"New Democratic Party" found 26 records

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "You mean we lost. M.P. Svend Robinson + R. Brown."; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "MP Svend Robinson and Rosemary Brown gasp at results."

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Rosemary Brown

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 2, 1981

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown taken when she was serving as the British Columbia New Democratic Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Edmonds. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Memb…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 2, 1981

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-041

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown taken when she was serving as the British Columbia New Democratic Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Edmonds. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Rosemary Brown/ B.C. NDP MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds/ (CP PHOTO) 4-2-81 (ho)"

Images

Rosemary Brown

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown taken when she was serving as the British Columbia New Democratic Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Edmonds. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Memb…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-042

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown taken when she was serving as the British Columbia New Democratic Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Edmonds. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Jim Lorimer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45954

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jim Lorimer who represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-848

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jim Lorimer who represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award to be bestowed by the Municipal government.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Lorimer, James G "Jim"; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Type-written note on verso of photograph reads: "Compliments / of / James Lorimer, M.L.A. / Burnaby-Willingdon"; Type-written note on verso of copy print reads: "James Lorimer / B.C. NDP MLA for Burnaby-Willingdon / (CP PHOTO) 4-2-81 (ho)"

Images

Rosemary Brown in a group

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 17, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with Jim Lorimer and two other unidentified men in suits. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 17, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-043

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with Jim Lorimer and two other unidentified men in suits. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; Lorimer, James G "Jim"; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Rosemary Brown in a group, September 17, 1980 thumbnail

Rosemary Brown and Svend Robinson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45150

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 19, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown congratulating fellow New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assemby Svend Robinson on his victory in wining the Burnaby riding. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 19, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-046

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown congratulating fellow New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assemby Svend Robinson on his victory in wining the Burnaby riding. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party; Robinson, Svend

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Rosemary Brown and Svend Robinson, February 19, 1980 thumbnail

Jim Lorimer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45963

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jim Lorimer speaking at a podium. He represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freem…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-858

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jim Lorimer speaking at a podium. He represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award to be bestowed by the Municipal government.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Lorimer, James G "Jim"; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Svend Robinson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46327

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party candidate Svend Robinson. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1215

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party candidate Svend Robinson. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Robinson, Svend; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Svend Robinson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46328

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party candidate Svend Robinson. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 13.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1216

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party candidate Svend Robinson. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Robinson, Svend; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Svend Robinson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46336

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 8, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson speaking into a microphone. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 8, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1224

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson speaking into a microphone. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Robinson, Svend; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "SVEND ROBINSON"

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Svend Robinson

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 4, 1980

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 New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson standing and speaking into a microphone. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 4, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1225

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson standing and speaking into a microphone. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Robinson, Svend; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "SVEND ROBINSON"

Images

Svend Robinson

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 8, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson speaking into a microphone. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 8, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1226

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson speaking into a microphone. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Robinson, Svend; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "SVEND ROBINSON"

Images

Rosemary Brown laughing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45144

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1979 and 1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with former BC premier Dave Barrett. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1979 and 1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-040

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with former BC premier Dave Barrett. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Rosemary Brown laughing, [between 1979 and 1981] thumbnail

Svend Robinson and Dave Mercier

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46318

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1979 and 1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby mayor Dave Mercier, an unidentified man, and Burnaby New Democratic party Member of Parliment Svend Robinson standing together, talking.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1979 and 1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1206

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby mayor Dave Mercier, an unidentified man, and Burnaby New Democratic party Member of Parliment Svend Robinson standing together, talking.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Robinson, Svend; Mercier, David M. "Dave"; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "'I'm going to live in OTTAWA - WITH SVEND' - [intelligible] Mayor Mercier"

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Svend Robinson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46335

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1979 and 1988]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1979 and 1988]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1223

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Robinson, Svend; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "SVEND ROBINSON (Bby)"

Images

Svend Robinson, [between 1979 and 1988] thumbnail

Democrat

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1972-1986

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of 75 issues of Democrat, a New Democratic Party (NDP) newspaper, collected by Harold Winch. Newspapers for each of 1973, 1974, and 1975 have been collected and bound in three separate portfolios.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Series: Harold E. Winch newspaper collection series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of 75 issues of Democrat, a New Democratic Party (NDP) newspaper, collected by Harold Winch. Newspapers for each of 1973, 1974, and 1975 have been collected and bound in three separate portfolios.

Names: New Democratic Party

Accession Code: BV013.12.35

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1972-1986

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Tommy Douglas material

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1962-1992]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records: ill. (some col.)

