Lozells Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark701
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Like a lot of residential neighbourhoods in Burnaby during the post-War boom, the Lozells area during the 1925-1954 period was one of new construction and subdivisions. Although more homes were being built, the neighbourhood still retained a somewhat rural characteristic well into the 1950s.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Acquisition of Property for the Widening of Government Road between Bainbridge Avenue and Phillips Avenue (DL 44)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48010
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47789
- Meeting Date
- 18-Jul-1949
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47789
- Meeting Date
- 18-Jul-1949
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Seaforth School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37340
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-nine students and their teacher seated and standing in rows in front of the school building. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified are the following, back row (l to r): Calvert Broomfield, Billy Beaton, Rod Cardin, …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-nine students and their teacher seated and standing in rows in front of the school building. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified are the following, back row (l to r): Calvert Broomfield, Billy Beaton, Rod Cardin, Brian Smith, Connor Werts, Charlie Sunderland, David Werts, John Short, Edward Green, Brude Johnson and Mrs. Mary Johnson (nee Mary MacDonald). Middle row (l to r): Judy Haddon, Sharon Milne, Barbara Smith, Wilma Heather, Betty Hadfield, Merle Beaton, Marcia Noel, Beverly Clarke, Janet Hadfield, Beverly Gamble, Lillian Savage and Joan Dachiuk. Front row (l to r): Billy Smith, Jerry Green, Leigh Tucker, David Park, Eldon Clarke, Joe Haddon and Sammy Savage.
- Names
- Seaforth School
- Johnson, Mary MacDonald
- Broomfield, Calvert
- Beaton, Billy
- Cardin, Rod
- Smith, Brian
- Werts, Connor
- Sunderland, Charlie
- Werts, David
- Short, John
- Green, Edward
- Johnson, Bruce
- Haddon, Judy
- Milne, Sharon
- Smith, Barbara
- Heather, Wilma
- Hadfield, Betty
- Beaton, Merle
- Noel, Marcia
- Clarke, Beverly
- Hadfield, Janet
- Gamble, Beverly
- Savage, Lillian
- Dachiuk, Joan
- Smith, Billy
- Green, Gerry
- Tucker, Leigh
- Park, David
- Clarke, Eldon
- Haddon, Joe
- Savage, Sammy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
![CCF MLA's in their seats in the B.C. Legislature, [between 1949 and 1956] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0056_001.jpg?width=280)
CCF MLA's in their seats in the B.C. Legislature
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3699
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1956]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Members of the Legislative Assembly at their seats inside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Photograph is taken inside the legislature. Members are identified as; Frank Calder, Rupert Haggen, Leo Nimsick, Frank Mitchel…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Members of the Legislative Assembly at their seats inside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Photograph is taken inside the legislature. Members are identified as; Frank Calder, Rupert Haggen, Leo Nimsick, Frank Mitchell, Arthur Turner, Harold Winch, Ernest Winch, and Ran Harding.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Organizations - Political Parties
- Names
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Calder, Frank
- Haggen, Rupert
- Nimsick, Leo
- Mitchell, Frank
- Turner, Arthur
- Harding, Ran
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.56
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1956]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Portley, John S.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten annotations on recto of photograph provide identification and read from left to right: "Frank Calder_Rupert Hagen_Leo Nimsick_Frank Mitchell / Arthur Turner_Harold Winch_Ernest Winch_Ran Harding / CCF MLA's / in their seats in the B.C. Legislature"
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Our fighting '8' in the BC Legislature : / Were we downhearted? / Yes & No / HW"
- Stamp in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "John S. Portley [sic]"
Images
![CCF MLA's in their seats in the B.C. Legislature, [between 1949 and 1956] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0056_001.jpg)
Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19604
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their p…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah Location of Interview: Nalliah family home Interview Date: May 29, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 68 min., 6 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Ruth (Angela) Nalliah with husband Samuel Nalliah WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this interview (00:40:58 – 00:57:31) regarding the Tamil genocide may be upsetting to some people.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their parentage, place of birth (Sri Lanka), spoken language and education. Sam Nalliah shares details on his education while living in Sri Lanka, his later education in Wales where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and his migration to Halifax in 1978 after obtaining a job at Dalhousie University as a systems analyst. Sam conveys how he decided to relocate from Halifax to Vancouver in 1986 and started his employment with BC Tel. Angela Nalliah shares details on her education and employment after immigrating to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1986. Angela conveys how she first lived in Ottawa, moved to Toronto in 1989 where she began working for TD bank and moved to Vancouver in 1999. 00:13:31 – 00:20:03 Sam Nalliah talks about how he and his wife Angela first met and married in 1999 and moved to Vancouver. Sam shares information on where his other family members immigrated to and why he decided to immigrate to Canada. Angela shares information on other members of her family who immigrated to Canada before her and how her uncle sponsored them all to come. 00:20:04 – 00:29:30 Sam provides further details regarding his family make up including; his first wife, his daughters (born in 1983 and 1985), his step daughter (born in 1991) and his youngest daughter (born in 2000). Sam tells how he worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Sam provides locations of homes that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver. Sam and Angela describe what they liked about living in Burnaby, where their daughter attended school and where they did their shopping. 