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Douglas Road School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark573
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- School building.
- Associated Dates
- 1928
- Other Names
- Douglas Road Elementary School
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Douglas Road Elementary School
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Associated Dates
- 1928
- Description
- School building.
- Heritage Value
- The Douglas Road School was originally established as a two-room school in 1908 on this site, and later expanded to four classrooms. Anticipating rapid settlement of this district, the School Board purchased two acres adjoining the old building. Two of the four rooms were designed to become one large auditorium suitable for special events and public gatherings, with seating for two hundred people. The classically-influenced school has been altered with new windows and extended with additional wings, but has retained its original red-brick veneer, tan-brick quoins and bellcast octagonal roof ventilator. Designed by McCarter & Nairne, the school was built by contractor A.S. Perry. McCarter & Nairne, who also designed the Second Street School, were the Burnaby School Board architects at this time. John Y. McCarter (1886-1981) and George Nairne (1884-1953) formed their partnership in 1921 after serving overseas during the First World War. The partners began designing houses and small apartment buildings, and their commissions included Vancouver’s first skyscraper, the Marine Building (1928-30).
- Locality
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Architect
- McCarter & Nairne
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Buildings - Schools
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Douglas Road School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66853
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (date of original), copied 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a class at Douglas Road School. Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak) is in the front row, fourth from the right. The others are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (date of original), copied 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 525-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a class at Douglas Road School. Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak) is in the front row, fourth from the right. The others are unidentified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Douglas Road School class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35200
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students in grades one and two at Douglas Road School standing on the steps of their school in rows. The teacher standing at the back is Annie Adair and Elsie Dawkins is on the far right in the first row.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-057
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students in grades one and two at Douglas Road School standing on the steps of their school in rows. The teacher standing at the back is Annie Adair and Elsie Dawkins is on the far right in the first row.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Douglas Road School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35760
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Douglas Road School, mixed grade class. Identified: (back row, left to right) Wilbur Reid, Chuck Bowy, Herbert McConnell, George Tyre, Alistair Westcott, Monty Moore, John Waplington, and Joe Hirst. (Third row, left to right) Florence Cowan, Margaret Scott, Jean Woods, Ruby Boucher,…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-618
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Douglas Road School, mixed grade class. Identified: (back row, left to right) Wilbur Reid, Chuck Bowy, Herbert McConnell, George Tyre, Alistair Westcott, Monty Moore, John Waplington, and Joe Hirst. (Third row, left to right) Florence Cowan, Margaret Scott, Jean Woods, Ruby Boucher, Vivien. Three Pontifex children, Albert Dawkins, and Eileen Mathers are also in the picture. The teacher (behind John) is Elsie Rummel (later McMurray).
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Boucher, Ruby
- Bowy, Chuck
- Cowan, Florence
- Dawkins, Albert
- Douglas Road School
- Hirst, Joe
- Mathers, Eileen
- McConnell, Herbert
- Moore, A.G. "Al"
- Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
- Reid, Wilbur
- Rummel, Miss
- Scott, Margaret
- Tyre, George
- Waplington, John
- Westcott, Alistair
- Woods, Jean
- McMurray, Elsie Rummel
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Douglas Road School class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37693
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 cm print on contact sheet 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students in grades one and two at Douglas Road School standing on the steps of their school in rows. The teacher standing at the back is Annie Adair and Elsie Dawkins is on the far right in the first row.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 cm print on contact sheet 20 x 25 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-281
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students in grades one and two at Douglas Road School standing on the steps of their school in rows. The teacher standing at the back is Annie Adair and Elsie Dawkins is on the far right in the first row.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Douglas Road School class leaders
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35157
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of class leaders at Douglas Road School. Back: Billy Mathers and Teddy Norman (son of school janitor). Front: Agnes Angus, Frances Waplington and Rosalie "Rolie" Moore.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of class leaders at Douglas Road School. Back: Billy Mathers and Teddy Norman (son of school janitor). Front: Agnes Angus, Frances Waplington and Rosalie "Rolie" Moore.
