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Farmer's Institute cash book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57857
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939-1943
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (soft-cover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a cash book for Farmer's Institutes put out by the Department of Agriculture which lists expenditures and receipts, filled out by the South Burnaby Horticultural Association and Farmers Institute (now named the South Burnaby Garden Club). A number of loose receipts are housed inside the not…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939-1943
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (soft-cover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS028-005
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-36
- Scope and Content
- Item is a cash book for Farmer's Institutes put out by the Department of Agriculture which lists expenditures and receipts, filled out by the South Burnaby Horticultural Association and Farmers Institute (now named the South Burnaby Garden Club). A number of loose receipts are housed inside the notebook as well.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Drs Blythe and Violet Eagles papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57955
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1939] -1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains records pertaining to Blythe and Violet Eagles including correspondence from the Burnaby Historical Society, pamphlets on Burnaby and various conferences, notes on the Eagle's visit to Robert Burnaby's grave and ration books from World War II.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1939] -1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS032-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1987-07
- Scope and Content
- File contains records pertaining to Blythe and Violet Eagles including correspondence from the Burnaby Historical Society, pamphlets on Burnaby and various conferences, notes on the Eagle's visit to Robert Burnaby's grave and ration books from World War II.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Book of Household Expenses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64879
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939-1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger book
- Scope and Content
- Item is a "Book of Household Expenses, 1939-1941."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939-1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Richard Hardy family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger book
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS080-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1993-09
- Scope and Content
- Item is a "Book of Household Expenses, 1939-1941."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Burnaby South High School Annual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46976
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Record previously arranged and described as part of the Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection (no series)
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 37273
- Accession Number
- 2008-05
- Scope and Content
- Record previously arranged and described as part of the Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection (no series)
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Burnaby Region - Lake Group Registration 1938-1963
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55165
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Scouts subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 39334
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-05
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Farmer's Institute minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57866
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1940
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (soft-cover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a notebook filled with handwritten meeting minutes from the South Burnaby Horticultural Association and Farmers Institute (now named the South Burnaby Garden Club).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1940
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (soft-cover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS028-014
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-36
- Scope and Content
- Item is a notebook filled with handwritten meeting minutes from the South Burnaby Horticultural Association and Farmers Institute (now named the South Burnaby Garden Club).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
In memoriam papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62797
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of in memoriam programmes for the funerals of Charles Victor Erickson and his wife Amanda Hervig Erickson, the parents of Hazel Erickson Peterson. Included in the file is a British Columbia Insurance Bulletin and newspaper clipping in memoriam for George Littell Schetky.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Hazel Peterson subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS094-003
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-08
- Scope and Content
- File consists of in memoriam programmes for the funerals of Charles Victor Erickson and his wife Amanda Hervig Erickson, the parents of Hazel Erickson Peterson. Included in the file is a British Columbia Insurance Bulletin and newspaper clipping in memoriam for George Littell Schetky.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Knight family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64497
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photgraphs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Knight family subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photgraphs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-53
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- History
- Milton "Milt" Waller Knight was born in Canada circa 1904. His wife Virginia Harrington was born in Duluth, Minnesota circa 1905 and lived most of her life in Canada. Virginia was the first person in British Columbia to breed budgies when she began in 1932 and by 1939 she and her husband created the first crested budgie in the world. By 1942, Virginia was also housing two-hundred and fifty birds at the home of her mother, Mrs. N.M. Herington, which was located at 1775 West 13th Avenue in Burnaby. Milton and Virginia Knight moved into their own home during the war years but, as they could not get their large aviary moved, they were forced to sell their crested birds. When they started up in their birds again, they obtained some of their crested back. By 1948 they had created two types of crested: those with a miniature cockatiel crest and those with a crest like a crested canary. By 1950 they had created the crested in over twelve colours of budgie, including cobalt and yellow-wing greens. The Knights lived together at 3718 Sperling Avenue (later renumbered 5255 Sperling Avenue) and opened Lakeview Aviaries on their one acre property at Deer Lake where Virginia specialized in budgies (Budgerigars) and bred the first albino in Canada and the first crested variety in the world. She kept Java rice birds, button quail, red factor canaries, cockatiels, finches, love