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Canada Way Food Market
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79111
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the Canada Way Food Market at 4694 Canada Way and International Meats at 4692 Canada Way.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-159
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the Canada Way Food Market at 4694 Canada Way and International Meats at 4692 Canada Way.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Salmon, Stu
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
- 4694 Canada Way
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Food and garden pamphlets
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88388
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Stiglish family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 5 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a pamphlet titled "Aids to Better Gardening--#7-- House Plants" from the Blue Mountain Flower and Garden Shop on North Road in Burnaby and two BC Food Information guides from the Department of Agriculture located at 4259 Canada Way, Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Stiglish family fonds
- Physical Description
- 5 p. of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS190-001
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2013-07
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a pamphlet titled "Aids to Better Gardening--#7-- House Plants" from the Blue Mountain Flower and Garden Shop on North Road in Burnaby and two BC Food Information guides from the Department of Agriculture located at 4259 Canada Way, Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Original spelling of surname was "Stiglich"
Food and Liquor Lounge Component in the Northeast Burnaby Community Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport20779
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13980
- Meeting Date
- 3-Jul-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 47
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13980
- Meeting Date
- 3-Jul-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 47
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Food Service Establishments in Industrial Areas
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21339
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13423
- Meeting Date
- 8-Jan-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 3
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13423
- Meeting Date
- 8-Jan-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 3
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Mr. Arnold F. C. Hean which appeared on the Agenda for the 1977 August 29 Meeting of Council re: Proposed "Cold Food" Services in Industrial Zones
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22699
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16422
- Meeting Date
- 26-Sep-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 65
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16422
- Meeting Date
- 26-Sep-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 65
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Mr. Robert L. Foster which appeared on the Agenda for the 1977 July 18 Meeting of Council re: Narcotic Control Act and the Food and Drug Act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22845
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16264
- Meeting Date
- 2-Aug-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16264
- Meeting Date
- 2-Aug-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Marine Food Basket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79097
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 14, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a large truck going past the Marine Food Basket at 5886 Marine Drive and the Hawaii Cafe next door. The buildings were constructed around 1930.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 14, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-150
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a large truck going past the Marine Food Basket at 5886 Marine Drive and the Hawaii Cafe next door. The buildings were constructed around 1930.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Campbell, Peg
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 5886 Marine Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
Proposed 7-Eleven Food Store on Lot 19, Block 2, DL 29, Plan 3035 (South-West corner of Kingsway and 14th Avenue)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport31598
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 26022
- Meeting Date
- 8-Sep-1970
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 26022
- Meeting Date
- 8-Sep-1970
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Relief and Food Allowance for Dependents
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55816
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72187
- Meeting Date
- 21-Mar-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72187
- Meeting Date
- 21-Mar-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Evelyn's Beauty Salon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79191
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 22, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Evelyn's Beauty Salon at 7030 Buller Avenue next door to the P&K Convenient Food Market.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 22, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-199
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Evelyn's Beauty Salon at 7030 Buller Avenue next door to the P&K Convenient Food Market.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ross, Martha
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Buller Avenue
- Street Address
- 7930 Buller Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
Tommy Douglas material
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82738
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1962-1992]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records: ill. (some col.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a pocket calendar, a booklet and a cartoon. Pocket calendar, created by the NDP for the Burnaby-Richmond riding reads: "Tommy Douglas says Vote for Bob Prittie". Booklet entitled "The Ten Years" is an NDP News Convention Magazine for April 21 to 24, 1971. The printed colour cartoon…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1962-1992]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records: ill. (some col.)
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS167-007
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a pocket calendar, a booklet and a cartoon. Pocket calendar, created by the NDP for the Burnaby-Richmond riding reads: "Tommy Douglas says Vote for Bob Prittie". Booklet entitled "The Ten Years" is an NDP News Convention Magazine for April 21 to 24, 1971. The printed colour cartoon is entitled "Mouseland / a fable...as told by tommy douglas [sic]" and published by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1518.