- Names
- Angus, Agnes
- Douglas Road School
- Mathers, Billy
- Pierce, Rosalie "Rolie" Moore Barrett
- Norman, Teddy
- Fleming, Frances Waplington
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Douglas Road School class photograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66699
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16. 5 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road School. Annie Adair, is standing behind her students, towards the centre. Standing in the back row, left to right, are; John Waplington, Albert Dawkins, Bob Pontifex, Jean [last name unknown], Eva Scott, [unidentified], Leona …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16. 5 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 525-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2006-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road School. Annie Adair, is standing behind her students, towards the centre. Standing in the back row, left to right, are; John Waplington, Albert Dawkins, Bob Pontifex, Jean [last name unknown], Eva Scott, [unidentified], Leona Smith, Ying Jung, Bernice Woods, Montague "Monty" Moore and Carl Banning. Seated in the middle row are; [unidentified], Betty Turner, Nancy [last name unknown], Betty Blott, Winona Woods, Margaret Turner, Cora [last name unknown], Greg Waplington, Ella Larson, Mary Lee, Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak), Scott Johnston, Bobby Foster. Seated in the front row are; [unidentified], Jack Lort, Douglas Henderson, Clive Cunningham, [unidentified], John Moore, Jack Scott, [unidentified], George Tyre, [unidentified], Victor Donnell and Ken Blott.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Adair, Annie T.
- Waplington, John
- Dawkins, Albert
- Pontifex, Bob
- Scott, Eva
- Smith, Leona
- Woods, Bernice
- Moore, A.G. "Al"
- Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
- Banning, Carl
- Turner, Betty
- Blott, Betty
- Woods, Winona
- Turner, Margaret
- Waplington, Greg
- Larsen, Ella
- Lee, Mary
- Andrusiak, Margaret Martin Greenall
- Johnston, Scott
- Foster, Bobby
- Lort, Jack
- Henderson, Douglas
- Cunningham, Clive
- Moore, John Gifford
- Scott, Jack
- Tyre, George
- Donnell, Victor
- Blott, Ken
- Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Douglas Road School grade eight class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66854
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1929 (date of original), copied 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the grade eight class at Douglas Road School. Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak) is in the back row, second from the right. The others are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1929 (date of original), copied 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 525-023
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the grade eight class at Douglas Road School. Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak) is in the back row, second from the right. The others are unidentified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Invitation for the Opening of Douglas Road School on September 17
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport67591
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 58479
- Meeting Date
- 17-Sep-1928
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 58479
- Meeting Date
- 17-Sep-1928
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Recommendation re Danger Signs Placed on Grandview Highway at Douglas Road School and Schou Street School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport65533
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56667
- Meeting Date
- 10-Oct-1927
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56667
- Meeting Date
- 10-Oct-1927
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request re Transfer of Monies from Sale of School Site in DL 143 to Be Applied to Purchase of a School Site Adjacent to the Douglas Road School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport66471
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57465
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-1928
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57465
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-1928
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Resolution of Douglas Road School Parent Teacher Association re Grandview Highway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport66093
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 58300
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jun-1926
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 58300
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jun-1926
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Students at Douglas Road School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription78
