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![Beaver Creek salmon release, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2497.jpg?width=280)
Beaver Creek salmon release
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96942
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gail McGrath holding up a plastic bag containing water and Coho salmon fry were released into Beaver Creek during Environment Week celebrations at Deer Lake Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2497
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gail McGrath holding up a plastic bag containing water and Coho salmon fry were released into Beaver Creek during Environment Week celebrations at Deer Lake Park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Gail McGrath gets a close-up look at some of the 3,000 Coho fry that were released into Beaver Creek last Saturday as part of Burnaby's Environment Week celebrations at Deer Lake Park. The fry will leave the creek next May, as 20 gram smolts, heading to the Fraser River via Deer Lake, Burnaby Lake, and the Brunette River. Of the 3,000, one pair may return to the creek as spawning adults. "
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
![Beaver Creek salmon release, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2497.jpg)
![Burnaby Blues Festival, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1721.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Blues Festival
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95951
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the bassist for the band Twisters on stage during a performance as part of the Burnaby Blues Festival.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1721
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the bassist for the band Twisters on stage during a performance as part of the Burnaby Blues Festival.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Flanagan, Colleen
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "The bass player for the Twisters belts it out on stage during the Burnaby Blues Festival at Deer Lake Saturday afternoon."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Burnaby Blues Festival, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1721.jpg)
![Burnaby Rhododendron Festival, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2272.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Rhododendron Festival
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96650
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jeanne Mitchell, an organizer with the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival, observing a rhododendron bloom.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2272
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jeanne Mitchell, an organizer with the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival, observing a rhododendron bloom.
- Subjects
- Plants - Flowers
- Events - Festivals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Jeanne Mitchell, one of the original organizers of Burnaby's Rhododendron Festival, checks out this year's crop of blossoms, which have burst forth just in time for Sunday's showcase."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Burnaby Rhododendron Festival, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2272.jpg)
![Canada geese at Deer Lake, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2622.jpg?width=280)
Canada geese at Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97094
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Canada geese standing on the shore of Deer Lake, with unidentified paddlers in canoes visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2622
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Canada geese standing on the shore of Deer Lake, with unidentified paddlers in canoes visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "The Canada geese at Deer Lake Park have the good sense to stay close to shore on a wet day, while canoeists on the lake forge on despite the conditions."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Canada geese at Deer Lake, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2622.jpg)
![Fishing at Deer Lake beach, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1557.jpg?width=280)
Fishing at Deer Lake beach
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95699
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men fishing off the edge of a dock at Deer Lake beach.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1557
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men fishing off the edge of a dock at Deer Lake beach.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Luigi Vampa and Albert Graco enjoy the January sunshine and try their fishing luck on the dock at Deer Lake beach."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Fishing at Deer Lake beach, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1557.jpg)
![Fishing on Deer Lake, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2987.jpg?width=280)
Fishing on Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97713
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified fishers in an inflatable boat on Deer Lake, in the mist.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2987
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified fishers in an inflatable boat on Deer Lake, in the mist.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Anglers look for the perfect spot to cast their lines on a misty Deer Lake."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Fishing on Deer Lake, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2987.jpg)
![Fishing on Deer Lake, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2066.jpg?width=280)
Fishing on Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96396
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified fisher on a small boat fishing on Deer Lake. Trees and nearby commercial towers and apartment buildings are visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2066
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified fisher on a small boat fishing on Deer Lake. Trees and nearby commercial towers and apartment buildings are visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Recreational Activities - Boating
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "A fisherman catches some solitude, and maybe a few fish, on Burnaby's Deer Lake."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
![Fishing on Deer Lake, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2066.jpg)
Interview with David Skulski
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19606