- Subjects
- Events
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying file
- Simnett political papers series
Warehouse on Gilley Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79368
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 16, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows men unloading truck at warehouse at 7515 Gilley Avenue. The warehouse, at the time of the photograph, was owned by Miloni Food Importers. Miloni Food Importers was previously located on Hastings Street and was founded around 1956.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 16, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-267
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows men unloading truck at warehouse at 7515 Gilley Avenue. The warehouse, at the time of the photograph, was owned by Miloni Food Importers. Miloni Food Importers was previously located on Hastings Street and was founded around 1956.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial
- Names
- Miloni Food Importers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ross, Martha
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Gilley Avenue
- Street Address
- 7515 Gilley Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
Picketer upset over excessive increases
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45443
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;16.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Institute of Technology student watching George Scott picketing in protest to the jump in food and supply prices at the school cafeteria and bookstore. Instead of the 10% increase in prices that the school's board of governors had set (which had the support of student…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;16.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-338
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Institute of Technology student watching George Scott picketing in protest to the jump in food and supply prices at the school cafeteria and bookstore. Instead of the 10% increase in prices that the school's board of governors had set (which had the support of student council) prices jumped by as much as 80%, which meant that the "main meal" price climbed from $1.10 to $1.85. Students and staff protested the "excessive increase" with picket lines and demonstrations.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "To eat or not to eat. A dispute which erupted Thursday at BCIT in Burnaby over increased food costs obviously didn't bother one lunchtime dinner [sic]. Picketer George Scott looks on."
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Bob and Grace Prittie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46035
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie and his wife Grace standing next to an unidentified man at a formal dinner. They are standing behind a large banquet table filled with food, and smiling. The men are in tuxedos and Grace Prittie is wearing a gown. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-923
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie and his wife Grace standing next to an unidentified man at a formal dinner. They are standing behind a large banquet table filled with food, and smiling. The men are in tuxedos and Grace Prittie is wearing a gown. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Centennial Pavilion Restaurant and Burnaby Mountain Golf Course Coffee Shop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport26872
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 19568
- Meeting Date
- 6-May-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 35
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 19568
- Meeting Date
- 6-May-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 35
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-040.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Don and Orville Jantzen by Eric Damer November 19, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory349
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1950-1975
- Length
- 0:09:40
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of first coming to Burnaby and his decision to become part of the peace movement. Being active in the Trade Union Movement as an International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) member, Don recalls his involvement in marches, peace …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of first coming to Burnaby and his decision to become part of the peace movement. Being active in the Trade Union Movement as an International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) member, Don recalls his involvement in marches, peace rallies and strikes.
- Date Range
- 1950-1975
- Photo Info
- Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040.
- Length
- 0:09:40
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 19, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Don Jantzen and his brother Orville Jantzen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 19, 2012. Major themes discussed are: political activism and the trade union movement.
- Biographical Notes
- Don Jantzen came to Vancouver from the prairies following the war, found work, married, and settled in Burnaby in 1950. Through his work as a longshoreman, Don became active in the trade union movement (ILWU) and eventually became vice president of the Vancouver local. He was also active in politics, helping to launch the Burnaby Citizen’s Association in the early nineteen-fifties and working as campaign manager for candidates in both the provincial and the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Don has been a participant in local politics for many years as well as a supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Don's younger brother, Orville Jantzen, was born in Saskatchewan but grew up in South Vancouver. He is married with two children. Orville began his career as a salesman for a Burnaby bakery and remained in the food and beverage industry, working in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Since retiring, Orville has been engaged with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:32
- Interviewee Name
- Jantzen, Don
- Jantzen, Orville
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-040.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
Track one of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-015/MSS171-015_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Don and Orville Jantzen by Eric Damer November 19, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory350
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Length
- 0:08:00
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of prominent moments in Canadian Union history and of Burnaby's political landscape. Don mentions the strike of 1967 at the "Big Owe" Olympic Stadium in Montreal and goes on to discuss Burnaby Council's fair wage legislation. He discu…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of prominent moments in Canadian Union history and of Burnaby's political landscape. Don mentions the strike of 1967 at the "Big Owe" Olympic Stadium in Montreal and goes on to discuss Burnaby Council's fair wage legislation. He discusses the Burnaby Citizen's Association (BCA).
