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1979 Statutory Holidays falling on a Week-End
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21434
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15445
- Meeting Date
- 4-Dec-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 85
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15445
- Meeting Date
- 4-Dec-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 85
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Annual Holidays - Municipal Manager
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28395
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20842
- Meeting Date
- 9-Apr-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 27
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20842
- Meeting Date
- 9-Apr-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 27
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
-1904, whose 'country place' was
situated on Douglas Road about half a mile west of Sperling.
Mr. Schou used to spend his weekends and holidays at his small
Burnaby house. Later, his stepmother and his two sisters Miss Kaiah and
Miss Lucy came out from England and it was decided then that the
country
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Century Park Museum Association
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- 4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
Bylaw Number: 7526 - Shops Statutory Holidays Exemption Bylaw 1980
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw16852
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 7526
- Final Adoption
- 1980 Jun 23
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 7526
- Final Adoption
- 1980 Jun 23
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 7792 - Holiday Shopping Regulation Bylaw No 2, 1981
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw16586
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 7792
- Final Adoption
- 1981 Nov 30
- Format
- Bylaws - Repealed
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 7792
- Final Adoption
- 1981 Nov 30
- Format
- Bylaws - Repealed
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Children in a classroom hanging Christmas decorations, [1982] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-1527.jpg?width=280)
Children in a classroom hanging Christmas decorations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59212
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children in a classroom hanging Christmas decorations on the windows.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1527
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children in a classroom hanging Christmas decorations on the windows.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto reads: "They are cutouts on windows with day-lite shining thru"
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "Christmas display"
- Note on verso reads: "page 9 / Burnaby Today / PMT 100%"
Images
![Children in a classroom hanging Christmas decorations, [1982] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-1527.jpg)
Christmas art display
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56675
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Brentwood Park teacher Jane Lizee, standing with students Arlene Dillon and John Howe who are members of grades five and six and are working on a Christmas art display for visiting teachers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1258
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Brentwood Park teacher Jane Lizee, standing with students Arlene Dillon and John Howe who are members of grades five and six and are working on a Christmas art display for visiting teachers.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "FESTIVE ART / Grade five and six students of Burnaby's Brentwood Park School have created a Christmas art display for visiting teachers, so that students from other schools can gain ideas for their own decorations. Display was built under supervision of teacher Jane Lizee, left. Pupils Arlene Dillon, 10 and John Howe, 10, are seen working on one of the school's dimensional displays."
Images
![Christmas hours sign for Canada Way Food Market, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Textual_Records/2023/2023_0025_0004_001.jpg?width=280)
Christmas hours sign for Canada Way Food Market
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20342
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sign : red ink on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a double sided handwritten sign in red ink listing Christmas store hours for the Canada Way Food Market. Sign reads: "STORE HOURS / Dec. 24 11 A.M. to 9 P.M. / Dec. 25 Closed / Dec. 26 11 A.M. to 9 P.M. / Merry / Christmas". The Canada Way Food Market was located at 4694 Canada Wa…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sign : red ink on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a double sided handwritten sign in red ink listing Christmas store hours for the Canada Way Food Market. Sign reads: "STORE HOURS / Dec. 24 11 A.M. to 9 P.M. / Dec. 25 Closed / Dec. 26 11 A.M. to 9 P.M. / Merry / Christmas". The Canada Way Food Market was located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Holidays - Christmas
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-11-30
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
![Christmas hours sign for Canada Way Food Market, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Textual_Records/2023/2023_0025_0004_001.jpg)
![Christmas tree inside log cabin exhibit at Heritage Village, [between 1971 and 1979] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/201700460006_001.jpg?width=280)
Christmas tree inside log cabin exhibit at Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4375
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1971 and 1979]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Christmas tree set up inside the log cabin exhibit at the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The tree is decorated with colourful paper chains, paper ornaments, and strings of popcorn. Jars, tins and a cast iron frying pan are visible on wall shelving hanging behind the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.7 cm
- Material Details
- Handwritten text in black ink on back reads: "Heritage / Village" and "Log Cabin / At Christmas".
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Christmas tree set up inside the log cabin exhibit at the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The tree is decorated with colourful paper chains, paper ornaments, and strings of popcorn. Jars, tins and a cast iron frying pan are visible on wall shelving hanging behind the tree.
