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Donald N. Brown subseries

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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

Physical Description: Textual records and other material

Description Level: Subseries

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Donald N. Brown 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/Biography: 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 2010.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Moving Images

Creator: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; PC194, PC241, MSS098, MSS148

Don Brown and Ainsly Lubbock

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1985]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Item No.: 342-019

Scope and Content: Photograph of Don Brown talking to Ainsly Lubbock outside a horse corral.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1985]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 342-019

Accession Number: BHS1994-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Don Brown talking to Ainsly Lubbock outside a horse corral.

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Lubbock, Ainsly

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Don Brown riding carousel at opening

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 27 Mar. 1993

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Centennial Commission Chair Don Brown riding the carousel with guests during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum.

1 Image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Centennial Commission Chair Don Brown riding the carousel with guests during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum.

Subjects: Events - Openings; Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Accession Code: BV022.2.153

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 27 Mar. 1993

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 1200

Scan Date: 2022-02-17

Photographer: Kallberg, Kent

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Negative number 4 of Roll #5

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Don Brown unveiling commemorative citation during opening ceremonies for carousel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 27 Mar. 1993

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Centennial Committee chair Donald N. "Don" Brown unveiling commemorative citation during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum. The commemorative citation ac…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Centennial Committee chair Donald N. "Don" Brown unveiling commemorative citation during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum. The commemorative citation acknowledges the support of the Burnaby Centennial Committee for the "Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel".

Subjects: Events - Openings; Ceremonial Artifacts - Plaques

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Accession Code: BV022.2.138

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 27 Mar. 1993

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 1200

Scan Date: 2022-02-16

Photographer: Kallberg, Kent

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Negative number 13 of Roll #3; Sticker on verso of accompanying contact sheet reads: "Kallberg / Kent Kallberg Studios Ltd. / Studio & Commercial Photography / 1138 Homer Street, Vancouver / Canada V6B 2X6 / Studio (604) 689-5115 / Fax: (604) 685-6886 / FILE: BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / EVENT CAROUSEL OPENING / DATE: SAT 27th MAR, 1993 / ROLL # 3"

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Don Brown

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 21, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm

Item No.: 535-0756

Scope and Content: Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown examining a can of lithium, one of the main ingredients in the drug Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), the apparatus used to make the drug is assembled behind him.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 21, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 535-0756

Accession Number: 2012-11

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown examining a can of lithium, one of the main ingredients in the drug Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), the apparatus used to make the drug is assembled behind him.

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1189 Bby Mario / 76% Bby p. 3"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Don Brown

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 2, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Item No.: 535-0979

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 2, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 535-0979

Accession Number: 2012-11

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown.

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "11/02 Mario Bby p. 1 2468 66%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s education and career in forensics in the RCMP, and the changes he saw in Burnaby between 1954 to 1975, which were emphasized by absences from Burnaby in this period. He talks about the appearance of the first high rises and the difference in devel…

Date Range: 1947-1990

Length: 00:06:00

1 Audio 1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s education and career in forensics in the RCMP, and the changes he saw in Burnaby between 1954 to 1975, which were emphasized by absences from Burnaby in this period. He talks about the appearance of the first high rises and the difference in development between north and south Burnaby

Date Range: 1947-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:06:00

Subject: Public Services - Policing; Education; Buildings

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_3

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.

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories of what familiar places were like in 1954 and how they had changed when he returned to Burnaby in 1963, particularly mentioning Kingsway, Grandview, and the Lake City industrial park on Burnaby Mountain

Date Range: 1954-1963

Length: 00:05:41

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories of what familiar places were like in 1954 and how they had changed when he returned to Burnaby in 1963, particularly mentioning Kingsway, Grandview, and the Lake City industrial park on Burnaby Mountain

Date Range: 1954-1963

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:05:41

Subject: Buildings; Buildings - Commercial - Drive-In Theatres; Industries; Transportation - Automobiles

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood); Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lake City Area; Douglas-Gilpin Area; Maywood Area

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_4

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.

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 5

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s description about what crime was like in Burnaby between 1947 and 1954. He talks about catching the criminals in a 1952 bank robbery.

Date Range: 1947-1954

Length: 00:07:16

1 Audio 1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s description about what crime was like in Burnaby between 1947 and 1954. He talks about catching the criminals in a 1952 bank robbery.

