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Elwood Veitch surrounded by supporters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45286
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1975
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elwood Veitch with his hand raised in the sign for victory, standing beside his wife, smiling broadly. He and his wife are surrounded by his smiling supporters, many of whom also have their hands raised in the sign for victory. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Mem…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1975
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-182
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elwood Veitch with his hand raised in the sign for victory, standing beside his wife, smiling broadly. He and his wife are surrounded by his smiling supporters, many of whom also have their hands raised in the sign for victory. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1975 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1991. Sheila Veitch was a member of the Burnaby Council from 1985 to 1987.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Veitch, Elwood N. "Slim"
Veitch, Sheila
Social Credit Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: " 'V' is for victory and Veitch as he is surrounded by happy supporters."
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Elwood Veitch with reporters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45285
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a stunned Elwood Veitch defeated in Burnaby-Willingdon on election night by the New Democratic Party's James G. Lorimer. Two reporters are writing down his response in their notebooks. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for B…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-181
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a stunned Elwood Veitch defeated in Burnaby-Willingdon on election night by the New Democratic Party's James G. Lorimer. Two reporters are writing down his response in their notebooks. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon for the term before; from 1975 to 1978 and for two terms after; from 1983 to 1991.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Veitch, Elwood N. "Slim"
Social Credit Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Elwood Veitch with reporters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45288
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a stunned Elwood Veitch defeated in Burnaby-Willingdon on election night by the New Democratic Party's James G. Lorimer. Two reporters are writing down his response in their notebooks. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for B…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-184
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a stunned Elwood Veitch defeated in Burnaby-Willingdon on election night by the New Democratic Party's James G. Lorimer. Two reporters are writing down his response in their notebooks. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon for the term before; from 1975 to 1978 and for two terms after; from 1983 to 1991.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Veitch, Elwood N. "Slim"
Social Credit Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Elwood Veitch after defeat... too many watched hockey game."
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Elwood Veitch with reporters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45294
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a stunned Elwood Veitch defeated in Burnaby-Willingdon on election night by the New Democratic Party's James G. Lorimer. Two reporters are writing down his response in their notebooks. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for B…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-190
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a stunned Elwood Veitch defeated in Burnaby-Willingdon on election night by the New Democratic Party's James G. Lorimer. Two reporters are writing down his response in their notebooks. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon for the term before; from 1975 to 1978 and for two terms after; from 1983 to 1991.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Veitch, Elwood N. "Slim"
Social Credit Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Emmet J. Cafferky and Robert W. Prittie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45357
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Emmet J. Cafferky and Robert W. Prittie when they were running against each other for Mayor of Burnaby. Emmet J. Cafferky was a Burnaby Alderman from 1957 to 1958, and again from 1963 to 1966. Robert Prittie was a New Democrat Member of Parliament from Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 19…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-252
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Emmet J. Cafferky and Robert W. Prittie when they were running against each other for Mayor of Burnaby. Emmet J. Cafferky was a Burnaby Alderman from 1957 to 1958, and again from 1963 to 1966. Robert Prittie was a New Democrat Member of Parliament from Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968 and mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Names
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Cafferky, Emmet J.
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Environment Minister David Anderson and Scrap-It

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96320
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Environment Minister David Anderson demonstrating a car crushing machine to promote British Columbia's Scrap-It Program, to encourage the exchange of old environmentally-unfriendly cars for credit. The demonstration is taking place at the AirCare testing centre on Wayburne Drive.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Environment Minister David Anderson demonstrating a car crushing machine to promote British Columbia's Scrap-It Program, to encourage the exchange of old environmentally-unfriendly cars for credit. The demonstration is taking place at the AirCare testing centre on Wayburne Drive.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Officials - Elected Officials
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Environment Minister David Anderson crushes an old car to promote British Columbia's Scrap-It program, which allows owners of polluting old cars to turn in their beaters for credit towards the purchase of a new car, bicycle or transit pass. The Minister says by getting the old cars off the roads, it's better for the environment. The demonstration was held at the AirCare testing centre on Wayburne, in Burnaby."
Geographic Access
Wayburne Drive
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Eric Greenwood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45267
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eric Greenwood smiling, with his hand in the form of a peace sign. He was the Progressive Conservative candidate for the Burnaby-Coquiltam federal riding for the by-election held on October 22, 1962.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-163
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eric Greenwood smiling, with his hand in the form of a peace sign. He was the Progressive Conservative candidate for the Burnaby-Coquiltam federal riding for the by-election held on October 22, 1962.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Greenwood, Eric
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Eric Greenwood giving a speech

