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Acquisition of Tram #1207 for Permanent Display at Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport7740
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5128
- Meeting Date
- 14-Aug-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 37
- Item No.
- 22
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5128
- Meeting Date
- 14-Aug-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 37
- Item No.
- 22
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Centennial Carousel Building at Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport10468
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4258
- Meeting Date
- 27-Apr-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 30
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4258
- Meeting Date
- 27-Apr-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 30
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Historical Society Burnaby Village Museum Community Archives
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport11404
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7365
- Meeting Date
- 25-Feb-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 13
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7365
- Meeting Date
- 25-Feb-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 13
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel Highlights
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12343
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1993] (date of original), digitized in 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 min., 9 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col. , sd.
- Scope and Content
- Film footage highlights about the Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel. Film opens with title “Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel / Step back in time” followed by a montage of various events, programs and exhibits taking place at the museum. Montage is supported with background music and choral singi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 min., 9 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col. , sd.
- Scope and Content
- Film footage highlights about the Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel. Film opens with title “Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel / Step back in time” followed by a montage of various events, programs and exhibits taking place at the museum. Montage is supported with background music and choral singing, there is no narration.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Responsibility
- City of Burnaby
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.33
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1993] (date of original), digitized in 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- See also: BV020.4.36; BV020.4.38; BV929.4.29b
- Notes
- Transcribed title from film
Images
Video
Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel Highlights, [1993] (date of original), digitized in 2020
Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel Highlights, [1993] (date of original), digitized in 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0004_0033_001.m4vBurnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18761
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 film reels + 20 videcassettes + 1 avi video file + 17 video recordings (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of videos and films collected by Burnaby Village Museum from various sources. Items in this collection pertain to specific film projects about Burnaby or document people and historic events related to the history of Burnaby. Collection is arranged into the following series: 1) …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 film reels + 20 videcassettes + 1 avi video file + 17 video recordings (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of videos and films collected by Burnaby Village Museum from various sources. Items in this collection pertain to specific film projects about Burnaby or document people and historic events related to the history of Burnaby. Collection is arranged into the following series: 1) Burnaby historical reference collection series 2) Elders Digital Storytelling project series
- Accession Code
- HV971.30
- BV005.8
- BV005.48
- BV012.37
- BV014.39
- BV016.37
- BV017.11
- BV020.5
- Date
- 1950-1992
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Some items in this collection have copyright restrictions and are not available for viewing on Heritage Burnaby. Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view content.
- Further accruals expected
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13037
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1990-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Over 3000 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + technical drawings + 25 videocassettes + 43 video recordings (mp4) + 2 video recordings (m4v) + 56 sound recordings (mp3) + 5 audio cassettes + approx. 2 m. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a selection of curatorial records created and collected by the Burnaby Village Museum in the course of their work. Records pertain to the village site, exhibits, programs, curatorial projects, outreach and special events. Fonds is arranged in the following series: 1) Museum photo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Over 3000 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + technical drawings + 25 videocassettes + 43 video recordings (mp4) + 2 video recordings (m4v) + 56 sound recordings (mp3) + 5 audio cassettes + approx. 2 m. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a selection of curatorial records created and collected by the Burnaby Village Museum in the course of their work. Records pertain to the village site, exhibits, programs, curatorial projects, outreach and special events. Fonds is arranged in the following series: 1) Museum photographs series 2) Museum film collection series 3) Museum architectural records series 4) Museum Marketing photographs series 5) Museum exhibits series 6) Museum reports series 7) Curatorial Collections adminstrative records series 8) Museum Oral Histories series 9) Jesse Love farmhouse series 10) Bell's Dry Goods series 11) Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series 12) C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series 13) Royal Bank exhibit series 14) UBC Partnership series 15) Burnaby Community Heritage Commission 125 Video Collection series
- History
