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Notes: Signed by the author.; Self-published: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/793103; Stephen Gibbons-Barrett was involved in the restoration of the 1912 Parker Carousel and he completed a series of paintings of the carousel horses.

Beresford Street from Mission Avenue to Gilley Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 30844

Meeting Date: 25-Sep-1967

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 30844

Meeting Date: 25-Sep-1967

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 30844

25-Sep-1967 Meeting Minutes

Beresford Street from Mission Avenue to Gilley Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 30677

Meeting Date: 17-Jul-1967

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 30677

Meeting Date: 17-Jul-1967

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 30677

17-Jul-1967 Meeting Minutes

booklet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.17.5

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.17.5

Description: "Pass Canada!"; bifold binding with three staples; 12 pages; second edition 1929. "Cover reads: "Pass Canada! / TO Nations as well as to individuals comes at / some challenging moment the mandate to / fulfil their mission. To us it seems that Canada / stands at the Open Door of Opportunity.../ ....The world calls to her for bread. ? Her's is the hour ...Let her rise up in / all the magnificent power of her natural re- /sources and lead the nations of the world along the paths of peace / Time's Sentry cries : "PASS CANADA! / A Short series of suggestions on the / way out of the present problems / of unemployment of men / and land / By Mrs. Jack Hawkshaw (First Edition Copyrighted 1922)".

Object History: From the collection of Mabel Edith Honor (McClean) Hawkshaw author and publisher of the "Burnaby Post" (1922-1937). She wrote articles for city dailies under the pen name of Percy Egerton Sterling.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Literary Works

Object Term: Serial

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Title: Pass Canada!

Author: Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean

Publication Date: 1929

Subjects: Migration; Employment; Social Issues; Social Issues - Discrimination; Social Issues - Racism

Names: Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean

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1977_0017_0005_002

bottle

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.627

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.627

Description: Ten, brown-paper-wrapped bottles from "A.S. Watson & Co." Each has commercially made brown-paper label with Chinese characters. Yellow label sealing one end of package has company name and company logo of dragon and horse. Individual bottles were originally packaged together in brown paper and tied with string.

Object History: This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C. Watsons is a member of the A.S. Watson Group, which started as the Canton Dispensary and Soda Water Establishment, founded in 1828 as a small dispensary, with the mission to provide free medical services to the poor people of the Southern Chinese province of Guangdong (also known as Canton). It moved to Hong Kong and re-emerged as the Hong Kong Dispensary from 1 January 1843. The company began trading under the name A.S. Watson & Company in 1871. Now, the A.S. Watson Group (or A.S. Watson or ASW) with headquarter located in Hong Kong, is the world's largest health and beauty retail group, with over 13,900 stores in 24 markets worldwide serving over 28 million customers per week, and over 3 billion customers and members throughout.

Category: 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts

Classification: Container

Marks/Labels: Label contains characters that are literally translated to: "small", "intestine", "air/gas", "medicine", "water", "inguinal (small intestine) or hernia", "is due to the dropping of qi" "resulting in difficulty to walk", "to cure the symptoms", "countries in the western world", "all use", "a common type of hernia treatment used in the western world in the 1950's", "to hold up the qi", "so that the organ does not drop", "can slowly recover", "as for using medication to treat symptoms", "to help it succeed", "those with mild illness/symptoms, the medical solution is sufficient for cure", "for those with more serious symptoms", "combine with external application of the medicine", "in order to apply, soak cotton in the solution", "apply 3-4 times a day without missing a dose", "for the price of a gas clip", "for details please see prescription", "when shopping", "make sure to look for the dragon and pagoda trademark", "you won't be mistaken", "suggested by Watson Pharmaceutical, Hong Kong". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Inguinal hernia medicine". This product is a medicinal solution that is used to treat inguinal hernia of the small intestine.

