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Options Unlimited closure
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96272
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rob Sommerfeldt, the administrator at Options Unlimited, an EAL language school. Sommerfeldt is sorting through books and packing an office.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1955
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rob Sommerfeldt, the administrator at Options Unlimited, an EAL language school. Sommerfeldt is sorting through books and packing an office.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Education
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Rob Sommerfeldt, the administrator at Options Unlimited sorts through books as he packs up the English as a second language school with the expiration of temporary funding from the government."
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Burnaby Hospice Palliative Care 10th anniversary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95947
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of five women standing next to an information booth for St. Michael's Centre Hospice. The women work in nursing and palliative care and are attending the 10th anniversary celebrations for Burnaby Hospice Palliative Care.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1717
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of five women standing next to an information booth for St. Michael's Centre Hospice. The women work in nursing and palliative care and are attending the 10th anniversary celebrations for Burnaby Hospice Palliative Care.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Judi Carroll, of Homecare Nursing, Theresa Guscott, the manager of palliative care at Burnaby Hospital, Glenice English, a volunteer for Burnaby Hospice, Eve Sample, a pharmacist with the Burnaby palliative care team, and Lara Fares, the patient care manager at St. Michael's Centre Hospice, compare notes at the 10th anniversary celebrations for Burnaby Hospice Palliative Care. The Royal Canadian Legion also participated in the event, donating $5,000 to the St. Michael's Centre Hospice."
Images
Dean Alexander at Edmonds Appliances
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97753
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dean Alexander opening the oven door of an Aga English Stove at Edmonds Appliances.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3027
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dean Alexander opening the oven door of an Aga English Stove at Edmonds Appliances.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Dean Alexander, of Edmonds Appliances, checks out one of the four ovens in a $15,000 Aga English Stove. Each of the ovens heats at a different temperature, and the gas-powered, cast iron stove is always on."
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Street Address
- 7780 Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
Leona Planko and Carmen Watson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79208
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 12, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leona Planko (right) and Carmen Watson giving Piper the English Setter a dog wash at the Burnaby / New Westminster Family Animal Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 12, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0294
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leona Planko (right) and Carmen Watson giving Piper the English Setter a dog wash at the Burnaby / New Westminster Family Animal Centre.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Planko, Leona
- Watson, Carmen
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1226 Bby/NW Mario / Bby NW p 13 77%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Annie Boulanger subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97455
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Historical Society Archives' Fraser Wilson Room on November 15, 1990.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Annie Boulanger subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-05
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Historical Society Archives' Fraser Wilson Room on November 15, 1990.
- History
- Annie Urbanovits Boulanger’s parents emigrated from Hungary to Toronto: Louis in 1925 and Irene in 1930. The couple married in Toronto and later moved to Vancouver. During WWII, Louis worked in the Vancouver Shipyards, followed by Nichols Chemical Company in Barnet for 15 years. While the Urbanovits family lived in Cloverdale, Louis commuted to Kask’s Camp in Barnet until they moved to Burnaby in 1951 to an old farm on Napier Street. Between 1951 and 1956 Annie completed her BA degree, majoring in chemistry and english with a minor in physical education, and obtained her teaching diploma at UBC. She taught for four years in various locations in BC before marrying and moving to Manitoba and Ottawa. She and her husband and five children returned to Burnaby in 1964 to a home on Government Street to be close to family. The couple later had another two children. Annie Boulanger became involved in the community first through her children’s school, initiating and teaching french classes in Seaforth School in 1969, and supporting the development of gymnastics in school and as a municipal program. Her interest in Archives lead to doing oral histories for John Adams, curator of Heritage Village (later Burnaby Village Museum), and for SFU Archives. She became a long time member of the Burnaby Writers’ Club in the 1970s, taking a course in writing non-fiction from Chris Potter. In 1983 Annie Boulanger joined the Burnaby Arts Council, becoming President in 1985. She was involved in lobbying the municipality for better monetary support and facilities for the arts and for the creation of a Municipal Arts Policy. She continued to promote the arts in Burnaby through her appointment to Burnaby’s Visual Arts Advisory Board in 1997, her arts journalism, writing regular book and theatre reviews for the local newspaper, and other activities. She was a member of the Burnaby Centennial Committee and was one of the editors of the book “Burnaby Centennial Anthology”. She is also the author of "A Carousel is Magic: The Saving of Parker # 119".
