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CPA Conference - Australia

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3704
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1970
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with provincial representatives at the Sixteenth Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference in Canberra, Australia.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with provincial representatives at the Sixteenth Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference in Canberra, Australia.
Subjects
Government
Government - Provincial Government
Organizations
Rights - Human Rights
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Accession Code
BV013.12.61
Date
1970
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See photographs BV013.12.71 and BV013.12.78, and textual record BV013.12.82.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
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Donald Copan collection

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3618
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records + 3 architectural drawings + 17 photographs + 1 scrapbook album (727 photographs + ephemera)
Scope and Content
Collection consists of material collected and created by Donald Copan while he was an active member of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee and as founding President of the Century Park Museum Association. The fonds includes a scrabpook album of photographs and ephemera documenting the Burnaby Cent…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records + 3 architectural drawings + 17 photographs + 1 scrapbook album (727 photographs + ephemera)
Scope and Content
Collection consists of material collected and created by Donald Copan while he was an active member of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee and as founding President of the Century Park Museum Association. The fonds includes a scrabpook album of photographs and ephemera documenting the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee's involvement in celebrating British Columbia's Centenary of Confederation between January and December 1971 including Burnaby's Commemorative Project - Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum); plans and reports regarding the creation of Heritage Village and a small collection of records regarding British Columbia Summer Games that Burnaby hosted in 1984 and 1997 as well as a small collection of photographs of a wedding taking place at Willingdon Heights United Church. Fonds is arranged into three series: 1) Copan album series 2) Heritage Village project series 3) Copan family photograph series 4) B.C. Summer Games series
History
Donald "Don" A. Copan was born in Victoria B.C. in 1928 and moved with his family to East Vancouver in the mid nineteen thirties. Don graduated from Britannia High School in the nineteen forties and graduated from the BC Provincial Normal School in 1948. In 1952, Don married Barbara Thomson. The couple moved to Highlawn Drive in 1954 where they raised their two sons Angus and Todd. Don and his family were active members of the Willingdon Heights United Church. Don's teaching career began at Westridge Elementary School. He worked in Burnaby as an educator, including serving as the Principal of Twelfth Avenue Elementary School and retired from teaching in 1983. He served on the 1958 and 1971 Burnaby Centennial Committees and was the founding President of the Century Park Museum Association (the non-profit society that operated the Heritage Village Museum from 1971 to 1989, now Burnaby Village Museum). Don served on the Executive of the Century Park Museum Association (CPMA) every year of the organization's existence. Don's wife Barbara Copan was also active in the CPMA, as a volunteer with a focus on the gift shop. In 1982, Don became Burnaby's first "Citizen of the Year" and was awarded the Kushiro cup for his volunteerism. Don was also involved in many other community organizations in the 1970s, including serving as President of the Burnaby Region, Boy Scouts (1975), and as a community resource person of the Board of Burnaby Big Brothers Association. He was Chairman of the Burnaby Family Court for seven years and Chairman of the Lower Mainland Family Court Committee for four years. He was also President of the Burnaby Teachers' Association circa 1974. Barbara Copan died in October 2017 and Don died in June 2020.
Responsibility
Copan, Donald Angus "Don"
Accession Code
BV005.54
BV021.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1971
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Related Material
Donald Wrigley fonds; Century Park Museum Association fonds; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Ephemera from scrapbook is described separately with the Burnaby Village Museum Artifacts collection
Some photographs have been "Closed" due to poor quality and duplication in content
For other records regarding the history of Heritage Village Museum see also: Century Park Museum Association fonds; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection and Burnaby Village Museum fonds
See also B.C. Summer Games artifacts BV021.4.1 to BV021.4.12 & BV021.4.21; BV021.4.25; BV021.4.26
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Doreen Lawson fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58356
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1950-2002
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
18 cm of textual records + approx. 1000 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records created and received by Doreen Lawson during her career as Parks Commissioner (1965-1971), Burnaby City Council member (1972-1985, 1990-1999) and environmental advocate following her retirement from Council in 1999. Records include election campaign materials, congratulat…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1950-2002
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
18 cm of textual records + approx. 1000 photographs
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2003-30
2015-15
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records created and received by Doreen Lawson during her career as Parks Commissioner (1965-1971), Burnaby City Council member (1972-1985, 1990-1999) and environmental advocate following her retirement from Council in 1999. Records include election campaign materials, congratulatory letters and correspondence, community speeches and slideshow presentations regarding the conservation of Burnaby Lake, the administrative papers of the Burnaby Centennial Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society, and photographs of Burnaby waterways and wildlife.