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher, Annie Adair, standing in the centre at the very back. The boy standing on the extreme left at the back row is identified as Arthur Blomberg and the boy standing 4th from the left in the middle row is Harold Moore. The ot…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher, Annie Adair, standing in the centre at the very back. The boy standing on the extreme left at the back row is identified as Arthur Blomberg and the boy standing 4th from the left in the middle row is Harold Moore. The other students are not identified.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV989.28.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1925
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer identifies photograph as no. 42
- Notes on recto of photograph read: "Douglas Rd. school / Teacher Anne Adair / ARTHUR BLOMBERG / HAROLD MOORE" and "1925"
Images
Students at Douglas Road School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription79
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students sitting and standing on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher (wearing glasses and an overcoat) on the far left at the back. In the front row, Arthur Blomberg is sitting on the far left, next to him is Harold Moore, with William A. "Dinty" Moore on the far right…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students sitting and standing on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher (wearing glasses and an overcoat) on the far left at the back. In the front row, Arthur Blomberg is sitting on the far left, next to him is Harold Moore, with William A. "Dinty" Moore on the far right. The other students are not identified.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV989.28.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1926
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer identifies photograph as no. 5
- Notes on recto of photograph read: "Douglas Rd. School" and "1926 / Arthur Blomberg / Harold Moore / (Alister) Dinty Moore"
Images
Students at Douglas Road School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1377
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1920
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elsie Rummel (later McMurray) standing behind her students who are sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road school. Standing in the back two rows, left to right are; Jack Lort, Billy Mather, Teddy Norman (slightly in front), Ed Gavin, David Jung (slightly in front), Leonard R…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elsie Rummel (later McMurray) standing behind her students who are sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road school. Standing in the back two rows, left to right are; Jack Lort, Billy Mather, Teddy Norman (slightly in front), Ed Gavin, David Jung (slightly in front), Leonard Rowley, Dave Banning, Herbert McConnell, Ying Jung, Gwendolyn Matthews, Avis Hart, Florence Cowan, Nancy Burnett, Winona Wood, Leona Smith, Sadie Bowie [or Dorothy Marsden]. Standing in the middle row are; Nora Rowley, Eva Dunnell [or Donnel], Rena Blomberg (later Ostby), Audrey [or Helen] Pontifex, Ruth Cole, Anna Matthews, Agnes Angus, Rhoda Gavin, Ruby Boucher, King Jung, Mary Lee, Frances "Fanny" Waplington (later Fleming), Beryl Hatch. Seated in the front row are; John Burnett [or Freddy Bogardus], John Waplington, Billy Townley, Roddie Saunders, Clive Cunningham, Ken Blott, Carl Banning, Doug Tyre, Bert Dawkins, Montague "Monty" Moore, John Moore and Alistair Westcott.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Douglas Road School
- McMurray, Elsie Rummel
- Lort, Jack
- Mather, Billy
- Norman, Teddy
- Gavin, Ed
- Jung, David
- Rowley, Leonard
- Banning, Dave
- McConnell, Herbert
- Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
- Matthews, Gwendolyn
- Hart, Avis
- Cowan, Florence
- Burnett, Nancy
- Wood, Winona
- Smith, Leona
- Rowley, Nora
- Ostby, Rena Blomberg
- Cole, Ruth
- Matthews, Anna
- Angus, Agnes
- Gavin, Rhoda
- Boucher, Ruby
- Jung, King
- Lee, Mary
- Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
- Hatch, Beryl
- Waplington, John
- Townley, Billy
- Saunders, Roddie
- Cunningham, Clive
- Blott, Ken
- Banning, Carl
- Tyre, Doug
- Dawkins, Bert
- Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
- Moore, John Gifford
- Westcott, Alistair
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV999.4.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1920
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Interview with Norman Dowad
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …
