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2003 Outstanding Citizen of the Year- Cice Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport1921
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65238
- Meeting Date
- 5-Apr-2004
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65238
- Meeting Date
- 5-Apr-2004
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
2005 Outstanding Citizen of the Year - Dennis Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport726
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66421
- Meeting Date
- 10-Apr-2006
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66421
- Meeting Date
- 10-Apr-2006
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Alison Grainger-Brown, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2660.jpg?width=280)
Alison Grainger-Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97252
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alison Grainger-Brown, the volunteer coordinator at the BC Correction Facility for Women, speaking to an unidentified woman next to a car on a street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2660
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alison Grainger-Brown, the volunteer coordinator at the BC Correction Facility for Women, speaking to an unidentified woman next to a car on a street.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Alison Grainger-Brown, the volunteer co-ordinator at the BC Correction Facility for Women, also escorts prisoners into the community as part of a re-integration program."
Images
![Alison Grainger-Brown, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2660.jpg)
Application of Brown-John Trucking Co. Ltd. To Purchase Portion of Lot "A", Block 5, DL 59/136/137
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport42750
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39461
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1957
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39461
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1957
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer - Charles Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport45739
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 45000
- Meeting Date
- 20-Apr-1954
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 45000
- Meeting Date
- 20-Apr-1954
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Brown family, [1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-006.jpg?width=280)
Brown family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36605
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles and Lillian Brown sitting on a couch surrounded by their children and grandchildren.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Charles Brown family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 307-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-49
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles and Lillian Brown sitting on a couch surrounded by their children and grandchildren.
- Subjects
- Occupations - City Clerks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Brown family, [1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-006.jpg)
Burnaby Citizens Association - Action Against Municipal Clerk, Charles B. Brown re: True Construction of Section 47 of the Municipal Act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport42663
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39629
- Meeting Date
- 21-Oct-1957
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39629
- Meeting Date
- 21-Oct-1957
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
C.G. Brown Pool Re-Opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport3564
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63566
- Meeting Date
- 23-Jul-2001
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 19
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63566
- Meeting Date
- 23-Jul-2001
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 19
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Charles and Bernie Brown in England, [1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-005.jpg?width=280)
Charles and Bernie Brown in England
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36604
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles and Lillian Brown walking down a city street in England. A Boots department store is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Charles Brown family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 307-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-49
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles and Lillian Brown walking down a city street in England. A Boots department store is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Charles and Bernie Brown in England, [1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-005.jpg)
![Charles B. Brown, [1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-008.jpg?width=280)
Charles B. Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36607
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm (sight) in mat 36 x 55 cm folded to 36 x 27.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles B. Brown taken in a photographic studio.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Charles Brown family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm (sight) in mat 36 x 55 cm folded to 36 x 27.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 307-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-49
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles B. Brown taken in a photographic studio.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Rossmo, Nicholas
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Charles B. Brown, [1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-008.jpg)
![Charles B. Brown, [between 1954 to 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-069.jpg?width=280)
Charles B. Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45173
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1954 to 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown reaching to answer the phone, taken when he was Burnaby's chief administrative officer. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927, municipal clerk in 1933, and chie…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1954 to 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-069
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown reaching to answer the phone, taken when he was Burnaby's chief administrative officer. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927, municipal clerk in 1933, and chief administrative officer in 1954, before retiring in 1959.
- Subjects
- Occupations - City Clerks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Jennings, B.C.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "B.C. Jennings / New Westminster_ B.C. / British Columbian / Staff Photographer"
Images
![Charles B. Brown, [between 1954 to 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-069.jpg)
![Charles B. Brown, [between 1954 to 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-072.jpg?width=280)
Charles B. Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45176
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1954 to 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown signing a document with another man present, taken when he was Burnaby's chief administrative officer. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927, municipal clerk in…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1954 to 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-072
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown signing a document with another man present, taken when he was Burnaby's chief administrative officer. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927, municipal clerk in 1933, and chief administrative officer in 1954, before retiring in 1959.