Scope and Content: File consists of a pocket calendar, a booklet and a cartoon. Pocket calendar, created by the NDP for the Burnaby-Richmond riding reads: "Tommy Douglas says Vote for Bob Prittie". Booklet entitled "The Ten Years" is an NDP News Convention Magazine for April 21 to 24, 1971. The printed colour cartoon…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1962-1992]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett political papers series

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records: ill. (some col.)

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS167-007

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: File consists of a pocket calendar, a booklet and a cartoon. Pocket calendar, created by the NDP for the Burnaby-Richmond riding reads: "Tommy Douglas says Vote for Bob Prittie". Booklet entitled "The Ten Years" is an NDP News Convention Magazine for April 21 to 24, 1971. The printed colour cartoon is entitled "Mouseland / a fable...as told by tommy douglas [sic]" and published by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1518.

Subjects: Events

Names: New Democratic Party; Douglas, Tommy; United Food and Commercial Workers "UFCW"

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on note accompanying file; Simnett political papers series

Interview with Hazel Simnett by Eric Damer October 27, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 2012

Length: 0:08:48

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's memories of political as well as social events. Hazel discusses Tommy Douglas and the redrawing of electoral districts. She also tells a story of the Astoria Hotel's neon lights. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's memories of political as well as social events. Hazel discusses Tommy Douglas and the redrawing of electoral districts. She also tells a story of the Astoria Hotel's neon lights. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.

Date Range: 2012

Photo Info: Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063.

Length: 0:08:48

Names: Douglas, Tommy

Subjects: Elections

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 27, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Hazel Simnett conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 27, 2012. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: political activism in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 and grew up looking up to her father Frederick Simnett who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. In 2006, Hazel Simnett won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:12

Interviewee Name: Simnett, Hazel

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

Images

Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Hazel Simnett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-024/MSS171-024_Track_4.mp3

Simnett political papers series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956-1998

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 7 files of textual records: ill. (some col.)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records related to CFF, Tommy Douglas, the Century Park Museum Association, Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission, NDP, and Elections BC.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956-1998

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett political papers series

Physical Description: 7 files of textual records: ill. (some col.)

Description Level: Series

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Series consists of records related to CFF, Tommy Douglas, the Century Park Museum Association, Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission, NDP, and Elections BC.

Subjects: Elections; Officials - Elected Officials; Government - Local Government; Government - Provincial Government

Names: Simnett, Hazel; Douglas, Tommy; Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission; Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Simnett political papers series

Interview with Don and Orville Jantzen by Eric Damer November 19, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory352

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1956-2012

Length: 0:05:19

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of going to supper clubs and participating in sports leagues. Don and Orville Jantzen discuss the Gai Paree Supper Club, the Chicken Coop (the beer parlour where Don's labour meetings were held) and curling at the Burnaby Winter Club.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Don Jantzen's memories of going to supper clubs and participating in sports leagues. Don and Orville Jantzen discuss the Gai Paree Supper Club, the Chicken Coop (the beer parlour where Don's labour meetings were held) and curling at the Burnaby Winter Club.

Date Range: 1956-2012

Photo Info: Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040.

Length: 0:05:19

Names: Gai Paree Supper Club

Subjects: Recreational Activities

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 19, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Don Jantzen and his brother Orville Jantzen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 19, 2012. Major themes discussed are: political activism and the trade union movement.

Biographical Notes: Don Jantzen came to Vancouver from the prairies following the war, found work, married, and settled in Burnaby in 1950. Through his work as a longshoreman, Don became active in the trade union movement (ILWU) and eventually became vice president of the Vancouver local. He was also active in politics, helping to launch the Burnaby Citizen’s Association in the early nineteen-fifties and working as campaign manager for candidates in both the provincial and the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Don has been a participant in local politics for many years as well as a supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Don's younger brother, Orville Jantzen, was born in Saskatchewan but grew up in South Vancouver. He is married with two children. Orville began his career as a salesman for a Burnaby bakery and remained in the food and beverage industry, working in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Since retiring, Orville has been engaged with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:30:32

Interviewee Name: Jantzen, Don; Jantzen, Orville

Interview Location: Interviewee's residence

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

Images

Don Jantzen, [198-]. Item no. 549-040. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Don and Orville Jantzen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-015/MSS171-015_Track_4.mp3

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Jim Lorimer

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Rosemary Brown in a group

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Rosemary Brown and Svend Robinson

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Jim Lorimer

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Svend Robinson

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Svend Robinson

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Svend Robinson

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Svend Robinson

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Svend Robinson

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Rosemary Brown laughing

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Svend Robinson and Dave Mercier

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Svend Robinson

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Democrat

Tommy Douglas material

Interview with Hazel Simnett by Eric Damer October 27, 2012 - Track 4

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Simnett political papers series

Interview with Don and Orville Jantzen by Eric Damer November 19, 2012 - Track 4

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