"Officials" found 195 records

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1152 Bby Brian B / Bby. 1 88%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Glen Clark with Mel Swope, May 1, 1996 thumbnail

Glen Scott, Brian Simpson and Doug Drummond

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80707

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 26, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Glen Scott (left) of the Royal Canadian Legion, branch 83, Brian Simpson (right) of branch 148, with Mayor Doug Drummond holding poppies and a donation can.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 26, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0973

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Glen Scott (left) of the Royal Canadian Legion, branch 83, Brian Simpson (right) of branch 148, with Mayor Doug Drummond holding poppies and a donation can.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"; Scott, Glen; Simpson, Brian

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "2421 Bby Mario / 53% Bby p. 4"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Glen Scott, Brian Simpson and Doug Drummond, October 26, 1997 thumbnail

Greg Halsey-Brandt

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1995 and 1998]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the mayor of Richmond, Greg Halsey-Brandt.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1995 and 1998]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1492

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of the mayor of Richmond, Greg Halsey-Brandt.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Halsey-Brandt, Greg

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Halsey-Brandt"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Greg Halsey-Brandt"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Greg Halsey-Brandt, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 11

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory512

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1979-1990

Length: 00:09:05

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings

Date Range: 1979-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:09:05

Names: Copeland, William J; Lewarne, William A. "Bill"

Subjects: Officials - Aldermen and Councillors; Planning; Elections

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track eleven of interview with Don Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%2011.mp3

Interview with Lee Rankin by Kathy Bossort December 2, 2015 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1963-2009

Length: 0:10:40

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Lee Rankin talking about why he chose a career in politics and what kept him interested being a Burnaby councillor for 22 years. He tells the story about the land swap that he helped engineer with the School Board that enabled the building of the new Burnaby S…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Lee Rankin talking about why he chose a career in politics and what kept him interested being a Burnaby councillor for 22 years. He tells the story about the land swap that he helped engineer with the School Board that enabled the building of the new Burnaby South Secondary School. He relates that this experience in the late 1980s would become key in finding a resolution for the City/SFU dispute. He talks about the positions held by the university and the City over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain. Rezoning for Discovery Park and the 1964 Simon Fraser Townsite Master Plan (1964) are discussed.

Date Range: 1963-2009

Length: 0:10:40

Names: Simon Fraser University; Burnaby School Disctrict no. 41; Burnaby South High School

Subjects: Education; Officials - Aldermen and Councillors

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: December 2, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Lee Rankin conducted by Kathy Bossort. Lee Rankin was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Lee Rankin’s involvement in finding a resolution to the dispute between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain. He talks about the origin of the dispute, the positions taken by the two sides, the key people who brought about a resolution, and the main features of the agreement between the City, SFU and the province of BC. He talks about how the agreement met SFU’s goals, fostered trust between the City and university, and removed uncertainty from protecting parkland on Burnaby Mountain.

Biographical Notes: Lee Rankin was born in 1953 in Vancouver. He attended SFU 1973-78, completing his BA degree in 1985. He earned his law degree at UBC in 1988, was called to the Bar in 1989, and practiced in immigration and refugee law. Lee has lived in Burnaby since 1976 and was a member of Burnaby Council for 22 years, from 1983-1999 and 2002-2008. His particular interests as a Councillor were in community planning, housing and environment. Among other duties and accomplishments as Councillor, Lee served as chair of the Simon Fraser Liaison Committee and was involved in the negotiations with the province and SFU that resulted in the university returning more than 800 acres of land to the City, which was dedicated as part of the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He has also served on the GVRD, volunteers as a coach for team sports in Burnaby, and has served on numerous community and business associations and committees. Lee is married to Ragini Venkat Rankin and has one son Henry.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:50:35

Interviewee Name: Rankin, Lee A.

Interview Location: Lee Rankin's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Lee Rankin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-014/MSS196-014_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan by Kathy Bossort January 28, 2016 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1977-2015

Length: 0:06:12

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Mayor Corrigan talking about his political career, in particular what sparked his interest to run for municipal office for the first time in 1979. He talks about being involved in the protest against a proposed development in a forested park called “The Peanut…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Mayor Corrigan talking about his political career, in particular what sparked his interest to run for municipal office for the first time in 1979. He talks about being involved in the protest against a proposed development in a forested park called “The Peanut” [Simon Fraser Hills Park] in the Stoney Creek neighbourhood. He talks about the rebuilding of the Burnaby Citizens Association, and running for council several times before being elected in 1987.