- 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 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Norm Dowad was born in Burnaby, December 1948 to parents Wilfred “Wilf” (1925-2011) and Cherry Dowad. His father, Wilfred (1925-2011) was born in Winnipeg to parents Samuel “Sam” (Salim in Arabic) Esper Dowad (1895-1969) and Martha (Shaheen) Dowad (1894-1955). Sam and Martha Dowad were both born in a province of the Ottoman Empire which is now present day Lebanon. In 1912, while trying to immigrate to Canada, several of Sam’s relatives including his mother died tragically as steerage passengers on the ill fated Titanic. In 1913, at the age of 18 years, Sam immigrated to Canada to join other family members who'd already arrived here safely. As a new immigrant in Canada, Sam worked with other Labanese immigrants in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the United States. In December 1921, Sam's wife, Martha immigrated to Canada arriving by ship in St. John, New Brunswick. Sam and Martha established their home in Winnipeg where they began to start a family. Their first two children died in infancy and son Wilfred was born in 1925 and daughter Kathleen was born in 1926. While living in Winnipeg, Sam worked as a grocer and in the 1930’s he got work as a farmer in a nearby town. In 1943, Wilf joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCVNR) and served as a gunner on merchant ships during World War II. In 1945, while Wilf was away serving, his parents, Sam and Martha moved to Burnaby. After discharge in 1945, Wilf joined his parents in Burnaby, began working at Fraser Mills and commenced his studies in construction and drafting. In 1949, with his father’s help Wilf acquired a lot next door to his parents’ home and built his first apartment block. After Martha died in 1954, Sam moved to Kelowna where he bought an orchard. Sam remarried in 1957 to Naomi “Mamie” (David) Dowad (1899-1978) who was also from a Lebanese family. Sam and Mamie lived in Kelowna until the mid 1960s when they moved to White Rock. While living in Burnaby, Wilf met and married Cherry Piggott and the couple had six children; Norm, Bruce, Michael, Kathie, Phil and Tom. In 1955, Wilfred Dowad established "W. Dowad Ltd." and over the years he was successful in developing and subdividing land to build housing and commercial developments in Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver. Wilf was the first president of the Burnaby Winter club and was an active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce holding office at the local, provincial and national level. In 1970, Wilf purchased 238 acres of land bordering the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh River and relocated there the following year. While living in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Wilf became actively engaged in local business and community affairs. Wilf was later remarried to Grethe Dowad and he died in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh in 2011.Wilf's six children are the sole owners of "W.Dowad Ltd." and his daughter, Kathie Smillie is the president and CEO. While growing up in Burnaby, Norm Dowad attended Schou Street School, Douglas Road School, Kensington School and graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School. Following graduation from high school, Norm attended Simon Fraser University for one year, travelled in Europe, attended University of British Columbia and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall at York University. Norman has been practicing law for 49 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Migration
- Sports
- Sports - Football
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"
- Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"
- Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"
- Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David
- Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen
- Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"
- Rideout, Dr. John Anthony
- Burnaby Central Secondary School
- Douglas Road School
- W. Dowad Limited
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 5533 Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3
Second Street School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark638
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- School building.
- Associated Dates
- 1928
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- 2nd Street
- Associated Dates
- 1928
- Description
- School building.
- Heritage Value
- The Second Street School was originally established at this location as a two-room schoolhouse in 1913 to relieve the overcrowding of Edmonds School during the pre-First World War building boom. The old school was converted into an auditorium when this handsome school building was constructed in 1928. The new school, built by local contractors Ward-Leverington Ltd., included four classrooms, a library, a room for the principal, and a room for the teachers. The original brick façade has been retained although it has been painted; other intact original features include the bellcast octagonal roof ventilator and the protruding front entrance. The Burnaby School Board architect at this time was the talented firm of McCarter & Nairne, who also designed the Douglas Road School. John Y. McCarter (1886-1981) and George Nairne (1884-1953) formed their partnership in 1921 after serving overseas during the First World War. The partners began designing houses and small apartment buildings, and larger commissions soon followed, including Vancouver’s first skyscraper, the Marine Building (1928-30).
