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Burnaby South High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark770
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1922-1988
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Associated Dates
- 1922-1988
- Heritage Value
- Burnaby South and Burnaby North were Burnaby's first high schools. The first rooms of the school were built in 1922 on the same grounds as the Kingsway East Elementary School. In 1940, a two-storey building was erected and additions were made in 1963, 1967 and 1972. Kingsway East closed in 1925 and its buildings were used by the high school for Industrial Arts and Home Economics. In the early 1990s, a new "urban education centre" (Burnaby South/B.C. School for the Deaf) was opened, replacing the old Burnaby South High School.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Addition to Burnaby South High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport46245
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 45792
- Meeting Date
- 25-May-1953
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 45792
- Meeting Date
- 25-May-1953
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Burnaby South High School, [1956] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2016/2016_0046_0117_001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby South High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5162
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1956]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph a group of unidentifed students from Burnaby South High School. Photograph is taken at the front entrance of the school with the sign "Burnaby.South / High School" on the wall above the entrance way. Edith Louise Fleming graduated from Burnaby South High School in June 1956.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph a group of unidentifed students from Burnaby South High School. Photograph is taken at the front entrance of the school with the sign "Burnaby.South / High School" on the wall above the entrance way. Edith Louise Fleming graduated from Burnaby South High School in June 1956.
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.117
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1956]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Aug-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "A "fun" photo - BBY SOUTH"
- Stamp on verso reads: "E.M. ALLEN LTD. / 2870 West Broadway / Vancouver 8, B.C."
- Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Images
![Burnaby South High School, [1956] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2016/2016_0046_0117_001.jpg)
![Burnaby South High School class, [1952] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-038.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby South High School class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription75095
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1952] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby South High School class. Kay O'Cook (later Jackson) is in the middle row, third from the right.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1952] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-038
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby South High School class. Kay O'Cook (later Jackson) is in the middle row, third from the right.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Burnaby South High School class, [1952] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-038.jpg)
Burnaby South High School Graduation Exercises
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66655
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 5, 1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 programme
- Scope and Content
- Item is a programme for "Burnaby South High School / Graduation Exercises / June the Fifth / Nineteen hundred and fifty-three"
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 5, 1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- School files subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 programme
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 43117
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a programme for "Burnaby South High School / Graduation Exercises / June the Fifth / Nineteen hundred and fifty-three"
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Burnaby South High School papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58767
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to South Burnaby High School, track and field and graduation ceremony papers, collected by Robert W. Prittie while working at the school as an Economics teacher. Also included in the file are newspaper clippings and teacher sign-in sheets.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Robert Prittie subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS086-011
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-01
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to South Burnaby High School, track and field and graduation ceremony papers, collected by Robert W. Prittie while working at the school as an Economics teacher. Also included in the file are newspaper clippings and teacher sign-in sheets.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
![Burnaby South High School Senior Class, [1953 or 1954] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-414.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby South High School Senior Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36956
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1953 or 1954] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby South High School senior class.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1953 or 1954] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-414
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby South High School senior class.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Burnaby South High School Senior Class, [1953 or 1954] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-414.jpg)
20th century typewriting : complete course
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5012
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.2.1
- Call Number
- 652.3 LES
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Publisher
- South-Western Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- c1952
- Physical Description
- 340 p. : ill. : 20 x 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Typewriting
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 4939 Canada Way
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Object History
- Was used by Burnaby resident Barbara Copan when she taught typing at Burnaby Central circa 1963-65. It may have originally belonged to Barbara's mother who also taught typing at Burnaby South High School circa 1957 to 1965. She mainly taught typing in night school.
- Notes
- Authors' given name and date as follows: Lessenberry, D.D. (David Daniel), 1896- Crawford, T. James (Thomas James)
Images
Burnaby South Annual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84926
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Sadie Clark fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm. of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a school annual for Burnaby South highschool (1951) and is titled 'School Days,1951 Burnaby South.'
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Sadie Clark fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm. of textual records.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS180-001
- Accession Number
- 2014-10
- Scope and Content
- Item is a school annual for Burnaby South highschool (1951) and is titled 'School Days,1951 Burnaby South.'
