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BCIT "Fawlty Towers" event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95722
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of students participating in BCIT's annual "Fawlty Towers" competition. Photographs depict students taping index cards together to form towers inside of a gymnasium.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1580
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of students participating in BCIT's annual "Fawlty Towers" competition. Photographs depict students taping index cards together to form towers inside of a gymnasium.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges
Persons - Students
Names
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1580-1: "Davy Chang, a management systems student at BCIT, works on his team's entry in the school's annual "Fawlty Towers" competition. Teams of students were given 90 minutes to see who could design and build the tallest structure, using only cardboard index cards and masking tape."
Caption from metadata for 535-1580-2: "Forestry students Jocelyn Waldbrook and Kara Epp assemble the walls of what will become their team's tower at BCIT's annual Fawlty Towers competition. Teams of students were given 90 minutes to design and build the tallest tower, using only cardboard index cards and masking tape."
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Cariboo Hill Secondary students fundraising

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95735
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Cariboo Secondary holding a fundraising event. Two students stand in front of a crowd of students who fill the gymnasium and sit in the bleachers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1593
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Cariboo Secondary holding a fundraising event. Two students stand in front of a crowd of students who fill the gymnasium and sit in the bleachers.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Names
Cariboo Hill Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jennifer Guglielmucci and Kristin Unger, grade 12 students at Cariboo Secondary, try to entice the bidding to go higher at a "slave auction" to raise money for the school's dry grad."
Geographic Access
16th Avenue
Street Address
8580 16th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Moscrop Secondary band

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95812
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of five high school students posing with their instruments outside of Moscrop Secondary School. The clarinet player stands in the foreground while the others stand behind.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1636
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of five high school students posing with their instruments outside of Moscrop Secondary School. The clarinet player stands in the foreground while the others stand behind.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Organizations - Bands
Names
Moscrop Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Carlene Garcia, Sara Whitmore, Vivienne Coffey, Chris Gladstone, and Yar Whitney, students from Moscrop Secondary's Grade 8 beginner band class are playing up a storm for "Moon Over Moscrop," a fundraiser for the school's music program. The licensed event, featuring live jazz music, is on Saturday, Feb. 24."
Geographic Access
Moscrop Street
Street Address
4433 Moscrop Street
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Less detail

Gingerbread house at St. Alban's

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95893
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child tasting some icing as he decorates a gingerbread house at St. Alban's Anglican Church. Other people at the event are partially visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1693
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child tasting some icing as he decorates a gingerbread house at St. Alban's Anglican Church. Other people at the event are partially visible in the background.
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Persons - Children
Names
St. Alban's Anglican Church
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Harry Armstrong, 6, sneaks a taste of the icing as he decorates a gingerbread house at St. Albans Anglican Church."
Geographic Access
19th Avenue
Street Address
7717 19th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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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.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Persons - Volunteers
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
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
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Figure skaters Tarrah Harvey and Keith Gagnon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96021
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of figure skaters Tarrah Harvey and Keith Gagnon performing an ice dancing routine at the National Training Centre at Burnaby Eight Rinks.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1772
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of figure skaters Tarrah Harvey and Keith Gagnon performing an ice dancing routine at the National Training Centre at Burnaby Eight Rinks.
Subjects
Sports - Skating
Names
Canlan Ice Sports Burnaby 8 Rinks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Tarrah Harvey and Keith Gagnon, who skate out of the National Training Centre at Burnaby Eight Rinks, show off some of the dramatic form that has earned them a place in the Novice ice dancing event of the Junior National Figure Skating Championships, to be held next week in Nepean, Ontario."
Geographic Access
Sprott Street
Street Address
6501 Sprott Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Less detail

City of Burnaby tree chipping

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96057
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 two City of Burnaby employees hauling a Christmas tree out of the trunk of a car to be chipped for recycling at the Still Creek recycling facility.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1806
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two City of Burnaby employees hauling a Christmas tree out of the trunk of a car to be chipped for recycling at the Still Creek recycling facility.
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Public Services
Occupations - Civic Workers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Corey Rheaume and Tony Iachette, of the City of Burnaby, team up to haul away a Christmas tree for recycling as wood chips, at the City's recycling facility at Still Creek. The event also collects donations for the food bank."
Geographic Access
Still Creek Drive
Street Address
4855 Still Creek Drive
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Mayor Drummond and the Citizens' Plaza

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96297
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 Mayor Doug Drummond inspecting paving stones being installed as the Citizens' Plaza at Burnaby City Hall. Each paving stone is inscribed with a message about a Burnaby citizen or event.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1980
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mayor Doug Drummond inspecting paving stones being installed as the Citizens' Plaza at Burnaby City Hall. Each paving stone is inscribed with a message about a Burnaby citizen or event.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby mayor, Doug Drummond, inspects the first set of personalized paving stones being installed at the Citizen's Plaza at City Hall. Each of the stones is inscribed with a message that tells a story connected to the city."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Velodrome Club's Race Series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96343
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of cycling races in the Burnaby Velodrome Club's Race Series at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Photographs depict Enrico Traini in the Flying 200 Sprint and Breanna Loster in the Flying 200-Category B sprint.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2024
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of cycling races in the Burnaby Velodrome Club's Race Series at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Photographs depict Enrico Traini in the Flying 200 Sprint and Breanna Loster in the Flying 200-Category B sprint.
Subjects
Sports - Cycling
Names
Harry Jerome Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2024-1: "Enrico Traini begins his sprint to the finish in the Flying 200 Sprint competition at the Burnaby Velodrome Club's Race Series, Saturday at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. More than 60 riders, from as far away as Portland, Calgary and Quebec competed in the Club's first event since the installation of a new roof last month."
Caption from metadata for 535-2024-2: "Breanna Loster concentrates as she sprints for the finish in the Flying 200-Category B Sprint competition at the Burnaby Velodrome Club's Racing Series, Saturday at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7564 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