- Locality
- East Burnaby
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
- Architect
- McCarter & Nairne
- Area
- 15777.66
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Street Address
- 7502 2nd Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Waplington family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4613
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1911-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 album (88 photographs + textual records) + 2 photographs in frames
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting the lives of both the Waplington and Fleming families who resided at 3813 Deer Lake. Records include a family photograph album; two framed portraits: one of John Waplington and Doris Waplington (nee Caswell) (possibly on their wedding day) and Frances (nee Wapl…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 album (88 photographs + textual records) + 2 photographs in frames
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting the lives of both the Waplington and Fleming families who resided at 3813 Deer Lake. Records include a family photograph album; two framed portraits: one of John Waplington and Doris Waplington (nee Caswell) (possibly on their wedding day) and Frances (nee Waplington) and Ray Fleming; a copy of a handwritten memoir "The Way it Was / 1913-1925"; as well as a computer printed copy of "In and Out of / A Cedar Shake Shack" / "The life of a little girl from World War I / to Canada's Diamond Jubilee" both written by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington). Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Waplington and Fleming families album series 2) Frances Fleming manuscripts series 3) Waplington family documents series 4) Waplington family photographs series
- History
- John (Jack) Waplington emigrated from Nottingham, England in 1904, arriving in Quebec City and continuing on to Ontario before eventually settling in British Columbia. Somewhere on his journey his right hand was crushed in an industrial accident and amputated. Following his recovery, Jack continued to work his way across Canada until he found employment at Stave Falls, B.C. and married Sarah Alice Cogswell (nee Nickerson). Jack and Sarah (nicknamed Cutie) Waplington had three children; Frances Louise Waplington (1913-2004), John Hazen Waplington and Grace Bancroft Waplington. In 1916, the Waplingtons rented the Walker house at Hill Station on the Burnaby Lake Interurban Line and in 1920 Jack built a cedar shack on 5 acres of land at 4925 Douglas Road (northwest corner of Douglas and Laurel). According to a memoir by Frances Waplington, life was rough living in the cedar shack on Douglas Road with no electricity or running water and by 1925 the family was lucky to purchase "Brookfield", the former home of Louis Claude Hill located at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue. The home was not in good shape having been empty for some time but was located on ¾ of an acre and purchased at a fair price of $1000. The house was surrounded by grass and flowers gone wild and very tall fir trees. The house had running water, electricity and was heated by a wood burning stove in the kitchen and hall and a fireplace in the living room. There was no refrigeration other than the ice box. The three Waplington children, Frances, John and Grace continued to attend Douglas Road School. The family renovated and restored the house at Deer Lake as well as the grounds, adding in flower and vegetable gardens. The large area of grass which formerly housed a tennis court was rolled flat and reseeded. Jack Waplington continued to work for the power company which became B.C. Electric Company and eventually B.C. Power and Hydro. The Waplingtons continued to live at 3813 Deer Lake until 1946 when they sold their home to their daughter Frances who married Ray Fleming. Jack and Sarah Waplington retired and moved to Lasquiti island. Frances "Fanny" Waplington married Reyland "Ray" Fleming October 11, 1935. Ray and Frances Fleming had three children; John (Jack) Reyland, Edith (Edie) Louise and Sara Maureen. In 1941 Ray was hired by the B.C. Electric Company to work at Buntzen Lake hydro station. There was no housing at the hydro station so the family lived on a 42’ coastal boat, the Cohoe Bay tied up to the dock at Buntzen Lake. Since it was war time, there was fear that the two hydro plants at Stave Falls and Buntzen Lake could be targeted for bombing so the Fleming family had to learn about air raid sirens, bunkers, helmets and gas masks. The children attended a one room classroom at Buntzen Lake and participated in school drills when the air raid siren sounded. By 1947 the Fleming family moved to the Waplington home at 3813 Deer lake Avenue after purchasing it from Frances’ parents. Ray continued to work for B.C. Electric and eventually B.C. Power and B.C. Hydro. The children walked or rode bicycles to and from Douglas Road School. At the time the family moved into their home there were no buses only the Interurban streetcar to take them to Vancouver. Douglas Road station was the nearest stop to Deer Lake on the Burnaby Lake Line. The closest neighbours were the Oakalla Prison farm (located off of Royal Oak hill overlooking Deer Lake) and the Ceperley mansion. Prison breaks were common and both the Waplington and Fleming families would often hear air raid sirens blare to warn them. The neighbourhood would go on high alert and the children would immediately run home to