History
Doreen Anne Fowler Lawson was born July 8, 1928, to Eva Barnhill and Leonard Fowler. Her parents met in Alberta but decided to move to Vancouver where they got married and Doreen was born. The family moved to the north side of Claude Avenue in Burnaby when Doreen was a few months old. In 1931, they moved to a house with an acre of land directly across the street from their first house.
When Doreen was six, her family moved to Collingwood, Vancouver, near where her father grew up. This is where her brother Ron was born. The family moved again to County Line in Langley Prairie in 1944, which is where Doreen met Edward Lawson, her future husband. Soon after, they moved to a seven-acre plot in Burquitlam. Ed and Doreen Lawson’s eldest daughter, Linda, was born in 1954. Their second daughter, Wendy, was born in 1959 and their youngest, Lisa, was born in 1961. They lived in the Brentwood area, where all three daughters attended Brentwood Elementary School. Linda went on to Alpha Secondary School.
In 1945, Doreen began her first of several office jobs, and in the early 1950s she became the first woman to be elected into a vice-president position within the BC Trade Union Congress (now the BC Federation of Labour).
Doreen Lawson had a long and prolific political career, starting as Parks Commissioner in 1965, and serving as its chair from 1969 to 1971. She was instrumental in the selection and promotion of the rhododendron as the official flower of Burnaby in 1966. In 1971, she was elected to Burnaby City Council and, in 1972, Doreen proposed that Council take action to declare Burnaby Lake a wildlife sanctuary. After a 10-year campaign, she was able to convince Council to declare the park “a nature conservation area.” She put forward a policy of preservation for creeks and streams, as well as a proposal to preserve trees in subdivisions, both of which were adopted by Council. Doreen continued to serve on Council until 1985, during which time she initiated and chaired the Burnaby Information Committee, which designed the present Burnaby logo (and official flower pins) and established the Information Burnaby Newsletter. In 1979 Doreen Lawson won Vancouver Natural History Society’s Frank Sanford Award.
In 1984, Doreen was elected the first woman president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Doreen ran as a BC Liberal Party candidate in the new Federal Riding of Burnaby in 1979, and from 1985 to 1987, she served as the Executive Director of the British Columbia Liberal Party. As the B.C. Liberal Party Executive Director, her major responsibility was to work with both the Federal and Provincial Associations in implementing riding organizations and fundraising programs in preparation for election time. In the 1980s, Doreen was an active guest lecturer at Burnaby Elementary and High Schools as well as at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Doreen was active in a variety of community clubs and organizations including: the Burnaby Library Board; Greater Vancouver Spinners and Weavers Guild; and Vancouver Natural History Society. She was an executive member of the Burnaby-New Westminster Canada Summer Games; the Burnaby Division of the United Way; Information Burnaby Committee; and the Brentwood Parent Teachers Association; as well as serving as the President of the Burnaby Voters Association from 1988-1990.
In 1990, Doreen was elected back to Burnaby Council and put forward the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake which she saw completed before her final year on Council in 1999. Doreen continued to be a strong environmental advocate for the protection and rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake after she retired from council.
