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Apothecary bottles and artifacts inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17131
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary bottles arranged on shelving and other apothecary artifacts on display inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary bottles arranged on shelving and other apothecary artifacts on display inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.4.1195
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "598_42NNN22"
Images
Less detail

Apothecary bottles and show globes inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17132
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary bottles and products arranged on shelving and two show globes hanging from the ceiling inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary bottles and products arranged on shelving and two show globes hanging from the ceiling inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.4.1196
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "598_42NNN12"
Images
Less detail

Apothecary bottles on shelving inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17129
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary bottles and packaging arranged on shelving inside glass cabinets inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary bottles and packaging arranged on shelving inside glass cabinets inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.4.1193
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "598_42NNN22"
Images
Less detail

Apothecary bottles on shelving inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17134
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary bottles arranged on shelving inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary bottles arranged on shelving inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.4.1198
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "598_42NNN22"
Images
Less detail

Apothecary items on marble table top inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17135
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary items on marble table top inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of apothecary items on marble table top inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.4.1199
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "598_42NNN22"
Images
Less detail

BCSME locomotive at Burnaby Village Museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12441
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1987 and 1989]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified people riding a BCSME minature steam locomotive at the Burnaby Village Museum. The locomotive has stopped outside of the train station. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) ran the minature railway at Burnaby Village Museum between 1975 and 1991.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified people riding a BCSME minature steam locomotive at the Burnaby Village Museum. The locomotive has stopped outside of the train station. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) ran the minature railway at Burnaby Village Museum between 1975 and 1991.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Accession Code
BV020.5.102
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1987 and 1989]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
25-Feb-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Village Museum Ice Cream Parlour

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13740
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1987]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the Burnaby Village Museum Ice Cream Parlour. The dining area is arranged with rows of round tables and chairs.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the Burnaby Village Museum Ice Cream Parlour. The dining area is arranged with rows of round tables and chairs.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.931
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1987]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Village Museum Ice Cream Parlour

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13741
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1987]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of athe interior of the Burnaby Village Museum Ice Cream Parlour. Two people are standing behind the counter. The dining area has round tables with chairs.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of athe interior of the Burnaby Village Museum Ice Cream Parlour. Two people are standing behind the counter. The dining area has round tables with chairs.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.932
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1987]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Village Museum - Inside the museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11753
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1985]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Inside the museum".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Inside the museum".
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.52.89
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1985]
Media Type
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of drawing
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Village Museum - Looking east towards the Adminstration complex

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11754
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1985]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Looking east towards / the Adminstration / complex"
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Looking east towards / the Adminstration / complex"
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.52.90
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1985]
Media Type
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of drawing
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Village Museum - side street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17539
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1985]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Side Street". Illustration shows buildings on either side of a street with a four people walking down the centre of the road. A building on the right includes inscription on window…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Side Street". Illustration shows buildings on either side of a street with a four people walking down the centre of the road. A building on the right includes inscription on windows reading "Village Hardware" and a building on the left appears to be a blacksmith shop.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.52.174
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1985]
Media Type
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Title based on contents of drawing
Images
Less detail

Film shoot in Burnaby Village Museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12873
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 14 1987
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a film crew using the Burnaby Village Museum as a film set. A camera person is on top of scaffolding to the left and various members of the crew are holding umbrellas. The film shoot is taking place behind the Seaforth school building.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a film crew using the Burnaby Village Museum as a film set. A camera person is on top of scaffolding to the left and various members of the crew are holding umbrellas. The film shoot is taking place behind the Seaforth school building.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Industries - Film
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.498
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 14 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
27-Apr-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in blue ink on verso reads: "76381 - 11 A 14 May 1987"
Images
Less detail

Film shoot in Burnaby Village Museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12874
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 14 1987
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a film crew using the Burnaby Village Museum as a film set. The film crew is setting up behind one of the buildings with two pack mules.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a film crew using the Burnaby Village Museum as a film set. The film crew is setting up behind one of the buildings with two pack mules.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Industries - Film
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.499
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 14 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
27-Apr-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in blue ink on verso reads: "76381 - 9 A 14 May 1987"
Images
Less detail

Film shoot in Burnaby Village Museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12875
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 14 1987
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a film crew using the Burnaby Village Museum as a film set. The film crew is setting up outside of the "General Supply Store" and "Automobile Supplies" buildings. The "Village Blacksmith" building is visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a film crew using the Burnaby Village Museum as a film set. The film crew is setting up outside of the "General Supply Store" and "Automobile Supplies" buildings. The "Village Blacksmith" building is visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Industries - Film
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.500
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 14 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
27-Apr-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in blue ink on verso reads: "76381 - 10 A 14 May 1987"
Images
Less detail