Measurements: 14 cm length x 2.5 cm diameter

Country Made: China

Subjects: Science and Technology Tools and Equipment; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

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The Bright Spot

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1959] (date of originals), copied [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 24 photographs : b&w copy negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph negatives and copy prints of the Bright Spot grocery store with members of the Mix family and Dorothy Hillstead.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1959] (date of originals), copied [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Physical Description: 24 photographs : b&w copy negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 572-007

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-27

Scope and Content: Photograph negatives and copy prints of the Bright Spot grocery store with members of the Mix family and Dorothy Hillstead.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; 9 b&w copy prints accompanying; Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-007-1 reads: Tom, Daniel, Dorothy and Tina Mix / Dorothy's grad dress; Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-007-2 reads: Tom Mix and father Daniel Mix; Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-007-3 reads: Joanne Mix / youngest child; Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-007-4 reads: Tom Mix; Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-007-5 reads: Riverway West Baptist Mission/ Marine Drive / Bright Spot / Dorothy HIllstead (Mix); Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-007-6 reads:Harold Mix / cousin Harold Mix, Tom Mix, Rover (dog); Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-007-7 reads: Tom Mix with father Daniel / Behind Bright Spot; Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-007-8 reads: Dorothy Mix (Hillstead) / Tom Mix; Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-007-9 reads: Tom and Dorothy

Burnaby Board of Trade - Economic Development Mission to China

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 66987

Meeting Date: 14-May-2007

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 66987

Meeting Date: 14-May-2007

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 66987

14-May-2007 Meeting Minutes

Burnaby Fire Department rescue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of six Burnaby Fire Department employees during a rescue mission in a forest.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3235

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of six Burnaby Fire Department employees during a rescue mission in a forest.

Subjects: Accidents; Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Burnaby Fire Department

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

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Burnaby Fire Department rescue, [1999] thumbnail

Burnaby Historical Society Visits Stave Lake Powerhouse Museum and Park 2004

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2004

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 22 photographs : inkjet prints on paper ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of a Burnaby Historical Society trip to the Stave Lake Powerhouse Museum and park picnic in Mission, BC in 2004.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2004

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Administration series

Physical Description: 22 photographs : inkjet prints on paper ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 633-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-06

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of a Burnaby Historical Society trip to the Stave Lake Powerhouse Museum and park picnic in Mission, BC in 2004.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums; Recreational Activities - Picnics

Names: Burnaby Historical Society

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from inside cover of photo album; Photographs were originally contained in a photograph album and removed by Archives staff for preservation purposes. Original order of photographs within the album is maintained.; Most photographs in file have note on verso identifying individuals depicted

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Burnaby Historical Society Visits Stave Lake Powerhouse Museum and Park 2004, 2004 thumbnail

Burnaby Public Library Board subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2007

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 3 rolls of microfilm + 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of board records for the Burnaby Public Library Board, including appointments, correspondence, and a comissioned portrait.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2007

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Council Committee series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library Board subseries

Physical Description: 3 rolls of microfilm + 1 photograph

Description Level: Subseries

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of board records for the Burnaby Public Library Board, including appointments, correspondence, and a comissioned portrait.

History: The Burnaby Public Library Board was established in 1955. The Trustees on the Burnaby Public Library Board govern the Burnaby Public Library and provide policies, a mission and vision, and general library management.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Graphic Material

Burnaby rivers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 4 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of people with Burnaby rivers and creeks. Photographs depict BCIT river conservationist Mark Angelo posing in Deer Lake Brook by Burnaby Village Museum, and Lorna Johnson, Gordie Cook, and Jack McAfee enjoying Fraser Foreshore Park by the Fraser River.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 4 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2800

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of people with Burnaby rivers and creeks. Photographs depict BCIT river conservationist Mark Angelo posing in Deer Lake Brook by Burnaby Village Museum, and Lorna Johnson, Gordie Cook, and Jack McAfee enjoying Fraser Foreshore Park by the Fraser River.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Creeks; Geographic Features - Rivers; Geographic Features - Parks

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2800-1 and 535-2800-2: "Mark Angelo, of BCIT, who's made it his mission to save and preserve Burnaby's rivers and creeks, says he's particularly proud of Deer Lake Brook, as it babbles through Burnaby Village Museum, on its way to Burnaby Lake."; Caption from metadata for 535-2800-3: "Lorna Johnson hits a tennis ball out into the Fraser River at Fraser Foreshore Park, to her dog, Keiko."; Caption from metadata for 535-2800-4: "Gordie Cook and Jack McAfee shoot the breeze and enjoy the sunshine along the Fraser River, at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby."