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Amalgamation of Parks and Engineering Service Centres
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport34397
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 30790
- Meeting Date
- 28-Aug-1967
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 30790
- Meeting Date
- 28-Aug-1967
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Consulting Engineering Services re: Major Sanitary Sewer Design
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37819
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32961
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jan-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 1
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32961
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jan-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 1
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Engineering Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription43
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- History
- In 2020, responsibility for environmental management transferred to Climate Action and Energy, with Engineering retaining responsibility for geotechnical investigations and graffiti management. In 2022, Engineering became responsible for a consolidated Transportation group that aligns transportation planning and implementation functions. Green Fleet and Equipment also moved from Climate Action and Energy to the Public Works division of the Engineering Department. In 2022, Facilities Management was transferred from Engineering to the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. James Lota served as General Manager, Engineering from 2021-2022. Jozsef Dioszeghy has served in the role since April 2022.
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
![Engineering Department vehicle, [between 1950 and 1969] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/614/614-001-2.jpg?width=280)
Engineering Department vehicle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90425
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 614-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2016-24
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.
- Media Type
- Photograph
Images
![Engineering Department vehicle, [between 1950 and 1969] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/614/614-001-2.jpg)
Engineering General and Administration series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription144
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created by the Engineering Department related to its administration, general services, and fulfilment of its responsibility to ensure the adequacy and continuity of the City’s infrastructure. Records include meeting minutes, ledgers, local improvements and infrastructure…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created by the Engineering Department related to its administration, general services, and fulfilment of its responsibility to ensure the adequacy and continuity of the City’s infrastructure. Records include meeting minutes, ledgers, local improvements and infrastructure plans, local improvement and sewer utility assessment rolls, photographs, and annual reports for the year 1937-1944.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Extension of Engineering Agreement with Associated Engineer Services Ltd. re Sewer Program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport79483
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29216
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jan-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 3
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29216
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jan-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 3
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Heavy Equipment for Engineering Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37447
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33344
- Meeting Date
- 25-May-1964
- 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
- 33344
- Meeting Date
- 25-May-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 36
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Lot "A" Except the South 56 feet, SD 22, Blocks 1/3, DL 95 (Premier Engineering and Ironworks Ltd. - 6984 Kingsway)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport40058
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 35826
- Meeting Date
- 17-Apr-1961
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 35826
- Meeting Date
- 17-Apr-1961
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Machinery Replacements - Engineering Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport33913
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29370
- Meeting Date
- 11-Mar-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29370
- Meeting Date
- 11-Mar-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Parks and Engineering Service Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport33526
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29813
- Meeting Date
- 5-Aug-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29813
- Meeting Date
- 5-Aug-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Progress Report of Engineering Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37319
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33479
- Meeting Date
- 13-Jul-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 47
- Item No.
- 18
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33479
- Meeting Date
- 13-Jul-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 47
- Item No.
- 18
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Select Committee to Assist Engineering Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport38169
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 34455
- Meeting Date
- 29-Jul-1963
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 34455
- Meeting Date
- 29-Jul-1963
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
That Portion of Parcel "F", Explanatory Plan 21763, SD 2, Block 5, DL 206 shown Outlined on Engineering Department Drawing No. A193
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport38613
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 34017
- Meeting Date
- 28-Jan-1963
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 4
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 34017
- Meeting Date
- 28-Jan-1963
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 4
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Traffic Engineering Seminar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport40924
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 36689
- Meeting Date
- 4-Apr-1960
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 13
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 36689
- Meeting Date
- 4-Apr-1960
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 13
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Traffic Engineering Seminar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport41023
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 36604
- Meeting Date
- 22-Feb-1960
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 17
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 36604
- Meeting Date
- 22-Feb-1960
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 17
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Traffic Engineering Technician Seminar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport33790
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29564
- Meeting Date
- 29-Apr-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29564
- Meeting Date
- 29-Apr-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Waterworks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39587
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seven men standing in front of a truck with a sign that reads; "Corporation of Burnaby Waterworks Dept." written on its side.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- CBA11
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2004-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seven men standing in front of a truck with a sign that reads; "Corporation of Burnaby Waterworks Dept." written on its side.
- Names
- Burnaby Waterworks
- Media Type
- Photograph
Planning Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription102
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1940-2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 80 m of textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of those records created during the regular conduct of business by the Planning Department and its predecessor agencies according to their mandate of providing professional and technical advice to Council on the current and future uses of City land and resources.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1940-2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 80 m of textual records and other material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- File Class
- 71000 10 (add. 2020)
- 71000 20 (add. 2020)
- 71000 30 (add. 2020)
- 71000 40 (add. 2020)
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of those records created during the regular conduct of business by the Planning Department and its predecessor agencies according to their mandate of providing professional and technical advice to Council on the current and future uses of City land and resources.
- History
- The City of Burnaby Planning Department was established on October 9, 1956, when the City Council unanimously carried the motion to create a distinct department to deal with planning issues within the City and appointed Mr. William John Blakely as its head. This decision followed a report and recommendation made by the City’s Chief Administrative Officer which indicated that the role of the Planning Engineer and his staff had quickly expanded to become a separate division within the Engineering Department and that they were functioning as an independent unit in all but name. The proposed separation of the Engineering and Planning departments had been in the works since the early part of 1956 when staff changes and restructuring within the Engineering Department’s Planning Division illustrated the undermanned condition of the Planning Engineer’s office. As a result, Council asked the Chief Administrative Officer to undertake a study examining the feasibility of creating a distinct Planning Department. This report was delivered to Council on July 3, 1956, but was laid over until a Committee of the Council had the opportunity to study the functions of the Planning department to determine the necessity of the proposal. The Committee’s findings were in line with the initial report and the Planning Department was established with a staff of nine (the head Planning Engineer, an Administrative Planner, three Research Planning Assistants, a Draughtsman, a Subdivision Control Clerk, a department Clerk and a Clerk Stenographer). This new department was to offer advice and carry out the work intensive in matters such as zoning and rezoning applications, subdivision control, traffic and transportation planning, and general City planning schemes. Prior to the creation of the Planning Department, a number of bodies within the City had been responsible for fulfilling the functions carried out by this new unit. In the earliest years of the City, the members of Council were responsible for matters of planning and were assisted in their job by the City’s Engineer or any number of hired consultants (e.g. surveyors, cartographers). By 1906, however, the provincial laws surrounding the subdivision process had changed, and local governments were charged with the task of approving all private subdivision plans in their respective Municipalities. In Burnaby, the City Council passed a bylaw decreeing that all subdivision plans were to be submitted to Council for review and the City Engineer was responsible for ensuring compliance with the law. After the first Town Planning Bylaw in 1924 which restricted the type and size of construction that could occur in certain City areas, the Engineering and Building departments were to work together to oversee the enforcement of the Bylaw and the development of City plans. The scope and competence required to carry out this work grew as Burnaby’s population expanded, and in 1930 Council passed the Town Planning Commission Bylaw (No. 1028) that saw the creation of a permanent body – the Town Planning Commission – which was to serve as an advisory body to help direct the planning activities in the City while the actual work continued to be carried out by the Engineering Department. This body was comprised of the Reeve, the Chairman of the School Board, the Chairman of the Park Committee (later, the Board of Parks Commissioners), and six appointed citizens who served three-year terms. Council referred all matters of subdivisions, transportation planning, and rezoning to this Commission, which was later supported in its work by several other special or standing committees such as the Subdivision Committee, the Apartment Committee, the Transportation Committee or the Town Planning Board of Appeal. By 1953, it had become apparent that the advisory committees that were dedicated to these planning issues needed a permanent staff to carry out the work intensive, so a restructuring of the Engineering department resulted in a permanent Planning Engineer’s office being created. The Town Planning Commission continued in its advisory capacity even after the determination came in 1956 to create a separate Planning Department. When Bylaw No. 4473 was passed in 1963, the Town Planning Commission was disbanded in favour of a new Advisory Planning Commission that would turn over all routine matters such as subdivision and rezoning applications to the Planning Department but would offer advice and community input into the more complex planning schemes within the City and act as an intermediary in cases where Council and Planning staff were in disagreement. A new Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw (No. 7600) was adopted in 1980 which allowed for even greater community participation in the planning process. The Planning Department was initially responsible to report directly to Council, but in 1957, the administrative structure of Municipal staff changed with the introduction of the Burnaby Municipal Manager Bylaw (No. 3859) and from that point on, the head of the Planning Department held a direct reporting relationship to the Municipal Manager, who in turn was responsible for reporting the activities of the Department to the City Council. Over the years, the internal structure and the scope of responsibilities of the Department have changed during periods of staff reorganizations. Under the larger umbrella of the Planning and Building Department, Planning has come to be comprised of two divisions: the Current Planning Division and the Long Range Planning Division. The functions of the Current Planning Division include rezoning, subdivision, development plan areas, preliminary plan approvals, urban design, heritage planning, and urban trails and bicycle routes. The Long Range Planning Division is responsible for environmental planning concerns, transportation planning, housing, neighbourhood area planning, social planning and planning information services. In 2022, the Planning and Building Department was reorganized to better align functions with delivery of services. The Climate Action and Engery Division moved from Corporate Services to the Planning and Building Department, while Indigenous Relations and Facilities Management moved to Corporate Services and Lands and Facilities, respectively. The position of Director of Planning and Building was changed to General Manager, Planning and Development. The following individuals have served as Planning Engineer and/or Director of the Planning Department and/or General Manager, Planning and Development for the City of Burnaby: William John Blakely 1954-1956 (as Planning Engineer) 1956-1963 (as Head of the Department) Anthony P. Parr 1964-1993 Don G. Stenson 1993-2001 Jack S. Belhouse 2001-2006 Basil Luksun 2006-2012 Lou Pelletier 2012-2019 Edward Kozak 2019-present
- Formats
- Microforms exist for some records. See series descriptions.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Moving Images
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Don McQueen fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88836
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961-1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Don McQueen fonds
- Description Level
- 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.
- 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
The Development of Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription6018
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Report drawn up by Associated Engineering Services Ltd and Swan Wooster Engineering Co. Ltd.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8969
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Report drawn up by Associated Engineering Services Ltd and Swan Wooster Engineering Co. Ltd.
- Media Type
- Textual Record