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Edna Stevenson, Irene Brown and Doris Holmes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45989
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[197-]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edna Stevenson, Irene Brown and Doris Holmes drinking tea at a Provincial Council of Women garden party held in Burnaby. Irene Brown was provinical president at the time this photograph was taken.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[197-]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-884
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edna Stevenson, Irene Brown and Doris Holmes drinking tea at a Provincial Council of Women garden party held in Burnaby. Irene Brown was provinical president at the time this photograph was taken.
Subjects
Events
Names
Brown, Irene
Stevenson, Edna
Holmes, Doris
Provincial Council of Women
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "PROVINCIAL GATHERING...Provincial Council of Women hosted a garden party recently in Burnaby, with provincial president Irene Brown on hand to greet representatives. Above, centre, she chats with Victoria member Edna Stevenson, left, and Burnaby member Doris Holmes, who convened the social gathering."
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Lloyd Berry, David Hume and Bob Prittie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46027
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 13, 1972
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken at the opening of Burnaby's "new" Sculpture Garden at Century Gardens. Fine Arts Supervisor Lloyd Berry has his hand on a sculpture as he discusses it with Arts Council President Dave Hume and Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 13, 1972
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-915
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph taken at the opening of Burnaby's "new" Sculpture Garden at Century Gardens. Fine Arts Supervisor Lloyd Berry has his hand on a sculpture as he discusses it with Arts Council President Dave Hume and Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie.
Subjects
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Events - Openings
Arts - Sculptures
Names
Berry, Lloyd
Hume, Dave
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Symonds, John
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby's new Sculpture Garden at Century Gardens opened officially on the weekend. Fine Arts Supervisor Lloyd Berry explains a sculpture to Arts Council President Dave Hume + Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie. Sep.13 1972"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Buzz Parsons, Doug Drummond and Mary Ann Corbett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46055
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 27, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cyclists Aid Fund to raise money for the BC Kidney Foundation. In the center is Alderman Doug Drummond running, with Whitecap player Buzz Parsons on a bicycle on his right, and Miss New Westminster Mary Ann Corbett on a bicycle and wearing her sash on his left. Children on bicycl…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 27, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-943
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cyclists Aid Fund to raise money for the BC Kidney Foundation. In the center is Alderman Doug Drummond running, with Whitecap player Buzz Parsons on a bicycle on his right, and Miss New Westminster Mary Ann Corbett on a bicycle and wearing her sash on his left. Children on bicycles surround them on either side.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Transportation - Bicycles
Events - Fundraising
Organizations - Charities
Names
Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"
Parsons, Buzz
Corbett, Mary Ann
Burnaby Citizens Association
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "CYCLISTS AID FUND...a large group of cyclists peddled on the weekend to raise funds for the B.C. Kidney Foundation. Starting out from Queen's Park here are special guests (in centre) Whitecap Buzz Parsons, Burnaby Ald. Doug Drummond and Miss New Westminster Mary Ann Corbett."
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Governor General Roland Michener

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46301
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener admiring the printing press being operated by Jack Barclay at the opening of Heritage Village (renamed Burnaby Village Museum). Two unidentified men are standing to the left of the Governor General.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1189
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener admiring the printing press being operated by Jack Barclay at the opening of Heritage Village (renamed Burnaby Village Museum). Two unidentified men are standing to the left of the Governor General.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Officials - Governor Generals
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Printing Presses
Names
Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
Barclay, Jack
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "At Heritage Village - he [intelligible] printer JACK Barclay on old printing press"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Governor General meeting the Burnaby Fire Department band