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, at…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: David Skulski Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 6 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 80 min., 38 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, attending school in New Westminster and Burnaby and Hebrew school in Vancouver. David recalls his early experiences in music, instruments that he played and describes some of his Jewish family traditions. 00:22:23 – 00:49:57 David talks about his experiences studying music at university and following his passion as a musician and oboist. He recalls his experiences of working with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra, Vancouver Society for Early Music, the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, other musical ensembles and venues where he’s performed. 00:49:58 – 01:00:00 David talks about living in Burnaby in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. David describes some his experiences playing traditional music from different countries. 01:01:01 – 01:14:15 David comments on the changes that he’s seen in Burnaby over the years, some of his favourite places, activities, cultural amenities and development on the Fraser River. David talks about the Jewish community in Burnaby, his involvement with the Peretz Centre and examples of Jewish cuisine. 01:14:16 – 01:20:38 David talks about Yiddish being his first language, his language studies in Lithuania, the roots of the language and provides some examples of speaking Yiddish.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Murray "David" Skulski was born in 1942 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and moved to British Columbia with his parents in 1948. Skulski and his family settled in New Westminster before moving to Burnaby in the late 1950's. Skulski took piano lessons at an early age and began playing obo while attending junior high school in New Westminster. In 1960 at the age of 17 years, Skulski began performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as solo English horn and is the youngest player to ever be employed with the VSO. In 1991, Skulski started playing with the Vancouver Folk Orchestra and was the conductor between 1997 and 2004. Skulski has been the principal oboe player in many orchestras. In 1968, Skulski founded the Hortulani Musicae; in 1970, he founded the Vancouver Society for Early Music and in 1983 he founded Harmonie, an ensemble concentrating in classical wind music. In 2003, Skulski became president of the Pertez Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. In 2005, Skulski became principal oboist of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra and between 2009 and 2019 he was the principal oboist for the Pilgrim Orchestra under Pilwon Suk. David has served as president of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture and since 2022, he’s served on the board of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society. Skulski has taught summer courses in Renaissance music in Austria (1972-1979), has been a music resident at Simon Fraser University (1973-1976), has lectured on the history of musical instruments at SFU and UBC and in 2008 began teaching at the Pacific Coast School of Music, Richmond School of Music and Oakridge Music Studios. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Foods
- Music
- Musical Instruments
- Occupations - Musicians
- Performances - Concerts
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Burnaby Symphony Orchestra
- Burnaby South High School
- Burquest
- Skulski, Murray "David"
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
- Vancouver Society for Early Music
- Peretz Centre
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0010_003.mp3Interview with Norman Dowad
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Norm Dowad was born in Burnaby, December 1948 to parents Wilfred “Wilf” (1925-2011) and Cherry Dowad. His father, Wilfred (1925-2011) was born in Winnipeg to parents Samuel “Sam” (Salim in Arabic) Esper Dowad (1895-1969) and Martha (Shaheen) Dowad (1894-1955). Sam and Martha Dowad were both born in a province of the Ottoman Empire which is now present day Lebanon. In 1912, while trying to immigrate to Canada, several of Sam’s relatives including his mother died tragically as steerage passengers on the ill fated Titanic. In 1913, at the age of 18 years, Sam immigrated to Canada to join other family members who'd already arrived here safely. As a new immigrant in Canada, Sam worked with other Labanese immigrants in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the United States. In December 1921, Sam's wife, Martha immigrated to Canada arriving by ship in St. John, New Brunswick. Sam and Martha established their home in Winnipeg where they began to start a family. Their first two children died in infancy and son Wilfred was born in 1925 and daughter Kathleen was born in 1926. While living in Winnipeg, Sam worked as a grocer and in the 1930’s he got work as a farmer in a nearby town. In 1943, Wilf joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCVNR) and served as a gunner on merchant ships during World War II. In 1945, while Wilf was away serving, his parents, Sam and Martha moved to Burnaby. After discharge in 1945, Wilf joined his parents in Burnaby, began working at Fraser Mills and commenced his studies in construction and drafting. In 1949, with his father’s help Wilf acquired a lot next door to his parents’ home and built his first apartment block. After Martha died in 1954, Sam moved to Kelowna where he bought an orchard. Sam remarried in 1957 to Naomi “Mamie” (David) Dowad (1899-1978) who was also from a Lebanese family. Sam and Mamie lived in Kelowna until the mid 1960s when they moved to White Rock. While living in Burnaby, Wilf met and married Cherry Piggott and the couple had six children; Norm, Bruce, Michael, Kathie, Phil and Tom. In 1955, Wilfred Dowad established "W. Dowad Ltd." and over the years he was successful in developing and subdividing land to build housing and commercial developments in Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver. Wilf was the first president of the Burnaby Winter club and was an active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce holding office at the local, provincial and national level. In 1970, Wilf purchased 238 acres of land bordering the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh River and relocated there the following year. While living in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Wilf became actively engaged in local business and community affairs. Wilf was later remarried to Grethe Dowad and he died in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh in 2011.Wilf's six children are the sole owners of "W.Dowad Ltd." and his daughter, Kathie Smillie is the president and CEO. While growing up in Burnaby, Norm Dowad attended Schou Street School, Douglas Road School, Kensington School and graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School. Following graduation from high school, Norm attended Simon Fraser University for one year, travelled in Europe, attended University of British Columbia and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall at York University. Norman has been practicing law for 49 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Migration
- Sports
- Sports - Football
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"
- Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"
- Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"
- Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David
- Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen
- Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"
- Rideout, Dr. John Anthony
- Burnaby Central Secondary School
- Douglas Road School
- W. Dowad Limited
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 5533 Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3![Jazz duo in Deer Lake rhododendron garden, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2324.jpg?width=280)
Jazz duo in Deer Lake rhododendron garden
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96719
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Michael and Don Fraser, a father-son jazz duo, posing with their musical instruments in the rhododendron garden at Deer Lake Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2324
