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Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3754
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1968]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group appear to be standing on dock surrounding by pallets of lumber.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group appear to be standing on dock surrounding by pallets of lumber.
- Subjects
- Government - Federal Government
- Elections
- Industries
- Industries - Shipping
- Structures - Piers and Wharfs
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.113
- Date
- [1968]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3755
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1968]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group appears to be standing on an idustrial site that processes plywood and lumber.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group appears to be standing on an idustrial site that processes plywood and lumber.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.114
- Date
- [1968]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3756
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1968]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a couple of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a couple of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
- Subjects
- Government - Federal Government
- Elections
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.115
- Date
- [1968]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
Harold Winch representing Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3739
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch at an unidentified conference or meeting with a "Canada" placard in front of him.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch at an unidentified conference or meeting with a "Canada" placard in front of him.
- Subjects
- Government - Federal Government
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.96
- Date
- [195-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
History of Burnaby Council and council committees since 1982
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6666
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 221 p ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Subjects
- Government - Local Government
Hugh Walker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45275
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Hugh Walker the Social Credit Candidate for Burnaby-North in the 1969 election.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-171
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Hugh Walker the Social Credit Candidate for Burnaby-North in the 1969 election.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Ian Gregson running
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45491
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ian Gregson running along Prairie Avenue in Port Coquitlam during that municipality's first Terry Fox Run. He was Canada's top amputee athlete in 1983 and went on to represent Canada in the Paralympics in 1984 and 1988. In 2001 he ran for Member of Legislative Assembly in Vancouver Ha…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-386
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ian Gregson running along Prairie Avenue in Port Coquitlam during that municipality's first Terry Fox Run. He was Canada's top amputee athlete in 1983 and went on to represent Canada in the Paralympics in 1984 and 1988. In 2001 he ran for Member of Legislative Assembly in Vancouver Hastings as the Green Party candidate and received 14% of the popular vote. He lives in East Vancouver and is married to textile artist Heather Cameron.
- Names
- Gregson, Ian
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "Ian Gregson 20 of Bby who lost his leg in an accident 4 yrs ago runs down Prairie Ave in PoCo./ Pic is NOT backwards (his shirt is inside out)"
Images
Information for Harold Winch biography
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3647
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1935-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records + 1 photograph : col.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including newspaper clippings, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) publicity material, and a photograph of the dedication of MacInnis Park in Vancouver, including Glen Clark, MLA.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records + 1 photograph : col.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including newspaper clippings, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) publicity material, and a photograph of the dedication of MacInnis Park in Vancouver, including Glen Clark, MLA.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.4
- Date
- 1935-2003
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Ink
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90812
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.40.3
- Description
- Glass bottle of black ink, with a plastic textured lid. The front label is yellow with a gold border, and a blue band along the bottom of the label. It has a black ink stain down the front. The back label is smaller and lighter colour with a yellow stain that reaches to the middle of the label.
- Object History
- This ink came along with a lettering guide used in the City of Burnaby's Planning Department, in the late 1950s. See also BV020.40.2
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Object Term
- Ink
- Marks/Labels
- Chin-Chin waterproof Liquid PearlInk / Sole Canadian Distributors / Made in Germany / Protect from Freezing
- Colour
- Black
- Yellow
- Blue
- Measurements
- 30cm high
- Maker
- PearlInk
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Architectural Drawings
- Government - Local Government
- Land - Land Surveying
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Planning - City Planning
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory30
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1932
- Length
- 0:06:40
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's impressions of Mr. Feedham and the action against the Council in the Courts and the resulting Commissionership.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's impressions of Mr. Feedham and the action against the Council in the Courts and the resulting Commissionership.
- Date Range
- 1931-1932
- Photo Info
- Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008
- Length
- 0:06:40
- Subjects
- Government - Local Government
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- May 21, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:58:01
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"
- Interview Location
- Walker Avenue
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Charles B. Brown
Track four of interview with Charles B. Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-06/100-13-06_Track_4.mp3Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory34
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1928-1945
- Length
- 0:06:03
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's experiences with tax sales and a description of how they functioned.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's experiences with tax sales and a description of how they functioned.