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46303
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener meeting the Burnaby Fire Department band at the opening of Heritage Village (later renamed Burnaby Village Museum).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1191
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener meeting the Burnaby Fire Department band at the opening of Heritage Village (later renamed Burnaby Village Museum).
Subjects
Organizations - Bands
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Musical Instruments
Officials - Governor Generals
Events - Openings
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "At Heritage Village - He meets Burnaby Fire Dept. BAND"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Governor General Roland Michener at Heritage Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46305
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener at the opening of Heritage Village (later renamed Burnaby Village Museum). An unidentified man is standing next to the Governor General, as Mr. McLean stands on the other side, next to the teacher's desk.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 18 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1193
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener at the opening of Heritage Village (later renamed Burnaby Village Museum). An unidentified man is standing next to the Governor General, as Mr. McLean stands on the other side, next to the teacher's desk.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Officials - Governor Generals
Buildings - Schools
Names
Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "AT HERITAGE VILLAGE - he met Mr. McLean (founder of McLean Method) 'teaching' mock class in old school room"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Governor General Roland Michener at Heritage Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46306
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 18.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener handing a horseshoe to the farrier (a specialist in equine hoof care) at the opening of Heritage Village (later renamed Burnaby Village Museum). A horse's hind legs are visible in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 18.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1194
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener handing a horseshoe to the farrier (a specialist in equine hoof care) at the opening of Heritage Village (later renamed Burnaby Village Museum). A horse's hind legs are visible in the foreground.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Officials - Governor Generals
Animals - Horses
Occupations - Blacksmiths
Names
Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "Roland Michener"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Governor General Roland Michener at Heritage Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46307
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener watching intently as the farrier (a specialist in equine hoof care) puts new shoes on the rear hooves of a horse at the opening of Heritage Village (later renamed Burnaby Village Museum). Only the horse's hindquarters are visible in the photograph.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1195
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener watching intently as the farrier (a specialist in equine hoof care) puts new shoes on the rear hooves of a horse at the opening of Heritage Village (later renamed Burnaby Village Museum). Only the horse's hindquarters are visible in the photograph.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Officials - Governor Generals
Animals - Horses
Occupations - Blacksmiths
Names
Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "At Heritage Village - Gov. General watched smithy Roy Jeffrey shoe 'skittish' horse (who was allergic to flashbulbs)"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Lori Rowe with her parents

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46315
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1972
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 1972's Miss Teen Canada Lori Rowe at an event (which included a "preview showing" and an "after-party") with her parents, Mr and Mrs Bill Rowe.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1972
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1203
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of 1972's Miss Teen Canada Lori Rowe at an event (which included a "preview showing" and an "after-party") with her parents, Mr and Mrs Bill Rowe.
Subjects
Events
Names
Rowe, Lori
Rowe, Bill
Rowe, Mrs
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Whistler, Don
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Among those attending the preview showing and the after-party were Miss Teen-age Canada Lori Rowe, and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rowe of Burnaby."
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John Reynolds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46345
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby-Richmond-Delta Member of Parliament John Reynolds, hotel complex developer Sandy Reid and the president of Travelodge International Roger Manfred sharing a champagne toast "to the success of the new Travelodge Scottsdale" at the hotels' opening ceremonies.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1233
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby-Richmond-Delta Member of Parliament John Reynolds, hotel complex developer Sandy Reid and the president of Travelodge International Roger Manfred sharing a champagne toast "to the success of the new Travelodge Scottsdale" at the hotels' opening ceremonies.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Reynolds, John
Reid, Sandy
Manfred, Roger
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "A champagne toast to the success of the new Travelodge Scottsdale marked the official opening ceremonies this week. Sharing the honors were Delta MP John Reynolds, left, hotel complex developer Sandy Reid, centre, and the president of Travelodge International, Roger Manfred, who came from El Cajon, California, for the occasion."
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Burnaby Group

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55594
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1973 and 1975]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of 7 people sitting in the living room of an unidentified home, holding drinks. The man seated third from the right, in the blue suit, has been identified as Burnaby Council member George H.F. McLean and the man fifth from the right may be Warren Clark, also a Burnaby Council…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1973 and 1975]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Civil Service series
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-069
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of 7 people sitting in the living room of an unidentified home, holding drinks. The man seated third from the right, in the blue suit, has been identified as Burnaby Council member George H.F. McLean and the man fifth from the right may be Warren Clark, also a Burnaby Council member.
Subjects
Events - Parties
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Names
McLean, George H.F.
Clark, Warren R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 10

