Mayor Derek Corrigan and Stéphane Dion at Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96537
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Mayor Derek Corrigan touring Burnaby Lake with federal Minister of the Environment Stéphane Dion. Photographs depict Corrigan and Dion on the end of the walkway of Piper Spit, as Corrigan gestures out at Burnaby Lake, and walking the Rotary Walkway with Bill Cunningham.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2159
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Mayor Derek Corrigan touring Burnaby Lake with federal Minister of the Environment Stéphane Dion. Photographs depict Corrigan and Dion on the end of the walkway of Piper Spit, as Corrigan gestures out at Burnaby Lake, and walking the Rotary Walkway with Bill Cunningham.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Names
- Corrigan, Derek
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2159-1: "Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan shows off Burnaby Lake to federal Minister of the Environment, Stephane Dion, during a tour a Piper Spit, part of the city of Burnaby's ongoing quest for funding to dredge the lake."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2159-2: "Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan shows off Burnaby Lake to federal Minister of the Environment, Stephane Dion, and Bill Cunningham, during a tour along Piper Spit as part of the city of Burnaby's ongoing efforts to secure funding to dredge the lake."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Burnaby Lake Pilot Dredging Project
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91710
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 1999 - September 1999
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs documenting the Burnaby Lake Pilot Dredging Project undertaken by the City of Burnaby between August 20 and September 16, 1999. Photographs depict silt-laded water in Still Creek prior to the dredging, mechanical dredging equipment on land and in use on the lake, and t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 1999 - September 1999
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 618-029
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2015-15
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs documenting the Burnaby Lake Pilot Dredging Project undertaken by the City of Burnaby between August 20 and September 16, 1999. Photographs depict silt-laded water in Still Creek prior to the dredging, mechanical dredging equipment on land and in use on the lake, and the adjacent water treatment facility. Also contained in the file are photographs of Deputy Director of Engineering, Lambert Chu, speaking at the dredging site and vials containing two water samples: one clear and one opaque with brown sediment.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Still Creek
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory356
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1955
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.
- Date Range
- 1931-1955
- Photo Info
- Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 5, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:54
- Interviewee Name
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
Track four of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_4.mp3