birds and twelve varieties of budgerigar. She was a member of the British Columbia Budgerigar and Foreign Bird Society. The facilities at Lakeview Aviaries included two heated aviary cages and three outdoor flight cages constructed by Milton. Lakeview housed the only "hospital" facilities in the city for cage birds, which featured an electrically heated, thermostatically controlled hospital cage. Virginia, known in the community as “the Bird Doctor” nursed many sick birds back to health free of charge for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or SPCA. The Knights often donated their trained birds to sick and injured children, for Virginia believed, “Budgies do wonders for the kiddies. They make them forget their troubles and of course a happy mental outlook is a definite aid to better physical health.” The couple’s personal pets included eight different types of parrot, three talking budgies, a dancing bare-eyes cockatoo, three talking cockatiel, and “Hoppy” her pet owl. By 1952, they had a toucan and a macaw as pets. In later years, they added two small dogs. By 1965, Milton had over 25 years of service as a truck driver at the Vancouver Service Department. He was also an avid collector of antique watches and clocks. He reconditioned the timepieces, systematically restoring them to their original condition. He was a member of the National Association of Clock and Watch Collectors. Milt also treasured old music boxes and restored their large metal discs and rolls to “as new” condition. Milton Knight died March 7, 1966 at 62 years of age. Virginia Knight lived alone at 5755 Sperling Avenue after her husband’s death and continued her work at the Lakeview Aviary where she “doctored 700-800 [birds] a year free of charge (except medicine) and gave SPCA donations up to $1000 a year.” Virginia Knight passed away November 10, 1987 at 82 years of age.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Knight, Milton
- Knight, Virginia
- Notes
- MSS117, PC510
- Title based on contents and creator of subseries
Publications
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64500
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of publications (mostly manuals on health and training of talking birds) collected by "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Knight family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS117-003
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-53
- Scope and Content
- File consists of publications (mostly manuals on health and training of talking birds) collected by "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Oakalla Prison farm papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64511
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-[1939] (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records (photocopies)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photocopies of the "Oakalla Weekly Spotlite" newsletter for August 24, 1938 and a speech delivered ca. 1939 by Oakalla Prison Warden Walter Owen.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-[1939] (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ed Eckley subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records (photocopies)
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS120-006
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS2006-01
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photocopies of the "Oakalla Weekly Spotlite" newsletter for August 24, 1938 and a speech delivered ca. 1939 by Oakalla Prison Warden Walter Owen.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Alfred Bingham papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65599
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to a housing conference sponsored by the Labour Progressive Party, presented by Alfred Bingham, LLP Secretary. Also included in the file are personal correspondence, pamphlets on housing from 1938 and 1944 as well as a magazine titled "The C…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Alfred Bingham subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS001-001
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to a housing conference sponsored by the Labour Progressive Party, presented by Alfred Bingham, LLP Secretary. Also included in the file are personal correspondence, pamphlets on housing from 1938 and 1944 as well as a magazine titled "The Canadian Unionist", dated July 1945.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Trudi Tuomi subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription126
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1945]-1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records and 5 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of the squatter community known as Crabtown that ran along the Burrard Inlet, accompanied by articles about growing up in that community.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1945]-1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Trudi Tuomi subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records and 5 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-20
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of the squatter community known as Crabtown that ran along the Burrard Inlet, accompanied by articles about growing up in that community.
- History
- Gustav and Aune Rintanen came to Vancouver from a mixed farm on the prairies in 1936 with the hopes of finding employment. The couple had two children: nine year old Aili (later Topalian) and eight year old Trudi (later Tuomi), when they moved to a “squatters shack” at North Burnaby’s waterfront Crabtown community in 1937. They paid 50 dollars for their two-room cabin, which was built on a platform and supported by pilings. Though the squatters’ homes that ran along the Inlet were commonly referred to as shacks and Crabtown a slum, in reality they were very neatly kept homes in a community. Crabtown residents rallied together to build a water supply system and trails up the steep bluff with stairs and banisters so children could go to school safely. Before Gustav found a job, he “busied himself with fixing up the place”: building a new chimney, railing, wood shed, clothes line and sauna for his family. By 1940, he was working at the mill near Windermere pool (now New Brighton Park). Aune worked as a dishwasher and prep cook at Ye Olde English Fish and Chips in downtown Vancouver. In 1946, they sold the cabin for two hundred dollars and moved to a small house. All Crabtown squatters were eventually evicted in 1959.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen
- Notes
- Title based on contents and creator of subseries
- PC337, MSS144
Fraser Wilson illustrations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58319
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of graphic material
- Scope and Content
- File consists of sixteen original illustrations, most of which are political caricatures, written and illustrated by Fraser Wilson for the Vancouver Sun.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Fraser Wilson subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of graphic material
- Material Details
- Original pen and ink illustrations; some include white ink and/or graphite detailing
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS062-004
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-25
- Scope and Content