- Burnaby Village Museum is an open air museum that represents a typical tram-stop community. Museum interpreters welcome visitors, provide demonstrations and on site programming. The museum’s collection consists of thousands of artifacts, community records as well as several original Burnaby heritage buildings, a 1912 carousel, 1912 B.C. Electric Railway interurban tram, a Chinese Market Garden and Indigenous Learning House and Matriarch's Garden. In 1990, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby assumed the operation and management of Burnaby Village Museum from the Burnaby Village Museum Association. Burnaby Village Museum (formerly named Heritage Village) was originally created by the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee in 1971 as a commemorative project for British Columbia's Centennial. A concept for an open-air museum was developed near Deer Lake on Districts Lots 79/ 85. The official sod turning for Heritage Village took place on the site on April 11, 1971. In the spring of 1971, a museum director and curator were hired to oversee the development of the project and the acquisition of artifacts with funding from the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Century Park Museum Association (later named Burnaby Village Museum Association) was formed on October 26, 1971 as a governing body for Heritage Village Museum. The museum opened on November 19, 1971 with Mayor Bob Pritte and Canada's Governor General Roland Michener. IN July 1972, the museum opened for it's first public season. The Village was described as depictive of the 1890 to 1920 era of the lower mainland. Since 1990, the site expanded from it’s original four acre size to it's current ten acres. In the 1990s and early 2000s staff and volunteers created exhibits and programs about Burnaby with an emphasis on the 1920s. Since it's 40th anniversary in 2011, the museum has implemented changes to make the museum more interactive and inclusive in telling the story of Burnaby's history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X2294
- X5124
- X5125
- BV013.19
- BV017.39
- BV017.45
- BV018.6
- BV018.12
- BV018.14
- BV018.18
- BV018.41
- BV019.2
- BV019.13
- BV019.15
- BV019.18
- BV019.19
- BV019.36
- Bv019.39
- BV019.52
- BV019.61
- BV020.4
- BV020.5
- BV020.12
- BV020.28
- BV020.29
- BV021.5
- BV021.7
- BV021.14
- BV021.17
- BV021.31
- BV022.1
- BV022.2
- BV022.27
- Date
- 1990-2019
- Media Type
- Architectural Drawing
- Moving Images
- Photograph
- Sound Recording
- Technical Drawing
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- The following series have been arranged into subseries: Exhibits series; Oral History series; Jesse Love farmhouse series; Bell's Dry Goods exhibits series; Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series; C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series; Royal Bank exhibits series; UBC Partnership series
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Further accruals expected
- For other records pertaining to the history of Burnaby Village Museum see: Don Copan collection; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection; Century Park Museum Association fonds; Don Wrigley fonds
- See Artifacts descriptions for Publications and Newsletters produced by Burnaby Village Museum and Century Park Museum Association
Bylaw to Fund Burnaby Village Museum 1996 Capital Projects
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport7127
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6075
- Meeting Date
- 10-Jun-1996
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 16
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6075
- Meeting Date
- 10-Jun-1996
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 16
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw to Fund Burnaby Village Museum 1997 Capital Project
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport6128
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61044
- Meeting Date
- 6-Oct-1997
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 26
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61044
- Meeting Date
- 6-Oct-1997
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 26
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw to Fund Kingsway Library Renovations and Burnaby Village Museum Equipment
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport11792
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8352
- Meeting Date
- 13-Aug-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 50
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8352
- Meeting Date
- 13-Aug-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 50
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Free Admission Event Days at the Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport7285
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6063
- Meeting Date
- 1-Apr-1996
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 10
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6063
- Meeting Date
- 1-Apr-1996
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 10
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Free Admission Event Days at the Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport7951
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5108
- Meeting Date
- 8-May-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 23
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5108
- Meeting Date
- 8-May-1995
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 23
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Funding for Celebration at Burnaby Village Museum on Canada Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport10354
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3800
- Meeting Date
- 15-Jun-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 42
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3800
- Meeting Date
- 15-Jun-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 42
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Honorary Reeve of Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport4600
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62535
- Meeting Date
- 13-Dec-1999
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 32
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62535
- Meeting Date
- 13-Dec-1999
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 32
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Possible Location for the PNE Carousel at Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport12209
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8318
- Meeting Date
- 5-Mar-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8318
- Meeting Date
- 5-Mar-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proposal by the Gavel Historical Society to Construct a Facsimile of the 1914 Burnaby Masonic Park Lodge at Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport8986
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4528
- Meeting Date
- 21-Feb-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 10
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4528
- Meeting Date
- 21-Feb-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 10
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proposed Carousel Building Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport11124
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7445
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jun-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 41
- Item No.
- 22
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7445
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jun-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 41
- Item No.
- 22
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Tender for Shelving and Storage Equipment - Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport9977
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3773
- Meeting Date
- 14-Dec-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 76
- Item No.
- 23
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3773
- Meeting Date
- 14-Dec-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 76
- Item No.
