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History: The Burnaby Art Gallery association was founded in 1967. The purpose of the association was to present a historical and contemporary art program by local, regional, national, and international artists; facilitate the development of emerging artists; provide diverse art educational programming; acquire culturally significant works on paper. The City of Burnaby assumed management of the gallery, its collection, staff and governance in 1998, with the art gallery then taking on the added responsibility of caring for and managing the City of Burnaby’s permanent art collection. The Gallery, along with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and the Burnaby Village Museum in Deer Lake Park, are part of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department of the City of Burnaby. The Burnaby Art Gallery is located inside the historic Ceperley House, built by Henry and Grace Ceperley. The couple purchased a strawbery farm on the north shore of Deer Lake from George Clayton in 1909 and built their home, also known as "Fairacres", on the property in 1911. The house was designed by the English architect, R.P.S. Twizell and with its river rock veranda, beautiful hand-crafted woodwork, stained-glass and tile, remains one of the finest examples of Edwardian architecture in the Lower Mainland. Grace and Hentry Ceperley had one daughter named Ethelwyn who married James Edward Hall. Ethelwyn and James Edward Hall had three children: Edith Ceperley, James Edward "Junior," and Florence Renn. In 1917, Grace Ceperley died and left Fairacres to her husband with the stipulation that when the home was sold the proceeds would be used to build a playground for the children of Vancouver in Stanley Park. In 1939, the local Catholic Diocese funded a group of five Benedictine monks from Mount Angel, Oregon to establish a priory in the province. The monks purchased the Ceperley House for their monastery. They also built a large gymnasium on the property. After serving as a monastery, the house was used as a fraternity for some of the first students attending Simon Fraser University, and then became home to the art gallery in the 1960s. The City of Burnaby acquired the property in 1966 and the house was designated a heritage building in 1992. In 1998 the City began restoring exterior of the house and upgraded the building for improved public use. The renovations were completed in 2000, and transformed the house back to its appearance of 1911. The gymnasium built by the Benedictine monks was converted into into the James Cowan Theatre. There are two main galleries, a lounge gallery with a fireplace and easy chairs and The Shopping Bag, a gallery shop run by volunteers. The goals of the gallery are to: provide access to contemporary Canadian art, present works from the permanent collection; collect contemporary works on paper; and offer challenging and educational exhibition related programming.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Burnaby Art Gallery

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC241, PC242, MSS066

Century Park Museum Association committees' minutes and reports series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18670

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1972]-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of records pertaining to various committees while Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) was under the governance of the Century Park Museum Association. Records include committee minutes, reports, terms of reference and correspondence.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association committees' minutes and reports series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of records pertaining to various committees while Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) was under the governance of the Century Park Museum Association. Records include committee minutes, reports, terms of reference and correspondence.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1972]-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Century Park Museum Association constitution, bylaws and agreements series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13989

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Century Park Museum Association (1971-1983), Burnaby Village Museum Association (1984-1989) as well as agreements with the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers and CUPE 23 regarding the governan…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association constitution, bylaws and agreements series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Century Park Museum Association (1971-1983), Burnaby Village Museum Association (1984-1989) as well as agreements with the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers and CUPE 23 regarding the governance, management, staffing and operations of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) between October 1971 and December 1989.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV014.30; BV020.5

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Century Park Museum Association film collection series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1980]-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 3 videocassettes

Scope and Content: Series consists of films that were created while the museum was under the governance of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association). Films include; footage of a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter delivering a program to students inside of the Burnaby Village Museum scho…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association film collection series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 3 videocassettes

Scope and Content: Series consists of films that were created while the museum was under the governance of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association). Films include; footage of a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter delivering a program to students inside of the Burnaby Village Museum schoolhouse; a short silent film "The Wedding Day" on location inside Burnaby Village Museum as well as a copy of Rogers Cable 4- Burnaby Edition coverage of the Burnaby Village Museum Sod Turning Ceremony for Phase I of the Burnaby Village Museum Expansion Project in 1988.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.5

Date: [1980]-1989

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection; Burnaby Village Museum fonds and Burnaby Village Museum Video collection

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13983

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 763 photographs

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs documenting the history of the Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Photographs document and …

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 763 photographs

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs documenting the history of the Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Photographs document and include the official opening weekend in November 1971, the re-opening in 1972, special events and celebrations, staff and volunteers, school and public programming, construction and restoration projects as well as professional photographs created for promotional materials.