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Boulanger, Annie
- Notes
- Title based on creator of subseries
Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19279
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1984]
- Collection/Fonds
- Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of two photographs of actors from Vancouver Sath performing in the play "Maluka" at Sexsmith Elementary School.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of two photographs of actors from Vancouver Sath performing in the play "Maluka" at Sexsmith Elementary School.
- History
- Dr. Sadhu Binning was born on May 10, 1947 to mother Gurmej Kaur and father Jeet Singh Binning. Due to lack of proper records management in India at the time of his birth, it is believed that he was actually born sometime in December of 1947. He grew up alongside two brothers and one sister in a village located in Kapurthala, Punjab. Dr. Binning attended secondary school in the nearby city of Phagwara, Punjab although he did not complete his education here. Throughout his childhood, he enjoyed reading both Punjabi and Hindi novels and learned how to read Urdu as well. Dr. Binning’s uncle, Dhana Singh immigrated to Canada in 1933 and returned to India in 1953. When Dhana Singh returned to Canada in 1957, he sponsored Dr. Binning’s father, Jeet Singh Binning to immigrate. Dhana Singh co-owned a few saw mills in British Columbia and also worked in the truck driving industry. Dr. Binning remembers that some people who had lived in Canada would visit their village and that they appeared to be strong and healthy and looked happy. He also noticed that they would eat meat, so whenever they would visit there would be meat available. In 1967, when he was nineteen and a half years old, Dr. Binning immigrated Canada to join his father. He recalls his father and uncle and a friend arriving at the airport to pick him up. During his first few days, Dr. Binning made the decision to remove his turban and beard upon receiving advice from his uncle. Dr. Binning first obtained work on a farm in Abbotsford, working alongside his mother. While working, Dr. Binning also attended English classes in Vancouver. Dr. Binning’s Uncle Dhana Singh worked in a Vancouver saw mill and tried to help find work for his nephew but was unsuccessful. Dr. Binning soon found work at a saw mill in Avola and worked there until the end of the summer until a friend helped find him work in a saw mill in North Vancouver. During his free time, he enjoyed camping with friends. In 1970, Dr. Binning left the saw mill after obtaining a job at the post office. The post office offered lower wages than working at the mill but Dr. Binning believed that he would become more educated working here. While working as a postman, Dr. Binning recalls facing a lot of discrimination and racism and was often referred to as a ‘Paki’ multiple times a day. In 1973, Dr. Binning married Jagish Sihota. Sadhu and Jagdish originated from nearby villages in India and met each other in Canada. Dr. Binning’s wife, Jagdish worked at the Royal Bank of Canada for thirty years until her retirement. While working, she also looked after the household and their son and daughter. Jagdish also handwrote a magazine, “Watno Dur’ (English translation: ‘away from homeland’) which was distributed in the community. In 1976, Dr. Binning became the editor of the magazine and the name was later changed to “Watan’ as they had accepted their new homeland of Canada. While working at the post office, Dr. Binning also attended night school starting in eighth grade. After receiving his high school diploma, he was accepted to Simon Fraser University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Anthropology and Sociology and in 1986 he obtained a Masters degree from Simon Fraser University. While attending university, Dr. Binning was very active within the community and wanted to work to improve society. He first thought that he would return to India to contribute and improve rights in his homeland but upon seeing the prevalence of the movements in Canada, he realized that work needed to be done here too. In 1983, Dr. Binning became a founding member and contributor to a theatrical collective known as “Vancouver Sath”. The theatrical group produced plays that represented societal issues and were invited to perform at multiple conferences throughout British Columbia and Canada. The group focused and acknowledged the many issues in Punjab and in Canada. One of the plays that the group produced focused on the exploitation of Punjabi women who worked on farms in Canada. Dr. Binning continued to be involved as an integral member of Vancouver Sath until 1995. Over the years, Dr. Binning has strongly lobbied for Punjabi language education and between 1988 and 2008 he worked as Punjabi instructor at the University of British Columbia. He first worked as a teaching assistant at UBC under Dr. Harjot Oberoi and due to low wages, he simultaneously worked at the Post Office. In 2019, Dr. Binning received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from UBC in recognition of his work. Since 1973, Dr. Binning has lived in Burnaby and has resided in the same home that he and his wife purchased in 1987. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, watercolour painting, travelling abroad and going on road trips.