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Michael and Don Fraser, a father-son jazz duo, posing with their musical instruments in the rhododendron garden at Deer Lake Park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Micheal and Don Fraser are framed by some of the early bloomers at Deer Lake Park's rhododendron gardens. But the father-son jazz duo hope to be surrounded by flowers when they play at Burnaby's Rhododendron Festival, on May 5."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Jazz duo in Deer Lake rhododendron garden, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2324.jpg)
![Julien Mafatow with Blues Festival program, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2580.jpg?width=280)
Julien Mafatow with Blues Festival program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97052
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Julien Mafatow, a volunteer for the Burnaby Blues Festival, laying on a picnic table by Deer Lake and reviewing the program for the upcoming Festival.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2580
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Julien Mafatow, a volunteer for the Burnaby Blues Festival, laying on a picnic table by Deer Lake and reviewing the program for the upcoming Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Volunteers
- Events - Festivals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Julien Mafatow, who will be volunteering for the second year at the Deer Lake Blues Festival, checks out the lineup at the park's natural concert bowl. He says he's been a fan of the Blues for 30 years."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Julien Mafatow with Blues Festival program, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2580.jpg)
![NewsLeader staff, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3049.jpg?width=280)
NewsLeader staff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97797
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the NewsLeader staff posing with a Christmas tree and superimposed on to a background of Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3049
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the NewsLeader staff posing with a Christmas tree and superimposed on to a background of Deer Lake.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![NewsLeader staff, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3049.jpg)
![Outdoor ampitheatre at Deer Lake Park, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2069.jpg?width=280)
Outdoor ampitheatre at Deer Lake Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96399
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of guitarist Rich Rabinett posing with a guitar on the slope of the lawn at Deer Lake Park that is also an outdoor ampitheatre. The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is visible behind Rabnett.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2069
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of guitarist Rich Rabinett posing with a guitar on the slope of the lawn at Deer Lake Park that is also an outdoor ampitheatre. The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is visible behind Rabnett.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Rich Rabnett, the guitarist for his own jazz quintet, The Rabnett 5, may soon have a new venue for live music in Burnaby, as the city transforms the slope in Deer Lake Park, behind the Shadbolt Center, to an outdoor amphitheater."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
![Outdoor ampitheatre at Deer Lake Park, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2069.jpg)
![Radio-controlled boating at Deer Lake, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2375.jpg?width=280)
Radio-controlled boating at Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96817
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ray Cooper placing his radio-controlled trimaran boat into Deer Lake from a dock. Deer Lake Beach is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2375
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ray Cooper placing his radio-controlled trimaran boat into Deer Lake from a dock. Deer Lake Beach is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Beaches
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Recreational Activities - Boating
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Ray Cooper struggles to launch his 6-foot tall radio-controlled trimiran from the dock at Deer Lake."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Radio-controlled boating at Deer Lake, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2375.jpg)
![Sailing boats on Deer Lake, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2728.jpg?width=280)
Sailing boats on Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97338
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ray Cooper and Larry McEwen sitting in folding lawn chairs on a pier while they sail radio-controlled sailboats on Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2728
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ray Cooper and Larry McEwen sitting in folding lawn chairs on a pier while they sail radio-controlled sailboats on Deer Lake.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Ray Cooper (L) and Larry McEwen while away a late summer afternoon sailing their radio-controlled boats on Deer Lake."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
![Sailing boats on Deer Lake, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2728.jpg)
![Tony Faria at Deer Lake, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2986.jpg?width=280)
Tony Faria at Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97711
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tony Faria fly fishing in the rain at Deer Lake Beach.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2986
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tony Faria fly fishing in the rain at Deer Lake Beach.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Tony Faria works on his fly fishing technique at Deer Lake beach in Burnaby."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Tony Faria at Deer Lake, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2986.jpg)
![Westcoast Harmony Chorus by Deer Lake, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1919.jpg?width=280)
Westcoast Harmony Chorus by Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96235
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Westcoast Harmony Chorus members Sherryl Swann, Nancy Unger, Kelly Morris, and Amalie Livera. They pose in their chorus uniforms underneath an umbrella by Deer Lake as a promotion for their fundraising Valentine's Day "singing Valentine-o-grams."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1919
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Westcoast Harmony Chorus members Sherryl Swann, Nancy Unger, Kelly Morris, and Amalie Livera. They pose in their chorus uniforms underneath an umbrella by Deer Lake as a promotion for their fundraising Valentine's Day "singing Valentine-o-grams."
- Subjects
- Holidays
- Organizations - Choirs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Sherryl Swann, Nancy Unger, Kelly Morris and Amalie Livera, of the Westcoast Harmony Chorus, let smiles be their umbrella as they prepare for a busy Valentine's Day, delivering singing Valentine-o-grams around the Lower Mainland as a fundraiser for their group and for Marguerite Dixon Transition House in Burnaby."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Westcoast Harmony Chorus by Deer Lake, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1919.jpg)