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Burnaby School trustees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46176
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, Barry Jones, June Williams, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting and standing around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1064
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, Barry Jones, June Williams, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting and standing around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Burnaby School Board
- Burnaby School Trustees
- Dean, Elsie
- Jones, Barry
- Williams, June
- Clark, Betty
- Begin, Gary
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby School trustees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46177
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, Barry Jones, June Williams, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting and standing around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1065
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, Barry Jones, June Williams, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting and standing around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Burnaby School Board
- Burnaby School Trustees
- Dean, Elsie
- Jones, Barry
- Williams, June
- Clark, Betty
- Begin, Gary
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby School trustees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46178
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, June Williams, Barry Jones, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1066
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, June Williams, Barry Jones, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Burnaby School Board
- Burnaby School Trustees
- Dean, Elsie
- Williams, June
- Jones, Barry
- Clark, Betty
- Begin, Gary
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby School trustees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46179
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, June Williams, Barry Jones, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1067
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, June Williams, Barry Jones, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Burnaby School Board
- Burnaby School Trustees
- Dean, Elsie
- Williams, June
- Jones, Barry
- Clark, Betty
- Begin, Gary
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby School trustees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46180
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, June Williams, Barry Jones, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1068
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby school trustees; Elise Dean, June Williams, Barry Jones, Betty Clark and Gary Begin sitting around a table, looking at documents and smiling. The women are wearing corsages and the men are wearing boutonnieres.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Burnaby School Board
- Burnaby School Trustees
- Dean, Elsie
- Williams, June
- Jones, Barry
- Clark, Betty
- Begin, Gary
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Gary Begin, Cliff Murnane, Bill Daly, Betty Clark and Ann Blakey
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45539
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gary Begin (chairman), Cliff Murnane, Bill Daly, Betty Clark and Ann Blakey at Burnaby school board's inaugural meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-434
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gary Begin (chairman), Cliff Murnane, Bill Daly, Betty Clark and Ann Blakey at Burnaby school board's inaugural meeting.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Burnaby School Board
- Burnaby School Trustees
- Begin, Gary
- Murnane, Clifford J. "Cliff"
- Daly, Bill
- Clark, Betty
- Blakey, Ann
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Newly-elected chairman Gary Begin (far left) presides over Burnaby school board's inaugural meeting held Tuesday. Board members now include (from left) Cliff Murnane, Bill Daly, Betty Clark (re-elected) and Ann Blakey."
Images
School Board meeting
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56674
- 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
- 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…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 5, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1259
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- 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.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![School Board meeting, [between 1980 and 1982] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-436.jpg?width=280)
School Board meeting
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45541
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1980 and 1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people seated at a round table. This is believed to be a School Board meeting; identified are; Cliff Murnane, (furthest right, holding his eye glasses in this right hand) Barry Jones (sitting to his right, wearing a dark vest), and Gary Begin (bottom, centre, facing away fr…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1980 and 1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-436
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people seated at a round table. This is believed to be a School Board meeting; identified are; Cliff Murnane, (furthest right, holding his eye glasses in this right hand) Barry Jones (sitting to his right, wearing a dark vest), and Gary Begin (bottom, centre, facing away from the camera). Members of the press are also present.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Begin, Gary
- Burnaby School Board
- Burnaby School Trustees
- Jones, Barry
- Murnane, Clifford J. "Cliff"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![School Board meeting, [between 1980 and 1982] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-436.jpg)
Town Meeting televised broadcast
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45540
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 1977, published August 6, 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of a Burnaby Community Television 'Town Meeting' panel discussion of core curriculum taken during the televised broadcast. The panel consists of (from left); Burnaby School Trustee Gary Begin, School Board Chairman Barry Jones, moderator Roy Wood (Columbian staff reporter), Bu…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 1977, published August 6, 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-435
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of a Burnaby Community Television 'Town Meeting' panel discussion of core curriculum taken during the televised broadcast. The panel consists of (from left); Burnaby School Trustee Gary Begin, School Board Chairman Barry Jones, moderator Roy Wood (Columbian staff reporter), Burnaby Parent Teacher Council representative to the B.C. Teachers' Federation Linda Shuto and Burnaby Teachers' Association secretary Nora Haberatroh.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Names
- Begin, Gary
- Burnaby School Board
- Burnaby School Trustees
- Jones, Barry
- Wood, Roy
- Shuto, Linda
- Haberatroh, Nora
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 10
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory511
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1952-1990
- Length
- 00:07:45
- 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 …
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track ten of interview with Don Brown
Track ten of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%2010.mp3
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 14
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory515
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1980-1990
- Length
- 00:09:38
- 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.
- 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
- Subjects
- 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
- 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
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track fourteen of interview with Don Brown
Track fourteen of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%2014.mp3