- 23
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Blacksmith Shop with Jeff Chenatte
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12344
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1998 (date of original), digitized in 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (32 min., 59 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col. , sd.
- Scope and Content
- Film, titled "Blacksmith Shop with Jeff Chenatte" is an instructional training video about the fundamentals of Blacksmithing taking place at the Burnaby Village Museum. The film is narrated by experienced Blacksmith Jeff Chenatte who provides historic background in the art of blacksmithing and demo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (32 min., 59 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col. , sd.
- Material Details
- Film opens with SMPTE colour bars
- Scope and Content
- Film, titled "Blacksmith Shop with Jeff Chenatte" is an instructional training video about the fundamentals of Blacksmithing taking place at the Burnaby Village Museum. The film is narrated by experienced Blacksmith Jeff Chenatte who provides historic background in the art of blacksmithing and demonstrates detailed step by step instructions in how to use the forge and various tools and machinery in the Village Museum’s Blacksmith Shop.
- Creator
- Kroon, Morgan H.
- Chenatte, Jeff
- Responsibility
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.34
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1998 (date of original), digitized in 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Kroon, Morgan H.
- Notes
- Transcribed title from film
- Film credits read: “Directed Shot & Edited / by Morgan H Kroon / Written by / Jeff Chenatte / Thanks to / Jeff Chenatte / Maurice Guibord / Shadbolt Centre / Cineworks / Burnaby Village Museum”; “Burnaby Village Museum / Education Dept 1998”
Images
Video
Blacksmith Shop with Jeff Chenatte, 1998 (date of original), digitized in 2020
Blacksmith Shop with Jeff Chenatte, 1998 (date of original), digitized in 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0004_0034_001.m4vInterviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9840
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (53 min., 14 sec.) : col. , sd.
- Scope and Content
- Film footage documenting informal interviews with brothers William “Bill” and Albert Parker conducted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Colin Stevens. The footage opens in the administration building of the Burnaby Village Museum where Bill Parker describes a pair of cross country skis that he is …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (53 min., 14 sec.) : col. , sd.
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Colin Stevens
- Interviewee:William (Bill) Parker; Albert Parker; Mrs. William Parker
- Location of Interview: Jesse Love farmhouse at the Burnaby Village Museum
- Camera: Susan Green and Colin Stevens
- Scope and Content
- Film footage documenting informal interviews with brothers William “Bill” and Albert Parker conducted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Colin Stevens. The footage opens in the administration building of the Burnaby Village Museum where Bill Parker describes a pair of cross country skis that he is donating to the museum. Bill recollects how he constructed the skis out of cedar in the late 1920s when he was about 9 or 10 years old. Bill tells of how he skied in the neighbourhood of the Jesse Love farmhouse on Cumberland Road, using the skis until the mid to late 1930s. The film continues with a tour of the Jesse Love farmhouse which is under restoration on site of the Burnaby Village Museum. Curator Colin Stevens takes Albert and Bill Parker through various rooms inside of the house sharing details of what staff have discovered during the restoration process and gathers informative details by interviewing them. During the interviews, the brothers recollect what it was like living in the house in the 1920s. They provide details on the house’s construction, fixtures, heating and water systems along with particulars regarding furnishings and décor. Information that was gathered through interviews such as this, supported the restoration to be completed as accurately as possible.