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45266
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eric Greenwood giving a speech.He was the Progressive Conservative candidate for the Burnaby-Coquiltam federal riding for the by-election held on October 22, 1962.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-162
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eric Greenwood giving a speech.He was the Progressive Conservative candidate for the Burnaby-Coquiltam federal riding for the by-election held on October 22, 1962.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Greenwood, Eric
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Family and political photograph album

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3654
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1914-1977
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 album (ca. 85 photographs)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 album (ca. 85 photographs)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Winch, Linda Marian Hendy
Winch, Grace
Winch, Eileen
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Winch, Eric
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
New Democratic Party
Douglas, Tommy
MacInnis, Grace
Accession Code
BV013.12.11
Date
1914-1977
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
A selection of photographs from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV013.12.36 to BV015.35.117)
Images
Documents

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Frederick George Randall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45116
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1973]
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 Frederick George Randall, when he was a Burnaby Citizen's Association Aldermanic Candidate. He served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1981 and again from 1987 to 1990.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1973]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick George Randall, when he was a Burnaby Citizen's Association Aldermanic Candidate. He served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1981 and again from 1987 to 1990.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Randall, Frederick G.
Burnaby Citizens Association
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "DO NOT USE/ REFERENCE ONLY"
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Frederick George Randall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45117
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick George Randall, when he was a Burnaby Citizen's Association Aldermanic Candidate. He served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1981 and again from 1987 to 1990.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick George Randall, when he was a Burnaby Citizen's Association Aldermanic Candidate. He served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1981 and again from 1987 to 1990.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Randall, Frederick G.
Burnaby Citizens Association
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Burnaby Photographers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Frederick George Randall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45118
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 18, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick George Randall, when he was a Burnaby Citizen's Association Aldermanic Candidate. He served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1981 and again from 1987 to 1990.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 18, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick George Randall, when he was a Burnaby Citizen's Association Aldermanic Candidate. He served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1981 and again from 1987 to 1990.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Randall, Frederick G.
Burnaby Citizens Association
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Fred Vulliamy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45277
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968], published October 21, 1968
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 Frederick Justin Vulliamy the New Democratic Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1966 until his death in 1968.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968], published October 21, 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-173
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick Justin Vulliamy the New Democratic Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1966 until his death in 1968.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Vulliamy, Frederick Justin "Fred"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Fred Vulliamy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45278
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1960]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 3.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick Justin Vulliamy the New Democratic Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1966 until his death in 1968.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1960]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 3.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-174
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick Justin Vulliamy the New Democratic Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1966 until his death in 1968.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Vulliamy, Frederick Justin "Fred"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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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
Names
Walker, Hugh
Social Credit Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hudson's Bay Company
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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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
No restrictions
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.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Persons - Athletes
Events - Fundraising
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)"
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Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19349
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant…
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