Date Range: 1947-1954

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:07:16

Subject: Public Services - Policing; Crimes

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_5

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.

Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system

Date Range: 1947-1954

Length: 00:05:44

1 Audio 1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system

Date Range: 1947-1954

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:05:44

Subject: Accidents - Automobile Accidents; Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_6

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.

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 7

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories about what his neighbourhood looked like in the early 1950’s, his salary as a policeman, housing costs, buying vegetables from the Chinese market gardens, and what he and his wife and friends did for entertainment. He talks about the night…

Date Range: 1947-1954

Length: 00:09:03

1 Audio 1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories about what his neighbourhood looked like in the early 1950’s, his salary as a policeman, housing costs, buying vegetables from the Chinese market gardens, and what he and his wife and friends did for entertainment. He talks about the nightclubs and liquor laws in Burnaby at that time

Date Range: 1947-1954

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:09:03

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_7

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 seven of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 8

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and t…

Date Range: 1947-1990

Length: 00:11:47

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and the attempts to preserve heritage buildings and trees, historic records, and green space

Date Range: 1947-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:11:47

Subject: Public Services - Policing; Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area; Maywood Area

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_8

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 eight of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 12

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s retirement from the RCMP in 1980 and the establishment of his business as a private document examiner. He talks about some of his cases and explains about his work.

Date Range: 1980-1990

Length: 00:05:42

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s retirement from the RCMP in 1980 and the establishment of his business as a private document examiner. He talks about some of his cases and explains about his work.

Date Range: 1980-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:05:42

Subject: Public Services - Policing; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Crimes

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_12

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 Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 13

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview takes place while looking at photographs. Don Brown talks about the move from Provincial Police to RCMP, and how service was calculated. He also talks about the importance of owning his own home, and some information about the RCMP forensic labs he supervised

Date Range: 1950-1990

Length: 00:04:09

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview takes place while looking at photographs. Don Brown talks about the move from Provincial Police to RCMP, and how service was calculated. He also talks about the importance of owning his own home, and some information about the RCMP forensic labs he supervised

Date Range: 1950-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:04:09

Subject: Public Services - Policing

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_13

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 thirteen of interview with Don Brown

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Floor boards for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1990 and 1992]

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of floor boards for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Old flooring was removed and pieces stripped to frame, before new oak hardwood was installed. Restoration volunteers Faye Stebner Diamond and Don Brown are standing next to frame for flooring. Restoration work on the C.W. Parker no. 1…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of floor boards for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Old flooring was removed and pieces stripped to frame, before new oak hardwood was installed. Restoration volunteers Faye Stebner Diamond and Don Brown are standing next to frame for flooring. Restoration work on the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel and the Wurlitzer band organ took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Diamond, Faye Stebner

Accession Code: BV012.1.186

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1990 and 1992]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2021-05-19

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. negative accomanying from Roll #6A

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Your questions -- but my answers : the scientific examination of questioned documents, with case histories

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Brown, Donald N. (Donald Neil), 1919-. Burnaby, B.C.: Pacific Forensic Science Consultants and Services , 1995. (Book) 363.2565 BRO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Type: Book

ISBN: 0969904002

Call No.: 363.2565 BRO

Author: Brown, Donald N. (Donald Neil), 1919-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Pacific Forensic Science Consultants and Services

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 173 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Compliments / of / Don N. Brown", handwritten in ink on dedication page.

Subjects LoC: Criminal investigation--British Columbia--Case studies; Evidence, Documentary--Canada

Notes: Signed by the author.; Includes index.

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s three years working for the BC Provincial Police in Burnaby. He describes the communication and transportation challenges that separated neighbourhoods in Burnaby, and what the area looked like around his first house on Portland Street.

Date Range: 1947-1950

Length: 00:05:23

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s three years working for the BC Provincial Police in Burnaby. He describes the communication and transportation challenges that separated neighbourhoods in Burnaby, and what the area looked like around his first house on Portland Street.

Date Range: 1947-1950

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:05:23

Name: Burnaby Police Department

Subject: Public Services - Policing

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood); Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_1

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.

