"Officials" found 192 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles W. MacSorley, Reeve of Burnaby from 1954 to 1957. He also served as a member of Council from 1946 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1964.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 3.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-925

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles W. MacSorley, Reeve of Burnaby from 1954 to 1957. He also served as a member of Council from 1946 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1964.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: MacSorley, Charles W.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Charles W. MacSorley

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960, published March 26, 1960

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 4.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles W. MacSorley when he was a Burnaby Councillor and president of the Union of BC Municipalities. Charles MacSorley was Reeve of Burnaby from 1954 to 1957. He also served as a member of Council from 1946 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1964.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960, published March 26, 1960

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 4.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-926

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles W. MacSorley when he was a Burnaby Councillor and president of the Union of BC Municipalities. Charles MacSorley was Reeve of Burnaby from 1954 to 1957. He also served as a member of Council from 1946 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1964.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: MacSorley, Charles W.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Charles W. MacSorley

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960, published September 21, 1960

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles W. MacSorley, Reeve of Burnaby from 1954 to 1957. He also served as a member of Council from 1946 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1964.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960, published September 21, 1960

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-927

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles W. MacSorley, Reeve of Burnaby from 1954 to 1957. He also served as a member of Council from 1946 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1964.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: MacSorley, Charles W.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Charles W. MacSorley

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1964]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles W. MacSorley, Reeve of Burnaby from 1954 to 1957. He also served as a member of Council from 1946 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1964.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1964]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-929

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles W. MacSorley, Reeve of Burnaby from 1954 to 1957. He also served as a member of Council from 1946 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1964.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: MacSorley, Charles W.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Dave Herd

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45190

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963, published April 15, 1966

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave (David M.) Herd taken when he was running for Council as a Burnaby Citizens' Association candidate. He was a member of the Parks Board from 1956 to 1961 and served on the Burnaby Council as a Burnaby Citizens’ Association candidate from 1964 to 1970. Later, from 1974 to 1981, he …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963, published April 15, 1966

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-086

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave (David M.) Herd taken when he was running for Council as a Burnaby Citizens' Association candidate. He was a member of the Parks Board from 1956 to 1961 and served on the Burnaby Council as a Burnaby Citizens’ Association candidate from 1964 to 1970. Later, from 1974 to 1981, he was a member of the Burnaby Hospital Board, eventually serving as its Chairman. In 1984, he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award to be bestowed by the Municipal government.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Herd, David M.; Burnaby Citizens Association; Freeman

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Dave Herd, 1963, published April 15, 1966 thumbnail

Dave Mercier

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1968]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Mercier, taken in a photographic studio. He was on the council from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor from 1979 to 1981.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1968]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1163

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Mercier, taken in a photographic studio. He was on the council from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor from 1979 to 1981.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Mercier, David M. "Dave"

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: LeBlanc, Don

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamps on verso of photograph reads: "RETURN TO LIBRARY" and "DO NOT USE / REFERENCE ONLY"; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 5454; Don LeBlanc was a photographer for Croton Studios Limited

Images

Dave Mercier

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46297

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1968 and 1971]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Mercier, a council member from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor from 1979 to 1981.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1968 and 1971]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1185

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Mercier, a council member from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor from 1979 to 1981.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Mercier, David M. "Dave"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "Dave Mercier"

Images

Dave Mercier, [between 1968 and 1971] thumbnail

Dave Mercier and Clara Macdonald

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1966] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Mercier and Clara Macdonald at a social function. Dave Mercier was on the council from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor of Burnaby from 1979 to 1981.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1966] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-394

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Mercier and Clara Macdonald at a social function. Dave Mercier was on the council from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor of Burnaby from 1979 to 1981.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Mercier, David M. "Dave"; Macdonald, Clara

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast; Copied from col. photograph

Images

Dave Mercier and Clara Macdonald, [1966] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Dave Mercier and his wife

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46293

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1968]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Mercier and his wife sitting inside at the Hastings Park racetrack in Vancouver, BC, reading over the racing form together. Dave Mercier was a council member from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor from 1979 to 1981.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1968]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1181