- File consists of sixteen original illustrations, most of which are political caricatures, written and illustrated by Fraser Wilson for the Vancouver Sun.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Responsibility
- Written and illustrated by Fraser Wilson
Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62894
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937-1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club (at Central Park) minute book. This club was formed through the amalgamation of the Ladies Central Park and Burnaby Lawn Bowling Clubs on December 1, 1937 (it was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937-1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS102-006
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club (at Central Park) minute book. This club was formed through the amalgamation of the Ladies Central Park and Burnaby Lawn Bowling Clubs on December 1, 1937 (it was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Bancroft family papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63822
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937-1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists correspondence and receipts, including tax and hospital insurance receipts.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937-1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Bancroft family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS110-004
- Accession Number
- BHS2004-06
- Scope and Content
- File consists correspondence and receipts, including tax and hospital insurance receipts.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Oak Theatre Souvenir Programme
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64867
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- Aug. 1937 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 programme
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photocopied souvenir programme from the opening of the Oak Theatre at 3506 Kingsway, August 4, 1937. The theatre is described as "British Columbia's Ultra Modern Playhouse."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- Aug. 1937 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 programme
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42037
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-47
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photocopied souvenir programme from the opening of the Oak Theatre at 3506 Kingsway, August 4, 1937. The theatre is described as "British Columbia's Ultra Modern Playhouse."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Bell's Dry Goods Store invitation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65803
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item is an invitation from Mrs. Bell to the opening of Bell's Dry Goods Store, to take place Thursday, October 7th, 1937.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42673
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-16
- Scope and Content
- Item is an invitation from Mrs. Bell to the opening of Bell's Dry Goods Store, to take place Thursday, October 7th, 1937.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Graduation Banquet dance card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65820
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item is a 1937 Graduation Banquet dance card, appearing to belong to a "B. Gold" with "Supper Partner" filled in for the first dance and "Mr. Ireland" filled in for the third dance.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- B. Keisler subseries
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS151-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is a 1937 Graduation Banquet dance card, appearing to belong to a "B. Gold" with "Supper Partner" filled in for the first dance and "Mr. Ireland" filled in for the third dance.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Yeichi Nimura with Lisan Kay
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66111
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a small poster for a dance performance by the famous Japanese dancer Yeichi Nimura and his partner Lisan Kay at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday, March 2, 1937 with Herbert Carlin as pianist.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42713
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a small poster for a dance performance by the famous Japanese dancer Yeichi Nimura and his partner Lisan Kay at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday, March 2, 1937 with Herbert Carlin as pianist.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription127
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936-1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of meeting minutes, incorporation documents, correspondence and pamphlets from the Burnaby Lake Men's Community Service Club. Also included in the subseries is one large framed photograph of the Valleyview Community Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936-1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-07
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of meeting minutes, incorporation documents, correspondence and pamphlets from the Burnaby Lake Men's Community Service Club. Also included in the subseries is one large framed photograph of the Valleyview Community Centre.
- History
- The Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club was incorporated on March 26, 1946. The aims of the club were to: cultivate a desire in our members to be of the greatest service to their community; elevate and reinforce the standards of good citizenship; foster friendship and broaden human sympathy and express them in terms of social helpfulness; and provide for wholesome recreation, education, civic and other leisure-time activities of the community. ccording to a membership drive handout produced in 1951, yearly membership was $1 and in order to be a member you had to: have been a former member; be present active member; be of the male species; or be t least mildly interested in the betterment of the social activities of your community and the promotion of good fellowship. Director of the Department of Education, Henry Hill, was the first president of the Club. Hill was also instrumental in the creation of the Valley View Community Council, which was originally made up of two appointed delegates from the Central Burnaby Ratepayers & Citizen’s Association, the Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club and the Women’s Community Club. The Valley View Community Council became a Society on February 10, 1948. In 1943 Burnaby City Council pledged to help fund at least one Community Centre in each Ward of the Municipality by 50% (up to $2,500 per building). The Club had a plan to provide a Community Centre for the Central Burnaby area as early as 1945 when they visited the site allotted to the cause by the Council of Burnaby on Douglas Road at Ledger Street (later renamed and numbered 4050 Grandview Highway and later called Canada Way). They organized Annual Country Fairs, with the first held in 1944, to raise funds from community members and by November 30, 1946, they had $3,750 “held for the purpose of building a Community Centre.” The building was erected and by December of 1949 it was used for the purpose of holding a Municipal Election.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC196, MSS084