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Application to Operate Butcher Business at 488 Graham Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64101
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
56153
Meeting Date
12-Sep-1932
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
56153
Meeting Date
12-Sep-1932
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Leave of Engineer, Mr. Graham and Appointment of Mr. G.L. Southwell as Deputy Engineer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64557
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
55693
Meeting Date
14-Apr-1930
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
55693
Meeting Date
14-Apr-1930
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Audels carpenters and builders guide no. 4 : a practical illustrated trade assistant on modern construction for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics and all wood workers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4837
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965
Emery, Thomas J.
Publication Date
c1939
Call Number
693 GRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV011.7.4
Call Number
693 GRA
Author
Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965
Emery, Thomas J.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Audel
Publication Date
c1939
Physical Description
xvi, 1089-1546 : ill. ; 17 cm.
Inscription
"NIXON'S / NEW WESTMINSTER B.C.", printed sticker inside back cover, bottom edge near spine
Library Subject (LOC)
Carpentry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Names
Love, George Richard
Exworthy, William Albert "Bert"
Object History
Book was the property of George Love and used by him
Notes
"explaining in practical, concise language and by well done illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs and pictures, principles, advances, short cuts-based on modern practice - including instructions on how to figure and calculate various jobs" --T.p.
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Annie Forrest with her class at Kingsway West

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1931
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School standing in four rows on the front steps of the school. Their teacher, (Miss) Annie Forrest, is wearing a dark jacket over a polka dot shirt (and is standing to the left). The students are; top row (l to r): Harvey Hickenbotham, Bobby Nayes, Kenneth Ha…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School standing in four rows on the front steps of the school. Their teacher, (Miss) Annie Forrest, is wearing a dark jacket over a polka dot shirt (and is standing to the left). The students are; top row (l to r): Harvey Hickenbotham, Bobby Nayes, Kenneth Harding, Allen Sharpe, Douglas Heywood, Frank Gilpin and Frank Fletcher. In the second row; Shirley Stibbs, Grace MacSorley, Edith McDonald, Kenneth Bradley, Robert Houlden, Richard Pickwell, Fred Slaney, Gordon Brawnlie, Eric Bliss, John Matheson and Fraser Robertson. In the third row; Joan Richards, Eileen Uychara, Margaret Douglas, Dorothy Graham, Lois McLeod, Eileen Currie, Edith Frith, Shirley Hamill, Lillian McKenzie, Patricia Peacock and Robert Magee. In the front row; Dorothy Wray, Renee Berg, Kathleen Boyd, Evelyn Webster, Isobel Copland, (Agnes Sollaway or Marion Braniff), Doreen Parks, Wanda Cullen, Rona Smith, Jean Gray, Janet Soda and Mary Webster.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Kingsway West School
Forrest, Annie Theresa
Hickenbotham, Harvey
Nayes, Bobby
Harding, Kenneth
Sharpe, Allen
Heywood, Douglas
Gilpin, Frank
Fletcher, Frank
Stibbs, Shirley
MacSorley, Grace
McDonald, Edith
Bradley, Kenneth
Houlden, Robert "Bobby"
Pickwell, Richard "Dick"
Slaney, Fred
Brawnlie, Gordon
Bliss, Eric
Matheson, John
Robertson, Fraser
Richards, Joan
Uychara, Eileen
Douglas, Margaret
Graham, Dorothy
McLeod, Lois
Currie, Eileen
Frith, Edith
Hamill, Shirley
McKenzie, Lillian
Peacock, Patricia
Magee, Robert "Bobby"
Woodman, Dorothy Eva Wray
Berg, Renee
Boyd, Kathleen
Webster, Evelyn
Copland, Isobel
Parks, Doreen
Cullen, Wanda
Smith, Rona
Gray, Jean
Soda, Janet
Webster, Mary
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
June 1931
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
For other prints of the same image, see BV999.2.13 and .14
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
02-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Left to right 1930-1931 Top row. Harvey Hickenbotham, Bobby Nayes, Kenneth Harding, Allen Sharpe, Douglas Heywood, Frank Gilpin, Frank Fletcher / 2nd row. Shirley Stibbs, Grace MacSouley, Edith McDonald, Kenneth Bradley, Robert Houlden, Richard Pickwell, Fred Slaney, Gordon Brawnlie, Eric Bliss, John Matheson, Fraser Robertson/ 3rd row Joan Richards, Eileen Uychara, Margaret Douglas, Dorothy Graham, Lois McLeod, Eileen Currie, Edith Faith, Shirley Hamil, Lillian McKenzie, Patricia Peacock, Robert Magee / 4th row. Dorothy Wray, Renee Berg, Kathleen Boyd, Evelyn Webster, Isobel Copland, Agnes Sollaway, Doreen Parks, Wanda Cullen, Rona Smith, Jean Gray, Janet Soda, Mary Webster"