- Subjects
- Occupations - City Clerks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Charles B. Brown, [between 1954 to 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-072.jpg)
Charles B. Brown in retirement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45175
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1959, published June 20, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown reading a book as he smokes a pipe, taken in his back yard just after retiring from service as Burnaby's chief adminstrative officer. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal cl…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1959, published June 20, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-071
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown reading a book as he smokes a pipe, taken in his back yard just after retiring from service as Burnaby's chief adminstrative officer. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927, municipal clerk in 1933, and chief administrative officer in 1954. He lived at 2570 Walker Avenue (renumbered 6733 Walker Avenue).
- Subjects
- Occupations - City Clerks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Smith, Sheamus
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Walker Avenue
- Street Address
- 6733 Walker Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
Images
![Charles B. Brown on the phone, [between 1954 to 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-070.jpg?width=280)
Charles B. Brown on the phone
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45174
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1954 to 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown on the phone and smiling as he smokes a pipe, taken when he was Burnaby's chief administrative officer. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927, municipal clerk i…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1954 to 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-070
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown on the phone and smiling as he smokes a pipe, taken when he was Burnaby's chief administrative officer. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927, municipal clerk in 1933, and chief administrative officer in 1954, before retiring in 1959.
- Subjects
- Occupations - City Clerks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Charles B. Brown on the phone, [between 1954 to 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-070.jpg)
Charles B. Brown smoking a pipe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45172
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1953, published January 4, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown smoking a pipe, taken when he was Burnaby's municipal clerk. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927, municipal clerk in 1933, and chief administrative officer in…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1953, published January 4, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-068
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Boyer Brown smoking a pipe, taken when he was Burnaby's municipal clerk. He started working for the municipality in 1911 as a stenographer in the engineers office, and was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927, municipal clerk in 1933, and chief administrative officer in 1954. This photograph was published in the paper in 1959 to announce his plan to retire.
- Subjects
- Occupations - City Clerks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Charles Brown family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription27
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]-[1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken and collected by Charles Brown's family. Brown was a long-time employee and former Municipal Clerk of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]-[1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Charles Brown family subseries
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-49
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken and collected by Charles Brown's family. Brown was a long-time employee and former Municipal Clerk of Burnaby.
- History
- Charles B. "Charlie" Brown began working for the municipality of Burnaby in 1911 as a stenographer in the Engineer's office. He was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927 and assumed the role of municipal clerk in 1933. He served as municipal clerk from 1933-1954 and chief administrative officer from 1954 until his retirement in 1959. Charles was married to Lillian Bernice "Bernie" Bryan Brown.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"
- Notes
- Title based on creator and contents of subseries
- PC307
![Cice Brown and Interurban 1223, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2365.jpg?width=280)
Cice Brown and Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96807
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cice Brown, the City of Burnaby's Citizen of the Year and a member of the Friends of Interurban 1223, posing in the interurban tram 1223 undergoing restorations.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2365
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cice Brown, the City of Burnaby's Citizen of the Year and a member of the Friends of Interurban 1223, posing in the interurban tram 1223 undergoing restorations.
- Subjects
- Persons - Volunteers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Cice Brown is being honoured by the City of Burnaby as its Citizen of the Year for her work with Friends of the Interurban."
Images
![Cice Brown and Interurban 1223, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2365.jpg)
![Commercial realtor Scott Brown, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1970.jpg?width=280)
Commercial realtor Scott Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96287
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of commercial real estate broker Scott Brown. Brown is standing in front of the Madison Centre on Lougheed Highway with his arms wide open. A sign in the window of the office tower reads: "For Lease."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1970
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of commercial real estate broker Scott Brown. Brown is standing in front of the Madison Centre on Lougheed Highway with his arms wide open. A sign in the window of the office tower reads: "For Lease."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Scott Brown, a commercial real estate broker, says things are looking up for businesses looking for office space in Burnaby, as new space in buildings like the Madison Centre have increased the vacancy rates."