Date Range: 1977-2015

Length: 0:06:12

Names: Simon Fraser Hills Park; Burnaby Citizens Association

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Elections; Officials - Aldermen and Councillors

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; Stoney Creek

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: January 28, 2016

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan conducted by Kathy Bossort. Derek Corrigan was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mayor Corrigan talking about the history and value of protecting the environment and green space in Burnaby, and the different positions held by the City and SFU about land use and control on Burnaby Mountain between 1964 and 1995. He talks about the increasing awareness that a solution needed to be found that gave certainty to the protection of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain. Mayor Corrigan also talks about what conservation means to him, the role that the Centennial Pavilion area plays on Burnaby Mountain, and the future for the urban forest on Burnaby Mountain. Other topics include his childhood, education, formative events in his life, and his career in politics.

Biographical Notes: Derek Corrigan was born and grew up in Vancouver. He attended a number of elementary schools in East Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Elementary School (Gr. 4-7) and Sir Charles Tupper High School. He attended UBC, majoring in philosophy and political science, and after travel in Europe, successfully applied to enter law school without completing his bachelors degree. He graduated in 1977, articled with Jim Lorimer in Burnaby and was called to the bar in 1978. In 1977 Derek Corrigan and his wife Kathy moved to Burnaby, first to the Stoney Creek neighborhood and then to a home on the South Slope where they raised their family of four children. Derek Corrigan first ran for Burnaby Council in 1979 with the Burnaby Citizens Association, and after three more tries was elected to council in 1987. He has served Burnaby for 28 years, first as a councillor and then as mayor since 2002. During his career he has served on many committees at the local, regional and national levels.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 1:31:24

Interviewee Name: Corrigan, Derek

Interview Location: Mayor’s office at Burnaby City Hall

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-018/MSS196-018_Track_3.mp3

Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 7

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1956-1990

Length: 00:07:05

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s political career and his volunteer work with Cliff Avenue soccer, the Burnaby Mental Health Association, the library board, and the New Vista Society. He talks about his association with Alan Emmott and the founding of the Better Burnaby Commi…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s political career and his volunteer work with Cliff Avenue soccer, the Burnaby Mental Health Association, the library board, and the New Vista Society. He talks about his association with Alan Emmott and the founding of the Better Burnaby Committee (BBC), his election to Burnaby Council in 1972 with BVA, and his membership in and work for the federal NDP

Date Range: 1956-1990

Photo Info: Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263

Length: 00:07:05

Names: Emmott, Alan H

Subjects: Persons - Volunteers; Officials - Aldermen and Councillors

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: March 19, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.

Total Tracks: 11

Total Length: 1:31:44

Interviewee Name: Gordon, Merrill

Interview Location: unknown

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track seven of interview with Merrill Gordon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-020/MSS187-020_Track_7.mp3

Interview with Richard Liu

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20283

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced…

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Richard Liu Location of Interview: Love farmhouse at Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: September 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:33:33 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto three separate audio tracks, edited and merged together into one track and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced out by the communist regime in the early ‘50s and their experiences immigrating to Hong Kong, Europe and Canada. 00:26:40 - 00:32:59 Richard talks about his parents’ experiences living in Toronto, Victoria and Burnaby and shares some of his father’s business accomplishments including establishing the first direct flight to Beijing in 1987 and the first sister city between China and Canada. 00:33:00 – 01:13:59 Richard talks about living in Burnaby and his educational experiences at Thomas More Collegiate. He recalls his experience of travelling to North Korea in 1988 and being a student at Peking University in Beijing during the student-led demonstrations in Tiananmen Square and the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. 01:14:00 – 01:26:16 Richard talks about his education and reflects on how his experiences in Beijing influenced his education and career choices including working in the Prime Minister’s office on trade missions to China and talks about the importance of leaning French. 01:26:17 – 01:48:35 Richard shares his memories and experiences of; being on the Canadian Paralympic Committee during the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in China, supporting Rick Hansen during his visit to China for the 25th anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour and working with Team Canada in China for the 2022 Olympic Games. 01:48:36 – 01:52:22 Richard talks about his life in Burnaby after moving back from China in 2014 and the changes he’s noticed since being away. Richard talks about his involvement with St. John Ambulance, his role as the Honorary Brigade Division President and his role as Heritage Commissioner for the City of Burnaby. 02:14:32 – 02:29:27 Richard talks about his investiture to the Order of Saint John in 2023 and reflects on the accomplishments of his great uncle Dr. Shin-Shu Liu (China’s first Ambassador to Canada). 02:29:28 – 02:32:59 In closing Richard imparts some words of wisdom for future generations.