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Photo Info
- Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040.
- Length
- 0:08:00
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 19, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Don Jantzen and his brother Orville Jantzen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 19, 2012. Major themes discussed are: political activism and the trade union movement.
- Biographical Notes
- Don Jantzen came to Vancouver from the prairies following the war, found work, married, and settled in Burnaby in 1950. Through his work as a longshoreman, Don became active in the trade union movement (ILWU) and eventually became vice president of the Vancouver local. He was also active in politics, helping to launch the Burnaby Citizen’s Association in the early nineteen-fifties and working as campaign manager for candidates in both the provincial and the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Don has been a participant in local politics for many years as well as a supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Don's younger brother, Orville Jantzen, was born in Saskatchewan but grew up in South Vancouver. He is married with two children. Orville began his career as a salesman for a Burnaby bakery and remained in the food and beverage industry, working in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Since retiring, Orville has been engaged with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:32
- Interviewee Name
- Jantzen, Don
- Jantzen, Orville
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
Track two of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-015/MSS171-015_Track_2.mp3
Interview with Don and Orville Jantzen by Eric Damer November 19, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory351
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1955-2012
- Length
- 0:07:31
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of Burnaby's political landscape. Orville Jantzen discusses air pollution in Burnaby and Eric Damer mentions various conservation strategies. Don discusses the Burnaby Citizen's Association platform and a number of politicians from th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of Burnaby's political landscape. Orville Jantzen discusses air pollution in Burnaby and Eric Damer mentions various conservation strategies. Don discusses the Burnaby Citizen's Association platform and a number of politicians from the federal government including Tommy Douglas.
- Date Range
- 1955-2012
- Photo Info
- Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040.
- Length
- 0:07:31
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 19, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Don Jantzen and his brother Orville Jantzen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 19, 2012. Major themes discussed are: political activism and the trade union movement.
- Biographical Notes
- Don Jantzen came to Vancouver from the prairies following the war, found work, married, and settled in Burnaby in 1950. Through his work as a longshoreman, Don became active in the trade union movement (ILWU) and eventually became vice president of the Vancouver local. He was also active in politics, helping to launch the Burnaby Citizen’s Association in the early nineteen-fifties and working as campaign manager for candidates in both the provincial and the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Don has been a participant in local politics for many years as well as a supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Don's younger brother, Orville Jantzen, was born in Saskatchewan but grew up in South Vancouver. He is married with two children. Orville began his career as a salesman for a Burnaby bakery and remained in the food and beverage industry, working in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Since retiring, Orville has been engaged with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:32
- Interviewee Name
- Jantzen, Don
- Jantzen, Orville
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
Track three of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-015/MSS171-015_Track_3.mp3
Interview with Don and Orville Jantzen by Eric Damer November 19, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory352
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1956-2012
- Length
- 0:05:19
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of going to supper clubs and participating in sports leagues. Don and Orville Jantzen discuss the Gai Paree Supper Club, the Chicken Coop (the beer parlour where Don's labour meetings were held) and curling at the Burnaby Winter Club.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of going to supper clubs and participating in sports leagues. Don and Orville Jantzen discuss the Gai Paree Supper Club, the Chicken Coop (the beer parlour where Don's labour meetings were held) and curling at the Burnaby Winter Club.
- Date Range
- 1956-2012
- Photo Info
- Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040.
- Length
- 0:05:19
- Names
- Gai Paree Supper Club
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 19, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Don Jantzen and his brother Orville Jantzen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 19, 2012. Major themes discussed are: political activism and the trade union movement.