00:29:31 – 00:32:11 Angela talks about working for Prospera Credit Union from 2003 after TD bank downsized. Sam describes how they rented out their house in Vancouver and lived in a rental home in Burnaby that was owned by the City of Burnaby. Sam and Angela recollect the time period that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver before deciding to move to Surrey in 2015. 00:32:12 – 00:35:59 Sam and Angela provide details regarding their daughter’s post-secondary education and careers. Angela talks about her social activities, volunteer work and involvement with the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia, the Women’s Network as well as the Westminster Bible Chapel Church in Burnaby and the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church in Surrey. 00:36:00 – 00:40:57 Sam recalls hearing Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau speak about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at Dalhousie University and the effect that his speech made on him. Sam talks about joining the National Democratic Party when Peter Julian was elected as a Member of Parliament for Burnaby. 00:40:58 – 00:57:31 (WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this portion of the interview may be upsetting to some people) Sam and Angela speak about their involvement with the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC). Angela describes the brutal violence that she witnessed while living in Sri Lanka during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide in the 1980’s. Sam and Angela recollect and discuss their views and actions pertaining to the MV Sun Sea incident where a Thai cargo ship carrying Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to British Columbia were identified as terrorists by the Canadian Government and held in detention facilities. 00:57:32 – 01:08:07 Sam reflects on what he likes about Burnaby. Angela and Sam talk about Hindu temples attended by many Tamil and Sri Lankan people living in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Angela talks about the many cultural events and celebrations that are celebrated within the Tamil and Sri Lankan community including the Pongal Festival. Angela and Sam reflect on how grateful they are to be residents of Canada.
- History
- Interviewees biographies: Samuel (Sam) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1949. Sam immigrated to Halifax in 1977 after obtaining a position as a systems analyst at Dalhousie University. In 1986, Sam sponsored his parents to come to Canada. In 1986, after being introduced to the milder weather in Victoria, Sam decided to move to British Columbia. He moved to Burnaby in 1990 and began working for BC Tel in Burnaby. Following his job at BC Tel, Sam worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Ruth (Angela) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1964 and immigrated to Canada in 1986. As a Tamil living in Sri Lanka in the 1980’s Angela witnessed first hand the brutal violence during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide. In 1986 Angela was relieved to be able to immigrate to Canada after being sponsored by her uncle. Angela first lived and worked in Ottawa and Toronto before marrying Samuel Nalliah in Ottawa in 1999 and the couple moved to Burnaby. Angela worked for TD bank in both Toronto and Vancouver until it downsized in 2003 and she began working for Prospero Credit Union. While living in Burnaby, Angela attended the Westminster Bible Chapel and after moving to Surrey she became a member of the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church. Sam and Angela Nalliah have four daughters and since moving to British Columbia they’ve lived in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Both Sam and Angela are involved with the Tamil Cultural Association of British Columbia and the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) as well as participates in Sri Lankan and Tamil community cultural events. Interviewer biography: James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Events - Festivals
- Government
- Government - Federal Government
- Migration
- Occupations
- Organizations - Political Parties
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Religions
- Religions - Christianity
- Religions - Hinduism
- Rights
- Rights - Human Rights
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Names
- Nalliah, Ruth "Angela"
- Nalliah, Samuel "Sam"
- Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC)
- Westminster Bible Chapel
- Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCSBC)
- Responsibility
- Binks, James
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Audio Tracks
Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0008_003.mp3Intersection of Lougheed Highway and Government Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48413
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48591
- Meeting Date
- 18-Oct-1948
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48591
- Meeting Date
- 18-Oct-1948
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Provincial Government Supervision over Kingsway Widening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48537
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48464
- Meeting Date
- 23-Aug-1948
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48464
- Meeting Date
- 23-Aug-1948
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Walker family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78708
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1957 (date of originals); 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Walker family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs (7 jpeg : col., 300 dpi ; 7 jpeg : col., 96 dpi ; 10 jpeg : b&w, 300 dpi ; 12 jpeg : b&w, 96 dpi). 1 drawing (jpeg) : col., 300 dpi ; 2 maps (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi ; 397.67 KB of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 41 jpegs of original photographs (some include annotation), maps, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Scotty Walker, his family and the Inter-City Driving Range that he created.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1957 (date of originals); 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Walker family fonds
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs (7 jpeg : col., 300 dpi ; 7 jpeg : col., 96 dpi ; 10 jpeg : b&w, 300 dpi ; 12 jpeg : b&w, 96 dpi). 1 drawing (jpeg) : col., 300 dpi ; 2 maps (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi ; 397.67 KB of textual records.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2013-15
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 41 jpegs of original photographs (some include annotation), maps, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Scotty Walker, his family and the Inter-City Driving Range that he created.