History: Interviewee biography: Richard N. Liu was born in 1970 in Toronto and raised in British Columbia. Richard's family has distinguished Canada-China ties for three generations. His Great-Uncle, Dr. Liu Shih-shun, was China's first Ambassador to Canada in 1942 and his father, Dr. Liu Dun-ren, built relations in education, culture and tourism for three decades including establishing the first Twin Sister City between Canada and China with Victoria and Suzhou in 1980. Richard's maternal great-grandfather, Dr. Wu Han-chi (1872-1913) played an active role in uprisings that shaped the future of modern China, was an elected member of the lower house of the first formal parliament in 1913 and was assassinated on political grounds. Dr. Wu's daughter, Dr. Wu Chi-mei served Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was elected as a Guangzhou City Councillor and visited Vancouver in 1929 and 1932. After graduating from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Vancouver, Richard Liu moved to China to begin his studies at Peking University but in 1989, following the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre, he was evacuated from China and returned to Canada. While back in Canada, Liu completed a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia and in 1993, he returned to China to continue his Chinese studies at Peking University and continued to live in China for twenty years. In 2008, Richard worked as Team Canada’s Attaché for the Paralympic Summer Games that took place in Beijing. In 2014, Liu returned to Canada and made his home in Burnaby with his wife and two children. In 2022, Liu returned to Beijing to serve as Mission Staff member for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics. Richard has also played a leading role with the Terry Fox Run, Special Olympics and Rick Hansen's visit to Beijing in 2011. Liu’s areas of expertize include; public relations, diplomacy, major events organization and education. Liu works as an advisor in East Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and is a MA Candidate at Peking University. Richard founded the Canadian Alumni Network that connects over 16,000 alumni in China who’ve attended Canada's post-secondary institutions. Liu has been a commissioner with the City of Burnaby’s Heritage Commission (2018-2023) and sits on various boards advising companies and organizations on a variety of sectors pertaining to Asia. In 2019, Liu was appointed the Honorary Brigade Division President for St. John Ambulance and was among 13 UBC Alumni to be recognized and awarded the 2018-2019 UBC Alumni Builder Award “For his service, dedication, and contribution to UBC and its alumni community. For his long record of service fostering connections with alumni and students in Beijing and Asia as well as dedication to mentoring students in the Faculty of Arts.” On June 24 2023, Richard was formally invested into the Order of St. John, one of five national orders in the Canadian Honours System. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Migration; Officials; Education; Protests and Demonstrations; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Sports; Travel; Religions - Christianity

Names: Canadian Paralympic Committee; Chak, Dr. Po Tin; Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC; Liu, Richard N.; Liu, Dr. Dun-ren; Liu, Dr. Shih-Shun; Gigli, Beniamino; Hansen, Richard Marvin "Rick"; Olympic Games; Paralympic Games; Peking University; St. John Ambulance; St. Thomas More Collegiate; Tiananmen Square; University of British Columbia

Responsibility: Fong, Denise

Accession Code: BV023.16.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0017_006

Audio Tracks

Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0017_004.mp3

Jean Chretien

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79855

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 29, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Prime Minister Jean Chretien at Ballard Power Systems.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 29, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0541

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Prime Minister Jean Chretien at Ballard Power Systems.

Subjects: Officials - Prime Ministers

Names: Chretien, Jean

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "2880 Bby Mario / 100% Bby p. 13"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Jean Chretien

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80793

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 28, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12 x 17 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Prime Minister Jean Chretien during his campaign visit to Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 28, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12 x 17 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1049

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Prime Minister Jean Chretien during his campaign visit to Burnaby.

Subjects: Officials - Prime Ministers

Names: Chretien, Jean

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Burnaby"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Jean Chretien, December 28, 1997 thumbnail

Joan Sawicki

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79280

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 29, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Burnaby-Willingdon Joan Sawicki casting her vote.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 29, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 16.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0316

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Burnaby-Willingdon Joan Sawicki casting her vote.