- History
- Donor was a volunteer with the Burnaby Village Museum for years and was in attendance on the day the Heritage Village Museum opened.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Accession Code
- BV017.46.6
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1971 and 1979]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 03-Apr-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Christmas tree inside log cabin exhibit at Heritage Village, [between 1971 and 1979] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/201700460006_001.jpg)
December 24 and 31, 1973 (Staff Holidays)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport27562
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 21675
- Meeting Date
- 13-Nov-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 84
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 21675
- Meeting Date
- 13-Nov-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 84
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Easthope photograph album, [between 1930 and 1970] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/451/451-039.jpg?width=280)
Easthope photograph album
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97972
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs : b&w on 8 album pages : 22 cm x 30 cm
- Scope and Content
- George and Dorothy Easthope photograph album. Album includes photographs of the couple on holiday, with family and pets, and building their home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Easthope family subseries
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs : b&w on 8 album pages : 22 cm x 30 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 451-039
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- BHS2003-06
- Scope and Content
- George and Dorothy Easthope photograph album. Album includes photographs of the couple on holiday, with family and pets, and building their home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby, BC.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of album
- Album is missing several photographs. These photographs may be included in 451-001:451-038.
- Geographic Access
- Halifax Street
- Street Address
- 6671 Halifax Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
Images
![Easthope photograph album, [between 1930 and 1970] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/451/451-039.jpg)
Enquiry related to Holiday Inn at Station Square Rezoning Reference #95/85
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport13076
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7926
- Meeting Date
- 20-Mar-1989
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 22
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7926
- Meeting Date
- 20-Mar-1989
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 22
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Exempt Staff, July 1, 1972 (Holiday)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport29477
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 22407
- Meeting Date
- 19-Jun-1972
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 40
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 22407
- Meeting Date
- 19-Jun-1972
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 40
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Fantasy Castle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55148
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1972-1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 32 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of various "Fantasty Castle" Christmas events, hosted by the Boy Scouts. Volunteers and participants are dressed up in costumes, and the venue is decorated like the North Pole. Councillor Bill Lewarne participated as a volunteer and is visible in several of the photographs from 1974. …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1972-1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Scouts subseries
- Physical Description
- 32 photographs : b&w
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 631-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-05
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of various "Fantasty Castle" Christmas events, hosted by the Boy Scouts. Volunteers and participants are dressed up in costumes, and the venue is decorated like the North Pole. Councillor Bill Lewarne participated as a volunteer and is visible in several of the photographs from 1974. Photographs are adhered to poster paper decorated with black marker and annotated in pencil.
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Media Type
- Photograph
Images
Glass Wall at Holiday Inn - Station Square Rezoning Reference #95/85
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport12735
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8190
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jul-1989
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8190
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jul-1989
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Heritage Christmas
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12911
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Dec. 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Publicity photograph for Heritage Christmas at Heritage Village Museum. Beverly MacPherson is dressed in a period costume and is being helped out of a sleigh by John Adams who is also dressed in costume and wearing a top hat. The man holding a tree in the background is identified as Fred Hicks. The…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Publicity photograph for Heritage Christmas at Heritage Village Museum. Beverly MacPherson is dressed in a period costume and is being helped out of a sleigh by John Adams who is also dressed in costume and wearing a top hat. The man holding a tree in the background is identified as Fred Hicks. The ground is covered in snow and it is snowing. The log cabin is visible in the background.
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.588
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Dec. 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 9-Apr-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in verso in pencil reads: "Heritage Christmas publicity photo- Dec. 1977 L to R Fred Hicks / Beverly macPherson / John Adams"
Images
Holiday Shopping Regulation Act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport18959
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2083
- Meeting Date
- 28-Sep-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2083
- Meeting Date
- 28-Sep-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Holiday Shopping Regulation Act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19588
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1449
- Meeting Date
- 6-Oct-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 62
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1449
- Meeting Date
- 6-Oct-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 62
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
House at 5250 Claude Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78888
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 7, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the house at 5250 Claude Avenue, with Christmas decorations on the wall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 7, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the house at 5250 Claude Avenue, with Christmas decorations on the wall.
- Subjects
- Holidays - Christmas
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Photographers identified by surnames only: Carr and Vardeman
- Geographic Access
- Claude Avenue
- Street Address
- 5250 Claude Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19602
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…
- 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
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
- Geographic Features
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Housing
- Occupations
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Occupations - Writers
- Persons - Volunteers
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Religions
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Schwartz, William "Bill"
- Schwartz, Ellen
- City of Burnaby
- Polestar Communications
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
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Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_003.mp3