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Physical Description: 99 photographs (35 large b&w prints; 36 medium b&w prints; 15 small b&w prints; 5 large b&w panoramas) + 0.5 cm. of textual records.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a scrapbook organized by Don McQueen containing photographs, newspaper articles, and clippings from the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association (FVMPA) newsletter "Fraser Valley Milk Break". The scrapbook documents and chronologizes the planning, construction, and implementation …

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1961-1964

Collection/Fonds: Don McQueen fonds

Physical Description: 99 photographs (35 large b&w prints; 36 medium b&w prints; 15 small b&w prints; 5 large b&w panoramas) + 0.5 cm. of textual records.

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2015-10

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a scrapbook organized by Don McQueen containing photographs, newspaper articles, and clippings from the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association (FVMPA) newsletter "Fraser Valley Milk Break". The scrapbook documents and chronologizes the planning, construction, and implementation of the FVMPA Plant located on Lougheed Highway in Burnaby as well as providing some background history on this organization.

History: Don McQueen was born September 7, 1918, in Wilkie, Saskatchewan, and was the son of Thomas Kerningham McQueen (1873-1948) and Ethel (Badley) McQueen (1889-1981) and brother to Tom Alexander McQueen (1920-1999). In 1924, Don moved with his family from Wilkie, Saskatchewan, to North Vancouver, where they lived until 1930 when they moved to Burnaby. In 1942, Don moved back to North Vancouver, and in 1951, he settled in West Vancouver. As a child, Don attended Queen Mary Elementary School in North Vancouver, followed by attending Burnaby North High School and completing a degree in Engineering at the University of British Columbia in 1948. Don married Rosina Amelia Hewett in 1942 and together they had four children: Donald James (Winnie) McQueen; Rose Anne (Wayne) McQueen; Robin Elaine (Robert) McQueen; and Robert Douglas McQueen. Following the death of Don's first wife, Rosina, in 1966, Don was married three more times, beginning with Laverne Cyr, followed by Marian Schreiber and Gregoria Noble. He had seven grandchildren: Tanja, Mark, Todd, Karina, Morgan, Anthony, and Kosal. During World War II, Don worked at Boeing Air Craft, building planes, and after the war, from 1945 until 1948, he worked at the shipyards in North Vancouver. In 1948, he joined Dairyland, which was affiliated with the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association (FVMPA), working as the head of Engineering until his retirement in 1980. Building the FVMPA plant, which opened in 1964, was a highlight of his career, where he was employed as the lead Engineer in creating a state-of-the-art plant located at Lougheed Highway and Sperling Avenue in Burnaby. Don spent three years directing research investigations into modern dairies and ice cream plants throughout Canada and the USA. This plant served the FVMPA for many years to come, and his dedication resulted in giving hundreds of hours of overtime for which he was never paid. The FVPMA was organized by farmers to protect the quality and price of milk. It was granted its charter on June 18th, 1913, and the organization was represented by farmers of every district in the Fraser Valley with 22 locals. In 1919, the Association purchased manufacturing plants and a milk company, and in 1920, the firm acquired another milk company and condensery. In 1923, the FVPMA became the first Canadian dairy organization to establish a quality control laboratory and employ a bacteriologist, and in 1943, the Association established Dairyland dairies. The original headquarters for the FVMPA was located at 425 W. 8th Avenue in Vancouver and as a result of FVMPA's growing success and need for expansion, a modern plant was opened in Burnaby in 1964. The four-million-dollar plant was built on a 24-acre site located at Sperling and Lougheed Highway. This location also housed the association's head office, the Dairyland Fluid Milk Division plant and offices, the Arctic Ice Cream Division plant and offices and the Concentrated Milk Division (Pacific Evaporated and Powder) sales and offices. The facility included a processing plant, service block, garage, primary and secondary mechanical and electrical services, and air conditioned office space. The general contract to build the plant was awarded to John Laing and Son (Canada) Ltd. and was overseen by the FVMPA engineering department, headed by D.R. McQueen, P. Eng. Don belonged to the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (APEGB) from 1948, was a founding member of the Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver, and between 1950 and the 1960s, was a director on the board for the West Vancouver YMCA. Don had many hobbies including Russian ballet, kinesiology, drawing, photography, sailing, canoeing, and teaching ballroom dancing and downhill skiing. He competed in fencing in the Empire Games in the 1950s and was slated to canoe for Canada in the 1940 Olympics but was prevented by the war. He was a carpenter and handyman, beginning with building his first sailboat at 12 years of age, and later enjoyed building and restoring furniture. Don passed away on October 22, 2017 at the age of 99.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: McQueen, Don

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; MSS193, photo catalogue 588

Heritage Christmas Craft Fair

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Arts Council subseries

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 39853

Accession Number: BHS1998-06

Media Type: Textual Record

Heritage Christmas Craft Market

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Arts Council subseries

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 39855

Accession Number: BHS1998-06

Media Type: Textual Record

Local Craft Fairs

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1982-1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1982-1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Arts Council subseries

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 39839

Accession Number: BHS1998-06

Media Type: Textual Record

Plant Sale, Expo Pass and Spring Craft Markets

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Arts Council subseries

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 39851

Accession Number: BHS1998-06

Media Type: Textual Record

Radio-craft : 50 years of radio

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1938

Call Number: 621.38 GER

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

Accession Code: BV011.61.1

Call Number: 621.38 GER

Contributor: Gernsback, Hugo, 1884-1967

Place of Publication: Springfield, Mass

Publisher: Radcraft Publications Inc.

Publication Date: 1938

Physical Description: 513 - 656 p. : ill ; 30 x 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Electronics; Radio; Periodicals

Notes: "edited by Hugo Gernsback"; "Reminiscences of old-timers - progress of radio sets - radio in the future, most famous circuits in radio history - a chronological history of radio" --cover title.

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South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool fundraising

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1977-1985

Collection/Fonds: South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm. of textual records.

Scope and Content: File consists of fundraising intiatives and activities for the South Burnaby Preschool ( also called South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool). The preschool fundraising intiative is titled 'Ways and Means' and includes reports, correspondence, fundraising budgets and income. Some of the intiat…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1977-1985

Collection/Fonds: South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool fonds

Physical Description: 1 cm. of textual records.

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS181-014

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-06

Scope and Content: File consists of fundraising intiatives and activities for the South Burnaby Preschool ( also called South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool). The preschool fundraising intiative is titled 'Ways and Means' and includes reports, correspondence, fundraising budgets and income. Some of the intiatives for fundraising include; Regal, craft fair, lottery tickets, dinner, dances and auctions.