Accession Code: BV016.56; BV017.46; BV020.4; BV020.5; BV022.9

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: See also Don Copan fonds; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Century Park Museum Association reports series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13988

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1974-1985

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 35 cm of textual records + 1 videocassette

Scope and Content: Series consists of annual reports and reports regarding the staffing, volunteers, operations, marketing, financing and policies of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) under the governance of the Century Park Museum Association (1971-1983) and the Burnaby Village Museum Association (1984-1989)…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association reports series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 35 cm of textual records + 1 videocassette

Scope and Content: Series consists of annual reports and reports regarding the staffing, volunteers, operations, marketing, financing and policies of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) under the governance of the Century Park Museum Association (1971-1983) and the Burnaby Village Museum Association (1984-1989).

Accession Code: BV011.44; BV014.30; BV019.52; BV020.4; BV020.5

Date: 1974-1985

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Contact Burnaby Village Museum for access; Further accruals are expected

Contracts and agreements series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription138

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1898-2012

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of contracts and agreements made between Burnaby and other parties, including individuals, companies, and governments relating to all aspects of municipal affairs. Early contracts and agreements are largely related to the municipality’s land transactions and infrastructure, and inc…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1898-2012

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Contracts and agreements series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of contracts and agreements made between Burnaby and other parties, including individuals, companies, and governments relating to all aspects of municipal affairs. Early contracts and agreements are largely related to the municipality’s land transactions and infrastructure, and include conveyances, deeds of land, expropriations, and quit claim deeds. The Clerk is responsible for keeping these records.

Media Type: Textual Record

Hazel Simnett collection

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910-1996]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910-1996]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Physical Description: 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w

Description Level: Fonds

Accession Number: 2013-22; 2012-03

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.

History: Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 to Frederick and Mary Ann Simnett and grew up looking up to her father who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. Hazel attended Kingsway West Public School and Burnaby South High School in Burnaby. During the 1970s, Hazel was President of the Century Park Museum Association, which governs Burnaby Heritage Museum and published the work "Bygones of Burnaby". Hazel worked on the campaign team of Joan Sawicki from 1990 to 1991, which led Sawicki to be elected as Burnaby-Willingdon riding's MLA. Hazel volunteered her time to be a member of the Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission from 1993 to 1996. In 2006, Hazel won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Graphic Material

Creator: Simnett, Hazel

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; MSS167

Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 707 photographs + 1 audio reel + 3 audio cassettes + 2 maps

Scope and Content: Series consists of records documenting Heritage Village (1971-1983) and Burnaby Village Museum (1984-1989) exhibits and artifacts while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989.…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 707 photographs + 1 audio reel + 3 audio cassettes + 2 maps

Scope and Content: Series consists of records documenting Heritage Village (1971-1983) and Burnaby Village Museum (1984-1989) exhibits and artifacts while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Series includes photographs and textual records pertaining to exhibits and artifacts including buildings that form part of the museum's collection along with interpretive maps, audio recordings of samplings from the collection and registers from the Village Church.

Accession Code: BV985.6028; BV005.14; BV016.56; BV017.46; BV020.4; BV020.5; BV021.5

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Photograph; Sound Recording; Cartographic Material

Related Material: See also Don Copan fonds; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Arrangement: Item level descriptions available

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Heritage Village Museum presentation and programming series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 2 audio reels + 10 audio cassettes + 344 photographs + 10 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of audio recordings, photographs and textual records of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) presentations involving staff orientation and training, interpretive guides as well as school and public programming while under the governance of Century Park Museum Association…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum presentation and programming series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 2 audio reels + 10 audio cassettes + 344 photographs + 10 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of audio recordings, photographs and textual records of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) presentations involving staff orientation and training, interpretive guides as well as school and public programming while under the governance of Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum).