- Date Range
- 1928-1945
- Photo Info
- Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008
- Length
- 0:06:03
- Subjects
- Government - Local Government
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- May 21, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:58:01
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"
- Interview Location
- Walker Avenue
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track eight of interview with Charles B. Brown
Track eight of interview with Charles B. Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-06/100-13-06_Track_8.mp3Interview with Kay Zimmerman by Rod Fowler [February] 1990 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory527
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1960-1970
- Length
- 00:05:10
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Kay Zimmerman’s description of the two established political parties in Burnaby in the 1960’s (NPA and BCA) and the founding of a new nonpartisan political group, the Burnaby Voters Association (BVA). She talks about the issues of interest at that time, includ…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Kay Zimmerman’s description of the two established political parties in Burnaby in the 1960’s (NPA and BCA) and the founding of a new nonpartisan political group, the Burnaby Voters Association (BVA). She talks about the issues of interest at that time, including development pressures, need to represent local community interests, the environment, and plans for a new university on Burnaby Mountain
- Date Range
- 1960-1970
- Photo Info
- Kay Zimmerman, [1973]. Item no. 231-021
- Length
- 00:05:10
- Names
- Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
- Stusiak, Victor V. "Vic"
- Burnaby Citizen's Association
- Burnaby Voters Association
- Simon Fraser University
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- [February] 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Kay Zimmerman, conducted by Rod Fowler. Kay Zimmerman was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Kay Zimmerman’s political activities in Burnaby and her description of her Lochdale neighbourhood in the 1960s. She provides an excellent overview of the municipal political groups and important political issues in Burnaby from 1960 to 1980. She tells the story about an early and successful political action that convinced her that an individual can make a difference. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Kathleen “Kay” Zimmerman, her husband Gordon and their young son Rick moved to Burnaby from Vancouver in 1960 to a house on Curtis Avenue near Duthie Street (a second son Bruce was born in Burnaby). Kay Zimmerman worked 12 years at Royal Columbian Hospital in the admitting office, then 4 years (1974-1979) as special assistant to Senator Ray Perrault, followed by work as a judge on the Citizenship Court before retiring. Gordon Zimmerman worked at the Shell Refinery. A member of the Liberal Party and political activist before arriving in Burnaby, Kay Zimmerman continued her involvement in national and local politics. She campaigned for Ray Perrault during the Trudeau years, and was a founder and active member of the Burnaby Voters Association (BVA). Her political activities encompassed 30 years that saw major changes in Burnaby, including the building of SFU, creation of Heritage Village, an awakening environmental sensibility, and a dramatic increase in population and development in Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 10
- Total Length
- 01:04:36
- Interviewee Name
- Zimmerman, Kay
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Kay Zimmerman
Track one of interview with Kay Zimmerman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-018/MSS187-018_Track_1.mp3Interview with Kay Zimmerman by Rod Fowler [February] 1990 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory530
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1920-1990
- Length
- 00:07:37
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Burnaby growing from “a dreamy little community” with little business to transact in council, to a municipality providing many more services and planning for and supporting industrial, commercial and residential growth. She talks about the first malls at Brent…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Burnaby growing from “a dreamy little community” with little business to transact in council, to a municipality providing many more services and planning for and supporting industrial, commercial and residential growth. She talks about the first malls at Brentwood and Lougheed, the George Derby lands, and the return of Oakalla Prison lands to Burnaby.
- Date Range
- 1920-1990
- Photo Info
- Kay Zimmerman, [1973]. Item no. 231-021
- Length
- 00:07:37
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- [February] 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Kay Zimmerman, conducted by Rod Fowler. Kay Zimmerman was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Kay Zimmerman’s political activities in Burnaby and her description of her Lochdale neighbourhood in the 1960s. She provides an excellent overview of the municipal political groups and important political issues in Burnaby from 1960 to 1980. She tells the story about an early and successful political action that convinced her that an individual can make a difference. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Kathleen “Kay” Zimmerman, her husband Gordon and their young son Rick moved to Burnaby from Vancouver in 1960 to a house on Curtis Avenue near Duthie Street (a second son Bruce was born in Burnaby). Kay Zimmerman worked 12 years at Royal Columbian Hospital in the admitting office, then 4 years (1974-1979) as special assistant to Senator Ray Perrault, followed by work as a judge on the Citizenship Court before retiring. Gordon Zimmerman worked at the Shell Refinery. A member of the Liberal Party and political activist before arriving in Burnaby, Kay Zimmerman continued her involvement in national and local politics. She campaigned for Ray Perrault during the Trudeau years, and was a founder and active member of the Burnaby Voters Association (BVA). Her political activities encompassed 30 years that saw major changes in Burnaby, including the building of SFU, creation of Heritage Village, an awakening environmental sensibility, and a dramatic increase in population and development in Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 10
- Total Length
- 01:04:36
- Interviewee Name
- Zimmerman, Kay
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Kay Zimmerman
Track four of interview with Kay Zimmerman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-018/MSS187-018_Track_4.mp3John Ratel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45109