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory450
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1990
Length
00:05:53
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Burnaby and New Westminster May Days and how geography and poor transportation affects municipal east-west and north-south connections
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Burnaby and New Westminster May Days and how geography and poor transportation affects municipal east-west and north-south connections
Date Range
1930-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
Length
00:05:53
Subjects
Events - May Day
Transportation
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 14, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:34:40
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Audio Tracks

Track ten of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory544
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1990
Length
00:03:38
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s many photographs of people and events held at his restaurant, and his political activities, including his interest in running for the federal Liberals in 1979 and 1988.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s many photographs of people and events held at his restaurant, and his political activities, including his interest in running for the federal Liberals in 1979 and 1988.
Date Range
1947-1990
Photo Info
Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
Length
00:03:38
Names
Liberal Party
Subjects
Elections
Events - Parties
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 4, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
00:56:44
Interviewee Name
Morin, Severin "Sev"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Audio Tracks
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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 9

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory545
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1970-1990
Length
00:04:50
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s appointment to SFU Senate and his views about the university, and his involvement in other organizations such as Rotary, the Variety Club and Telethon, Burnaby Hospital (with Bill Lewarne), the Restaurant Association, and Vancouver AM Tourism Assoc…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s appointment to SFU Senate and his views about the university, and his involvement in other organizations such as Rotary, the Variety Club and Telethon, Burnaby Hospital (with Bill Lewarne), the Restaurant Association, and Vancouver AM Tourism Association
Date Range
1970-1990
Photo Info
Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
Length
00:04:50
Names
Simon Fraser University
Subjects
Persons - Volunteers
Industries - Tourism
Events - Fundraising
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 4, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
00:56:44
Interviewee Name
Morin, Severin "Sev"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory587
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1970-2015
Length
0:14:04
Summary
This portion of the interview introduces John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston, three members of the stream keepers group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC), and their description of The Great Salmon Send-Off event on Stoney Creek and its start in 1990. John Templeton also talks ab…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview introduces John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston, three members of the stream keepers group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC), and their description of The Great Salmon Send-Off event on Stoney Creek and its start in 1990. John Templeton also talks about the life cycle of chum and coho salmon.
Date Range
1970-2015
Length
0:14:04
Names
Stoney Creek Environment Committee
Great Salmon Send-Off
Subjects
Geographic Features - Streams
Events
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Persons - Volunteers
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Brunette River
Stoney Creek
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 26, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).
Biographical Notes
The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.
Total Tracks
9
Total Length
2:08:27
Interviewee Name
Templeton, John R.
James, Alan C.
Leston, Christine
Interview Location
Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Track one of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston

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Interview with Ron Baker by Kathy Bossort November 27, 2015 - Track 6