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44; BV020.5

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Sound Recording; Photograph; Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Heritage Village Museum staff adminstrative files series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1972-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of administrative records created by staff of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Records include co…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum staff adminstrative files series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of administrative records created by staff of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Records include correspondence, reports, and administrative records created and filed by the Executive Director, Curator and other employees regarding staffing, volunteers, collections management, exhibits, special events, buildings, visitor statistics and day to day operations.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.50; BV020.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1972-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory587

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1970-2015

Length: 0:14:04

Summary: This portion of the interview introduces John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston, three members of the stream keepers group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC), and their description of The Great Salmon Send-Off event on Stoney Creek and its start in 1990. John Templeton also talks ab…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview introduces John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston, three members of the stream keepers group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC), and their description of The Great Salmon Send-Off event on Stoney Creek and its start in 1990. John Templeton also talks about the life cycle of chum and coho salmon.

Date Range: 1970-2015

Length: 0:14:04

Names: Stoney Creek Environment Committee; Great Salmon Send-Off

Subjects: Geographic Features - Streams; Events; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Persons - Volunteers

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; Brunette River; Stoney Creek

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 26, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).

Biographical Notes: The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 2:08:27

Interviewee Name: Templeton, John R.; James, Alan C.; Leston, Christine

Interview Location: Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston

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Management Agreement between the Corporation and the Century Park Museum Association for the Governance of Heritage Village Museum

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 1708

Meeting Date: 9-Feb-1981

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 1708

Meeting Date: 9-Feb-1981

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 1708

9-Feb-1981 Meeting Minutes

Planning Department fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-2016

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 80 m of textual records and other material

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of those records created during the regular conduct of business by the Planning Department and its predecessor agencies according to their mandate of providing professional and technical advice to Council on the current and future uses of City land and resources.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-2016

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Physical Description: 80 m of textual records and other material

Description Level: Fonds

File Class: 71000 10 (add. 2020); 71000 20 (add. 2020); 71000 30 (add. 2020); 71000 40 (add. 2020)

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of those records created during the regular conduct of business by the Planning Department and its predecessor agencies according to their mandate of providing professional and technical advice to Council on the current and future uses of City land and resources.

