"Engineering" found 102 records

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of his family. Ken discusses his father and mother and describes a trip back to his family's ancestral village.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of his family. Ken discusses his father and mother and describes a trip back to his family's ancestral village.

Date Range: 1949-2007

Length: 0:04:59

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 14, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Ken Yip conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 14, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up with a family market garden.

Biographical Notes: Ken Yip's father purchased property on Byrne Road in the Fraser Arm area of South Burnaby under a special plan granted to veterans of the Second World War, cleared the brush by hand, and enhanced the soil’s productivity to create a market garden. Ken Yip was born in 1949. He and his younger brother grew up at the market garden, helping out. Ken attended Riverside Elementary School, McPherson Park Junior High School and Burnaby South Senior High School where he was in the school band. He continued his studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and pursued a career in biomedical engineering.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:09:22

Interviewee Name: Yip, Ken

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

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

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track five of recording of interview with Ken Yip

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-030/MSS171-030_Track_5.mp3

Extension of Employment of Helen Murphy, Engineering Department Stenographer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48316

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48684

Meeting Date: 13-Dec-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48684

Meeting Date: 13-Dec-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48684

13-Dec-1948 Meeting Minutes

Stenographer for Engineering Department - Helen Murphy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48401

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48604

Meeting Date: 18-Oct-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48604

Meeting Date: 18-Oct-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48604

18-Oct-1948 Meeting Minutes

Applications for Position of Engineer (Roller) and Draughtsman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48549

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48454

Meeting Date: 23-Aug-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48454

Meeting Date: 23-Aug-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48454

23-Aug-1948 Meeting Minutes

Permanent Appoinment of June Hiles - Engineering Department

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48602

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48377

Meeting Date: 26-Jul-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48377

Meeting Date: 26-Jul-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48377

26-Jul-1948 Meeting Minutes

Application for the Position of Clerk - Engineering Department - Mr. C.A. Shewfelt

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48808

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48117

Meeting Date: 11-Feb-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48117

Meeting Date: 11-Feb-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48117

11-Feb-1948 Meeting Minutes

Applications for the Position of Clerk in the Engineering Department

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48867

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 49169

Meeting Date: 29-Dec-1947

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 49169

Meeting Date: 29-Dec-1947

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 49169

29-Dec-1947 Meeting Minutes

Resignation of Engineering Clerk E.W. Lovell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48936

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 49112

Meeting Date: 17-Nov-1947

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 49112

Meeting Date: 17-Nov-1947

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 49112

17-Nov-1947 Meeting Minutes

Purchase of New Truck for Engineering Department

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49052

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48971

Meeting Date: 4-Aug-1947

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48971

Meeting Date: 4-Aug-1947

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48971

4-Aug-1947 Meeting Minutes

Salary Increases for D. Whelen (Assistant Engineer) and Mrs. J. Waddington (Addressograph Operator)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49107

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48916

Meeting Date: 10-Jun-1947

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48916

Meeting Date: 10-Jun-1947

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48916

10-Jun-1947 Meeting Minutes

Appointment of Stenographer, Engineering Department - Norma Rypdal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49204

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48825

Meeting Date: 24-Mar-1947

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48825

Meeting Date: 24-Mar-1947

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48825

24-Mar-1947 Meeting Minutes

Appointment of E. Engberg as Engineering Clerk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49304

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48720

Meeting Date: 13-Jan-1947

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48720

Meeting Date: 13-Jan-1947

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48720

13-Jan-1947 Meeting Minutes

Interview with Ken Yip by Eric Damer November 14, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory428

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-2012

Length: 0:10:24

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of his family's market garden. Ken describes what work had to be done on the garden, the challenges of owning and operating it, what was grown, and who his family sold to over the years.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of his family's market garden. Ken describes what work had to be done on the garden, the challenges of owning and operating it, what was grown, and who his family sold to over the years.

Date Range: 1947-2012

Length: 0:10:24

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 14, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Ken Yip conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 14, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up with a family market garden.

Biographical Notes: Ken Yip's father purchased property on Byrne Road in the Fraser Arm area of South Burnaby under a special plan granted to veterans of the Second World War, cleared the brush by hand, and enhanced the soil’s productivity to create a market garden. Ken Yip was born in 1949. He and his younger brother grew up at the market garden, helping out. Ken attended Riverside Elementary School, McPherson Park Junior High School and Burnaby South Senior High School where he was in the school band. He continued his studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and pursued a career in biomedical engineering.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:09:22

Interviewee Name: Yip, Ken

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

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

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Ken Yip

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-030/MSS171-030_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Ken Yip by Eric Damer November 14, 2012 - Track 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory434

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-2012

Length: 0:08:44

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of growing up on a market garden. Ken discusses how Burnaby changed from the time of his childhood and the values he gained from his involvement with the family market garden.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of growing up on a market garden. Ken discusses how Burnaby changed from the time of his childhood and the values he gained from his involvement with the family market garden.

Date Range: 1947-2012

Length: 0:08:44

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 14, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Ken Yip conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 14, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up with a family market garden.

Biographical Notes: Ken Yip's father purchased property on Byrne Road in the Fraser Arm area of South Burnaby under a special plan granted to veterans of the Second World War, cleared the brush by hand, and enhanced the soil’s productivity to create a market garden. Ken Yip was born in 1949. He and his younger brother grew up at the market garden, helping out. Ken attended Riverside Elementary School, McPherson Park Junior High School and Burnaby South Senior High School where he was in the school band. He continued his studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and pursued a career in biomedical engineering.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:09:22

Interviewee Name: Yip, Ken

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

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

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track eight of recording of interview with Ken Yip

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-030/MSS171-030_Track_8.mp3

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Interview with Ken Yip by Eric Damer November 14, 2012 - Track 5

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Extension of Employment of Helen Murphy, Engineering Department Stenographer

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Stenographer for Engineering Department - Helen Murphy

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Applications for Position of Engineer (Roller) and Draughtsman

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Permanent Appoinment of June Hiles - Engineering Department

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Application for the Position of Clerk - Engineering Department - Mr. C.A. Shewfelt

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Applications for the Position of Clerk in the Engineering Department

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Resignation of Engineering Clerk E.W. Lovell

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Purchase of New Truck for Engineering Department

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Salary Increases for D. Whelen (Assistant Engineer) and Mrs. J. Waddington (Addressograph Operator)

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Appointment of Stenographer, Engineering Department - Norma Rypdal

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Appointment of E. Engberg as Engineering Clerk

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Interview with Ken Yip by Eric Damer November 14, 2012 - Track 2

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Interview with Ken Yip by Eric Damer November 14, 2012 - Track 8

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