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook: 1949-1950
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5341
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.15
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1950
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Seconday School
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Printer
- Broadway Printers, Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 96 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1950-1959
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1950-1951
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5342
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.16
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1951
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "Miss C Rees / Class 7" [handwritten on top right corner of cover; according to the yearbook, she was a homeroom teacher]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1950-1959
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1951-1952
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5344
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.18
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1952
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1952
- Printer
- Columbian Co.
- Physical Description
- 79 p. : ill., ports. ; 30 cm.
- Inscription
- "Le B Rees" [handwritten top right corner of front cover]
- "Barbara Campbell" [handwritten top left corrner of autographs page; according to page 29, there was a "B. Campbell" in class 23]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1950-1959
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1952-1953
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5343
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.17
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1953
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1953
- Printer
- Columbian Co.
- Physical Description
- 95 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1950-1959
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1954-1955
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5347
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.21
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1955 Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 104 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1950-1959
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1956-1957
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5348
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.22
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1957
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1957
- Printer
- J. W. Bow & Co.
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "Student Council" [handwritten on top right corner of front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1950-1959
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1957-1958
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5350
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.24
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1958 Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1950-1959
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1958-1959
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6576
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.25
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1959
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1950-1959
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
High school graduation diploma
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19008
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 15 Jun. 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 card
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Department of Education High School Graduation Diploma for Edith Louise Fleming as a student of Burnaby South High School.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 card
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Department of Education High School Graduation Diploma for Edith Louise Fleming as a student of Burnaby South High School.
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.169
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 15 Jun. 1956
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-01-06
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Item is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:56 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s school activities, recreation, responsibilities, and his jobs. Bob grew up in the area of Central Burnaby known as Skunk Hollow, and talks of living near Norfolk and Douglas Road in his early childhood, and then on Government Road. He recalls…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:56 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s school activities, recreation, responsibilities, and his jobs. Bob grew up in the area of Central Burnaby known as Skunk Hollow, and talks of living near Norfolk and Douglas Road in his early childhood, and then on Government Road. He recalls attending Douglas Road School and Burnaby South High School. Bob describes his extracurricular activities in school, organized and informal. He mentions the games he played with his friends. Bob discusses his family chores, and his first job, which was a newspaper route for the Vancouver Province. He describes his later jobs, one at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, working for Mr. Arnold, and then for Mr. Robertson at Burnaby Lake Nurseries.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Geographic Access
- Norfolk Street
- Douglas Road
- Government Road
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on content of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_001.mp3
Interview with Catherine Rees March 14, 1990 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory186
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1929-1964
- Length
- 0:08:19
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's memories of the sports activities and other recreational activities that took place while teaching at Burnaby South High School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's memories of the sports activities and other recreational activities that took place while teaching at Burnaby South High School.
- Date Range
- 1929-1964
- Photo Info
- Burnaby South High School, [1930]. Item no. 280-008
- Length
- 0:08:19
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Interviewer
- Evans, Alf
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees by fellow Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association member Alf Evans, March 14, 1990. This interview was prepared for the Burnaby School History Committee of the Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association. Major themes discussed are: the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- Catherine Bertha “Cathy” Rees was born in Greenwood, British Columbia on March 30, 1903. Her mother died when she was four years old and her younger brother Lloyd was only a few months old. Catherine’s family moved regularly because her dad was continually transferred. She attended a two room school in Greenwood until grade four, then to school in Kamloops until grade 8, graduating from Duke of Connaught High School in New Westminster in 1919. One of her brothers won a lacrosse championship while at Nelson Avenue School. Catherine started at the University of British Columbia in 1919 and went to Normal School in 1923 (she belonged to the first teacher-training class). Upon graduating, Catherine was offered a position at Revelstoke High School for Physics, French and Latin which she took for a brief period of time. She then taught for one year in Victoria, traveling from one school to the other in a one ton truck to teach languages. For the next two years, she worked at Cloverdale High School. By 1929 Catherine began working in Burnaby where her father and two brothers were living. She taught at Burnaby South for her entire career in Burnaby, from 1929 to 1964. Catherine taught French and Latin as well as physical education to the girls (in the basement with two other teachers) and lived at the corner of Nelson and Victory (she still lives there at the time of this interview).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:37:02
- Interviewee Name
- Rees, Catherine "Cathy"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Catherine Rees
Track three of interview with Catherine Rees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS103-026/MSS103-026_Track_3.mp3