- History
- Scotty Walker purchased the property at 974 12th Avenue in 1948 under the Veteran’s Land Act (VLA) grant from the government. He was in the Air Force during the Second World War. Previous to the purchase he ran a trucking business in New Westminster and lived at 1421 Nanaimo Street. The family consisted of Scotty, his wife Elizabeth, and three children, Alex, Barbara, and James. The land was overgrown with trees, scrub bushes, and a general swampy area. Scotty had the plan to build a Golf Driving Range, but it would take a lot of work. He owned three acres and leased three acres from the Lady of Mercy Church. Then they started working the land. The trees and scrub bush had to be removed and it was all done by hand. As the weather warmed and the swamp dried somewhat, Scotty got the idea to do selective burning. After many times doing this in small sections, the wind changed and the fire was headed for some houses on Tenth Avenue. The fire departments from New Westminster and Burnaby showed up and he was severely punished. It created other problems too. The land was swampy and when it dried, it was a peat bog, so the fire would burn down and turn up all over the place. That winter when the rains came, the land flooded and froze. The kids in the neighbourhood took advantage of the open spaces and brought out their skates. They had a great time. Some pigs were purchased with the idea that they could help dig up the roots and could be butchered later. Well they cleared the roots, but the kids all said they would not eat the pigs. The pigs were sold as they had become like pets. The land was then bulldozed into a berm on the 12th Street side of the land and a fence was built on top of the hill. The Walkers still had to clear the roots and branches that accumulated on the berm. The big problem was snakes. There were pits of water snakes that had been moved with the bulldozing. The family is not sure what happened with the snakes but eventually they moved. The area that would have been to the left of the property was still a swamp, so maybe they went there. The Walkers built drainage ditches through the land and let it drain to the natural slope toward Eighth Street. Construction on the Golf Range started and the grass was seeded. The “Inter-City Golf Range” opened on June 16, 1951. It had been a long hard road for the whole family but it worked out quite well. There was no automatic machine picking up balls, it was all done by hand and washed in a washing machine. Eventually they got Shag Bags that helped some but it was a huge job. The Golf Range ran for a few years and then Burnaby had a very sunny summer and the sun was in the patrons' eyes. So Scotty decided to move the buildings to the 12th Avenue part of the land. The club house and coffee shop was moved. The family took the building apart board by board and reconstructed it at the other end of the land. This worked well. All this had been accomplished on a shoestring budget as there was no big money behind anything. The Walkers cut the grass with gas hand mowers, washed the balls with the washing machine, and worked very long hours. Then the Catholic Church decided not to renew the lease. The family had worked so hard and now Scotty’s dream was dashed. It was a devastating time. Eventually the property was sold to the Christian Brothers and the buildings to Gus Brown in Richmond. The church bought the land for $25,000, in 1957. The end of the dream was very hard on everyone. Eventually life went on. It is sad that Scotty was just so far ahead of his time. He was a small man about 5’6" and about 140 pounds but had dreams as big as anyone and worked like three men to accomplish his dream. The cleared land was eventually developed into Saint Thomas Moore School. Biography provided by B. Kromm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Walker family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 557
Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37339