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s first foot patrol area in the Royal Oak, Jubilee, McKay and Kingsway areas and about the difficulties responding to calls due to poor communication equipment, gaps in the road network, and inconsistent house numbers. He also talks about the size of…

Date Range: 1947-1950

Length: 00:05:19

1 Audio 1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s first foot patrol area in the Royal Oak, Jubilee, McKay and Kingsway areas and about the difficulties responding to calls due to poor communication equipment, gaps in the road network, and inconsistent house numbers. He also talks about the size of the force and lack of office support.

Date Range: 1947-1950

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:05:19

Name: Burnaby Police Department

Subject: Public Services - Policing; Crimes

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area; Marlborough Area

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_2

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 two of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 9

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s involvement in and description of the history of the South Burnaby Men’s Club

Date Range: 1952-1990

Length: 00:02:32

1 Audio 1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s involvement in and description of the history of the South Burnaby Men’s Club

Date Range: 1952-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:02:32

Name: South Burnaby Men's Club

Subject: Organizations - Men's Societies and Clubs

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_9

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.

Audio Tracks

Track nine of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 14

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s involvement in the Burnaby Historical Society, serving as President in the 1980’s. He talks about challenges to attracting new members, about some of their activities, and the importance of making Burnaby’s history accessible.

Date Range: 1980-1990

Length: 00:09:38

1 Audio 1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s involvement in the Burnaby Historical Society, serving as President in the 1980’s. He talks about challenges to attracting new members, about some of their activities, and the importance of making Burnaby’s history accessible.

Date Range: 1980-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:09:38

Name: Burnaby Historical Society

Subject: Organizations - Historical Societies

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

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Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_14

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.

Audio Tracks

Track fourteen of interview with Don Brown

Images

Donald N. Brown, Sidney Cumbers and Dale Lawrence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto79640

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 13, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm

Item No.: 535-0476

Scope and Content: Photograph of president of Burnaby’s Community College for the Retired, Don Brown, centre with teacher, Sid Cumbers, left, and Director Dale Lawrence, right, in the new location for the college, the basement of the renovated Edmonds Library.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 13, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 535-0476

Accession Number: 2012-11

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of president of Burnaby’s Community College for the Retired, Don Brown, centre with teacher, Sid Cumbers, left, and Director Dale Lawrence, right, in the new location for the college, the basement of the renovated Edmonds Library.

Photographer: Langdeau, Brian

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Cumbers, Sidney; Lawrence, Dale

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby p. 1 74% / Bby 2797 Brian B"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Don Brown and Mary Forsyth

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto36442

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Item No.: 271-010

Scope and Content: Photograph of Don Brown and Mary Forsyth talking to the crowd that has gathered at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Donald N. Brown subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 271-010

Accession Number: BHS1991-41

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Don Brown and Mary Forsyth talking to the crowd that has gathered at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.

Subjects: Events - Openings

Names: Burnaby Historical Society; Burnaby Village Museum; Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Forsyth, Mary

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm accompanying

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue; Burnaby - Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Don Brown and Hugh Mawby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto46262

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 28, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 23 cm

Item No.: 480-1150

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby school trustee Don Brown standing and talking with the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby; Hugh Mawby having just beat him out for the Tory nomination.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 28, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-1150

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 23 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby school trustee Don Brown standing and talking with the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby; Hugh Mawby having just beat him out for the Tory nomination.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Mawby, Hugh; Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "School trustee Don Brown (left) lost out to teacher Hugh Mawby for the Tory nomination in Burnaby."

Images

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 10

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory511

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s activities with the Parks and Recreation Commission, the relationship between community groups and the Commission, and the development of Central Park. He lists membership in other community groups such as the Historical Society. He also continues …

Date Range: 1952-1990

Length: 00:07:45

1 Audio 1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s activities with the Parks and Recreation Commission, the relationship between community groups and the Commission, and the development of Central Park. He lists membership in other community groups such as the Historical Society. He also continues to describe the activities of the South Burnaby Men’s Club and its change of name to South Burnaby Metrotown Club to include women

Date Range: 1952-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:07:45

Name: South Burnaby Men's Club; Burnaby Historical Society

Subject: Recreational Activities; Organizations - Men's Societies and Clubs

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Other Tracks: View All Tracks

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_10

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.

