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Bert Price
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46108
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Valley West Social Credit candidate, Bert Price.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-996
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Valley West Social Credit candidate, Bert Price.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Bert Price Fraser Valley West Social Credit"
Images
Blue Bows and the Golden Rule \ Margaret Lang Hastings and Lorraine Ellenwood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58037
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1984
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 book (soft-cover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a book entitled "Blue Bows and the Golden Rule / Provincial Council of Women of B.C. / An Historical Account" by Margaret Lang Hastings and Lorraine Ellenwood. It was published in 1984 by the Provincial Council of Women of B.C. and printed in Canada by D.W. Friesen and Sons Ltd. of Cloverda…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1984
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 book (soft-cover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS055-001
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-18
- Scope and Content
- Item is a book entitled "Blue Bows and the Golden Rule / Provincial Council of Women of B.C. / An Historical Account" by Margaret Lang Hastings and Lorraine Ellenwood. It was published in 1984 by the Provincial Council of Women of B.C. and printed in Canada by D.W. Friesen and Sons Ltd. of Cloverdale B.C.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Burnaby School House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34856
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the former Burnaby School building at 19th Avenue and Canada Way.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 11.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 145-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-15
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the former Burnaby School building at 19th Avenue and Canada Way.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 7376 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
Burnaby School House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34857
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the former Burnaby School building at 19th Avenue and Canada Way.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 145-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-15
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the former Burnaby School building at 19th Avenue and Canada Way.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 7376 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
Burnaby Winter Club's 25th Anniversary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58950
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of attendees at the Burnaby Winter Club's 25th anniversary reunion.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 25 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1395
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of attendees at the Burnaby Winter Club's 25th anniversary reunion.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Burnaby Winter Club
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Braid, Tom
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT / 117% / page A-9 / Burnaby Today / reunion"
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso reads: "Reunion At Winter Club / Among hundreds of former and current members gathering Sunday for Burnaby Winter Club's 25th anniversary reunion were, from left, Cas and Mary Treleaven now of Maple Lake, B.C.; club president Alf Scott and his wife Bett, of Burnaby; Bill Hall of Burnaby and Mel Spowart, a past-president of the club."
- Street Address
- 4990 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Canada geese in the park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59046
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a flock of Canada geese on a grassy field in a park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1452
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a flock of Canada geese on a grassy field in a park.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Fields
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Animals - Birds
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "page 4 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
Images
Cross Canada Bicycle Trip
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45498
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 25, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Villa bellboys Tony Urquart (front) and Rocky Adams as they prepare to set off from Simon Fraser University on a cross-Canada bicycle trip. A crowd, including the Queen of Burnaby, has gathered to see them off.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 25, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-393
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Villa bellboys Tony Urquart (front) and Rocky Adams as they prepare to set off from Simon Fraser University on a cross-Canada bicycle trip. A crowd, including the Queen of Burnaby, has gathered to see them off.
- Names
- Urquhart, Tony
- Adams, Rocky
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "READY, SET ... Burnaby Villa bellboys Tony Urquart (front) and Rocky Adams prepare to set off from Simon Fraser University on a cross-Canada bicycle trip as part of SFU's Ethnic Day, Sunday, held as part of Burnay days '80. But not before a warming kiss from the Queen of Burnaby."
- Geographic Access
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Elizabeth McIntyre's 104th birthday
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45981
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elizabeth McIntyre, being hugged by her niece Jean Braaten, on her 104th birthday. The party was held at Carlton Hospital, where she was residing.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-876
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elizabeth McIntyre, being hugged by her niece Jean Braaten, on her 104th birthday. The party was held at Carlton Hospital, where she was residing.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4125 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Elwood Veitch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45299
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 12, 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elwood Veitch, the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1975 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1991.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 12, 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-195
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elwood Veitch, the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1975 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1991.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Elwood Veitch and Mayor William Lewarne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45303
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development being congratulated by Mayor William A. Lewarne. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1975 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1991. …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-199
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development being congratulated by Mayor William A. Lewarne. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1975 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1991. Mayor William Lewarne served on Burnaby Council from 1973 to 1975, 1977 to 1987, and served as Mayor from 1981 to 1987.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Elwood Veitch, Don Phillips and Pat Butler
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45302
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development standing with Don Phillips as Pat Butler from B. and M. Supply Ltd. explains propane conversion equipment to them. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-198
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development standing with Don Phillips as Pat Butler from B. and M. Supply Ltd. explains propane conversion equipment to them. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1975 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1991.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hugh Mawby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57694
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-779
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hugh Mawby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46260
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1148
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hugh Mawby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46264
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 8, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 8, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1152
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hugh Mawby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46265
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 8, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 8, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1153
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Progressive Conservative candidate for the federal Burnaby riding, Hugh Mawby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Ian Gregson running
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45491
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ian Gregson running along Prairie Avenue in Port Coquitlam during that municipality's first Terry Fox Run. He was Canada's top amputee athlete in 1983 and went on to represent Canada in the Paralympics in 1984 and 1988. In 2001 he ran for Member of Legislative Assembly in Vancouver Ha…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-386
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ian Gregson running along Prairie Avenue in Port Coquitlam during that municipality's first Terry Fox Run. He was Canada's top amputee athlete in 1983 and went on to represent Canada in the Paralympics in 1984 and 1988. In 2001 he ran for Member of Legislative Assembly in Vancouver Hastings as the Green Party candidate and received 14% of the popular vote. He lives in East Vancouver and is married to textile artist Heather Cameron.
