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- Officials - Alderman and Councillors 4
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Contract # 3 - Alexander M. Lewis (The Float Slip) Burnaby Lake Public Facility, Canada Summer Games
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport26518
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 19908
- Meeting Date
- 6-Aug-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 19908
- Meeting Date
- 6-Aug-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Contract No. 3 - Alexander M. Lewis (The Float Slip) Burnaby Lake Public Facility, Canada Summer Games
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport26196
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20230
- Meeting Date
- 4-Nov-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 72
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20230
- Meeting Date
- 4-Nov-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 72
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Fire Chief William Menzies and Deputy Chief Lewis Auvache
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46267
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 30, 1964, published July 31, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Fire Chief William N. Menzies shaking hands with Deputy Chief Lewis Auvache at the farewell banquet for retiring Fire Chief William Menzies held at Gai Paree supper club. He had been with the fire department for twenty-eight years when he retired, the last ten of those years s…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 30, 1964, published July 31, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1155
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Fire Chief William N. Menzies shaking hands with Deputy Chief Lewis Auvache at the farewell banquet for retiring Fire Chief William Menzies held at Gai Paree supper club. He had been with the fire department for twenty-eight years when he retired, the last ten of those years serving as Fire Chief.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 6669 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Letter from Mr. Gordon C. Lewis re: Barnet Marine Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21720
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15143
- Meeting Date
- 28-Aug-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 58
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15143
- Meeting Date
- 28-Aug-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 58
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Lot 9 E1/2 Block H, DL 127 W3/4, Plan 1254 (5141 Georgia Street - Lewis)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport30354
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 23905
- Meeting Date
- 20-Sep-1971
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 59
- Item No.
- 23
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 23905
- Meeting Date
- 20-Sep-1971
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 59
- Item No.
- 23
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Mr. Lewis in barber shop, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0592_001.jpg?width=280)
Mr. Lewis in barber shop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12915
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. Lewis (professional model) dressed as a barber inside of the Heritage Village Dominion Barber Shop exhibit. Mr. Lewis is gazing into a mirror that he is holding. He is dressed in period costume and is wearing a wig and fake moustache.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. Lewis (professional model) dressed as a barber inside of the Heritage Village Dominion Barber Shop exhibit. Mr. Lewis is gazing into a mirror that he is holding. He is dressed in period costume and is wearing a wig and fake moustache.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.592
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 9-Apr-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Mr. Lewis in barber shop, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0592_001.jpg)
British Columbia : one hundred years of geographical change
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1094
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0889220484
- 9780889220485
- Call Number
- 917.11 ROB
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Talonbooks
- Publication Date
- c1973
- Physical Description
- 63 p. : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "SCHOOL DISTRICT #41 (BURNABY) / DISTRICT RESOURCE CENTRE / B", printed and handwritten in ink on a sticker attached to a front cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Natural resources--British Columbia
- British Columbia--Economic conditions
- Subjects
- Natural Resources
Auvache, Lou - Burnaby Fire Chief
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58812
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic portrait of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1273
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photographic portrait of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Auvache, Lou - Burnaby Fire Chief
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58813
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph : b&w ; 14 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Fire Deputy Chief Lou Auvache and an unidentified man holding up an object.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph : b&w ; 14 x 14.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1274
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Fire Deputy Chief Lou Auvache and an unidentified man holding up an object.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Timbrell, Don
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Auvache, Lou - Burnaby Fire Chief
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58814
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief, with a woman and a young man. They are holding up a cheque from the Royal Bank of Canada.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1275
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief, with a woman and a young man. They are holding up a cheque from the Royal Bank of Canada.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Timbrell, Don
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Auvache, Lou - Burnaby Fire Chief
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58815
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic portrait of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1276
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photographic portrait of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Rhododendron Festival stage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2090
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair, Rose Bancroft with former Miss Burnaby 1969, Carolyne Lewis and former Miss Burnaby 1970, Melodie Spring on stage during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival. Acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner is seated to the side.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair, Rose Bancroft with former Miss Burnaby 1969, Carolyne Lewis and former Miss Burnaby 1970, Melodie Spring on stage during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival. Acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner is seated to the side.