- Biographical Notes
- Don Jantzen came to Vancouver from the prairies following the war, found work, married, and settled in Burnaby in 1950. Through his work as a longshoreman, Don became active in the trade union movement (ILWU) and eventually became vice president of the Vancouver local. He was also active in politics, helping to launch the Burnaby Citizen’s Association in the early nineteen-fifties and working as campaign manager for candidates in both the provincial and the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Don has been a participant in local politics for many years as well as a supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Don's younger brother, Orville Jantzen, was born in Saskatchewan but grew up in South Vancouver. He is married with two children. Orville began his career as a salesman for a Burnaby bakery and remained in the food and beverage industry, working in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Since retiring, Orville has been engaged with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:32
- Interviewee Name
- Jantzen, Don
- Jantzen, Orville
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
Track four of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-015/MSS171-015_Track_4.mp3James Massey family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88394
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1933-1953 (date of originals), copied 2014
- Collection/Fonds
- James Massey family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs (tiffs) ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of 14 digitized photographs of Robert Burnaby Park and the Massey family with views of buildings, gardens, and trails.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1933-1953 (date of originals), copied 2014
- Collection/Fonds
- James Massey family fonds
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs (tiffs) ; 600 dpi
- Material Details
- Tiffs are copies of original photographs
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-34
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of 14 digitized photographs of Robert Burnaby Park and the Massey family with views of buildings, gardens, and trails.
- History
- James Massey was born in Lancaster, England, in 1890 and immigrated to Burnaby in 1910. He married Alice Wilcock who also immigrated to Canada from Lancaster. James and Alice (Willcock) Massey were married in New Westminster on September 11, 1912. The couple built a house on three adjoining lots on the south side of 13th Avenue in Burnaby near Cumberland Road. James and Alice had three daughters, Betty, Grace, and Evelyn. James worked in road construction for the Burnaby Municipality, assisting to build Sperling Avenue (formerly named Pole Line Road) in 1912. He also worked in the brick yard in the glen behind the B.C. Penitentiary, which was owned by the Cogband family. In 1933, James accepted the job of caretaker for Robert Burnaby Park and moved his family onto the property. He was paid 30 dollars a week and the house was rent-free, leaving the family to rent out their house on 13th Avenue for extra revenue. The house that they moved into in Robert Burnaby Park was formerly owned by the Ramsey family and was a pre-fabricated design with no bathroom and a wood stove in the kitchen for heating. The park is situated south of Burnaby Lake on District Lots 87, 89, and 90. The land was originally owned by the Ramsey family, who purchased the property in 1905 and then sold it to Mr. Vidal in 1909. Annie Ramsey bought it back in 1917, but lost it to the city through tax sale proceedings where she entered into a lease agreement allowing her to live on the property until her death in 1926. As the caretaker of Robert Burnaby Park and Burnaby Lake, James also fulfilled the role of game warden. In his role as game warden, James would watch for any poachers, pull traps, take any firearms from children and also act as a deputy for the Provincial Police, which later became the R.C.M.P. The Massey family's dog, Pete, a spaniel cross, assisted Jim in tracking down any traps. Mr. Massey had three aviaries on the park property, where he raised canaries, and in 1939, he installed a goldfish pond. He was also responsible for constructing a playground and raising the flag up the flag pole on all public holidays. The family built a greenhouse behind their house to grow plants for the extensive park gardens. James' brother was the caretaker of Queens Park in New Westminster and assisted him in the planning and design of the gardens. During the 1930s, many unemployed script worked for Mr. Massey in clearing land and building trails and a bridge within the park. A garage was built at the foot of 2nd Street with two additional rooms built by Mr. Massey with the intention of them being used by the Parks Board. However, it was never used for this purpose and the Air Raid Patrol building from the 2nd Street School grounds was moved to the park and used for storage. The Army for the Common Good gardens were located on the west side of Hill Avenue with a shed for tools. The Army of the Common Good grew food and distributed it within the community to those in need during the Depression. The Massey family moved from the park in 1947 and James decided to run for the Burnaby School in the early 1950s. James retired at 65 years of age but continued to work as a custodian at the Armstrong Avenue School until the age of 72. James died in 1985 in Princeton, B.C., at the age of 95.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Massey family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 581