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-six students and their teacher sitting and standing in rows in a field. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. Identified are: Back row (l to r), David Werts, Graeme Smith, Kenny Good, Gordon Uoogla, John Short, …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-six students and their teacher sitting and standing in rows in a field. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. Identified are: Back row (l to r), David Werts, Graeme Smith, Kenny Good, Gordon Uoogla, John Short, Charlie Sunderland and Miss Mary MacDonald (teacher). Middle row (l to r): Terry Brewer (standing), Merle Beaton, Nevella Bird, Beverly Gamble, Betty Savage, Lillian Savage, Beverly Clarke, Wilma Heather, Barbara Jean Piper, Clara Clarke, Joe Haddon (standing). All in the front row are unidentified.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Seaforth School
- MacDonald, Mary
- Brewer, Terry
- Werts, David
- Smith, Graeme
- Good, Kenny
- Uoogla, Gordon
- Short, John
- Sunderland, Charlie
- Beaton, Merle
- Bird, Nevella
- Gamble, Beverly
- Savage, Betty
- Savage, Lillian
- Clarke, Beverly
- Heather, Wilma
- Piper, Barbara Jean
- Clarke, Clara
- Haddon, Joe
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
![British Columbia Provincial Police, [1948 or 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199700230004.jpg?width=280)
British Columbia Provincial Police
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1265
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1948 or 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of six British Columbia Provincial Police officers in uniform standing in two rows in front of the British Columbia Police building at Dawson Creek. The officers are; front row (from left): Dunc Fletcher, Jack Hall and Pat Burke. Back row (from left): Ed Fairweather, Maurice Low and Bria…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of six British Columbia Provincial Police officers in uniform standing in two rows in front of the British Columbia Police building at Dawson Creek. The officers are; front row (from left): Dunc Fletcher, Jack Hall and Pat Burke. Back row (from left): Ed Fairweather, Maurice Low and Brian Williams.
- Names
- British Columbia Provincial Police
- Fletcher, Dunc
- Hall, Jack
- Burke, Pat
- Fairweather, Ed
- Low, Maurice
- Williams, Brian
- Accession Code
- BV997.23.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1948 or 1949]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Copyright stamp on verso reads: "British Columbia Government Travel Bureau in Victoria, B.C."
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Dawson Creek- 1948-49/ Front. L-R: Dunc Fletcher. Jack Hall./ Pat Burke./ Rear: L-R: Ed Fairweather, Maurice Low/ Brian Williams"
Images
![British Columbia Provincial Police, [1948 or 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199700230004.jpg)
Plans for the Proposed Government Wharf on Burrard Inlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49086
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48918
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jun-1947
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48918
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jun-1947
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37338
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students and their teacher sitting and standing in rows in a field. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. The students are identified as follows: Back row (l to r), Miss Mary MacDonald (teacher), Graeme Smith…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students and their teacher sitting and standing in rows in a field. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. The students are identified as follows: Back row (l to r), Miss Mary MacDonald (teacher), Graeme Smith, Kenny Good, David Werts, Charlie Sunderland, and Brian Sherry. Middle row (l to r): Barbara Jean Piper, Betty Savage, Lillian Savage, ?, Beverly Clarke, Beverly Gamble, and Nevella Bird. Front row (l to r): Connor Werts, Dennis Clark, ? , Calvert Broomfield, Billy Beaton, David Stewart and Terry Brewer.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Seaforth School
- MacDonald, Mary
- Smith, Graeme
- Good, Kenny
- Werts, David
- Sunderland, Charlie
- Sherry, Brian
- Piper, Barbara Jean
- Savage, Betty
- Savage, Lillian
- Clarke, Beverly
- Gamble, Beverly
- Bird, Nevella
- Werts, Connor
- Clarke, Dennis
- Broomfield, Calvert
- Beaton, Billy
- Stewart, David
- Brewer, Terry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
History of Burnaby and vicinity
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
e was, therefore only 16 years old w h e n Robert B u r n a b y left
E n g l a n d for the West, after over 17 years' service w i t h the Government.