Subjects: Officials

Names: Sawicki, Joan

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Ponne, Simone

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1418 Bby Simone 85% pg 3 Bby"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Jocelyn Tomkinson, Zahur Karim and Glen Clark

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80540

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 13, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Premier Glen Clark sitting on a bench with Zahur Karim beside Jocelyn Tomkinson in her wheelchair. Jocelyn and Zahur were chosen to the Pacific National Exhibition youth marketing council.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 13, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0818

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Premier Glen Clark sitting on a bench with Zahur Karim beside Jocelyn Tomkinson in her wheelchair. Jocelyn and Zahur were chosen to the Pacific National Exhibition youth marketing council.

Subjects: Officials - Premiers; Transportation - Wheelchairs

Names: Clark, Glen; Tomkinson, Jocelyn; Karim, Zahur

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption on verso of photograph reads: "17 year old Jocelyn Tomkinson of New Westminster and fellow Youth Council member Zahur Karim of Vancouver are congratulated by Premier Glen Clark on being chosen to the PNE's new Youth Marketing Council"; Scan is cropped

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Jocelyn Tomkinson, Zahur Karim and Glen Clark, July 13, 1997 thumbnail

John Stubbs, Lee Rankin and Dean Lamont

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78814

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 7, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 1995 Humanitarian of the Year award winners - Simon Fraser University (SFU) President John Stubbs, city councillor Lee Rankin and environmentalist Dean Lamont.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 7, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0131

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 1995 Humanitarian of the Year award winners - Simon Fraser University (SFU) President John Stubbs, city councillor Lee Rankin and environmentalist Dean Lamont.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Rankin, Lee A.; Lamont, Dean; Stubbs, John

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby - 30B"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

John Stubbs, Lee Rankin and Dean Lamont

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79864

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 31, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University (SFU) President John Stubbs, city councillor Lee Rankin and environmentalist Dean Lamont.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 31, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0550

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University (SFU) President John Stubbs, city councillor Lee Rankin and environmentalist Dean Lamont.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Stubbs, John; Rankin, Lee A.; Lamont, Dean

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby Bartel 30 A / Bby NW 4 41%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

John Stubbs, Lee Rankin and Dean Lamont, December 31, 1996 thumbnail

Judy St Denis with Brian Bonney

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79262

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 26, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby-Edmonds Liberal candidate Judy St Denis with her campaign manager Brian Bonney planning her campaign route.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 26, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0311

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby-Edmonds Liberal candidate Judy St Denis with her campaign manager Brian Bonney planning her campaign route.

Subjects: Officials

Names: St Denis, Judy; Bonney, Brian

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1356 Bby Mario / 88% Bby p 1"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Judy St Denis with Brian Bonney, May 26, 1996 thumbnail

Kevin Mahon, William McCarthy, Doug Drummond and Dan Johnston

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79293

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 19, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a presentation of a cheque from Adera Development Corporation to the Burnaby Hospital Foundation. The photograph includes Kevin Mahon, Adera president; Capital Campaign chairman William McCarthy; acting Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond; city councillor Dan Johnston.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 19, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0325

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of a presentation of a cheque from Adera Development Corporation to the Burnaby Hospital Foundation. The photograph includes Kevin Mahon, Adera president; Capital Campaign chairman William McCarthy; acting Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond; city councillor Dan Johnston.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Mahon, Kevin; McCarthy, William; Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"; Johnston, Dan

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Phillip Chin (Photographer At Large) 1996 / Studio (604)684-2446, Fax (604)685-4451"

Images

Kevin Mahon, William McCarthy, Doug Drummond and Dan Johnston, June 19, 1996 thumbnail

Lee Rankin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79365

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 17, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of councillor Lee Rankin, chair of Burnaby's housing committee outside a rental housing complex near the Patterson Skytrain station, west of Metrotown.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 17, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0353

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of councillor Lee Rankin, chair of Burnaby's housing committee outside a rental housing complex near the Patterson Skytrain station, west of Metrotown.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Buildings - Residential - Townhouses

Names: Rankin, Lee A.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Blissett, Rebecca

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and red ink on recto of photograph reads: "1840 B Bby Rebecca / Bby p8 76%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Lee Rankin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79560

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 13, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby acting mayor Lee Rankin standing next to a Recycling Works sculpture by local artist Evelyn Kingston, at Metrotown Centre.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 13, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0444