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Harris Ratel, the Progressive Conservative Candidate for Burnaby South in 1972. He was born in the Isle of Jersey in the United Kingdom and was working as the manager of field operations for the British Columbia Automobile Association at the time of the election, but resigned in …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Harris Ratel, the Progressive Conservative Candidate for Burnaby South in 1972. He was born in the Isle of Jersey in the United Kingdom and was working as the manager of field operations for the British Columbia Automobile Association at the time of the election, but resigned in order to run federally. This photograph was used as the main image on the front of his federal campaign brouchure.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
John Ratel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45110
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972], published October 23, 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Harris Ratel, the Progressive Conservative Candidate for Burnaby South in 1972. He was born in the Isle of Jersey in the United Kingdom and was working as the manager of field operations for the British Columbia Automobile Association at the time of the election, but resigned in …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972], published October 23, 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Harris Ratel, the Progressive Conservative Candidate for Burnaby South in 1972. He was born in the Isle of Jersey in the United Kingdom and was working as the manager of field operations for the British Columbia Automobile Association at the time of the election, but resigned in order to run federally.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Lee Rankin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45114
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lee Rankin, journalist, who sought and won the Burnaby Citizen's Association nomination to enter the mayoral race. In this photograph, he is gesturing with his arms during a speech. He served as an Alderman from 1983 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2008.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lee Rankin, journalist, who sought and won the Burnaby Citizen's Association nomination to enter the mayoral race. In this photograph, he is gesturing with his arms during a speech. He served as an Alderman from 1983 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2008.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Lee Rankin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45115
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lee Rankin, journalist, who sought and won the Burnaby Citizen's Association nomination to enter the mayoral race. He served as an Alderman from 1983 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2008.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lee Rankin, journalist, who sought and won the Burnaby Citizen's Association nomination to enter the mayoral race. He served as an Alderman from 1983 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2008.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Lettering Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90811
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.40.2
- Description
- Wooden box with a hinged lid and base with slats for rules and holes for lettering tips. The box contains lettering materials, including white rulers,ink pens in green cardboard cylindrical tubes, guiding stencils for lettering in different fonts, metal tool to hold ink nibs.
- Object History
- This lettering guide was used in the City of Burnaby's Planning Department, in the late 1950s. A lettering guide template is a special type of template used to write uniform characters. It consists of a sheet of plastic or other material with cut-outs of letters, numbers, and other shapes used especially for creating technical drawings. For decades they have been essential for lettering a drawing nameplate so text and other designs could be made quickly and uniformly. Although they have been superseded by the use of computers, during the greater part of the last century they were used to relatively ease the lettering process in the creation of technical drawings. They were an indispensable tool for architects and technical illustrators.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Devices
- Object Term
- Guide, Lettering
- Marks/Labels
- WRICO LETTERING PEN
- Maker
- WRICO
- Subjects
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Documentary Artifacts - Architectural Drawings
- Government - Local Government
- Land - Land Surveying
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Lock
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90541
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.32.1
- Description
- This metal lock is painted black with several rusted corners and edges. The bottom third of the lock is divided into 6 sections by metal bars. The main lock is solid with a rused keyhole in the centre and a logo that reads "Yale". The top of the lock has brass-like rectangular piece.
- Object History
- This item was the main gate lock to Oakalla on the entrance off or Royal Oak Avenue. Given to Ross Manthorpe when Oakalla was demolished. Ross joined the Oakalla staff full time as a Presbeterian Minister in 1971, employed by the BC Correctional Services Branch. He worked there as Chaplain until 1991 when Oakalla closed. He was often called in from home to help with high pressure situations that arose at Oakalla to help defuse incidents like hostage taking and other high pressure conflicts. Ross collected several items from Oakalla when it closed, but some were given to him because of the significance of his time there.
- Marks/Labels
- YALE
- Colour
- Black
- Gold
- Measurements
- 15.5cm l x 20.5 cm h
- Maker
- Yale
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Luncheon reception by the Speaker of the Ontario Legislature
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3690
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.6 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of guests at a reception held by the Ontario Legislture. Harold Winch has been identified by an arrow.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.6 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of guests at a reception held by the Ontario Legislture. Harold Winch has been identified by an arrow.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.47
- Date
- [195-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11