M r . B u r n a b y lived i n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a for eighteen years. E l e c t e d
to the L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y i n
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
Images
Digital Books
Discussions with the Provincial Government about Widening Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53208
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69290
- Meeting Date
- 30-Dec-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69290
- Meeting Date
- 30-Dec-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Arch at Central Park - Concerns Expressed by the Provincial Government in Relation to the Widening of Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53209
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69291
- Meeting Date
- 30-Dec-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69291
- Meeting Date
- 30-Dec-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Paving of Government Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49439
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49302
- Meeting Date
- 8-Apr-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49302
- Meeting Date
- 8-Apr-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Bus Route on Government Street, Cariboo Road, Armstrong Avenue, Cumberland Road, 16th Avenue and 2nd Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49525
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49212
- Meeting Date
- 11-Feb-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49212
- Meeting Date
- 11-Feb-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Fire Protection in the Area between Government Road, Broadway, Keswick Avenue and North Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49557
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49198
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jan-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49198
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jan-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37337
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-four children sitting and standing in rows outside with their teacher. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. The students are identified as follows: Back row (l to r), Miss MacDonald (teacher), Betty Cook, Kenny …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-four children sitting and standing in rows outside with their teacher. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. The students are identified as follows: Back row (l to r), Miss MacDonald (teacher), Betty Cook, Kenny Good (?), Loretta Beaton, Billy Clarke, Harvey Harding, Gordon Heather and Arthur Savage. Middle row (l to r): Albert Drappier, Clara Clarke, Betty Savage, Barbara Jean Piper, Nevella Bird, Frances Westin, Kenny Beaton, Gordon (?), and Graeme Smith. First row (l to r): Dennis Clarke, Brian Sherry, Lillian Savage, Beverly Gamble, David Werts, Charlie Sunderland, Billy Beaton.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Seaforth School
- MacDonald, Mary
- Cook, Betty
- Good, Kenny
- Beaton, Loretta
- Clarke, Billy
- Harding, Harvey
- Heather, Gordon
- Savage, Arthur
- Drappier, Albert
- Clarke, Clara
- Savage, Betty
- Piper, Barbara Jean
- Bird, Nevella
- Westin, Frances
- Beaton, Kenny
- Smith, Graeme
- Clarke, Dennis
- Sherry, Brian
- Savage, Lillian
- Gamble, Beverly
- Werts, David
- Sunderland, Charlie
- Beaton, Billy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Charles MacSorley fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55606
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946-1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 49 b&w prints: 39 (approx. 20.5 x 25.5 cm); 1 (15 x 20 cm); 1 (17 x 25.5 cm); 1 (17.5 x 12 cm); 1 (9 x 9 cm); 6 (8 x 11 cm).
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs depicting Municipal events and publicity throughout the 1950s, during the tenure of Charles MacSorley as Council member (1946-1953; 1959-1964) and Reeve (1954-1957).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946-1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Physical Description
- 49 b&w prints: 39 (approx. 20.5 x 25.5 cm); 1 (15 x 20 cm); 1 (17 x 25.5 cm); 1 (17.5 x 12 cm); 1 (9 x 9 cm); 6 (8 x 11 cm).
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Record No.
- 39423
- Accession Number
- 2005-14
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs depicting Municipal events and publicity throughout the 1950s, during the tenure of Charles MacSorley as Council member (1946-1953; 1959-1964) and Reeve (1954-1957).
- History
- Charles Willoughby MacSorley was born on October 2, 1895, as one of seven boys and three girls born to the MacSorley family of Picton, Ontario. When Charles was five, the family moved first to Manitoba. Three years later, they homesteaded at Asquith, Saskatchewan, where they settled for the remainder of Charles’ childhood. In 1916, Charles enlisted with the 65th Regiment from Saskatoon and served overseas throughout the course of the war in France and England. Upon returning home to Saskatchewan after the cessation of hostilities in Europe, Charles ran for and was elected to the local School Board, the first of what would become an impressive list of public offices he would hold throughout the next 50 years. In 1924, Charles married Grace Dobbs and they decided to move west, ending up in Burnaby, British Columbia. Employment opportunities were scarce during the 1920s and 1930s, but Charles worked a steady stream of jobs until he secured a position digging ditches for the Corporation of Burnaby. From 1929 until 1932, Charles worked for the Municipality and helped implement changes to improve working conditions for the labourers in the city, being an active member and later President of the Civic Employees’ Union and fighting to obtain a wage increase for the employees. When the Corporation of Burnaby fell into receivership in 1932, however, Charles was forced to find another job. He was soon hired by the Shell Oil Company and over the next decade, worked his way up from a labourer to engineer. Charles’ desire to serve the public good led him to run for office in 1945 and he was elected to serve as Councillor from 1946 until 1954, at which time he ran successfully for the position of Reeve of the Corporation. He served as Reeve until 1957. Charles then returned to hold a seat on Council once again from 1959 until the end of 1964. Concurrent with his terms in local government, Charles was also elected Chairman of the Greater Vancouver Water District (1956), Chairman of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage District (1957), President of the Union of BC Municipalities (1959) and a member of the Provincial Legislature (1963-1966), the first Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly elected from Burnaby. Charles MacSorley died on February 24, 1976.
- Names
- MacSorley, Charles W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- MacSorley, Charles W.
- Notes
- BHS486