Audio Tracks

Track ten of interview with Don Brown

Images

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 11

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory512

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings

Date Range: 1979-1990

Length: 00:09:05

1 Audio 1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings

Date Range: 1979-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:09:05

Name: Copeland, William J; Lewarne, William A. "Bill"

Subject: Officials - Aldermen and Councillors; Planning; Elections

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Other Tracks: View All Tracks

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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 computerization in business 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

Item No.: MSS187-016_Track_11

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.

Audio Tracks

Track eleven of interview with Don Brown

Images

Alderman Donald Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45166

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 12.5 cm

Item No.: 480-062

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-062

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 12.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Aldermanic candidate Donald N. Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45155

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1978

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Item No.: 480-052

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Aldermanic candidate. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1978

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-052

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Aldermanic candidate. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Croton Studio Limited

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 10909 - 1

Images

Donald N. Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45157

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 28, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 15.5 cm

Item No.: 480-053

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, when he was a Burnaby School Trustee. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 28, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-053

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 15.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, when he was a Burnaby School Trustee. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Alderman Donald N. Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45160

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Item No.: 480-056

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown sitting at a table with a microphone in front of him when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-056

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown sitting at a table with a microphone in front of him when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Alderman Donald N. Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45162

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Item No.: 480-058

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown sitting at a table with a microphone in front of him when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. His hand is covering his mouth, in a look of concentration. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 an…

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-058

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown sitting at a table with a microphone in front of him when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. His hand is covering his mouth, in a look of concentration. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Alderman Donald N. Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45164

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Item No.: 480-060

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-060

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Alderman Donald N. Brown questions

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45161

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 16.5 cm

Item No.: 480-057

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown sitting at a table with a microphone in front of him when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. His hand is raisied, signaling that he wishes to ask a question. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 19…

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-057

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 16.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown sitting at a table with a microphone in front of him when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. His hand is raisied, signaling that he wishes to ask a question. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

School Board meeting

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto56674

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 5, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm

Item No.: 480-1259

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people seated at a round table. This is believed to be a School Board meeting where the budget was discussed. Identified at the table are; Barry Jones (wearing a dark vest, with his face towards the camera), Gary Begin (in profile, wearing a dark suit jacket), and Don Brown…

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 5, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-1259

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people seated at a round table. This is believed to be a School Board meeting where the budget was discussed. Identified at the table are; Barry Jones (wearing a dark vest, with his face towards the camera), Gary Begin (in profile, wearing a dark suit jacket), and Don Brown, (at the bottom, center, wearing a plaid suit jacket, and facing away from the camera. The other members of the School Board at this time were (not identified); Joanne Beamish, Elise W. Dean, B.R. "Doc" Street, and J.N. Williams. The people at the table are surrounded by a crowd of teachers and citizens of Burnaby concerned about budget cuts.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby School Board; Jones, Barry; Begin, Gary; Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Donald N. Brown gives a speech

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45158

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 13 cm

Item No.: 480-054

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, gesturing with one hand as he gives a speech, as a Burnaby Voters' Association Aldermanic Candidate. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-054

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 13 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, gesturing with one hand as he gives a speech, as a Burnaby Voters' Association Aldermanic Candidate. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Donald N. Brown gives a speech

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45159

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 28, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 18 cm

Item No.: 480-055

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown giving an impassioned speech. His left fist is clenched in a fist as he stands in front of the Canadian flag. This photograph was taken when he was a Burnaby School Trustee. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee i…

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 28, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-055

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 18 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown giving an impassioned speech. His left fist is clenched in a fist as he stands in front of the Canadian flag. This photograph was taken when he was a Burnaby School Trustee. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Alderman Donald Brown at the microphone

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45163

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Item No.: 480-059

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, standing and speaking at a microphone, his left hand in a fist, when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-059

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, standing and speaking at a microphone, his left hand in a fist, when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Alderman Donald Brown at the microphone

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto45165

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Item No.: 480-061

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, standing and speaking at a microphone when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-061

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Donald N. Brown, standing and speaking at a microphone when he was a Burnaby Voters' Association Alderman. He served on the Burnaby council from 1979 to 1985, as well as being a Burnaby School Trustee in 1978 and 1979.