History: The City of Burnaby Planning Department was established on October 9, 1956, when the City Council unanimously carried the motion to create a distinct department to deal with planning issues within the City and appointed Mr. William John Blakely as its head. This decision followed a report and recommendation made by the City’s Chief Administrative Officer which indicated that the role of the Planning Engineer and his staff had quickly expanded to become a separate division within the Engineering Department and that they were functioning as an independent unit in all but name. The proposed separation of the Engineering and Planning departments had been in the works since the early part of 1956 when staff changes and restructuring within the Engineering Department’s Planning Division illustrated the undermanned condition of the Planning Engineer’s office. As a result, Council asked the Chief Administrative Officer to undertake a study examining the feasibility of creating a distinct Planning Department. This report was delivered to Council on July 3, 1956, but was laid over until a Committee of the Council had the opportunity to study the functions of the Planning department to determine the necessity of the proposal. The Committee’s findings were in line with the initial report and the Planning Department was established with a staff of nine (the head Planning Engineer, an Administrative Planner, three Research Planning Assistants, a Draughtsman, a Subdivision Control Clerk, a department Clerk and a Clerk Stenographer). This new department was to offer advice and carry out the work intensive in matters such as zoning and rezoning applications, subdivision control, traffic and transportation planning, and general City planning schemes. Prior to the creation of the Planning Department, a number of bodies within the City had been responsible for fulfilling the functions carried out by this new unit. In the earliest years of the City, the members of Council were responsible for matters of planning and were assisted in their job by the City’s Engineer or any number of hired consultants (e.g. surveyors, cartographers). By 1906, however, the provincial laws surrounding the subdivision process had changed, and local governments were charged with the task of approving all private subdivision plans in their respective Municipalities. In Burnaby, the City Council passed a bylaw decreeing that all subdivision plans were to be submitted to Council for review and the City Engineer was responsible for ensuring compliance with the law. After the first Town Planning Bylaw in 1924 which restricted the type and size of construction that could occur in certain City areas, the Engineering and Building departments were to work together to oversee the enforcement of the Bylaw and the development of City plans. The scope and competence required to carry out this work grew as Burnaby’s population expanded, and in 1930 Council passed the Town Planning Commission Bylaw (No. 1028) that saw the creation of a permanent body – the Town Planning Commission – which was to serve as an advisory body to help direct the planning activities in the City while the actual work continued to be carried out by the Engineering Department. This body was comprised of the Reeve, the Chairman of the School Board, the Chairman of the Park Committee (later, the Board of Parks Commissioners), and six appointed citizens who served three-year terms. Council referred all matters of subdivisions, transportation planning, and rezoning to this Commission, which was later supported in its work by several other special or standing committees such as the Subdivision Committee, the Apartment Committee, the Transportation Committee or the Town Planning Board of Appeal. By 1953, it had become apparent that the advisory committees that were dedicated to these planning issues needed a permanent staff to carry out the work intensive, so a restructuring of the Engineering department resulted in a permanent Planning Engineer’s office being created. The Town Planning Commission continued in its advisory capacity even after the determination came in 1956 to create a separate Planning Department. When Bylaw No. 4473 was passed in 1963, the Town Planning Commission was disbanded in favour of a new Advisory Planning Commission that would turn over all routine matters such as subdivision and rezoning applications to the Planning Department but would offer advice and community input into the more complex planning schemes within the City and act as an intermediary in cases where Council and Planning staff were in disagreement. A new Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw (No. 7600) was adopted in 1980 which allowed for even greater community participation in the planning process. The Planning Department was initially responsible to report directly to Council, but in 1957, the administrative structure of Municipal staff changed with the introduction of the Burnaby Municipal Manager Bylaw (No. 3859) and from that point on, the head of the Planning Department held a direct reporting relationship to the Municipal Manager, who in turn was responsible for reporting the activities of the Department to the City Council. Over the years, the internal structure and the scope of responsibilities of the Department have changed during periods of staff reorganizations. Under the larger umbrella of the Planning and Building Department, Planning has come to be comprised of two divisions: the Current Planning Division and the Long Range Planning Division. The functions of the Current Planning Division include rezoning, subdivision, development plan areas, preliminary plan approvals, urban design, heritage planning, and urban trails and bicycle routes. The Long Range Planning Division is responsible for environmental planning concerns, transportation planning, housing, neighbourhood area planning, social planning and planning information services. In 2022, the Planning and Building Department was reorganized to better align functions with delivery of services. The Climate Action and Engery Division moved from Corporate Services to the Planning and Building Department, while Indigenous Relations and Facilities Management moved to Corporate Services and Lands and Facilities, respectively. The position of Director of Planning and Building was changed to General Manager, Planning and Development. The following individuals have served as Planning Engineer and/or Director of the Planning Department and/or General Manager, Planning and Development for the City of Burnaby: William John Blakely 1954-1956 (as Planning Engineer) 1956-1963 (as Head of the Department) Anthony P. Parr 1964-1993 Don G. Stenson 1993-2001 Jack S. Belhouse 2001-2006 Basil Luksun 2006-2012 Lou Pelletier 2012-2019 Edward Kozak 2019-present

Formats: Microforms exist for some records. See series descriptions.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Moving Images

Creator: City of Burnaby

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Provincial Budget Announcements of 1985 March 14 and 15 of Interest to Local Governments

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 8763

Meeting Date: 29-Apr-1985

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 31

Item No.: 3

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 8763

Meeting Date: 29-Apr-1985

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 31

Item No.: 3

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 8763

29-Apr-1985 Meeting Minutes

Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in British Columbia - 1986

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription32058

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1986

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1986

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Studies, reports, and conferences series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 35072

Accession Number: 2006-16

Media Type: Textual Record

War in South Africa and the dark continent : from savagery to civilization

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Harding, William

Publication Date: c1899

Call Number: 968.2 HAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV975.30.6

Call Number: 968.2 HAR

Author: Harding, William

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: Dominion

Publication Date: c1899

Physical Description: 11-550 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): South African War, 1899-1902; South Africa--History

Notes: "The strange story of a weird world from the earliest ages to the present, including the war with the Boers. Embracing the explorations and settlements, wars and conquests, peoples and governments, resources and produces, of this the least known, yet by nature endowed as the richest and most wonderful of continents, and a detailed history of the causes and events of the British-Boer War" --T.p.XXX "Superbly illustrated with half-tone engravings made from photographs taken expressly for this book" --T.p. Author's given name and dates: Harding, William Harry, 1941-

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Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 1

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Management Agreement between the Corporation and the Century Park Museum Association for the Governance of Heritage Village Museum

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Provincial Budget Announcements of 1985 March 14 and 15 of Interest to Local Governments

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Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in British Columbia - 1986

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