Doreen Lawson died October 11, 2003.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
MSS071, photo catalogue 605, photo catalogue 618
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Eleanor Galbraith Girl Guide scrapbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4585
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1962-2005 (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (1 digital file : (pdf) + 32 photographs : col. (tiffs) + 32 photographs) + 1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook that was created by Eleanor Galbraith during her involvement with the Burnaby Heights Division of Girl Guides. Records that were retained include: 123 "Long Service Certificate(s)" awarded to Eleanor Galbraith (Feb. 10, 1965; March 4, 1986); a letter in recog…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (1 digital file : (pdf) + 32 photographs : col. (tiffs) + 32 photographs) + 1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook that was created by Eleanor Galbraith during her involvement with the Burnaby Heights Division of Girl Guides. Records that were retained include: 123 "Long Service Certificate(s)" awarded to Eleanor Galbraith (Feb. 10, 1965; March 4, 1986); a letter in recognition and receipt of an award for "50 Years of Service" (April 5, 2005); a "9th Annual Meeting" programme hosted by Burnaby Imperial Division; a warrant card for Miss Eleanor Galbraith of 12th Burnaby Company; a Girl Guides of Canada warrant for Miss Eleanor Galbraith to act as "District Commissioner" (September 28, 1965); an Appointment Warrant card for Miss Eleanor Galbraith for authorization to act as "Deputy Division / Commissioner of Burnaby Heights / B.C. Council" and letter of congratulations; a thank you letter to Eleanor Galbraith from Guiders of Vancouver Heights District for faithful years of leadership; two warrants from Girl Guides of Canada to Miss Eleanor Galbraith to act as Deputy Division Commissioner - Burnaby Heights Division (October 24, 1967 and January 29, 1969) ; an appointment card to Miss Eleanor Galbraith to act as the Commissoner of Burnaby Heights Division and three clipped obituaries for Kathleen Hebron (nee Billingham), Eleanor Holvick (nee Bruce) and Mr.s Jim (Doris) Fowler.
Creator
Galbraith, Eleanor Lois
Edition
`
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Galbraith, Eleanor Lois
Girl Guides of Canada
Roper, Isabelle
Accession Code
BV015.35.157
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1962-2005 (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records
Selected textual records were retained under BV015.35.157 (some of these records are subject to FIPPA)
Images
Documents
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Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10611
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1934-1973
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
42 photographs + 9 architectural drawings + approx. 4 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs of E.W. Martin during his military service with the RCAF; development in Burnaby along Winch Street; Martin's Auto Villa on Hastings and Paneloc buildings together with E.W. Martin's military service records and other records relating to E.W. Martin's involvement with …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
42 photographs + 9 architectural drawings + approx. 4 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs of E.W. Martin during his military service with the RCAF; development in Burnaby along Winch Street; Martin's Auto Villa on Hastings and Paneloc buildings together with E.W. Martin's military service records and other records relating to E.W. Martin's involvement with Paneloc Marketing Ltd. and other businesses. Fonds is arranged in the following series 1) E.W. Martin photographs series 2) E.W. Martin military records and photographs series 3) E.W. Martin business records series
History
Elmer Wilson Martin (1909-1973) was a professional engineer who lived most of his life in Burnaby. He was born in Treesbank Manitoba to William Henry Martin and Bethia “Bertie” Snell. Elmer married Ellen "Reta" Renetta Boyd (1908-1984) in approx. 1930. The couple moved to Burnaby in 1931 and Elmer graduated from UBC. Following his graduation from UBC, he spent two years at the University of Saskatchewan doing research. From 1936-1937 he worked at the Port Alice mill of the B.C. Pulp and paper Co and later worked for the Boeing aircraft plant at Vancouver. He joined the RCAF in September 1939, serving as chief engineering officer at various Canadian and overseas stations during WWII, until being discharged as a pilot and wing commander in November 1945. He served as NHA assistant regional engineer for a year after his discharge before becoming the owner and operator of Martin Auto Villa at 6574 East Hastings Street in North Burnaby. He was a director of the Burnaby Board of Trade from 1951 and chairman of the Burnaby Industrial Development Board and a member of the Professional Engineers' Association. He ran for Reeve under the Non-Partisan Association in Burnaby's municipal election in 1959 and donated land on Burnaby Mountain for Simon Fraser University. He had many businesses throughout his life including Paneloc Marketing Ltd. and