"Government" found 214 records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Government of Canada National Selective Service Labour Exit Permit for Elmer Wilson Martin of 1111 Davie Street, Vancouver. Authorization to leave Canada and to remain outside of Canada indefinitely. Authorization includes date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, height, weigh…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (double sided)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Government of Canada National Selective Service Labour Exit Permit for Elmer Wilson Martin of 1111 Davie Street, Vancouver. Authorization to leave Canada and to remain outside of Canada indefinitely. Authorization includes date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, height, weight, hair colour, eye colour and finger print. Document is signed by E.W. Martin and authorized by John B. Cormick [sic] on May 13, 1946.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Cards; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Martin, Elmer Wilson

Accession Code: BV019.40.38

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 13 May 1946

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 8, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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 …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

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

Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV, 1946 thumbnail

Charles MacSorley fonds

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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

Interview with Shushma Datt and Sudhir Datta

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19611

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1946- 2023] (interview content), interviewed 20 Jan. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (90 min., 21 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (90 min., 4 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Shushma Datt and her son, Sudhir Datta conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Jane Lemke and Anushay Malik. 00:00 – 12:47 Interview opens with introductions. Shushma Datt shares information about; where she’s lived in Burnaby sin…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (90 min., 21 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (90 min., 4 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewers: Jane Lemke and Anushay Malik Interviewees: Shushma Datt and Sudhir Datta Location of Interview: Spice Radio, Norland Avenue, Burnaby Interview Date: January 20, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:30:21 Digital master recordings (wav) were edited into one recording and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Shushma Datt and her son, Sudhir Datta conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Jane Lemke and Anushay Malik. 00:00 – 12:47 Interview opens with introductions. Shushma Datt shares information about; where she’s lived in Burnaby since immigrating in 1972 and her arranged marriage which lead her to immigrate to Canada. Datt provides detailed information about her family background in Kenya and her parent’s decision to move their family from Kenya to India in the 1960s and then to England in the 1965. Datt describes her family’s experiences living in Kenya and India in the 1960s and provides some context on the political unrest that happened in Kenya which lead her family to leave. 12:48 - 28:07 Datt talks about her time living in England and shares information on her family life and her employment experiences. Datt conveys an experience from her childhood that inspired her to become a broadcaster and shares her experiences working for the BBC oversees service in England (1965-1972). Datt describes some of the articles that she's written for various publications and the people that she's interviewed. Datt highlights a particular experience about writing a critical review about the controversial design on Jimi Hendrix’s album “Axis: Bold as Love” that depicted Hindu religious iconography. 28:09 – 34:47 Datt and Datta provide further details about Datt's arranged marriage which lead her to immigrate to Canada in 1972 and to work as a broadcaster in Canada. Datt recalls her experiences working as a radio station operator for CHQM, a radio broadcaster for CJVB and starting her own South Asian radio station Rim Jhim in 1987. 34:48 – 40:01 Datt and Datta share information on where they’ve lived in Vancouver and Burnaby. Datt and Datta recall pivotal family life events that impacted their lives in 1974. 40:02 – 45:53 Datt recalls the travel trunks and contents that she and her family brought with them when they left Nairobi. Datt describes the letters that her parents wrote. Datt and Datta describe photos of their family and convey the impacts to their family after two of Datt’s brothers died at 24 years of age. 45:54 – 50:56 Interview continues chronologically from 1974, after Datt’s son, Sudhir Datta was born. Datt describes how she had to work hard to help pay her bills and support her family. Datta describes his childhood growing up as a South Asian child living and attending school in Burnaby (1979-1992). Datt and Datta recall Datt’s graduation ceremony and Datta’s Order of British Columbia awards ceremony. 50:57 – 58:03 Datt and Datta talk about food and cooking and where they’ve shopped for traditional food supplies. Datta explains her family lineage as Hindus who eat meat and how she’s been a vegetarian for over 30 years. Datt and Datta share stories about Datt’s mother Leela Datta. 58:04 – 1:05:38 Both Datt and Datta reflect on what’s it’s been like living as South Asians in Burnaby. Datt conveys the message that she got from her mom, Leela Datta "not to assimilate but to integrate". They both reflect on how the ethnic and cultural diversity of neighbourhoods has changed over time and Datt describes his experiences as a student in Burnaby. 1:05:39 – 1:16:51 Datt and Datta talk about the role of religion in their lives, describe the purpose of Radio Rim Jhim and reflect on how the South Asian community has grown in Metro Vancouver and the disparities created within. They both recall how their lives were threatened and impacted in 1984 following an interview that Datt did with Indira Ghandhi. Datt talks about the origins of her and her son’s surnames. 1:16:52 – 1:26:11 Datt and Datta talk about and reflect on their own experiences of racism and discrimination. Datt talks about Spice Radio’s annual campaign “Raise your hands against Racism”. Datt and Datta provide background on the radio stations Rim Jhim and Spice Radio including; how they got started, their unbiased approach to broadcast content and their experiences in the complex realm of broadcasting a multi-cultural radio station. 1:26:12 – 1:30:04 In closing, Datt and Datta convey what they think that younger generations of South Asian Canadians should understand about the South Asian Community in British Columbia.

