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1st Annual Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show photographs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91570
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : col. ; 9 cm x 12.5 cm and smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of the first annual Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show. Photographs depict various exhibitors' displays, including the BC Nursery Trade Society, Planned Parenthood, Board of Parks and Public Recreation (City of Vancouver), and Burnaby Parks and Recreation.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : col. ; 9 cm x 12.5 cm and smaller
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 605-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-30
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of the first annual Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show. Photographs depict various exhibitors' displays, including the BC Nursery Trade Society, Planned Parenthood, Board of Parks and Public Recreation (City of Vancouver), and Burnaby Parks and Recreation.
- Names
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Brandson, Lloyd S.
- Knudson, Art
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph 605-006-1 reads: "Burnaby Centennial Committee / 25.00 / Doug Earlaw"
- Note in pencil on verso of photographs 605-006-3 : 605-006-6 reads: "Lloyd. S. Brandson / [address] / [phone]
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph 605-006-7 reads: ""Golden Sunset" / Art Knudson / [address] / [phone]"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph 605-006-13 reads: "Art Knudson / [contact information
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3rd Annual Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show photographs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91569
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : col. ; 9 cm x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of the third annual Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show awards ceremony. Photographs depict Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society President Doreen Lawson, Show Chairman Lloyd Smith, and an unidentified man giving speeches to the crowd of attendees.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : col. ; 9 cm x 11 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 605-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-30
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of the third annual Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show awards ceremony. Photographs depict Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society President Doreen Lawson, Show Chairman Lloyd Smith, and an unidentified man giving speeches to the crowd of attendees.
- Names
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Stamp on verso of photographs 605-005-1 and 605-005-5 reads: "Gai paree Supper Club Ltd. / [Contact information]"
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Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91565
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. and b&w ; 9 cm x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of the Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society. Two photographs depict flower show displays while the other depicts Doreen Lawson posing with four unidentified individuals in front of a garden. One of the individuals is holding a shovel.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. and b&w ; 9 cm x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 605-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-30
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of the Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society. Two photographs depict flower show displays while the other depicts Doreen Lawson posing with four unidentified individuals in front of a garden. One of the individuals is holding a shovel.
- Names
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Separated from file MSS071-010
- Handwritten note on verso of 605-004-1 reads: "Lao [?] Clark"
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Centennial Planting
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription89115
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11 mounted on board 19 x 21.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "Centennial Planting" event held at Brentwood Shopping Centre. Mr. D. Haywood and Doreen Lawson stand alongside a Rhododendron bush. On August 22, 1966, Burnaby Municipal Council with recommendation from the Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commission adopted the Rhododendron as the offi…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11 mounted on board 19 x 21.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 605-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "Centennial Planting" event held at Brentwood Shopping Centre. Mr. D. Haywood and Doreen Lawson stand alongside a Rhododendron bush. On August 22, 1966, Burnaby Municipal Council with recommendation from the Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commission adopted the Rhododendron as the official flower of Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Plants - Flowers
- Names
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Haywood, D.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Brentwood_Shopping_Centre_Association / 1000_Brentwood / 4567_Lougheed_Highway / Burnaby_BC"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "May_67 / Centennial_planting / 100_[?] / Mr._D._Haywood / Mrs_Lawson"
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 10
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory546
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1950-1990
- Length
- 00:09:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s views about Burnaby’s identity and the irrelevance of municipal boundary lines for many functions; his identification of Burnaby’s heritage, ecological and educational “gems”; and musings about the next development phases for Burnaby
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s views about Burnaby’s identity and the irrelevance of municipal boundary lines for many functions; his identification of Burnaby’s heritage, ecological and educational “gems”; and musings about the next development phases for Burnaby
- Date Range
- 1950-1990
- Photo Info
- Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
- Length
- 00:09:22
- Subjects
- Public Services - Municipal Services
- Planning
- Industries
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Buildings - Recreational
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- April 4, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
- Total Tracks
- 10
- Total Length
- 00:56:44
- Interviewee Name
- Morin, Severin "Sev"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Audio Tracks
Track ten of interview with Sev Morin
Track ten of interview with Sev Morin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-021/MSS187-021_Track%2010.mp3
Burnaby Lake Show / originals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91683
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle,…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 618-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2015-15
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle, muskrat, Canadian goose, beaver, wood duck, bullrushes, yellow and white waterlilies, yellow iris, and loosestrife. Also included in the slideshow are photographs of the BC Wildlife rescue and fisherman working in the Brunette River.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Animals - Birds
- Animals
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Chapman, Fred
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from sheets slides
- Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
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