his last one was as Director with the construction company Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd. The couple lived at various locations in Burnaby including, 6574 East Hastings Street eventually settling at 7231 Sutliff Street in North Burnaby in 1957. Elmer's brother, Wilbert Maurice Martin (1907-1980) was also born in Treesbank, Manitoba. Wilbert "Bert" was married to Eva (nee Erhart) Martin (1911-1993). Wilbert and Eva Martin lived on Winch Street in Burnaby. They first lived at 6776 Winch Street before relocating their house to 6656 Winch Street, Burnaby. Wilbert worked in construction as a building contractor and Eva worked as a hostess in the hotel industry. Paneloc buildings were developed by Elmer W. Martin, president of Paneloc Manufacturing Ltd. beginning in 1957 and were based on a design by A.B. Wenaus and Sons Ltd. In 1964, Martin held patents for his design of paneloc buildings in thirty six countries. Since Martin trained as a mechanical engineer, he developed a plan for his home model over a six year period in series of experiments with materials, styles, methods and sizes. Paneloc homes were prefabricated, using specially built bevelled wall panels cut-pie segments to form both the roof and the floor. The wall panels were designed to squeeze together by two metal straps on a turn-buckle basis. The roof and floor were held in place with factory-installed tap block bolts and a long wooden spine which fit in a keyway between the sections. The prefabricated parts were insulated and built with door and window allowances at Harrigan Industries Ltd. in Vancouver where Martin was part owner. Epoxy resin allowed the panels to be assembled without nails using weather-proofed five ply plywood. Sizes of homes varied using four by eight foot wall panels and increasing the span of the floor and roof sections. Harrigan Industries Ltd. continued to sell the prefabricated paneloc buildings until it went into receivership in late 1974.
Creator
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV015.39
BV019.37
BV019.40
Date
1934-1973
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Architectural Drawing
Arrangement
The records are organized into three series based on the individual's business work as well as military and personal life. The photograhs series includes both professional and personal content.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Engineering Department Organization

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport26057
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
20393
Meeting Date
16-Dec-1974
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
84
Item No.
20
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
20393
Meeting Date
16-Dec-1974
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
84
Item No.
20
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Engineering Department - Organization

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28530
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
20730
Meeting Date
5-Mar-1973
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
17
Item No.
19
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
20730
Meeting Date
5-Mar-1973
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
17
Item No.
19
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Establishment of an Employer's Organization - Accreditation from the BC Labour Relations Board

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport24521
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
17001
Meeting Date
29-Mar-1976
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
17001
Meeting Date
29-Mar-1976
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents

29-Mar-1976 Meeting Minutes

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Executive of the St. Michael's Centre Auxiliary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46213
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1975]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the executive of the Auxiliary to St. Michael's Centre senior care facility standing in a row, with tea cups in their hands are; Nancy Smith, Ethe Pryce, treasurer Grace Bakkan, 2nd vice-president Shelia Veitch, 1st vice-president June Burritt, and president Loretta Norton.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1975]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1101
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the executive of the Auxiliary to St. Michael's Centre senior care facility standing in a row, with tea cups in their hands are; Nancy Smith, Ethe Pryce, treasurer Grace Bakkan, 2nd vice-president Shelia Veitch, 1st vice-president June Burritt, and president Loretta Norton.
Subjects
Organizations - Charities
Names
Smith, Nancy
Pryce, Ethe
Bakkan, Grace
Veitch, Sheila
Burritt, June
Norton, Loretta
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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The fairground organ : its music, mechanism and history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1360
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Cockayne, Eric V.
Publication Date
1970
Call Number
789.7 COC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0715349856
Call Number
789.7 COC
Author
Cockayne, Eric V.