- Names
- Gregson, Ian
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "Ian Gregson 20 of Bby who lost his leg in an accident 4 yrs ago runs down Prairie Ave in PoCo./ Pic is NOT backwards (his shirt is inside out)"
Images
Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory578
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1958-1992
- Length
- 0:12:40
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s first years of employment with Parks, her sources of knowledge about Burnaby Mountain, and the department’s activities in Burnaby Mountain Park. She talks about the loop trail planned for Burnaby Mountain Park in 1958, the Trans Canada Trail p…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s first years of employment with Parks, her sources of knowledge about Burnaby Mountain, and the department’s activities in Burnaby Mountain Park. She talks about the loop trail planned for Burnaby Mountain Park in 1958, the Trans Canada Trail project, events and issues at the Pavilion, and keeping track of trails on SFU lands.
- Date Range
- 1958-1992
- Length
- 0:12:40
- Names
- Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
- Burnaby Mountain Park
- Kamui Mintara
- Trans Canada Trail
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 16, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Alekxos Sarter conducted by Kathy Bossort. Alekxos Sarter was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain from Alekxos Sarter’s perspective and experience as employee in the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The interview provides an excellent explanation of the history and function of kinds of park dedications used by the City of Burnaby; an overview of issues around including the Trans Mountain tank farm in the conservation area; and the background to the land use and ownership disagreement between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, its resolution, and the subsequent development of SFU’s UniverCity. Alekxos Sarter talks about Richard Bolton, Burnaby’s Acting-Commissioner who was responsible for dedicating the first park on Burnaby Mountain in 1942, and the creation of a park named after him in UniverCity.
- Biographical Notes
- Alekxos Sarter was born in Vancouver in 1961, to Daine and Kasandra Sarter. She grew up in North Vancouver and since 1994 has lived on a sailboat in False Creek. After attending UBC where she studied landscape architecture, she was hired by the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1986. Working first in parks design, Alekxos quickly moved into parks planning, her preferred career. As Research Officer she covers research, planning, public consultation, parks and facility inventory, parkland acquisition, among other duties.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 2:20:47
- Interviewee Name
- Sarter, Alekxos T.
- Interview Location
- City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Alekxos Sarter
Track two of interview with Alekxos Sarter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-005/MSS196-005_Track_2.mp3Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory464
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1911-1990
- Length
- 00:05:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Dep…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Department in 1911.
- Date Range
- 1911-1990
- Length
- 00:05:22
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 21, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon 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 the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:43:35
- Interviewee Name
- Nixon, Al
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Al Nixon
Track one of interview with Al Nixon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_1.mp3Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory465
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1936-1990
- Length
- 00:04:08
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the location of the North Burnaby Fire Department fire hall and the location of the six fire halls subsequently built for the combined north and south department. He also talks about Fred Blake, Lewis Auvache and Henry Chapman, early member…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the location of the North Burnaby Fire Department fire hall and the location of the six fire halls subsequently built for the combined north and south department. He also talks about Fred Blake, Lewis Auvache and Henry Chapman, early members of the department who were also interested in the department's history.
- Date Range
- 1936-1990
- Length
- 00:04:08
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 21, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon 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 the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:43:35
- Interviewee Name
- Nixon, Al
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Al Nixon
Track two of interview with Al Nixon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_2.mp3Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory466
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1927-1990
- Length
- 00:04:05
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.
- Date Range
- 1927-1990
- Length
- 00:04:05
- Names
- Waddell, Gordon
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 21, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon 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 the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:43:35
- Interviewee Name
- Nixon, Al
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Al Nixon
Track three of interview with Al Nixon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_3.mp3