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1950-2015
Length
0:10:17
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s discussion about the choice of branding SFU the “engaged” university at the time of its 50th Anniversary, and the need for university Presidents to fund raise. He talks about the relationship between UBC and SFU, and the reasons for hostility t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s discussion about the choice of branding SFU the “engaged” university at the time of its 50th Anniversary, and the need for university Presidents to fund raise. He talks about the relationship between UBC and SFU, and the reasons for hostility towards UBC in the 1950s, especially from interior BC communities.
Date Range
1950-2015
Length
0:10:17
Names
Simon Fraser University
University of British Columbia
Subjects
Education
Public Services
Events - Anniversaries
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 27, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Dr. Ronald James Baker conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Baker was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding of Simon Fraser University from the perspective of SFU’s first faculty member and Director of Academic Planning, Ron Baker. Ron Baker talks about John B. Macdonald’s report on higher education in BC (1962) and how it lead to the provincial government’s decision to establish a new university and to put it in the Burnaby area. He tells stories about how the site on Burnaby Mountain was chosen; about the building of the campus; and about the challenges of planning the academic structure of the university. He also talks about the attraction of creating with little interference an institution trying out new ideas and tells stories about his working relationship with Gordon Shrum. He considers the problems created by building universities in out of the way places and the ideas such as UniverCity for dealing with SFU’s isolation.
Biographical Notes
Ron Baker was born in London, England, in 1924, and served in the Royal Air Force during WW2. He emigrated to Canada in 1947 and studied at UBC where he obtained a BA degree (1951) and MA degree (1953) in English Language and Literature. He served on the faculty of the UBC English Department beginning as a lecturer in 1951 and advanced to positions of Assistant Professor (1958-63) and Associate Professor (1963-65). He was a contributor to John B. Macdonald’s 1962 report “Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future”, and continued to make significant contributions to the establishment of the community college system in Canada throughout his career. In 1963 the newly established Simon Fraser University hired Ron as its first Director of Academic Planning, serving also as first head of SFU’s English Department. In 1969 Ron left SFU to become the first President of the University of Prince Edward Island, a position he held until 1978. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to higher education. Ron has contributed to many organizations, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, on Canada Council, and as President of Association of Atlantic Universities and the Association of Canadian University Teachers of English. In 1990 Ron Baker was asked by the government of BC to prepare a preliminary report on the establishment of the future UNBC in Prince George. Now retired Ron Baker lives in the Edmonds area of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:33:46
Interviewee Name
Baker, Ronald J. "Ron"
Interview Location
Ron Baker's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Track six of interview with Dr. Ron Baker

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Speakers at Heritage Village sod-turning

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1954
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
11 April 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of officials, speakers and onlookers at the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on April 11, 1971. Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commissioner Richard Smith is standing to the right of the unidentified speaker at the microphone.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of officials, speakers and onlookers at the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on April 11, 1971. Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commissioner Richard Smith is standing to the right of the unidentified speaker at the microphone.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Constable, Thomas W. "Tom"
Smith, Richard
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.54.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
11 April 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 16, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Speakers at Heritage Village sod-turning

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1955
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
11 April 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of speakers, officials and onlookers at Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on April 11, 1971. Alderman George McLean is standing at the microphone. Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commissioner Richard Smith, Tom Constable, officials and onlookers …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of speakers, officials and onlookers at Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on April 11, 1971. Alderman George McLean is standing at the microphone. Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commissioner Richard Smith, Tom Constable, officials and onlookers are standing behind.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Events - Openings
Names
McLean, George H.F.
Smith, Richard
Constable, Thomas W. "Tom"
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.54.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
11 April 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 16, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Speaker at Heritage Village sod-turning

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1956
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
11 April 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of speakers, officials and onlookers at Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on April 11, 1971. Tom Constable is standing at the microphone. Parks and Recreation Commissioner Richard Smith, Alderman George McLean, officials and onlookers are stan…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of speakers, officials and onlookers at Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on April 11, 1971. Tom Constable is standing at the microphone. Parks and Recreation Commissioner Richard Smith, Alderman George McLean, officials and onlookers are standing behind.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Events - Openings
Names
McLean, George H.F.
Smith, Richard
Constable, Thomas W. "Tom"
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.54.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
11 April 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 16, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and officials during Royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1959
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
7 May 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II followed by acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (in white), Prince Philip, federal Consumer Affairs Minister Ron Basford and his wife, Health Minister Ralph Loffmark, Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington and other dignitaries and at…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II followed by acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (in white), Prince Philip, federal Consumer Affairs Minister Ron Basford and his wife, Health Minister Ralph Loffmark, Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington and other dignitaries and attendants. The Queen visited Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. The group is walking down the road, next to a Rolls Royce while a crowd looks on.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Persons - Royalty
Names
Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
Ladner, Hugh G.
Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-2021
Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
Ladner, Valerie Ruth Grant
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV005.54.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
7 May 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Jul-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Notes in ink on verso of photograph read: "H.L-1 / DC-1 /O.H-1"
Note in green pencil reads: "3"
Verso of photograph includes handwritten intials in black ink
Photograph was removed from Copan Album page
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