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Mercier and his wife sitting inside at the Hastings Park racetrack in Vancouver, BC, reading over the racing form together. Dave Mercier was a council member from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor from 1979 to 1981.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Recreational Activities

Names: Mercier, David M. "Dave"

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Symonds, John

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Social"

Images

Dave Mercier and his wife, [1968] thumbnail

Emmet J. Cafferky and Robert W. Prittie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46020

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Emmet J. Cafferky and Robert W. Prittie when they were running against each other for Mayor of Burnaby. Emmet J. Cafferky was a Burnaby Alderman from 1957 to 1958, and again from 1963 to 1966. Robert Prittie was a New Democrat Member of Parliament from Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 19…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-908

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Emmet J. Cafferky and Robert W. Prittie when they were running against each other for Mayor of Burnaby. Emmet J. Cafferky was a Burnaby Alderman from 1957 to 1958, and again from 1963 to 1966. Robert Prittie was a New Democrat Member of Parliament from Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968 and Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"; Cafferky, Emmet J.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Emmet J. Cafferky and Robert W. Prittie, 1968 thumbnail

Governor General presents the Silver Cross

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46308

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 3, 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener presenting the Silver Cross for Gallantry to Boy Scout Randall Annett of Burnaby for his attempt to save his younger brother from a fire earlier that year. In the background is the Governor General's Aid-de-camp Brigadier General E. G. Eakins in unifor…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 3, 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 20.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1196

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener presenting the Silver Cross for Gallantry to Boy Scout Randall Annett of Burnaby for his attempt to save his younger brother from a fire earlier that year. In the background is the Governor General's Aid-de-camp Brigadier General E. G. Eakins in uniform.

Subjects: Ceremonies - Awards; Officials - Governor Generals; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"; Annett, Randall; Boy Scouts of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Governor-General Roland Michener presents the silver cross for gallantry to Boy Scout Randall Annett of Burnaby for his attempt to save his younger brother from a fire earlier this year. Randall broke down a door, dragged his brother from the house and extinguished his burning clothes. The award is made to scouts who show considerable courage. In background is the governor-general's aid-de-camp Brig.-Gen. E. G. Eakins. The presentation was made during the governor-general's visit to Burnaby on Monday afternoon."

Images

Governor General presents the Silver Cross, December 3, 1968 thumbnail

Harry M. Evans

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45216

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968, published May 10, 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harry M. Evans, who became the Registrar at Simon Fraser University as of July 8, 1968, after he had spent 21 years as Registrar and Director of Examinations for the Provincial Ministry of Education.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968, published May 10, 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-112

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harry M. Evans, who became the Registrar at Simon Fraser University as of July 8, 1968, after he had spent 21 years as Registrar and Director of Examinations for the Provincial Ministry of Education.

Subjects: Officials

Names: Evans, Harry M.; Simon Fraser University; British Columbia Ministry of Education

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Strable, Roy P.; Jus-Rite Portrait Studio

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Harry M. Evans, 1968, published May 10, 1968 thumbnail

Hugh Ladner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36192

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1968

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lawyer Hugh Ladner, taken in a studio and used as an official council photograph. He was on the council from 1969 to 1972.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1968

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 231-022

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lawyer Hugh Ladner, taken in a studio and used as an official council photograph. He was on the council from 1969 to 1972.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Ladner, Hugh G.; Burnaby Voters Association

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: LeBlanc, Don

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 5114-1; Don LeBlanc was a photographer for Croton Studios Limited

Images

Hugh Ladner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45805

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1968 and 1972]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Voters Association Alderman Hugh Ladner with the "Ladnerettes", a group of performers, actually named the "Lionettes" from the Gai Praee supper club that were helping to promote him. They are all standing in a semi-circle, with their arms over eachother's shoulders, and wearin…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1968 and 1972]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-699

