"Motorcycles" found 69 records

motorcycle

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV982.7.1

10 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV982.7.1

Description: Motorcycle, made by the Canadian Cycle and Motor Co. (CCM). It was manufactured ca 1911, and it is identified as a Model 10. The serial number on engine is, M.T. 11098. The motorcycle has a bicycle style tubular, metal frame. The engine and fuel tank are mounted inside the frame. A leather link chain runs from the engine pulley to a large drive pulley on the rear wheel. The motorcycle is equipped with bicycle style pedals as well as the engine.

Object History: Original owner's name found on bicycle by CCI staff in Ottawa. Last licenced 1923. That owner died in a car accident in 1924.

Maker: Canada Cycle and Motor Company Limited

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: Ontario

Site/City Made: Weston

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Motorcycles

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motorcycle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16270

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV982.7.2

10 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV982.7.2

Description: English manufactured, "New Hudson" model, light motorcycle. Built ca 1947. The motorcycle has a light bicycle type, tubular frame with the engine munted inside the frame. The motorcycle is black with red trim. There is a set of bicycle pedals at the bottom of the frame.

Country Made: England

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Motorcycles

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Motorcyclists

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79498

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July, 1976

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 motorcyclists in traffic on Lougheed Highway.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July, 1976

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.: 556-328

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows motorcyclists in traffic on Lougheed Highway.

Subjects: Transportation - Motorcycles

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Gardiner, Robert

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Lougheed Highway

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Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Forster

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34969

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Forster in a motorcycle and sidecar at Nelson Avenue and Clinton Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Forster family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 168-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-17

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Forster in a motorcycle and sidecar at Nelson Avenue and Clinton Street.

Subjects: Transportation - Motorcycles

Names: Forster, Wilson

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Nelson Avenue; Clinton Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

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Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Forster, [1912] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Pocket bike

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96131

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Doug Beckett posing with a "pocket bike" in the trunk of his car. The "pocket bike" is a scaled-down copy of a Ducati motorcycle.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1828

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Doug Beckett posing with a "pocket bike" in the trunk of his car. The "pocket bike" is a scaled-down copy of a Ducati motorcycle.

Subjects: Transportation - Motorcycles; Recreational Activities

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Doug Beckett's racing motorcycle is so small, it fits in the trunk of his car. He races "pocket bikes" like this one, a scaled-down copy of a Ducati with a nine horsepower, liquid cooled engine that's capable of reaching 80 mph."

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Robert Henderson on motorcycle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2868

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1917]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : tiff

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Policeman Constable Robert Henderson on an "Excelsior" motorcycle in front of the old stables at the Edmonds Municipal Hall.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : tiff

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Policeman Constable Robert Henderson on an "Excelsior" motorcycle in front of the old stables at the Edmonds Municipal Hall.

History: Robert Henderson was a member of the Burnaby Municipal Police from 1910 to an unknown date. There is also an image of him riding a motorcycle and he appears in a number of group photos. The first motorcycles used by the Burnaby Police were three "Excelsiors". They were replaced in a short time by Harley Davidson's. From Policing in Burnaby thesis in Reference library.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Transportation - Motorcycles

Names: Henderson, Robert "Bob"

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV008.46.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1917]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Colour photocopy accompanying

Images

Robert Henderson on motorcycle, [1917] thumbnail

Robert Vannerus

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10423

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1958

Collection/Fonds: Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 10.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Burnaby Auxillary Police officer Robert Vannerus in his Burnaby Police uniform. He is wearing a white motorcycle helmet.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 10.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Burnaby Auxillary Police officer Robert Vannerus in his Burnaby Police uniform. He is wearing a white motorcycle helmet.

Subjects: Transportation - Motorcycles

Names: Vannerus, Robert Stanley; Burnaby Municipal Police

Accession Code: BV010.4.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1958

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Robert Vannerus on motorcycle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10422

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1960 and 1961]

Collection/Fonds: Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Auxillary Police officer Robert Vannerus seated on a police motorcycle.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Auxillary Police officer Robert Vannerus seated on a police motorcycle.

Subjects: Transportation - Motorcycles

Names: Vannerus, Robert Stanley

Accession Code: BV010.4.18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1960 and 1961]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Robert Vannerus on motorcycle, [between 1960 and 1961] thumbnail

Sweet Freedom Recreation Ltd.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79243

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 24, 1976

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 Sweet Freedom Recreation Ltd., a motorcycle dealer at 7031 and 7025 Kingsway.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 24, 1976

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.: 556-220

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Sweet Freedom Recreation Ltd., a motorcycle dealer at 7031 and 7025 Kingsway.

Subjects: Transportation - Motorcycles

Names: Sweet Freedom Recreation Limited

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Born, A. J.

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7031 Kingsway; 7025 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Richmond Park Area

Images

Sweet Freedom Recreation Ltd., September 24, 1976 thumbnail

Theodore Olaf Brue with his dog Pal

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1943 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Theodore Olaf Brue on his British Columbia Provincial Police motorcycle with his dog Pal sitting in the sidecar, wearing sunglasses. Theodore Brue would sometimes take Pal along in the sidecar while on patrol in Richmond.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Theodore Olaf Brue on his British Columbia Provincial Police motorcycle with his dog Pal sitting in the sidecar, wearing sunglasses. Theodore Brue would sometimes take Pal along in the sidecar while on patrol in Richmond.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Clothing - Uniforms; Animals - Dogs; Transportation - Motorcycles

Names: Brue, Theodore Olaf; British Columbia Provincial Police

Accession Code: BV001.25.73

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1943 (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Theodore Olaf Brue with his dog Pal, 1943 (date of original) thumbnail

Pioneer tales of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1987

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

1 image 1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 096928280x

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

Contributor: Sone, Michael

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Corporation of the District of Burnaby

Publication Date: c1987

Physical Description: 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Inscription: "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page

Library Subject (LOC): Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby; Frontier and pioneer life; Biography

Object History: Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.