Environment and Waste Management Committee subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96446
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1988-2003
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
57 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of committee records for the Environment and Waste Management Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, terms of reference, the Stoney Creek flooding event, and water quality control.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1988-2003
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Council Committee series
Subseries
Environment and Waste Management Committee subseries
Physical Description
57 folder of textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of committee records for the Environment and Waste Management Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, terms of reference, the Stoney Creek flooding event, and water quality control.
History
The Environment and Waste Management Committee was established on December 7, 1987. The Committee was previously known as the Pollution Committee. This committee was responsible for making recommendations to Council regarding specific environmental waste management issues to meet the changing environmental, economic, and social needs of the community in regards to the protection, management, enjoyment, and quality of the environment. On January 13, 2003 the Environment and Waste Management Committee was renamed to Environment Committee.
Media Type
Textual Record
Less detail

Ceperley House Gallery event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96703
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 Jean Smith in the Ceperley House Gallery (Burnaby Art Gallery). Smith is holding a platter of snacks up toward the camera and works in the exhibition, "Oblique Obtuse Acute," are on display in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2308
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jean Smith in the Ceperley House Gallery (Burnaby Art Gallery). Smith is holding a platter of snacks up toward the camera and works in the exhibition, "Oblique Obtuse Acute," are on display in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Art Galleries
Arts
Names
Burnaby Art Gallery
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jean Smith helps herself to snacks at Ceperley House Gallery. The gallery is hosting an "art lunch" next week at its latest exhibit, "Oblique Obtuse Acute.""
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Preparation for volunteers event at Burnaby Hospital

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96841
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Chiang, a Burnaby Central Secondary School student, painting a window at Burnaby Hospital in preparation for a celebration for the hospital's volunteers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2399
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Chiang, a Burnaby Central Secondary School student, painting a window at Burnaby Hospital in preparation for a celebration for the hospital's volunteers.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Arts - Paintings
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
Names
Burnaby General Hospital
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Annie Chiang, of Burnaby Central Secondary School, puts the finishing touches to her painted window at Burnaby Hospital. Students from the school were decorating the windows in the cafeteria of an evening celebration honoring the hospital's volunteers."
Geographic Access
Kincaid Street
Street Address
3935 Kincaid Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Mountain community consultation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97007
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby resident John Unger filing out a comment form at a open house and community consultation event about development plans for Burnaby Mountain, held at the Copeland Arena. Posters outlining the development plans are visible behind Unger.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2539
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby resident John Unger filing out a comment form at a open house and community consultation event about development plans for Burnaby Mountain, held at the Copeland Arena. Posters outlining the development plans are visible behind Unger.
Subjects
Public Services - Municipal Services
Planning - City Planning
Names
Bill Copeland Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby residents, like John Unger, take the opportunity to fill out comment forms at an open house at Copeland Arena to unveil development plans for Burnaby Mountain."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Kensington Avenue
Street Address
3676 Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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Burnaby Heights mural

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97405
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 Jacquie Rolston painting a mural on the side of a building at MacDonald and Hastings in the Burnaby Heights shopping district. The mural depicts a hypnotist performing with shoppers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2780
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jacquie Rolston painting a mural on the side of a building at MacDonald and Hastings in the Burnaby Heights shopping district. The mural depicts a hypnotist performing with shoppers.
Subjects
Arts - Paintings
Geographic Features - Districts - Business Districts
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jacquie Rolston cleans her brushes while putting the finishing touches to the latest mural to adorn the Burnaby Heights shopping district. The mural, at MacDonald and Hastings, depicts her interpretation of an actual event, when a hypnotist wowed shoppers in the 1930s, putting one of them to sleep in a storefront window."
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
MacDonald Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Anthony Ferrari tree planting in Beecher Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97503
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 Anthony Ferrari, an athlete with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams hockey team, planting vegetation during an environmental event with the Toronto Dominion Bank in Beecher Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2842
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anthony Ferrari, an athlete with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams hockey team, planting vegetation during an environmental event with the Toronto Dominion Bank in Beecher Park.
Subjects
Persons - Athletes
Environmental Issues
Geographic Features - Creeks
Geographic Features - Forests
Names
Burnaby Winter Club
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Anthony Ferrari , a player with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams, does his part to help restore the natural habitat around Beecher Creek. Members of the team joined staff from the Toronto Dominion Bank Saturday to plant trees and native vegetation in the ongoing effort to maintain the creek as a home for fish as it passes through Beecher Park."
Geographic Access
Beecher Park
Springer Avenue
Street Address
1255 Springer Avenue
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Metrotown photography exhibition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97516
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Andrew Carne viewing a display of photographs of Burnaby at an event identified as the "river art exhibition" at Metrotown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2855
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Andrew Carne viewing a display of photographs of Burnaby at an event identified as the "river art exhibition" at Metrotown.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Exhibitions
Arts
Names
Metrotown
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: " Andrew Carne takes in one of the displays at the River art exhibition at Metro town."
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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BHS 40th Anniversary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98411
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains records and ephemera related to the planning and execution of the Burnaby Historical Society's 50th anniversary event held June 23, 2007.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS205-079
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains records and ephemera related to the planning and execution of the Burnaby Historical Society's 50th anniversary event held June 23, 2007.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from original file folder
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Interview with Shirley Cohn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Recreational Activities - Hiking
Organizations
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Religions - Judaism
Social Issues - Racism
Social Issues
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
Cohn, Shirley
Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
Burquest
Hillel Jewish Students Association
Simon Fraser University
SFURA walking and hiking group
Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
Temple Shalom
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
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Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3
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