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
![Commercial realtor Scott Brown, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1970.jpg)
Donald Brown Community Police Office
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport273
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66872
- Meeting Date
- 5-Mar-2007
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66872
- Meeting Date
- 5-Mar-2007
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Donald N. Brown subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original)-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with vari…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original)-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Donald N. Brown subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1987-03
- BHS2003-04
- BHS1992-20
- BHS1995-09
- BHS2000-10
- BHS1991-41
- BHS2001-12
- BHS2004-01
- BHS2004-12
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with various community groups including the Oakalla Lands Citizens' Committee, renovations of Burnaby Village Museum, and the restoration of Interurban tram no. 1223.
- History
- Donald Neil "Don" Brown was born in Birmingham, England. In 1922, while still an infant, he and his family moved to Winnipeg, Canada. On September 8, 1939, Don left his Senior Matriculation classes to join the Royal Canadian Engineers. Two weeks later, he eloped with his high school sweetheart, Helen J., just months before he was to be shipped overseas with the 3rd Contingent of Canadian Troops. He served in the army with the Royal Canadian Engineer’s 12th Field Company and saw action in both Sicily and Italy. In 1945, Don returned to obtain his Senior Matriculation and a year of university studies before re-enlisting in the army as a Second Lieutenant. He spent the next two years stationed in Chilliwack with Helen and their first child. In 1947, he left the army to join the ranks of the British Columbia Provincial Police force, embarking on a three-decade long career. His first assignment brought him to Burnaby where he served from 1947-1954, first as a member of the BC Police Department and then as a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. In 1954, Don was transferred to Regina, Saskatchewan and then to Ottawa, Ontario to serve in the Crime Detection Laboratories. He became a qualified Examiner of Questioned Documents and provided expert testimony in handwriting, counterfeiting, graphic arts, and alterations. He attained the rank of first Corporal, and then Sergeant in the RCMP. He was transferred to Vancouver to be the Second in Charge of a new laboratory and head of the Document Section in July, 1963. On December 9, 1967, Helen Brown ran as an independent for the position of Alderman on the Burnaby Council. She was not elected. In May 1970, Don was promoted to Sub-Inspector and transferred to Edmonton to take command of the new Crime Detection Laboratory. By 1972, he was promoted to full Inspector. Transferred back to Vancouver in 1975, Don became the Officer-in-Charge of a new Crime Laboratory and took over the National Police Services pilot project for British Columbia. He was rewarded for this work with a promotion to Superintendent in September 1975. In 1976, after a distinguished 35 years combined service to the armed forces and the police, Don retired and founded his own laboratory to carry on his work in the field of questioned documents. He became a Fellow (Emeritus) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Life Member (Emeritus) and Past Director of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, a Member of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. After his retirement, Don became involved in local politics and, with the blessing of his wife and six children, joined the Burnaby Voters’ Association as their Secretary. In 1978 he was elected to a two-year term as a Burnaby School Trustee. During the next municipal election in November 1979, he successfully ran for Alderman. Don Brown served Burnaby as Alderman from 1979 to 1985. During this time, Don also became a member of the Community College for the Retired, the Horsemen’s Society and the Burnaby Historical Society. He also gave his support to Arts Council programs and numerous other community functions over the years and author "Why?: The Last Years of the British Columbia Policy 1858-1950" about the BC Provincial Police. In 1991, Don was appointed as Chair of the Burnaby Centennial Committee, dedicating himself to making Burnaby’s Centennial celebration a memorable success. His contributions were always supported by his wife Helen, and their work during the Centennial Year was just one example of the strength of their 66-year partnership. They were both formally recognized for their efforts when they were chosen to receive the Kushiro Cup and named the Citizens of the Year in 1992. Also that year, Don was a recipient of the Canadian 125 Medal and one year later, in March 1993, Donald Brown was awarded Burnaby’s highest honour and was made a Freeman of the City of Burnaby. Don passed away in 2009.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Moving Images
- Creator
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- PC194, PC241, MSS098, MSS148