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby acting mayor Lee Rankin standing next to a Recycling Works sculpture by local artist Evelyn Kingston, at Metrotown Centre.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Arts - Sculptures

Names: Rankin, Lee A.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "GVRD launched Recycling Works simultaneously in four cities in the Greater Vancouver area. The attached photo is taken at Metrotown Centre. The sculpture, by local artist Evelyn Kingston, symbolizes that successful businesses recycle. (ID: Lee Rankin, Acting Mayor Burnaby)

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Mayor Bill Copeland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97046

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1987-1996]

Collection/Fonds: Mayor's Office fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 29 cm x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Studio portrait of Mayor William J. Copeland wearing the Chain of Office. Mayor William "Bill" Copeland served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1987-1996.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1987-1996]

Collection/Fonds: Mayor's Office fonds

Series: City Council and Council Committees series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 29 cm x 20 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 627-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2021-24

Scope and Content: Studio portrait of Mayor William J. Copeland wearing the Chain of Office. Mayor William "Bill" Copeland served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1987-1996.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Copeland, William J.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Johnathan Cruz Photography

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 2 prints of photograph accompanying: 1 black and white cropped print and 1 colour cropped print; Photographer stamp on bottom right corner of recto: "Jonathan Cruz Photography"; Note on verso in black ink reads: "William Copeland"

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Mayor Bill Copeland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97391

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992-2002

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 17 photographs (tiff) : b&w

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of or related to Mayor Bill Copeland from throughout his life and career (primarily 1992-1996) that were collected for a memorial feature. Photographs depict Copeland at Burnaby events acting as mayor at events and ceremonies, including: receiving the new city seal in 1992…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992-2002

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 17 photographs (tiff) : b&w

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2766

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of or related to Mayor Bill Copeland from throughout his life and career (primarily 1992-1996) that were collected for a memorial feature. Photographs depict Copeland at Burnaby events acting as mayor at events and ceremonies, including: receiving the new city seal in 1992; opening a new housing co-op on Bellwood Avenue; unveiling a plaque for Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles in Deer Lake Park; and cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Station Square Save-On-Foods and the aftermath of the roof collapse.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Government - Local Government; Events; Events - Openings

Names: Copeland, William J.; Brassington, Wayne; Harcourt, Mike

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-1: "Bill Copeland and former Burnaby fire chief Wayne Brassington are "arrested" at City Hall to raise money for the Cancer Society, in 1996."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-2: "Bill Copeland is presented with a "birthday cake" celebrating Burnaby's centennial, in 1992, by Rose Vaughan, 101."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-3: "Bill Copeland tries out the computer touch screen at the grand opening of the newly refurbished CW Parker Carousel, at Burnaby Village Museum in April, 1995."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-4: "Bill Copeland is presented with Burnaby's new city seal by former premier, Mike Harcourt, part of the city's centennial celebration, in 1992."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-6: "Mayor Bill and the late Rudy Spence toast Ellen Betts at a diner honoring her longtime volunteer service with the Burnaby Arts Council, in 1995."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-7: "Copeland is congratulated on his re-election as Mayor, in 1993."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-8: "Mayor Bill laces up to promote a fitness challenge at Burnaby City Hall, in 1994."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-9: "Mayor Bill helps work the phones to promote a Chamber of Commerce membership drive, in 1993."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-10: "Mayor Bill helps unveil a plaque honoring doctors Blythe and Violet Eagles, at Deer Lake Park, in 1994."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-11: "Mayor Bill opens a new housing co-op on Bellwood Ave., with help from Hedy Fry and former MLA, Barry Gray."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-12: "Mayor Bill Copeland briefs the media after the Save-On Foods collapse at Station Square."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-13: "Mayor Bill Copeland, Jim Pattison, and other local dignitaries, are all smiles at the official opening of the new Save-On Foods at Station Square. But shortly after the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the new store's roof collapsed."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-15: "Mayor Bill tries out a vegetarian plate at the City Hall cafeteria, in 1996."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-16: "Bill Copeland celebrates his victory in a water pistol "showdown" against rival mayor, the late Len Trabouley, from Port Coquitlam, in 1992."; Caption from metadata for 535-2766-17: "Even after he was confined to a wheelchair, following his illness, Bill Copeland continued to attend various city functions."

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