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Voters Association Alderman Hugh Ladner with the "Ladnerettes", a group of performers, actually named the "Lionettes" from the Gai Praee supper club that were helping to promote him. They are all standing in a semi-circle, with their arms over eachother's shoulders, and wearing costumes with white straw hats that read; "Ladner". Hugh Ladner has his hat in his hand, and is leaning into the center of the frame, smiling. The "Ladnerettes" are; Chris Prentice, Francine Lightfoot, Joan Mitchell, Wendy Baldock, Maggie Wills, Judy Miller, and Joan Ladner. Hugh Ladner served as Alderman from 1968 to 1972.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Ladner, Hugh G.; Burnaby Voters Association

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Symonds, John

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Hugh Ladner, [between 1968 and 1972] thumbnail

Inauguration of the water system at Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 16, 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Reeve Weart addressing a crowd gathered around the bandstand in Central Park for the inauguration of Burnaby Water Works. The Reeve is standing as he looks towards the crowd. Other men are seated in a semi-circle inside the bandstand. This was known as "Splash Day."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 16, 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-798

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Reeve Weart addressing a crowd gathered around the bandstand in Central Park for the inauguration of Burnaby Water Works. The Reeve is standing as he looks towards the crowd. Other men are seated in a semi-circle inside the bandstand. This was known as "Splash Day."

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Bandstands; Persons - Crowds; Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Public Services - Utilities; Public Services - Public Works; Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Names: Weart, R.W.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Annotation of back of postcard reads, "July 16 - 1912 / Inauguration of the water system at Burnaby"

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Inauguration of the water system at Burnaby, July 16, 1912 thumbnail

Interview with Kay Zimmerman by Rod Fowler [February] 1990 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory528

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1960-1987

Length: 00:07:50

Summary: This portion of the interview continues Kay Zimmerman’s description of the BVA and the election of councillors and then mayors from the party, Dave Mercier 1979-1981 and Bill Lewarne 1981-1987. She talks about resistance to paying for the road to SFU as a “local improvement”, Heritage Village as a …

1 image 1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview continues Kay Zimmerman’s description of the BVA and the election of councillors and then mayors from the party, Dave Mercier 1979-1981 and Bill Lewarne 1981-1987. She talks about resistance to paying for the road to SFU as a “local improvement”, Heritage Village as a Centennial Project, differing BVA support in north and south Burnaby, and Alan Emmott’s political career.

Date Range: 1960-1987

Photo Info: Kay Zimmerman, [1973]. Item no. 231-021

Length: 00:07:50

Names: Lewarne, William A. "Bill"; Emmott, Alan H; Mercier, David M "Dave"; Burnaby Voters Association; Simon Fraser University; Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Public Services - Municipal Services

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: [February] 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Kay Zimmerman, conducted by Rod Fowler. Kay Zimmerman 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 Kay Zimmerman’s political activities in Burnaby and her description of her Lochdale neighbourhood in the 1960s. She provides an excellent overview of the municipal political groups and important political issues in Burnaby from 1960 to 1980. She tells the story about an early and successful political action that convinced her that an individual can make a difference. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Kathleen “Kay” Zimmerman, her husband Gordon and their young son Rick moved to Burnaby from Vancouver in 1960 to a house on Curtis Avenue near Duthie Street (a second son Bruce was born in Burnaby). Kay Zimmerman worked 12 years at Royal Columbian Hospital in the admitting office, then 4 years (1974-1979) as special assistant to Senator Ray Perrault, followed by work as a judge on the Citizenship Court before retiring. Gordon Zimmerman worked at the Shell Refinery. A member of the Liberal Party and political activist before arriving in Burnaby, Kay Zimmerman continued her involvement in national and local politics. She campaigned for Ray Perrault during the Trudeau years, and was a founder and active member of the Burnaby Voters Association (BVA). Her political activities encompassed 30 years that saw major changes in Burnaby, including the building of SFU, creation of Heritage Village, an awakening environmental sensibility, and a dramatic increase in population and development in Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 10

Total Length: 01:04:36

Interviewee Name: Zimmerman, Kay

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

Kay Zimmerman, [1973]. Item no. 231-021 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Kay Zimmerman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-018/MSS187-018_Track_2.mp3

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

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory643

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

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory478

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.

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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

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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

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

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