safety. Mr. Fleming was well prepared with his 22 rifle nearby should it be needed. After Sarah Waplington died, Jack Waplington returned to Deer Lake to live in a house trailer on the property that was owned by the Flemings. In 1959, after the Fleming children had grown and moved on, Ray and Frances Fleming sold the property to the Municipality of Burnaby. The Municipality rented it out for several years prior to its demolition around 1970 to make way for Burnaby’s Heritage Village. Frances Louise Fleming received her teaching degree from the Vancouver Normal School at the end of World War II but found it extremely difficult to secure a permanent teaching position as a woman. Between 1944 and 1954, Frances was hired and fired eight times from teaching positions despite excellent reports. Finally in 1954, she was invited to teach in an adjoining district with a permanent teaching appointment to follow. Over the years, Frances taught in Vancouver, Burnaby, Pender Harbour and served as vice principal at Magee Secondary. In the early 1970s Frances was appointed provincial superintendent of schools at Quesnel and then moved to Victoria to be assistant superintendent of integrated and supportive services and then in 1973, she became assistant superintendent of the department of public intstruction. Frances retired from teaching soon after, moving to the Sunshine Coast with her husband Ray. Frances was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 1997, was an accomplished writer who regularly contributed articles to the Vancouver Sun newspaper and othe publications. Ray Fleming died in 2002 and Frances Fleming died in 2004.
- Accession Code
- BV016.46
- Date
- 1911-2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Series arrangement is based on physical arrangement of records by donor. Family album was scanned in it's original order and items from within family album were removed and described at item and file level.
- Notes
- Title based on content of fonds
Brainerd family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76949
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926-1958; 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Brainerd family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 cm. of textual records + 4 photographs (copy-print)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of receipts, agreements, and registry letter for family home on Harwood Street, along with an election slip, a labour publication, and a propaganda leaflet related to Lawrence Brainerd, as well as a newspaper clipping from 2013 and photocopied and copy-printed early photographs of th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926-1958; 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Brainerd family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 cm. of textual records + 4 photographs (copy-print)
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2013-05
- 2013-06
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of receipts, agreements, and registry letter for family home on Harwood Street, along with an election slip, a labour publication, and a propaganda leaflet related to Lawrence Brainerd, as well as a newspaper clipping from 2013 and photocopied and copy-printed early photographs of the family.
- History
- Lawrence and Violet Brainerd came to Vancouver in 1925 or 1926. Lawrence purchased a small house on Harwood Street in North Burnaby for his wife and two children from her previous marriage. Roy Brainerd was born in 1928 at Royal Columbian Hospital. His sister Patricia Brainerd (later White) was born in 1931, also at Royal Columbian Hospital. Lawrence rebuilt and renovated the house to fit his growing family, planting abundant vegetable gardens and building a chicken coop, and paid off his taxes by doing roadwork for the municipality. Violet Brainerd supplemented her family's income by doing in-home nursing, as she'd been a nurse in France during the war. Roy Brainerd started at Douglas Road School in 1934 and then attended Hugh M. Fraser High School. Roy left his high school at 15 to work for Snap-On Tools, working his way up from pushing a broom to becoming a branch manager. He retired in 1983 after 41 years of service. Together with his wife, Carol, Roy raised three daughters.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Brainerd family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS172, photo catalogue 551
Burnaby's May Queen 1928-9
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38668
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm with 8 x 15 cm label attatched.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite, from 1928-9. The three girls are identified in the attached label as; Lottie Butchart (of Armstrong Avenue School, maid of honour), Sylvia Murley (of Kingsway West school, May Queen), and Doris Wilmott (of Douglas Road school, maid of honour).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm with 8 x 15 cm label attatched.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 476-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-8
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite, from 1928-9. The three girls are identified in the attached label as; Lottie Butchart (of Armstrong Avenue School, maid of honour), Sylvia Murley (of Kingsway West school, May Queen), and Doris Wilmott (of Douglas Road school, maid of honour).
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lloyd's Studio
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