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Plaque dedictation for Frank W. Macey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto36374

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Item No.: 254-001

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ann Macey, Nick Volkow, Hazel L'Estrange, Don Brown and Lane Macey at the plaque dedication for the architect Frank W. Macey taking place inside the Hart House. Lane Macey is the grandson of Frank W. Macey.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 254-001

Accession Number: BHS1991-13

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ann Macey, Nick Volkow, Hazel L'Estrange, Don Brown and Lane Macey at the plaque dedication for the architect Frank W. Macey taking place inside the Hart House. Lane Macey is the grandson of Frank W. Macey.

Subjects: Events

Names: Macey, Frank W.; Macey, Ann; Volkow, Nick; L'Estrange, Hazel; Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Macey, Lane

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6664 Deer Lake Avenue; Burnaby - Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Plaque dedictation for Frank W. Macey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto36375

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Item No.: 254-002

Scope and Content: Photograph of Don Brown, Ann Macey, Hazel L'Estrange, and Lane Macey at the plaque dedication for the architect Frank W. Macey taking place inside the Hart House. Lane Macey is the grandson of Frank W. Macey.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 254-002

Accession Number: BHS1991-13

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Don Brown, Ann Macey, Hazel L'Estrange, and Lane Macey at the plaque dedication for the architect Frank W. Macey taking place inside the Hart House. Lane Macey is the grandson of Frank W. Macey.

Subjects: Events

Names: Macey, Frank W.; Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Macey, Ann; L'Estrange, Hazel; Macey, Lane

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6664 Deer Lake Avenue; Burnaby - Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Burnaby Voters Association elected candidates

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto46285

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 20, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm

Item No.: 480-1173

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Voters Association elected candidates; Don Brown, Doreen Lawson, Dave Mercier, Charles Archibald, Vic Stusiak, Gary Begin and Bill Lewarne standing together in front of Burnaby's election results, most of whom have their hands raised in the sign for victory.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 20, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 480-1173

Accession Number: 2003-02

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Voters Association elected candidates; Don Brown, Doreen Lawson, Dave Mercier, Charles Archibald, Vic Stusiak, Gary Begin and Bill Lewarne standing together in front of Burnaby's election results, most of whom have their hands raised in the sign for victory.

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Lawson, Doreen A.; Mercier, David M. "Dave"; Archibald, Charles; Stusiak, Victor V. "Vic"; Begin, Gary; Lewarne, William A. "Bill"; Burnaby Voters Association

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "BVA Slate elected"; Note on verso of photograph identifies each individual

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Mayor Lewarne and Council Members

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto37331

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1981 and 1983]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 20 x 25 cm

Item No.: 351-001

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mayor William Lewarne and Council members, 1981-1983. Back row (l to r): Alan Emmott, Egon Nikolai, Vic Stusiak, Donald Brown, Doug Drummond. Front row (l to r) George McLean, Tom Constable, William Lewarne, and Doreen Lawson. The photograph was taken in Council Chambers at Burnaby…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1981 and 1983]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 351-001

Accession Number: BHS1997-11

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 20 x 25 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mayor William Lewarne and Council members, 1981-1983. Back row (l to r): Alan Emmott, Egon Nikolai, Vic Stusiak, Donald Brown, Doug Drummond. Front row (l to r) George McLean, Tom Constable, William Lewarne, and Doreen Lawson. The photograph was taken in Council Chambers at Burnaby Municipal Hall.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Buildings - Civic - City Halls; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Emmott, Alan H.; Nikolai, Egon; Stusiak, Victor V. "Vic"; Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"; McLean, George H.F.; Constable, Thomas W. "Tom"; Lewarne, William A. "Bill"; Lawson, Doreen A.; Burnaby City Hall

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 4949 Canada Way; Burnaby - Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Opening of the Fraser Wilson Room

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto36335

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 15, 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Item No.: 250-003

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mayor Copeland, Helen Strut, Don Brown, John Mitchell, Nancy Peter, Jim Wolf, Ethel Derreck, Hazel L'Estrange, Marjoire Matovich and Mary Forsyth standing in the back row at the opening of the Burnaby Historical Society Archives' Fraser Wilson Room. Fraser Wilson sitting in the front…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 15, 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Annie Boulanger subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 250-003

Accession Number: BHS1991-05

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mayor Copeland, Helen Strut, Don Brown, John Mitchell, Nancy Peter, Jim Wolf, Ethel Derreck, Hazel L'Estrange, Marjoire Matovich and Mary Forsyth standing in the back row at the opening of the Burnaby Historical Society Archives' Fraser Wilson Room. Fraser Wilson sitting in the front row and holding up a sign that is partially obscured by the table that reads: RESEARCH ROOM / FRASER WILSON / NOVEMBER 15 1990. Seated beside him are Evelyn Salisbury and Violet Eagles. Fraser Wilson was the first Director of the Burnaby Historical Society

