby Lake Arena

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1965
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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
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42nd Burnaby Brownies 6th annual Canadian temple cathedral

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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
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
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".
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Roper, Isabelle
Taylor, Helen
Spriggs, Mrs.
Voice, Reverend Dr.
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."
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Canadian boy : the Boy Scout magazine for all boys, vol. 2, no. 8

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1965
Call Number
369.43 BRO
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.
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