- History
- Albert and William Charles “Bill” Parker are the sons of Sarah Parker (nee Love) and William Parker. Sarah Parker was the daughter of Jesse and Martha Love and grew up in the Love farmhouse located at 1390 Cumberland Road in Burnaby. Sarah and William Parker and their three children (Albert, Bill and Elsie) moved into the Love farmhouse in about 1925, eventually buying it in 1928 following the death of Sarah’s father Jesse Love. Sarah continued to live in the house until after her husband William died and eventually sold the house to her daughter Elsie Hughes and her husband John Hughes in 1966.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Sports - Skiing
- Buildings - Heritage
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.50
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Green, Susan
- Stevens, Colin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of video
- Video was digitized to mp4 in March 2020 from original VHS tape
Images
Video
Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992, 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992, 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0041_0050_001.mp4Interview with Kanwal Singh Neel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19607
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1973-2023] (interview content), interviewed 5 Jul. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (50 min., 32 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 30 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kanwal Singh Neel conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The interview was conducted and recorded on the Zoom platform. 00:00 – 00:06:47 Kanwal shares some of the mentors that influenced him in his life, education and …
- 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 video recording (mp4) (50 min., 32 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 30 fps
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Rajdeep Interviewee: Kanwal Singh Neel Interview Date: July 5, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 50 min., 32 sec. Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kanwal Singh Neel conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The interview was conducted and recorded on the Zoom platform. 00:00 – 00:06:47 Kanwal shares some of the mentors that influenced him in his life, education and career, how his three-year grandson has been an inspiration and how important it is to educate yourself in different ways. 00:06:48 - 00:19:02 Kanwal talks about the diversity in the schools that he’s encountered over the years as a student and as an educator and shares his experiences getting hired as an educator on public television and being known as "the math guy". 00:19:03 - 00:46:39 Kanwal talks about the “Friends of Simon” tutoring out-reach program and his involvement. 00:26:40 - 00:30:24 Kanwal shares his experiences officiating the Canada Summer Games, the Harry Jerome Track Classic, the Commonwealth Games and other world class sporting events. 00:30:25 - 00:38:58 Kanwal describes a typical day while working at Simon Fraser University as Associate Director of Professional Programs, as a sports official and his involvement with Friends of Simon. Kanwal speaks about the importance of finding a balance between staying connected, finding your purpose and carrying on the passions that you enjoy. Kanwal talks about some of his favourite places in Burnaby including Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain, Deer Lake and Central Park. 00:38:59 - 00:43:31 Kanwal talks about the changes that he’s seen in the lower mainland over his life time including; diminishing agricultural land, the fishing industry, public transportation, housing and retail infrastructure and homelessness. 00:43:32 - 00:50:32 Kanwal talks about his involvement with the Punjabi Cultural Association, the introduction of Punjabi language courses in public schools and his involvement in a Bhangra event. Kanwal imparts a final message to youth of today emphasizing the importance of, building relationships, giving back to your community, learning through education and being respectful of your own journey and others.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Kanwal Singh Neel was born in Mombasa, Kenya in 1953 and immigrated with his family to Canada in 1969. For the first few weeks after immigrating the family stayed at the Sikh Temple on Second Avenue before moving into a house which they rented. Kanwal attended Kitsilano Secondary School and later transferred to Steveston High School when his family moved to Richmond. In 1972, Kanwal and friends formed a bhangra group "Punjab Cultural Association" and in 1974 they performed at the World Exposition in Spokane, Washington. The group performed at various venues including the Pacific National Exhibition and other cities in the Province. In 1973, Kanwal was an officiate during the Canada Summer Games at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. Kanwal obtained a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from University of British Columbia in computer science and mathematics and got his first teaching job in 1977. In 1978, he was an officiate of the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. Over the next ten years he devoted himself to becoming an educator and during this time he became more involved with the B.C. Math Teachers Association. Kanwal and his wife Nancy married in 1982 and have two daughters. In the early 1990's, Kanwal joined Simon Fraser University as a faculty associate to work, train and mentor student teachers. Kanwal became President of the B.C. Math Teachers Association and travelled throughout the province to help solve issues being faced by students. In 1993, he co-hosted a TV show "Math Shop" on The Knowledge Network and he later co-authored a textbook series titled "Math Makes Sense". Kanwal continued to advance his knowledge in the field of mathematics obtaining a Doctorate from Simon Fraser University in 2008. Kanwal developed his doctoral work in Haida Gwaii, studying the mathematics that the Haida peoples used in day to day life, applying the applications and integrating the mathematics concepts with their cultural knowledge. Kanwal also worked with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation and the Stó:lō Nation in helping to develop resources for them. Kanwal has been recognized with various awards and honours including being awarded an honorary doctorate by Kwantlen Polytechnic University and in 2017 as an inductee in the Sports Wall of Fame in Richmond for his outstanding contribution to amateur sport as an International Athletics Official. Since retirement, Kanwal continues to be involved in a project at Simon Fraser University "Friends of Simon" where university students go out and mentor and tutor immigrant and refugee children from South Asia and Africa and other countries. Interviewer biography: Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Education
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Sports
- Events - Competitions
- Housing
- Performances
- Names
- Neel, Kanwal Singh
- Simon Fraser University
- Friends of Simon
- Canada Summer Games
- Swangard Stadium
- Punjabi Cultural Association
- Responsibility
- Rajdeep
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Central Park
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.11
- Date
- [1973-2023] (interview content), interviewed 5 Jul. 2023
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item