Contributor
Leach, Ronald, Sir, 1907-
Place of Publication
England
Publisher
Newton Abbot, - David & Charles
Publication Date
1970
Physical Description
239 p. : ill. (1 col), music ; 23 cm
Inscription
"Unknown source / via Maurice / Technical info / on Wurlitzers", written on post-it note inserted in front cover.
"WITHDRAWN FROM / NEW WESTMINSTER / PUBLIC LIBRARY", stamped on inside front cover page and title page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Musical instruments
Organ (musical Instrument)
Mechanical organs--History
Mechanical musical instruments
Subjects
Musical Instruments
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234) and index.
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Fantasy Castle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55148
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1972-1974
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
32 photographs : b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of various "Fantasty Castle" Christmas events, hosted by the Boy Scouts. Volunteers and participants are dressed up in costumes, and the venue is decorated like the North Pole. Councillor Bill Lewarne participated as a volunteer and is visible in several of the photographs from 1974. …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1972-1974
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Scouts subseries
Physical Description
32 photographs : b&w
Description Level
File
Record No.
631-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-05
Scope and Content
Photographs of various "Fantasty Castle" Christmas events, hosted by the Boy Scouts. Volunteers and participants are dressed up in costumes, and the venue is decorated like the North Pole. Councillor Bill Lewarne participated as a volunteer and is visible in several of the photographs from 1974. Photographs are adhered to poster paper decorated with black marker and annotated in pencil.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Holidays - Christmas
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Images
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Farouk Verjee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45280
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 19, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Farouk Verjee, when he was spokesman for the Darkhana Jamatkhana in Burnaby, which was officially opened in 1985. As secretary of the development board, he represented the Ismaili community at public hearings, coordinated media and community relations, architect selection, and organiz…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 19, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-176
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Farouk Verjee, when he was spokesman for the Darkhana Jamatkhana in Burnaby, which was officially opened in 1985. As secretary of the development board, he represented the Ismaili community at public hearings, coordinated media and community relations, architect selection, and organized the ground-breaking and opening ceremonies. Farouk Verjee is a past National President of the Ismaili Muslim Community of Canada; past member of the Ismaili Leaders International Forum and ex-officio member of the National Committee of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada. He is currently the president of Chase Realty Corporation.
Subjects
Officials
Names
Verjee, Farouk
Darkhana Jamatkhana, Burnaby
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Federation of Canadian Municipalities correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91559
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979-1986
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of congratulatory letters addressed to Doreen Lawson regarding her tenure of and resignation from the National Board of Directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). Doreen was the first woman to serve as president of the organization.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979-1986
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS071-004
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
2003-30
Scope and Content
File consists of congratulatory letters addressed to Doreen Lawson regarding her tenure of and resignation from the National Board of Directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). Doreen was the first woman to serve as president of the organization.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of file
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Fire Department band performing at Heritage Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13589
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
November 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Fire Department Band performing outside of the "Cap Bicycle and Buggy Shop" during the opening weekend of Heritage Village Museum (November 19-21, 1971).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Fire Department Band performing outside of the "Cap Bicycle and Buggy Shop" during the opening weekend of Heritage Village Museum (November 19-21, 1971).
Subjects
Events - Openings
Organizations - Bands
Performances - Concerts
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Burnaby Fire Department
Accession Code
BV005.54.481
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
November 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
August 11, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Fire Department fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription47
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-2019
Collection/Fonds
Fire Department fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direct…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-2019
Collection/Fonds
Fire Department fonds
Physical Description
1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direction, coordination, training services, and planning, including daily record books, emergency preparedness pamphlets, a departmental practice manual, procedural directives, scrapbooks, and an orthophoto map (in 63 pieces) of the City of Burnaby.
