187 records – page 2 of 10.

Centennial Committee: 1) Contribution to Burnaby Calendar 2) Occupation of Office Space - Chamber of Commerce Building

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7409
Meeting Date
7-Oct-1991
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
56
Item No.
22
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7409
Meeting Date
7-Oct-1991
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
56
Item No.
22
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Chamber of Commerce 1991 Fee-For-Service Contract

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7217
Meeting Date
24-Jun-1991
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
41
Item No.
10
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7217
Meeting Date
24-Jun-1991
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
41
Item No.
10
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Parking Lot Lease - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Lot 5 Block 7 DL 32 Group 1 NWD Plan 1229 (6278 McMurray Avenue)

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
8504
Meeting Date
15-Oct-1990
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
63
Item No.
8
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
8504
Meeting Date
15-Oct-1990
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
63
Item No.
8
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Chamber of Commerce 1990 Fee-For-Service Contracts

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
12242
Meeting Date
22-May-1990
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
36
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
12242
Meeting Date
22-May-1990
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
36
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Chamber of Commerce: 1989 Fee-For-Service Contract

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7983
Meeting Date
15-May-1989
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
36
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7983
Meeting Date
15-May-1989
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
36
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Appointment of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce Representative to Traffic Safety Committee

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
11968
Meeting Date
7-Nov-1988
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
11968
Meeting Date
7-Nov-1988
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Subdivision Servicing Agreement Subdivision Reference #21/87 Commerce Court/Lougheed Highway

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
9791
Meeting Date
19-Sep-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
59
Item No.
9
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
9791
Meeting Date
19-Sep-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
59
Item No.
9
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Chamber of Commerce Request for Assistance for Tourism Brochure

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
9403
Meeting Date
8-Aug-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
51
Item No.
10
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
9403
Meeting Date
8-Aug-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
51
Item No.
10
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Chamber of Commerce - Request for Assistance for Tourism Brochure Production

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
9371
Meeting Date
25-Jul-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
49
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
9371
Meeting Date
25-Jul-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
49
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Chamber of Commerce Fee-For-Service Contract Renewal

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
9057
Meeting Date
11-Apr-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
27
Item No.
9
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
9057
Meeting Date
11-Apr-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
27
Item No.
9
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Chamber of Commerce Fee-For-Service Contract Renewal

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
8998
Meeting Date
14-Mar-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
19
Item No.
7
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
8998
Meeting Date
14-Mar-1988
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
19
Item No.
7
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees of Council by School Board, Parks and Recreation Commission and Burnaby Chamber of Commerce

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport14239
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
11849
Meeting Date
18-Jan-1988
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
11849
Meeting Date
18-Jan-1988
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Bylaw Number: 8760 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 36, 1987

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Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
8760
Final Adoption
1987 Aug 24
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
8760
Final Adoption
1987 Aug 24
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Chamber of Commerce Fee-For-Service Contract Renewal

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
11189
Meeting Date
30-Mar-1987
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
22
Item No.
4
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
11189
Meeting Date
30-Mar-1987
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
22
Item No.
4
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Chamber of Commerce Fee-For-Service Contract for the Operation of the Travel InfoCentre, 6525 Sprott Street

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
11071
Meeting Date
9-Feb-1987
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
9
Item No.
2
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
11071
Meeting Date
9-Feb-1987
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
9
Item No.
2
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 9

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1987-1990
Length
00:07:57
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s work on the Parks Board and involvement in the arts community. He talks about developing an art policy for Burnaby, the conflicting views about building a theatre at Metrotown, and the establishment of the Arts Centre at Deer Lake
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s work on the Parks Board and involvement in the arts community. He talks about developing an art policy for Burnaby, the conflicting views about building a theatre at Metrotown, and the establishment of the Arts Centre at Deer Lake
Date Range
1987-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
Length
00:07:57
Names
Burnaby Arts Centre
Subjects
Public Services - Municipal Services
Arts
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 19, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill 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 about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
1:31:44
Interviewee Name
Gordon, Merrill
Interview Location
unknown
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
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
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.
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Audio Tracks

Track nine of interview with Merrill Gordon

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Bylaw Number: 8551 - Lease Authorization Bylaw No 3, 1986

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Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
8551
Final Adoption
1986 Jun 09
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
8551
Final Adoption
1986 Jun 09
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Lease of 6278 McMurray Avenue, Lot 5 Block 7 DL 32 Group 1 Plan 1229 NWD To Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
10426
Meeting Date
24-Mar-1986
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
21
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
10426
Meeting Date
24-Mar-1986
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
21
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Proposed Contract - Burnaby Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Centre

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
10405
Meeting Date
10-Mar-1986
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
18
Item No.
9
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
10405
Meeting Date
10-Mar-1986
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
18
Item No.
9
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Grant to the Burnaby Chamber of Commerce

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
3442
Meeting Date
7-Aug-1984
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
3442
Meeting Date
7-Aug-1984
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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