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Kingsway West class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1329
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1936
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Kingsway West School sitting and standing in five rows on the front steps of the school building. The students sitting in the bottom row are (l to r); Garth Eaton, Jimmy Macdonald, (Bryan Berkenshaw or Stan Flett), Harold Johnston, John Connor, (Teddy Hudson or Norman Poole…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm
Material Details
Photograph has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Kingsway West School sitting and standing in five rows on the front steps of the school building. The students sitting in the bottom row are (l to r); Garth Eaton, Jimmy Macdonald, (Bryan Berkenshaw or Stan Flett), Harold Johnston, John Connor, (Teddy Hudson or Norman Poole), Raymond Mollar and Donald Cameron. In the second row are; Betty Cooper, (Bernice Gibson or Irene Wolfe) (standing), with Alice Gill, Janine Harding (later Jordan), Margaret Forshaw, twins Dorothy and Phyllis Faulks (or Faulkes) and Audrey Elliot (or Elliott), unidentified (sitting) next to Dorothy McKee and Margaret Robertson (later Mallory) (standing). Standing in the third row are; Beatrice Thorson, Vera Flett, Patsy Lane, Joan Davies, (Doreen Ramsay or Marion Middleton), Phyllis (or Phyliss) Olson, Patsy (McBradley or McBratney), (Wallace Williams or Jack Lawrie), Al Langford and Bob Guthrie. Standing in the fourth row are: Eldon Evans, Wayne Stibbs, Harley (Macaulay or McCauley), Tommy Devries, Billy Teale, (Jeane or Tony) Soda, (Reggie William or Reg Killam), (Jimmy Wilson or David Major) and Ron Jackson (7 years old). Standing in the top row are; Valentine (Tiny) Forshaw, Jimmy Anderson, Doug McGregor, George Comisky and Bob Graham. This photograph was believed to be taken either at the end of grade one or the beginning of grade two.
Names
Kingsway West School
Eton, Garth
MacDonald, Jimmy
Johnston, Harold H.
Connor, John
Mollar, Raymond
Cameron, Don
Cooper, Betty
Gibson, Bernice
Gill, Alice
Jordan, Janine Harding
Forshaw, Margaret
Faulks, Phyllis
Faulks, Dorothy
Elliot, Audrey
McKee, Dorothy "Dorrie"
Mallory, Margaret Robertson
Thorson, Beatrice
Flett, Vera
Lane, Patsy
Davies, Joan
Olsen, Phyllis
Langford, Al
Guthrie, Bob
Evans, Eldon
Stibbs, Wayne
Devries, Tommy
Teale, William "Billy"
Jackson, Ronald Harold "Ron"
Forshaw, Valentine "Tiny"
Anderson, Jimmy
McGregor, Doug
Comisky, George
Graham, Bob
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1936
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Miss Pack's Class. June. 1936 / Lower row. Lt. ro right. Garth Eaton, Jimmy Macdonald, Bryan Berkenshaw, Harold Johnston, John Connor, Teddy Hudson, Raymond Moller [sic], Donald Cameron / New row, Betty Cooper, Bernice Gibson, Alice Gill, Jeanne Harding, Margaret Farshaw, Dorothy Faulkes, Phyllis Faulkes, Audrey Elliott, Dorothy McKee, Margaret Robertson / 3rd row, Beatrice Thorson, Vera Flett, Patsy Lane, Joan Dames, Doreen Ramsay, Phyllis Olsen, Patsy McBradley, Wallace Williams, Albert Langford, Bobby Guthrie / 4th Eldon Evans, Wayne Stibbs, Harley Macaulay, Tommy Devries, Billy Teale, Jeane Soda, Reggie William, Jimmy Wilson, Ronald Jackson./ 5th Valentine Forshaw, Jimmy Anderson, Douglas McGregor, George Comisky, Bobby Graham"
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Annie Forrest with her class at Kingsway West

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School standing in three rows on the front steps of the school with their teacher, (Miss) Annie Forrest, crouched behind the top row (on the right). In the top row Richard Pickwell is fifth from the left, with Harvey Hickenbotham sixth, Bobby Nayes seventh, R…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School standing in three rows on the front steps of the school with their teacher, (Miss) Annie Forrest, crouched behind the top row (on the right). In the top row Richard Pickwell is fifth from the left, with Harvey Hickenbotham sixth, Bobby Nayes seventh, Robert Magee eighth and Eric Bliss last (twelfth). The second row begins on the far left with Fraser Robertson, with Allen Sharpe second and Edith Frith last (twelfth). The front row begins with Janet Soda on the far right, Patricia Peacock fourth, Eileen Uychara sixth, Jean Gray ninth, Dorothy Graham tenth and Grace MacSorley last (twelfth). There is a sign by the stairs that reads, "ANY PERSON HAVING BUSINESS IN THE SCHOOL MUST APPLY TO PRINCIPAL. NO CANVASSING PERMITTED."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Kingsway West School
Forrest, Annie Theresa
Hickenbotham, Harvey
Pickwell, Richard "Dick"
Nayes, Bobby
Magee, Robert "Bobby"
Bliss, Eric
Robertson, Fraser
Sharpe, Allen
Frith, Edith
Soda, Janet
Peacock, Patricia
Uychara, Eileen
Gray, Jean