History
Serving the City since 1911, the Burnaby Fire Department is committed to providing timely, professional, and effective fire-related emergency services to save lives, property and the environment. Their dedicated staff serves the City via seven fire stations located strategically across Burnaby. Each of our stations is equipped with up-to-date vehicles and equipment. Their highly skilled and trained team of men and women provide many services, including fire suppression and prevention, investigation, inspection, training, medical, vehicle extrication, technical and other speciality rescues, hazardous materials response and public education services. The following information pertains to the publication "Follow That Fire": Communities have always lived with the threat of fire. Early Burnaby residents banded together to extinguish out-of-control brush fires. In the 1920s, the Municipal Police were responsible for fire-related matters, earning three dollars for attending a fire. Donations to the Vancouver and New Westminster Fire Departments' Benevolent Funds brought the first fire engines to Burnaby's rescue. As the population increased, by-laws were enacted to develop a full-time fire service. Several members saw the value in jotting down recollections of their experiences as Burnaby firemen, which sparked an interest in completing the History of the Burnaby Fire Department. While researching this project, the author was fortunate in being able to draw from the resources of retired chiefs Fred Blake and Lewis Auvache, who were original members of the Department. The Department's progression includes heated and sometimes humorous debates regarding who should be responsible for fire protection, deciding if there was a need for a fire services, and how taxes would be levied to support the service. Photographs throughout the text represent stages of development which include a pictorial record of Burnaby fire trucks from 1923 to the present platform ladder trucks. From its humble beginning as two separate fire departments operating from a converted police horse stable and a water pumping station, the Burnaby Fire Department has developed into a professional organization serving its citizens from six fire stations.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Cartographic Material
Creator
City of Burnaby
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds.
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First aid

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1960 and 1980]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of Boy Scouts participating in a first aid demonstration in front of a large audience.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1960 and 1980]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Scouts subseries
Physical Description
4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
631-019
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
BHS1994-05
Scope and Content
Photographs of Boy Scouts participating in a first aid demonstration in front of a large audience.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Images
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Frank Hartigan, Larry Lychowyd and Morven Ewan

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia president of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Frank Hartigan, and the national president Larry Lychowyd sitting beside Morven Ewan of the National Committee for Professional Development. These three leaders in the public health profession were visit…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-333
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia president of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Frank Hartigan, and the national president Larry Lychowyd sitting beside Morven Ewan of the National Committee for Professional Development. These three leaders in the public health profession were visiting the British Columbia Institute of Technology, in part to discuss public health course curriculum.
Subjects
Organizations
Names
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "VISITING BCIT / Leaders in the public health profession today visited the B.C. Institute of Technology, where 60 students in the health technology course hope to become public health inspectors after a two year course. They included Frank Hartigan, left, B.C. president of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, and the national president, Larry Lychowyd , centre, pictured with Morven Ewan, of the National Committee for Professional Development. Mr. Lychowyd, a CNR employee from Islington, Ont., attended a B.C. branch meeting in Burnaby Sunday. BCIT discussions included public health course curriculum."
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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George H.F. McLean fonds

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961-1970
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
6 optical discs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 23 short film segments on 6 DVDs. The films were originally filmed in colour using an 8mm film camera, they have no sound. The films provide insight into the McLean family in Burnaby, their daily activities, celebrations and travels during the 1960s.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961-1970
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Physical Description
6 optical discs
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2014-03
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 23 short film segments on 6 DVDs. The films were originally filmed in colour using an 8mm film camera, they have no sound. The films provide insight into the McLean family in Burnaby, their daily activities, celebrations and travels during the 1960s.