Interior of land surveyor's office at Burnaby Village Museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13768
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Sept. 1987
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the land surveyor's office at Burnaby Village Museum. Office is furnished with a roll top desk, maps and plans and various surveying tools.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the land surveyor's office at Burnaby Village Museum. Office is furnished with a roll top desk, maps and plans and various surveying tools.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Occupations - Land Surveyors
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.5.958
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Sept. 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Interior of realestate office at Burnaby Village Museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13767
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Sept. 1987
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the realestate office at Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the realestate office at Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Businesses - Real Estate Agencies
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.5.965
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Sept. 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Interior of real estate office at Burnaby Village Museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13773
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Sept. 1987
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Burnaby Village Museum realestate office.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Burnaby Village Museum realestate office.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Occupations - Land Surveyors
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.5.963
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Sept. 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Interior of real estate office at Burnaby Village Museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13774
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Sept. 1987
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Burnaby Village Museum realestate office. Office is furnished with a roll top desk, chair, metal safe, typewriter and other office equipment.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Burnaby Village Museum realestate office. Office is furnished with a roll top desk, chair, metal safe, typewriter and other office equipment.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Businesses - Real Estate Agencies
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.5.964
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Sept. 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19349
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Honourable Raj Chouhan Location of Interview: Residence of Honourable Raj Chouhan Interview Date: December 2, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: (00:49:21) Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant and the organizations that he became involved with. Honourable Raj Chouhan recalls how he arrived in Burnaby with his family in 1973 and that his family worked in farming. Chouhan imparts his first hand experiences as a new immigrant working as a labourer in the farming industry and describes the unsafe and unfair working conditions that he and migrant workers faced. Chouhan conveys how this experience lead him to become an activist for better working conditions for migrant workers. This lead Chouhan and others to form the Canadian Farm Workers Union in 1980. Chouhan recollects his experiences flying from India to Canada with his wife, his first impressions after arriving in Vancouver and driving to Burnaby and what he brought with him. Chouhan explains his connections to Burnaby. Members of Chouhan's wife's family immgrated to Canada in 1957 and his wife and her three brothers joined them in 1970. Chouhan's father in law, Hardial Singh Grewal immigrated in 1957 and became president of the Sikh temple in New Westminster. Hardial Singh Grewal worked in a lumber mill in Vancouver and eventually bought a house in Burnaby. Chouhan married to his wife at the Sikh temple in New Westminster and lived in Burnaby for a period before moving to New Westminster where they could find more affordable housing. Chouhan shares that he first worked as a farm labourer in Abbotsford and then found a job in the sawmill which paid more. Chouhan describes the extreme racism and discrimination that he and other immigrants faced which lead to the formation of the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism under the leadership of Dr. Hari Prakash Sharma. Chouhan describes this organization that he was a part of and the Canadian Farm Workers Union that were both formed in Burnaby. Chouhan shares that he moved to Victoria in 1988 to serve on the Hospital Employee's Union and moved back to the mainland in 1993 and returned to Burnaby in 2001. Chouhan reflects on the history of South Asian immigration in Canada, how many of the migrants settled in the lower mainland including Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver establishing temples in Vancouver and New Westminster which became the centre for the South Asian community. He conveys how earlier occupations were limited to farming and millwork and how over time employment opportunities and education have broadened but there is still work to do. He imparts how second generation Canadians’ experiences differ from first generations providing examples of his own daughters’ and the occupations that they are working in. Chouhan provides his insights into the South Asian Canadian experience imparting “We make history every day and that history needs to be recorded and learned from.."... “People from different communities, different backgrounds who lived in Burnaby have contributed so much and South Asians are just like another community and participated in all aspects of social life, cultural, religious, economy. I'm so proud of our community, our forefathers who had that vision to fight for our rights. I'm inspired by people who struggled so much to gain basic rights, like the right to vote". Chouhan refers to these first immigrants as “Gadri Babbas” “revolutionary old people” who were also the main motivation that lead to India becoming a free country in 1947 and for fighting for basic rights here in Canada and how they made their contributions for future generations. Chouhan expresses what he imparts to students “Do not forget your past... if you remember your past then you are much more knowledgeable. Then we know what we need for the future. If we don't know the past, we don't know what the future is going to be like. To make a better future, you have to learn from the past and improve".
History
Interviewee biography: Honourable Raj Chouhan was born in the city of Ludhiana in the Province of Punjab in India and immigrated to Canada in 1973. After arriving in Canada, Raj's family settled in Burnaby. Raj grew up in Burnaby and attended schoool. Honourable Raj Chouhan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2020. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on December 7, 2020. Honourable Chouhan is the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers Union and the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism and has served as a director of the Hospital Employees' Union, the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C. Honourable Chouhan has also served as the Vice President of B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003 and has taught courses in Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and Collective Bargaining since 1987. Interviewer biography: Kate Petrusa is the Assistant Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. In her role, she manages all aspects of the collection – including caring for physical artifacts and making their digital counterpart accessible. Before coming to Burnaby Village Museum in 2019, Kate has worked at several Museums around the Lower Mainland as a Curator and contractor since 2013.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Occupations - Agricultural Labourers
Migration
Organizations - Unions
Rights
Rights - Human Rights
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Government - Provincial Government
Government
Names
Chouhan, Raj
British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism
Sharma, Dr. Hari Prakash
Grewal, Hardial Singh
Canadian Farmworkers Union
Hospital Employees Union
Khalsa Diwan Society
Responsibility
Petrusa, Kate
Accession Code
BV022.29.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022

Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0004_002.mp3
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Antique cars on Hill Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13743
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hill Street inside Heritage Village Museum. Visitors are gathered along the street to view antique cars and buildings are decorated with red, white and blue bunting.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hill Street inside Heritage Village Museum. Visitors are gathered along the street to view antique cars and buildings are decorated with red, white and blue bunting.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.5.934
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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