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Ernie Olson with Mayor Tom Constable

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46219
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 16, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson being congratulated by Mayor Tom Constable for receiving the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 16, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1107
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson being congratulated by Mayor Tom Constable for receiving the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Awards
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - Engineers
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Olson, Ernie
Constable, Thomas W. "Tom"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "ENGINEER TOPS ... Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson (right) accepts congratulations from Mayor Tom Constable after Olson was chosen as the winner of the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators. His computer-assisted mapping facility was judged the best entry in Canada. Along with the plaque, Olson received a cheque for $200."
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Interview with Les Francis by Eric Damer October 16, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory330
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1979-2012
Length
0:12:38
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the waterworks department and the changes he has noticed for present day workers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the waterworks department and the changes he has noticed for present day workers.
Date Range
1979-2012
Photo Info
Les Francis (far right) receiving a Burnaby Long Service Award at the Gai Paree Supper Club, 1964. Item no. 485-070.
Length
0:12:38
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Public Services - Public Works
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 16, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Les Francis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 16, 2012. Major theme discussed: the role of the municipal worker in the nineteen-thirties through the war years.
Biographical Notes
Les Francis was born in London, England, in 1914 and came with his family to Burnaby in 1919. Except for a few years away on special projects, Les has lived in Burnaby ever since. After attending Kingsway West Elementary and Burnaby South High Schools, Les joined the municipal work force. He first worked as a clerk in 1930 and later joined the Engineering Department where he spent his career maintaining and extending the municipal water system. Les Francis retired in 1979 as the City of Burnaby's Work's Superintendent.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:43:18
Interviewee Name
Francis, Les
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
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Les Francis

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Ernie Olson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46218
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1978]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1978]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1106
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Olson, Ernie
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby's Operation Identification

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45330
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976, published January 7, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal workers Bill Ramsay and Greg Finch putting up a sign in preparation for Burnaby's Operation Identification, which was "the largest single crime prevention policy of its kind in Canada" when "47 uniformed officers of the Burnaby detachment [joined] 47 Rotarians from the Burna…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976, published January 7, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-225
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal workers Bill Ramsay and Greg Finch putting up a sign in preparation for Burnaby's Operation Identification, which was "the largest single crime prevention policy of its kind in Canada" when "47 uniformed officers of the Burnaby detachment [joined] 47 Rotarians from the Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club and start door-to-door visits in 800 residences in South Burnaby. The teams [carried] electric engraving pens for marking all property susceptible to theft."
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Public Services - Policing
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby detachment of the RCMP has embarked on the largest single crime prevention policy of its kind in Canada. "Operation Identification" officially kicks off tonight when 47 uniformed officers of the Burnaby detachment will join with 47 Rotarians from the Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club and start door-to-door visits in 800 residences in South Burnaby. The teams will be carrying electric engraving pens for marking all property susceptible to theft. Municipal workers Bill Ramsay and Greg Finch are shown erecting one of the signs on Canada Way at 14th Avenue as "sidewalk superintendents" Sandra Finch and Corinne Williams look on."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
14th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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Parks and Recreation Commissioner Richard Smith leading a tour

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45417
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Richard Smith leading a tour of the proposed Fraser River foreshore park area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 19.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-312
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Richard Smith leading a tour of the proposed Fraser River foreshore park area.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Smith, Richard
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Fraser River
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Municipal Road Crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79439
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 23, 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 a municipal road crew resurfacing Boundary Road near Imperial Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 23, 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.
556-291
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a municipal road crew resurfacing Boundary Road near Imperial Street.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Construction - Road Construction
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ross, Martha
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Suncrest Area
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Engineering Department Truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79440
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October, 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 a District of Burnaby Engineering Department truck with the driver inside, parked on Cumberland Street near 17th Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October, 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.
556-292
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a District of Burnaby Engineering Department truck with the driver inside, parked on Cumberland Street near 17th Avenue.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Transportation - Trucks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ross, Martha
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
17th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Engineering Department Truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79441
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 16, 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 a District of Burnaby Engineering Department truck with the work crew inside, parked in Deer Lake Park at the east end of Deer Lake.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 16, 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.
556-293
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a District of Burnaby Engineering Department truck with the work crew inside, parked in Deer Lake Park at the east end of Deer Lake.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Transportation - Trucks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Norton, Paul
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
17th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Municipal Worker Mowing Lawn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79442
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 8, 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 of a Burnaby Municipal outside division worker mowing a lawn at Ocean View Memorial Park on Imperial Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 8, 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.
556-294
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby Municipal outside division worker mowing a lawn at Ocean View Memorial Park on Imperial Street.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Cemeteries
Names
Ocean View Burial Park
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ross, Martha
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Street Address
4000 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Suncrest Area
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Painter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79472
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 14, 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 a painter beside his truck parked at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Royal Oak Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 14, 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.
556-304
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a painter beside his truck parked at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Royal Oak Avenue.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Campbell, Peg
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Street Address
3789 Royal Oak Avenue
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Anthony Parr works beside an architectural model

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45415
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1974
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Municipal Planner Anthony L. Parr working beside an architectural model of the proposed North Burnaby comprehensive development.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1974
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-310
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Municipal Planner Anthony L. Parr working beside an architectural model of the proposed North Burnaby comprehensive development.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Parr, Anthony L.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby planner A.L. Parr works beside model of proposed North Burnaby comprehensive development."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Bob Prittie with Bryan Bacon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46036
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 15.5 x ; 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Prittie with Chief Librarian Bryan Bacon at "Burnaby's new public Library branch" Crest Neighbourhood Library. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served a…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 15.5 x ; 19.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-924
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Prittie with Chief Librarian Bryan Bacon at "Burnaby's new public Library branch" Crest Neighbourhood Library. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
Subjects
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Occupations - Civic Workers
Buildings - Civic - Libraries
Names
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Bacon, Bryan
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Whistler, Don
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie eyes an appropriate book, How to Avoid Unnecessary Surgery, following opening ceremonies at Burnaby's new public library branch Crest Nieghborhood [sic] Library in Crest Shopping Centre. At right is Chief Librarian Bryan Bacon. (see column item).
Geographic Access
10th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Dick Hardy's retirement party