Notes: "Editor Michael Sone".; Includes index.; 4 copies held: copy 4

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Digital Books

Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: 1976; c1975

Call Number: 971.133 MCG COPY 4

1 digital book

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

Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1994

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282826

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

Edition: Rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

Digital Books

Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Publication Date: 2020

Call Number: 371 CAR

1 image 1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 978-0-9781979-2-6

Call Number: 371 CAR

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby

Subjects: Education

Notes: "Includes index"; A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.; The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.

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Digital Books

Hats Off Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95782

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 10 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the annual Hats Off Day celebration in Burnaby Heights. The photographs depict people participating in the parade, including: the Alpha Secondary School band; the SFU Pipe band; a collection of motorcycles; a fiddler on a unicycle; and protestors wearing gas masks and w…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 10 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-1614

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the annual Hats Off Day celebration in Burnaby Heights. The photographs depict people participating in the parade, including: the Alpha Secondary School band; the SFU Pipe band; a collection of motorcycles; a fiddler on a unicycle; and protestors wearing gas masks and walking alongside Chevron's float in the parade. The photographs also show local residents attending the parade and a nearby business, Kea's Meats, running a pig roast.

Subjects: Events - Parades

Names: Simon Fraser University Pipe Band; Alpha Secondary School; Chevron Corporation

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-1614-1: "Alpha Secondary School band performs during the street fair following the parade."; Caption from metadata for 535-1614-2: "Kevin Charpentier, 5, shows off his decorated bike."; Caption from metadata for 535-1614-4: "Peter Podogiros bastes the pigs in front of Kea's Meats."; Caption from metadata for 535-1614-5: "Residents upset with recent problems at the Chevron refinery, marched alongside the oil company's float, wearing gas masks and protective jump suits."; Caption from metadata for 535-1614-8: "Al Perreault and his son, Joshua, 3, are ready for the day's bright sunshine."; Caption from metadata for 535-1614-9: "Joanna and Angela Yang settle in to watch the parade."; Caption from metadata for 535-1614-10: "a unicylist who fiddles, or a fiddler who unicycles?"

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Motocycles on East side of Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport30690

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 23609

Meeting Date: 28-Jun-1971

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 43

Item No.: 2

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 23609

Meeting Date: 28-Jun-1971

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 43

Item No.: 2

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

Documents

Report 23609

28-Jun-1971 Meeting Minutes

Interview with George Hollinger by Eric Damer November 22, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory344

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1952-1975

Length: 0:09:04

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's memories of how he came to live in Burnaby. He discusses racing at the Digney Speedway and other racetracks in the lower mainland.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's memories of how he came to live in Burnaby. He discusses racing at the Digney Speedway and other racetracks in the lower mainland.

Date Range: 1952-1975

Length: 0:09:04

Names: Digney Speedway

Subjects: Sports - Automobile Racing

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 22, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with George Hollinger conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: car and motorcycle racing.

Biographical Notes: George Hollinger was born in 1930 in Montreal. After serving in the Navy in World War II, George bought his first motorcycle in Montreal. He spent the next seven years travelling by motorcycle throughout Canada, the United States, and the eastern part of Mexico. He built and tuned various engines that won championships in both Western Canada and the United States of America. George came to the Burnaby area for the first time in 1952 to experience Burnaby’s quarter-mile dirt track, Digney Speedway. Years later he got married and bought a house. After retiring from motorsports in 1975, George picked up hockey.

Total Tracks: 2

Total Length: 0:20:12

Interviewee Name: Hollinger, George

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with George Hollinger

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-013/MSS171-013_Track_1.mp3

Interview with George Hollinger by Eric Damer November 22, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory345

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1952-2012

Length: 0:11:08

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's recreational activities. He discusses the activities that he took part in during his early days in Burnaby, including shooting, hunting and going to taverns. He also mentions playing hockey which he continues to do to this day.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's recreational activities. He discusses the activities that he took part in during his early days in Burnaby, including shooting, hunting and going to taverns. He also mentions playing hockey which he continues to do to this day.

Date Range: 1952-2012

Length: 0:11:08

Subjects: Recreational Activities

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 22, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with George Hollinger conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: car and motorcycle racing.

Biographical Notes: George Hollinger was born in 1930 in Montreal. After serving in the Navy in World War II, George bought his first motorcycle in Montreal. He spent the next seven years travelling by motorcycle throughout Canada, the United States, and the eastern part of Mexico. He built and tuned various engines that won championships in both Western Canada and the United States of America. George came to the Burnaby area for the first time in 1952 to experience Burnaby’s quarter-mile dirt track, Digney Speedway. Years later he got married and bought a house. After retiring from motorsports in 1975, George picked up hockey.

Total Tracks: 2

Total Length: 0:20:12

Interviewee Name: Hollinger, George

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.