- Creator
- Binning, Dr. Sadhu
- Accession Code
- BV023.7
- Date
- [1984]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also artifacts descriptions for related materials re: Vancouver Sath and Watan magazine: BV023.7.1 to BV023.7.16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Stanley Morisse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45820
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 7, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of, then eighty-two year old, Simon Fraser University student Stanley Morisse standing on the steps of the university. Already fluent in French, Italian, Turkish, Greek and English, he was in his second year of studying Russian at the Burnaby mountain campus when this photograph was take…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 7, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-714
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of, then eighty-two year old, Simon Fraser University student Stanley Morisse standing on the steps of the university. Already fluent in French, Italian, Turkish, Greek and English, he was in his second year of studying Russian at the Burnaby mountain campus when this photograph was taken.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Front window display at the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9383
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of front window display at the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. 1620 Government Street, Victoria, B.C. There are two tin containers of McCormick's Old English Toffee, a couple other boxes, one with Chinese characters, three round tins also with Chinese characters and a tea pot at the back of…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- "2" on front of photo in felt pen
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of front window display at the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. 1620 Government Street, Victoria, B.C. There are two tin containers of McCormick's Old English Toffee, a couple other boxes, one with Chinese characters, three round tins also with Chinese characters and a tea pot at the back of the display.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.193
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Shelf of books with two Chinese signs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9514
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.9 x 13.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a desk or shelf with books and sign inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. Leather-bound English books and books and paperwork in Chinese sit atop the surface along with two signs with Chinese characters, one framed.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.9 x 13.6 cm
- Material Details
- "35" written on front bottom right corner in purple ink.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a desk or shelf with books and sign inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. Leather-bound English books and books and paperwork in Chinese sit atop the surface along with two signs with Chinese characters, one framed.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.324
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 20-Aug-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Canton National Rooms door sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9517
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w.; 9.9 x 13.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of exterior glass window above door with painted English lettering "CANTON NATIONAL / ROOMS / 620 1/2" [sic]. Address refers to 1620 1/2 Government Street, Victoria and is the entrance to rooms above Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w.; 9.9 x 13.6 cm
- Material Details
- "1" written on front bottom centre in purple ink. Two asterisks written on front bottom right, one in red, one in black. "Outside" on verso in purple.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of exterior glass window above door with painted English lettering "CANTON NATIONAL / ROOMS / 620 1/2" [sic]. Address refers to 1620 1/2 Government Street, Victoria and is the entrance to rooms above Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.327
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 20-Aug-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Commercially made paper packets
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9526
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia; 9.9 x 13.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a display of commerically printed paper packages with Chinese (and some English) characters on counter inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia; 9.9 x 13.6 cm
- Material Details
- "9" written on front right corner in black ink.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a display of commerically printed paper packages with Chinese (and some English) characters on counter inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.336
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 20-Aug-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
SFU English Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38218
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1974 and 1979] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students in an English 101 class at Simon Fraser University (SFU). The professor standing at the front of the room and students are sitting in tiered seating.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1974 and 1979] (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 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-805
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students in an English 101 class at Simon Fraser University (SFU). The professor standing at the front of the room and students are sitting in tiered seating.
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Polar Bear Swim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45328
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1, 1974, published January 2, 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gordon Jansen holding the Peter Pantages Memorial Trophy in his hands. He won this trophy earlier in the day by leading the way to the 100-yard marker in the traditional Polar Bear Swim held every New Year's Day at English Bay.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1, 1974, published January 2, 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-223
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gordon Jansen holding the Peter Pantages Memorial Trophy in his hands. He won this trophy earlier in the day by leading the way to the 100-yard marker in the traditional Polar Bear Swim held every New Year's Day at English Bay.
- Subjects
- Personal Symbols - Trophies
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "This is Gordon Jansen of Burnaby, who earned the Peter Pantages Memorial Trophy Tuesday by leading the way to the 100-yard marker in the traditional polar bear swim at English Bay. Why did he do it? "Just foolishness", he replied."
Images
Larry Lee family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19071
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs + 3 p. of texutal records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Dragon Inn restaurant in Burnaby, Lee family photographs and certificates awarded to Larry Lee.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs + 3 p. of texutal records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Dragon Inn restaurant in Burnaby, Lee family photographs and certificates awarded to Larry Lee.
- History
- Larry Lee was born in Dawan village, Kaiping, Guangdong, China in 1932. As a child, he attended school at the Dawan village primary school, and later the Kaiqiao middle school. During the Second World War, the Japanese army took over parts of Guangdong. Due the circumstances at the time, Larry quit school and returned to the village. He arrived in Vancouver, Canada in 1949 at the age of 16 by plane, which stopped in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Guam, Hawaii, and Seattle before reaching its final destination in Vancouver. With no English language skills upon arrival, he attended Sir William Dawson School in Vancouver and was placed in grade five surrounded by mostly white children. His father Lee Soon was already in Canada many years before Larry arrived, and paid the Chinese head tax to come to Canada. Lee Soon operated the Puss and Boots coffee shop located on Robson Street and Richards Street and was one of the restaurant’s cooks. As a teenager, Larry's first job in Canada was working at the Puss and Boots as a restaurant helper. Later on, he took a full time job working at the Bamboo Terrace restaurant in Chinatown, and was eventually promoted to become a buyer for the restaurant. He met his wife Git Nung Lee "Kathy" who came from Xinhui county, Guangdong, in the 1950s while she was working for the produce wholesaler Tom Yee, which was located on Keefer Street between Gore and Main Street in Chinatown. Kathy's grandfather originally operated a fireworks factory in Vancouver. After an accident which involved an explosion at the factory, her father closed down the company and opened the Fong Lee BBQ Meatshop in Chinatown. Kathy and Larry married in 1958. Larry and Kathy lived in Burnaby where they raised their eight children. In the late 1950s, Larry and Kathy opened the first Dragon Inn restaurant on Slocan Road and Kingsway area along with seven other partners who mostly originated from Larry's hometown in Kaiping. The business partners eventually parted ways, and a second Dragon Inn restaurant opened in the Willingdon and Kingsway area. The third restaurant, named the Park Inn, opened up at Welwyn Street and Kingsway. A fourth restaurant, also named the Dragon Inn, was established on Willingdon and Hastings Street. Finally, a fifth Dragon Inn restaurant was opened in New Westminster on Columbia Street. Larry retained ownership of the Willingdon and Kingsway location, and sold the remaining businesses. Over the years, he purchased property around the block of his restaurant, and sold the land to developers who constructed the Crystal Mall. Larry and Kathy operated the Grand Buffet restaurant on Kingsway in the late 1990s for five years before they sold the business and retired. The Dragon Inn was known for its exterior neon sign which was removed in 1997. Larry Lee was a member of the International Association of Lions Club and a duly elected member of the Lions Club of Vancouver Champlain Heights. Larry Lee died in 2019 and his wife Kathy died in 2022.
- Responsibility
- Lee, Larry
- Accession Code
- BV017.37
- BV022.19
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Dr. J. F. K. English
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45219
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962, published October 22, 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. J.F.K. English, then Deputy Minister and Superintendent of Education. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia in 1962.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962, published October 22, 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-115
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. J.F.K. English, then Deputy Minister and Superintendent of Education. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia in 1962.
- Names
- English, Dr. J.F.K.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- University of British Columbia
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Dr. J. F. K. English
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45218
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 3, 1959, published June 21, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. J.F.K. English, then Deputy Minister and Superintendent of Education, unveiling the plaque that marked the official opening of Burnaby's school board offices at 5325 Kincaid.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 3, 1959, published June 21, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-114
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. J.F.K. English, then Deputy Minister and Superintendent of Education, unveiling the plaque that marked the official opening of Burnaby's school board offices at 5325 Kincaid.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kincaid Street
- Street Address
- 5325 Kincaid Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Natalia Lyshak's casket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77737
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket in Brzeg, Poland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-014
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket in Brzeg, Poland.
- Subjects
- Monuments - Gravestones
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph [not in English]
- Note written on album page reads: "Natalia - Grannie's sister - Roman Lyshak's mother / Brzeg Poland / 24 III '58"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Roman's mother - Natalia (mum's sister)"
Carrying Natalia Lyshak's casket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77738
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people carrying Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket in Brzeg, Poland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people carrying Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket in Brzeg, Poland.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Funerals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph [not in English] - date: "Brzeg / 24 III '58"
- Note written on album page reads: "grannie's sister Natalia 24 III 58"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Natalia - Roman Lyshak's mother / mum's sister"
Images
Julia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77781
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman identified as "grannies sister in law Julia" standing at a grave site.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8.5 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-041
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman identified as "grannies sister in law Julia" standing at a grave site.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Funerals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title (from album page)
- Note written on album page reads: "grannies sister in law Julia"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph [not in English]
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "sister in law Julia"
Images
Carrying Natalia Lyshak's casket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77808
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people carrying Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-043
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people carrying Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Funerals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph [not in English] - date: "Brzeg / 24 III '58"
- Note written on album page reads: "Natalia 24 III 58 Brzeg"