Subjects: Events - Openings

Names: Burnaby Historical Society; Copeland, William J.; Strut, Helen; Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Mitchell, John; Peter, Nancy; Wolf, Jim; Derreck, Ethel; L'Estrange, Hazel; Matovich, Marjorie; Forsyth, Mary; Salisbury, Evelyn; Eagles, Dr. Violet

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue; Burnaby - Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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British Columbia Police

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto34562

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 7, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.2 x 24.6 cm mounted on 30.4 x 35.5 cm cardboard

Item No.: 049-001

Scope and Content: Photograph of the British Columbia Provincial Police, Burnaby Detachment at Burnaby Municipal Hall. The caption above the photograph reads, "British Columbia Police / Vancouver District - Burnaby Detachment / Burnaby, B.C. - May 7th, 1949. The members are, front row, left to right: Cpl. R.C.B Foo…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 7, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 049-001

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.2 x 24.6 cm mounted on 30.4 x 35.5 cm cardboard

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of the British Columbia Provincial Police, Burnaby Detachment at Burnaby Municipal Hall. The caption above the photograph reads, "British Columbia Police / Vancouver District - Burnaby Detachment / Burnaby, B.C. - May 7th, 1949. The members are, front row, left to right: Cpl. R.C.B Foote (No. 215), Cpl. A.M. Millar (No. 575), Sgt. J.A. Henry (No. 414 i/c Detach.), Insp. C. Clark (i/c District), Det./Cpl. G.J. Emsley (No. 509), Cpl. G.S. Pearson (No. 579), and Cst. C.E. Estlin (No. 914). Middle row, left to right: Cst. R.G. McKay (No. 1071), Cst. B.L. Johannson (No. 1019), Cst. N.C.B. Nelson (No. 733), Cst. H. Twist (No. 607), Cst. A.E. Gibbon (No. 947), Cst. E. Turtle (No. 959), Cst. H.E. Klick (No. 923), and Cst. J.H. Bishop (No. 1031). Back row, left to right: Cst. S. Service (No. 1152), Cst. J. McCowan (No. 1133), Cst. L. Brown (No. 1150), Cst. J.E. Clark (No. 1142), Cst. L.J. Tabbutt (No. 1053), Cst. V.H. St. Pierce (No. 1153), Cst. D.N. Brown (No. 1149), Cst. B.O. Mayne (No. 1136), and Cst. Q.W. Wenaus (Special).

Photographer: Balkin, Jack

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Bishop, J.H.; British Columbia Provincial Police; Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Brown, L.; Clark, J.E.; Clarke, C.; Emsley, G.J.; Estlin, C.E.; Foote, R.C.B.; Gibbon, A.E.; Henry, J.A.; Johannson, B.L.; Klick, H.E.; Mayne, B.O.; McCowan, J.; McKay, R.G.; Millar, A.M.; Nelson, N.C.B.; Pearson, G.S.; Service, S.; St. Pierce, V.H.; Tabbutt, L.J.; Turtle, Eric; Twist, H.; Wenaus, Q.W.

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 7282 Kingsway; Burnaby - Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

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Donald N. Brown subseries

Don Brown and Ainsly Lubbock

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Don Brown riding carousel at opening

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Don Brown unveiling commemorative citation during opening ceremonies for carousel

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Don Brown

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Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 3

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 4

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 5

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 6

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 7

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 8

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 12

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 13

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Floor boards for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel

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Your questions -- but my answers : the scientific examination of questioned documents, with case histories

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 1

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 2

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 9

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 14

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Donald N. Brown, Sidney Cumbers and Dale Lawrence

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Don Brown and Mary Forsyth

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Don Brown and Hugh Mawby

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 10

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 11

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Alderman Donald Brown

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Aldermanic candidate Donald N. Brown

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Donald N. Brown

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Alderman Donald N. Brown

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Alderman Donald N. Brown

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Alderman Donald N. Brown

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Alderman Donald N. Brown questions

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School Board meeting

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Donald N. Brown gives a speech