Graham, Dorothy
MacSorley, Grace
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
02-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1931"
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Airplane and engine maintenance for the airplane mechanic

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3524
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Brimm, Daniel J., 1894-1946
Boggess, H. Edward
Publication Date
1936
Call Number
629.134 BRI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV996.14.1
Call Number
629.134 BRI
Author
Brimm, Daniel J., 1894-1946
Boggess, H. Edward
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons (Canada) Ltd.
Publication Date
1936
Physical Description
xviii, 493 p. : illus., diagrs. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
On top of front end paper in the middle: "Robert [D].S. Graham" R-58267 [Handwritten in black ink]
Library Subject (LOC)
Airplanes
Notes
Includes index.
Author's given name and dates:
Brimm, Daniel J. (Daniel Johnson), 1894-1946
Boggess, H. Edward (Harry Edward) - 1908-
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Helen and Bessie Stark

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37020
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of sisters Helen and Bessie Stark sitting on the back of a Graham-Paige car.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-483
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of sisters Helen and Bessie Stark sitting on the back of a Graham-Paige car.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Linton, Elizabeth "Bessie" Stark
Stark, Helen
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Hill family and Vidal family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82116
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1850-1983]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1850-1983]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Physical Description
255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and William Cowper, newspaper clippings, and a New Testament.
History
Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill was born in Burnaby on July 31, 1893, to Marian (nee Berkeley) and Bernard Richard Hill. Marian was born in London, England. Bernard Hill, born in Bengal, India, in 1858 to Sir Richard Hill and Jane Ann (nee Rollinson) where his father worked for the East Indian Railway, was one of the early inhabitants of Burnaby. Despite their years of training as engineers, Bernard, along with his brother, Louis Claude Hill, became strawberry farmers and owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and halfway around Deer Lake. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. Bernard also served as a Burnaby trustee and as councilor of Burnaby in 1904, 1905, 1906, and 1909. Bernard and Marian had four children: A. Claude (born in England around 1885, married Marion “Mamie”), Frank L., Winnifred “Winnie” L., and Gerry. Gerry attended Miss Harriet Woodward’s kindergarten class, and went on to Edmonds School with Miss Ellen Lister as his teacher. He later went to Central High School in New Westminster, often on horseback. Gerry served in World War I, signing his recruitment papers on November 9, 1914. When he returned home, he worked felling trees, then as an apprentice surveyor and finally as a carpenter. His father, Bernard, died in Burnaby on March 27, 1939, at the age of 80. Bernard's brother, Louis, was one of the first members elected to the Burnaby council and served in 1892, 1893, 1894, and again from 1909-1910. Louis, born in 1860, married Annie Sarah Kendrick (born in 1896) and they moved to the Burnaby Lake area in the early 1890s. Together they had one child, Katherine “Kitty” Maude, born in 1898. The first Hill family home, “Brookfield,” was sold around 1907 and the family moved to their new home, “Broadview,” which was also built in the vicinity of Deer Lake. Kitty, their only child, married William “Bob” John Peers in 1925 and they went on to have three children: Robert C.K., Barbara (later Barbara Jeffrey), and Anne (later Anne Latham). Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal was born in 1897 in the United States to Louisa Sophia (nee Jones) and Herbert P. Vidal. Louisa Vidal (1871-1943) was a descendent of Jones of Exeter of England and the House of Llanio Cardigan of Wales. Herbert Vidal (1868-1934)’s father was Alexander Vidal (1819-1906). Alexander Vidal, born in Brocknell, England, immigrated to Upper Canada in 1835 and later served as a senator of Canada from 1873 to 1906. He married Catherine Louisa Wright, the daughter of Capt. William Elliot Wright. Both of Charlotte’s parents, Louisa and Herbert, were born in Ontario. Charlotte Vidal was sister to Dorothy Kate and Alexander E. E. Vidal. Gerry Hill (aged 27) and Charlotte E. Vidal (aged 23) married on September 28, 1920, in Vancouver. Gerry built a house for him and his wife about a thousand feet from his parents’ home. He also bought property at Yellow Point on Vancouver Island around this time. By the early 1930s, Gerry had moved to Yellow Point permanently and begun building the Yellow Point Lodge. Gerry and Charlotte bore three children: David, Lesley C. (born in 1929), and Gerald. Gerry was later remarried to Elizabeth (nee Holen) and had one child: Richard Grant McEwan Hill, born in Ladysmith. Lesley married M. Clarke and had two boys: Roy and Graham. She later married B. Durban and had four boys: Patrick, Michael, Gary, and Grant. Charlotte died on February 11, 1984, at the age of 87. Gerry died on January 30, 1988, in Ladysmith at the age of 93.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Hill Family