1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Honourable Raj Chouhan Location of Interview: Residence of Honourable Raj Chouhan Interview Date: December 2, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: (00:49:21) Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant and the organizations that he became involved with. Honourable Raj Chouhan recalls how he arrived in Burnaby with his family in 1973 and that his family worked in farming. Chouhan imparts his first hand experiences as a new immigrant working as a labourer in the farming industry and describes the unsafe and unfair working conditions that he and migrant workers faced. Chouhan conveys how this experience lead him to become an activist for better working conditions for migrant workers. This lead Chouhan and others to form the Canadian Farm Workers Union in 1980. Chouhan recollects his experiences flying from India to Canada with his wife, his first impressions after arriving in Vancouver and driving to Burnaby and what he brought with him. Chouhan explains his connections to Burnaby. Members of Chouhan's wife's family immgrated to Canada in 1957 and his wife and her three brothers joined them in 1970. Chouhan's father in law, Hardial Singh Grewal immigrated in 1957 and became president of the Sikh temple in New Westminster. Hardial Singh Grewal worked in a lumber mill in Vancouver and eventually bought a house in Burnaby. Chouhan married to his wife at the Sikh temple in New Westminster and lived in Burnaby for a period before moving to New Westminster where they could find more affordable housing. Chouhan shares that he first worked as a farm labourer in Abbotsford and then found a job in the sawmill which paid more. Chouhan describes the extreme racism and discrimination that he and other immigrants faced which lead to the formation of the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism under the leadership of Dr. Hari Prakash Sharma. Chouhan describes this organization that he was a part of and the Canadian Farm Workers Union that were both formed in Burnaby. Chouhan shares that he moved to Victoria in 1988 to serve on the Hospital Employee's Union and moved back to the mainland in 1993 and returned to Burnaby in 2001. Chouhan reflects on the history of South Asian immigration in Canada, how many of the migrants settled in the lower mainland including Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver establishing temples in Vancouver and New Westminster which became the centre for the South Asian community. He conveys how earlier occupations were limited to farming and millwork and how over time employment opportunities and education have broadened but there is still work to do. He imparts how second generation Canadians’ experiences differ from first generations providing examples of his own daughters’ and the occupations that they are working in. Chouhan provides his insights into the South Asian Canadian experience imparting “We make history every day and that history needs to be recorded and learned from.."... “People from different communities, different backgrounds who lived in Burnaby have contributed so much and South Asians are just like another community and participated in all aspects of social life, cultural, religious, economy. I'm so proud of our community, our forefathers who had that vision to fight for our rights. I'm inspired by people who struggled so much to gain basic rights, like the right to vote". Chouhan refers to these first immigrants as “Gadri Babbas” “revolutionary old people” who were also the main motivation that lead to India becoming a free country in 1947 and for fighting for basic rights here in Canada and how they made their contributions for future generations. Chouhan expresses what he imparts to students “Do not forget your past... if you remember your past then you are much more knowledgeable. Then we know what we need for the future. If we don't know the past, we don't know what the future is going to be like. To make a better future, you have to learn from the past and improve".
History
Interviewee biography: Honourable Raj Chouhan was born in the city of Ludhiana in the Province of Punjab in India and immigrated to Canada in 1973. After arriving in Canada, Raj's family settled in Burnaby. Raj grew up in Burnaby and attended schoool. Honourable Raj Chouhan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2020. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on December 7, 2020. Honourable Chouhan is the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers Union and the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism and has served as a director of the Hospital Employees' Union, the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C. Honourable Chouhan has also served as the Vice President of B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003 and has taught courses in Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and Collective Bargaining since 1987. Interviewer biography: Kate Petrusa is the Assistant Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. In her role, she manages all aspects of the collection – including caring for physical artifacts and making their digital counterpart accessible. Before coming to Burnaby Village Museum in 2019, Kate has worked at several Museums around the Lower Mainland as a Curator and contractor since 2013.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Occupations - Agricultural Labourers
Migration
Organizations - Unions
Rights
Rights - Human Rights
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Government - Provincial Government
Government
Names
Chouhan, Raj
British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism
Sharma, Dr. Hari Prakash
Grewal, Hardial Singh
Canadian Farmworkers Union
Hospital Employees Union
Khalsa Diwan Society
Responsibility
Petrusa, Kate
Accession Code
BV022.29.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022

Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0004_002.mp3
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John 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
Names
Ratel, John Harris
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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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
Names
Ratel, John Harris
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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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
No restrictions
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
Names
Rankin, Lee A.
Burnaby Citizens Association
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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