History: Interviewees biographies: Shushma Datt was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1946 and is the second eldest of six children. In the 1960s during the unrest in Kenya, her family moved to India. After about nine months of living in India, Datt's family decided to return to Kenya, leaving Datt and her brother to complete their education in India. While living in India, Datt studied at Delhi University and worked at the Indian newspaper. In 1965, Datt, her parents and five siblings decided to leave Kenya and immigrated to England. While living in England, Datt got work as a broadcaster with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) overseas service, producing her first program in 1969. During her time with the BBC, Datt has interviewed many influential artists including Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles as well as the Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. In 1972, Datt immigrated to Canada and settled in Burnaby. In late 1973, Datt sponsored her mother who joined her in Burnaby. Datt joined the CJVB radio station in Vancouver working as the Punjabi and Hindi language broadcaster. Datt worked here until 1978 when she started her own radio station, Radio Rim Jhim. In 2005, Datt obtained her own AM radio band license for a multicultural radio station RJ1200 which was later rebranded "Spice Radio". In 2015, Datt launched Spice Radio's annual "Hands Against Racism" campaign which has won awards from the Government of British Columbia and the B.C. Association of Broadcasters. Datt has also been a producer for Omni TV and Shaw TV and was the first woman to obtain a broadcasting license from the Canadian Radio- Television Telecommunications Commission. In 1992, Shushma Datt was awarded the Order of British Columbia and is also the recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. Datt has been listed by the Vancouver Sun newspaper as among the 100 "most influential Indo-Canadians" and has been recognized by the Royal British Columbia Museum as one of the 150 "most influential British Columbians". Sudhir Datta is the only child of Sushma Datt and was born in Burnaby. Datta graduated with a computer science degree from Capilano University in 1995. Datta is the Vice President of Media Broadcasting (founded in 1984) creating television and radio programming for Canada's South Asian Community and has been the General Manager and Program Director of Spice Radio since 2006. Datta is also the author of many articles highlighting the South Asian community in Vancouver. Interviewers biographies: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”. Jane Lemke has worked in various museums in the Lower Mainland and has been the Curator at Burnaby Village Museum since 2019. Her educational background includes a Master of Arts degree in History and a Master of Museum Studies degree. Her research focus has been on trauma and memory and its role in shaping Canadian identity. She loves sharing memories and stories of Burnaby with the public. Jane sits on the Council of the BC Museums Association and is the Chair of the BC Museums Association Professional Development and Education Committee.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Migration; Occupations - Broadcasters; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Occupations - Journalists; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Radio Stations; Religions; Religions - Hinduism; Religions - Sikhism; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism

Names: Datt, Shushma; Datta, Sudhir; Datta, Lila Vati "Leela"; Spice Radio; Rim Jhim

Responsibility: Malik, Anushay; Lemke, Jane

Accession Code: BV023.1.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1946- 2023] (interview content), interviewed 20 Jan. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcript available upon request

Audio Tracks

Interview with Shushma Datt and Sudhir Datta, [1946- 2023] (interview content), interviewed 20 Jan. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0001_0003_003.mp3

Fire Protection in the Area between Government Road, Broadway, Keswick Avenue and North Road

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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

2 documents

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

Report 49198

21-Jan-1946 Meeting Minutes

Request for Bus Route on Government Street, Cariboo Road, Armstrong Avenue, Cumberland Road, 16th Avenue and 2nd Street

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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

2 documents

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

Report 49212

11-Feb-1946 Meeting Minutes

Paving of Government Street

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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

2 documents

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

Report 49302

8-Apr-1946 Meeting Minutes

Discussions with the Provincial Government about Widening Kingsway

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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

2 documents

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

Report 69290

30-Dec-1946 Meeting Minutes

Arch at Central Park - Concerns Expressed by the Provincial Government in Relation to the Widening of Kingsway

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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

2 documents

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

Report 69291

30-Dec-1946 Meeting Minutes

Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV

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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…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

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

Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV, 1947 thumbnail

History of Burnaby and vicinity

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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

1 image 1 digital book

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

Plans for the Proposed Government Wharf on Burrard Inlet

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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

2 documents

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

Report 48918

16-Jun-1947 Meeting Minutes

British Columbia Provincial Police

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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…

1 image

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.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Clothing - Uniforms

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

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, …

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1948

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

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

Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV, 1948 thumbnail

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