- Subjects
- Events - Festivals
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.139
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 20, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Rhododendron Festival stage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13186
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair, Rose Bancroft with microphone and former Miss Burnaby 1969 Carolyne Lewis former Miss Burnaby 1970 Melodie Spring, acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington on stage during the Burnaby Rhododend…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair, Rose Bancroft with microphone and former Miss Burnaby 1969 Carolyne Lewis former Miss Burnaby 1970 Melodie Spring, acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington on stage during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.140
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 20, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Rhododendron Festival stage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13187
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner, former Miss Burnaby 1969, Carolyne Lewis and former Miss Burnaby 1970 Melodie Spring on stage during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner, former Miss Burnaby 1969, Carolyne Lewis and former Miss Burnaby 1970 Melodie Spring on stage during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.141
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 20, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Rhododendron Festival stage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13188
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington, vice chair, Rose Bancroft, former Miss Burnaby 1969 Carolyne Lewis and fomer Miss Burnaby 1970 Melodie Spring on stage during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington, vice chair, Rose Bancroft, former Miss Burnaby 1969 Carolyne Lewis and fomer Miss Burnaby 1970 Melodie Spring on stage during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.142
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 20, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Candidate speeches
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45366
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of candidate speeches during the Burnaby elections. David Mercier is at the podium. The candidates seated in a row and facing the audience are; Merrill Gordon, Ted Burnham, unidentified, Tom Constable, Colin Snell, and Frederick Randall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-261
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of candidate speeches during the Burnaby elections. David Mercier is at the podium. The candidates seated in a row and facing the audience are; Merrill Gordon, Ted Burnham, unidentified, Tom Constable, Colin Snell, and Frederick Randall.
- Names
- Burnaby Central Secondary School
- Mercier, David M. "Dave"
- Gordon, Merrill
- Burnham, Edward Lewis "Ted"
- Constable, Thomas W. "Tom"
- Randall, Frederick G.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4939 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Edward Burnham
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36189
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edward Burnham, taken in a photographic studio while he was the Vice President of Century Park Museum Association (Heritage Village), and used as an offical council photograph while he was an Alderman in 1973.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 231-019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edward Burnham, taken in a photographic studio while he was the Vice President of Century Park Museum Association (Heritage Village), and used as an offical council photograph while he was an Alderman in 1973.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Edward Burnham, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-028.jpg?width=280)
Edward Burnham
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45132
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edward Burnham, taken during the time he was a Clinic Manager and an Aldermanic Candidate for the Burnaby Voters Association. He served as Alderman in 1973.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-028
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edward Burnham, taken during the time he was a Clinic Manager and an Aldermanic Candidate for the Burnaby Voters Association. He served as Alderman in 1973.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Edward Burnham, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-028.jpg)
Edward Burnham
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45133
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971
- 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 Edward (Ted) Burnham, taken in a photographic studio while he was a Clinic Manager, and used as an offical council photograph while he was Aldermanic Candidate for the Burnaby Voters Association. He served as Alderman in 1973.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-029
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edward (Ted) Burnham, taken in a photographic studio while he was a Clinic Manager, and used as an offical council photograph while he was Aldermanic Candidate for the Burnaby Voters Association. He served as Alderman in 1973.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso: "DO NOT USE / REFERENCE ONLY"
Images
Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory465
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1936-1990
- Length
- 00:04:08
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the location of the North Burnaby Fire Department fire hall and the location of the six fire halls subsequently built for the combined north and south department. He also talks about Fred Blake, Lewis Auvache and Henry Chapman, early member…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the location of the North Burnaby Fire Department fire hall and the location of the six fire halls subsequently built for the combined north and south department. He also talks about Fred Blake, Lewis Auvache and Henry Chapman, early members of the department who were also interested in the department's history.
- Date Range
- 1936-1990
- Length
- 00:04:08
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 21, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon 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 the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:43:35
- Interviewee Name
- Nixon, Al
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Al Nixon
Track two of interview with Al Nixon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_2.mp3