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55598
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of six men standing in front of an orange curtain. The photograph was taken at the Gai Paree Supper Club on the occasion of Dick Hardy's retirement from the Municipality of Burnaby. From left to right, the men are: Bill Menzies (former Burnaby Fire Chief), Dick Hardy (retired…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Civil Service series
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-073
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of six men standing in front of an orange curtain. The photograph was taken at the Gai Paree Supper Club on the occasion of Dick Hardy's retirement from the Municipality of Burnaby. From left to right, the men are: Bill Menzies (former Burnaby Fire Chief), Dick Hardy (retired Tax Department Supervisor), Charlie Brown (former Municipal Clerk), Les Francis (Works Superintendent), Hughie Jeboult (former Purchasing Agent) and John Shaw (Municipal Clerk).
Subjects
Celebrations
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Hardy, Dick
Menzies, William "Bill"
Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"
Francis, Les
Jeboult, Hughie
Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
Gai Paree Supper Club
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "Taken at Dick Hardy's retirement party - 1973, at the Gai Paree Supper Club, Sperling Ave & Kingsway, Burnaby" and identifies the people in the photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
6669 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Armstrong, Lyle - Burnaby Planning Director

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58828
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lyle Armstrong, Burnaby Planning Director.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1289
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lyle Armstrong, Burnaby Planning Director.
Subjects
Public Services - Municipal Services
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Armstrong, Lyle
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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New voting machine and IBM voting card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45369
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1972
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the then new voting machine and IBM voting card being demonstrated by municipal clerical assistant Bruce Leche.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1972
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-264
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the then new voting machine and IBM voting card being demonstrated by municipal clerical assistant Bruce Leche.
Subjects
Elections
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Leche, Bruce
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Whistler, Don
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby municipal clerical assistant Bruce Leche demonstrates new voting machine and IBM voting card. A machine will be set up at each of Burnaby's 33 polling stations for the Municipal elections Saturday
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Bruce Leche

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45929
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1972]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal clerical assistant Bruce Leche.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1972]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-823
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal clerical assistant Bruce Leche.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Leche, Bruce
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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New voting machine and IBM voting card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56664
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1972
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the then new voting machine and IBM voting card being demonstrated by municipal clerical assistant Bruce Leche.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1972
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-051
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the then new voting machine and IBM voting card being demonstrated by municipal clerical assistant Bruce Leche.
Subjects
Elections
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Leche, Bruce
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Whistler, Don
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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John Shaw and Mayor Bob Prittie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55597
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Shaw (left) receiving a long service award pin from Mayor Bob Prittie (right). The photograph was taken at the Burnaby Long Service Awards ceremony held at the Astor Hotel in 1971. John Shaw had worked for Burnaby for 35 years.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Civil Service series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-072
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Shaw (left) receiving a long service award pin from Mayor Bob Prittie (right). The photograph was taken at the Burnaby Long Service Awards ceremony held at the Astor Hotel in 1971. John Shaw had worked for Burnaby for 35 years.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Awards
Occupations - Civic Workers
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Astor Hotel
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
LeBlanc, Don
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "Me & Mayor Bob Prittie / Astor Hotel / Long Service Awards / 1971"
Photographer's stamp on vrso
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 5830
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4561 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Burnaby Municipal Council

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55602
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is an official photograph of the Burnaby Municipal Council members, in the Council Chambers. From left to right (clockwise) around the table are: Hugh Ladner, Warren Clark, Jim Dailly, William Blair, Anthony Parr (Municipal Planner), Ted Ward (Deputy Municipal Clerk), Mayor Bob Prittie …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Civil Service series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-077
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph is an official photograph of the Burnaby Municipal Council members, in the Council Chambers. From left to right (clockwise) around the table are: Hugh Ladner, Warren Clark, Jim Dailly, William Blair, Anthony Parr (Municipal Planner), Ted Ward (Deputy Municipal Clerk), Mayor Bob Prittie (at the back), John Shaw (Municipal Clerk), Mel Shelley (Municipal Manager), George H.F. McLean, Dave Mercier, Alan Emmott, and Doug Drummond.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Ladner, Hugh G.
Clark, Warren R.
Dailly, James
Blair, William A.
Parr, Anthony L.
Ward, Ted
Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Shelley, Melvin
McLean, George H.F.
Mercier, David M. "Dave"
Emmott, Alan H.
Drummond, John D. "Doug"
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
LeBlanc, Don
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "1971 Council Corporation of Burnaby" and identifies the members of council
Photographer's stamp on verso
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 7143
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

City employees in costume

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
20 July 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 Corporation of the District of Burnaby staff dressed in pioneer costumes outside the Burnaby Municipal Hall. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee coordinator, Mary Trainer is at bottom left, holding a BC Centennial flag. Staff dressed in pioneer costumes to mark British Columbia's one hun…
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 Corporation of the District of Burnaby staff dressed in pioneer costumes outside the Burnaby Municipal Hall. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee coordinator, Mary Trainer is at bottom left, holding a BC Centennial flag. Staff dressed in pioneer costumes to mark British Columbia's one hundred years of confederation.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Celebrations - Centennials
Names
Trainer, Mary
Accession Code
BV005.54.288
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
20 July 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 24, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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