Vidal family
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Photo catalogue 550, MSS176
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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
History
Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Migration
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Grocers
Organizations
Organizations - Business Associations
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Names
Toy, Christina
Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
Babey, Beverley
Canada Way Food Market
Fraser Merchants' Association
Responsibility
Fong, Denise
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4694 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV023.16.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3
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Ray and Frances Fleming

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5125
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1934
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming (nee Waplington). The couple met in high school and both attended Vancouver Normal school before marrying in 1935 at the home of Rev. Graham, United Church minister across from the Fleming home at 4746 Triumph Street. They had three children; John (Jack) Reyla…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6 cm
Material Details
Photograph is pasted to a small page from a notebook with handwritten text below
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming (nee Waplington). The couple met in high school and both attended Vancouver Normal school before marrying in 1935 at the home of Rev. Graham, United Church minister across from the Fleming home at 4746 Triumph Street. They had three children; John (Jack) Reyland, Edith Louise and Sara Maureen.
Names
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Fleming, John Reyland "Ray"
Accession Code
BV016.46.81
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1934
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Aug-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph and information gathered from photograph album
Photograph is attached to a small sheet of lined paper with handwritten text below. Item is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
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Second Burnaby Girl Guide Company at rally

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4889
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jun 20, 1932
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second (2nd) Burnaby Girl Guide Company and leaders at a Burnaby Division rally on the grounds of the Burnaby Municipal Hall on Saturday June 20, 1932. The rally took place in the presence of the deputy provincial commissioner, Miss G. Davies who was accompanied by the divisional…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second (2nd) Burnaby Girl Guide Company and leaders at a Burnaby Division rally on the grounds of the Burnaby Municipal Hall on Saturday June 20, 1932. The rally took place in the presence of the deputy provincial commissioner, Miss G. Davies who was accompanied by the divisional commissioner, Mrs. A. Moxon Pt. Grey and Mrs. Dallas Perry district commissioiner West Point Grey, parents and friends. Visitors were welcomed by Mrs. Carter, divisional commissioner for Burnaby and the district commissioners Mrs. Peel and Miss A. Leigh. The district captain Mrs. John Graham took charge of the programme designed to illustrate the various phases of camp training including nature studies, crafts and fire and life saving drills.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.247
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Jun 20, 1932
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Related Material
See also photograph HV972.204.4
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
January 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds"
Information for description gathered from newspaper clipping "...Give Interesting Programme on Municipal Grounds at Edmonds"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "2nd Co. at Rally in Municipal Hall Grounds / 1932 / 32"
Photograph is a part of scrapbook (page 31) "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
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