History
George Henry Foster McLean was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in 1925 and lived with his family at their home located at the corner of Nelson and Burrard Streets in Vancouver. In 1942, at the age of 16, George enlisted with the Royal Navy at the HMCS Discovery located off Stanley Park. By the end of the war, he had been awarded numerous medals and awards, including the Italian Star, North African Star and the France/Germany Star and Malta Star. After the war, George returned to Canada, settling in Burnaby with his wife Edna. Together, the couple raised five children while George maintained a life of public service, becoming the Director of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1946, continuing his involvement until 1957. Following this, he was elected to Burnaby Municipal Council, serving as an alderman for 18 years, as Burnaby Parks Commissioner for 14 years, and as Burnaby Planning Commissioner for eight years. He also served on several civic committees including the Lower Mainland Planning Board, the Greater Vancouver Regional District Planning Committee, and the Greater Vancouver Regional District Water and Sewer Board. In his role as parks commissioner, he fostered the expansion of the Burnaby Parks system as well as the Burnaby Parkland Acquisition Program. George also found time for coaching sports such as minor hockey and softball and was an active member in community organizations such as the Royal Canadian Legion, the Rotary Club, and the Burnaby Hospital Society. In 1987, George retired from municipal politics and was honoured in 1989 by the Burnaby Municipal Council, when he was bestowed the title of Freeman for the Municipality. George continued his commitment to public service and became an active participant in the Memory Project, sponsored by Veteran Affairs of Canada, to help bring history home to schoolchildren, sharing his wartime experiences with younger generations. He also participated in a project entitled From the Heart: The Freeman Legacy, which was a collaboration between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University. A feature film was produced as one element of the larger multimedia project and was broadcast nationally in 2007. In 2010, the Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission extended permanent recognition to Freeman George H.F. McLean by changing the name of Inman Green Park to George McLean Park in his honour. In his private life, George took pride in spending time with his family and was a successful businessman. George was also an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 83, The Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club, and the Burnaby Hospital Society, and enjoyed working in his organic garden in his free time. George H.F. McLean died on May 7, 2015.
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
McLean, George H.F.
Creator
McLean, George H.F.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Photo/MI catalogue 567
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Gladys Killip subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and graphic material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to the Killip family, primarily Gladys Killip's personal activism in the municipality of Burnaby and the causes she supported. Subseries also includes photographs of the Burnaby Council of Women taken during Gladys Killip's time as Publicity Co-Chairwoman du…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gladys Killip subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and graphic material
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1996-12
BHS1998-11
BHS2000-02
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to the Killip family, primarily Gladys Killip's personal activism in the municipality of Burnaby and the causes she supported. Subseries also includes photographs of the Burnaby Council of Women taken during Gladys Killip's time as Publicity Co-Chairwoman during the 1967 Centennial Celebration festivity "100 Years of Progress in Women's Activities, Arts and Crafts" .
History
Gladys M. Yeomans married Alfred Charles “Charlie” Killip in St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church in Vancouver on August 16, 1947. They spent their honeymoon together at the Sunset Inn at Qualicum Beach. The Killips lived in the same house in South Burnaby for the greater part of their married lives. Their address began as 729 Marshall, changed to 729 Hazelmere Street in 1951 (due to bylaw 3133) and again to 7763 Hazelmere Street (due to 1958/1959 street re-numbering). The Killips were activists within Burnaby, writing letters to their member of Council when they felt that the citizens of Burnaby were not being treated fairly. An example of this is when they led the protest against Pacific Stage Lines for reducing its service on the Grandview Highway by making fewer stops and by changing its route. Gladys led their delegation to Council in June of 1964. Gladys was also involved in the activities of the Valley View Players and in Burnaby Little Theatre activities. She was part of the cast of “Crime at Blossoms” in 1951 and held a membership card from 1952 to 1959 for the Valley View Players Club. Among other roles, she was one of the principle actors in “You Can’t Take it With You” and “In the Shadow of the Glen” both performed in 1957. Gladys was the Burnaby Council of Women Publicity Co-Chairwoman. In this capacity she helped to organize such events as the "100 Years of Progress in Women's Activities, Arts and Crafts" for the Centennial Celebration in 1967 (the Burnaby Diamond Jubilee). She was also a founding member of the Century Park Museum Association, which created under the auspices of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee, to administer Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorative Project, Heritage Village. Both Gladys and Charles Killip were active members of the Monarchist League of Canada. Gladys’ hobby started with a small silver spoon commemorating King George VI taking the throne in 1936. Her collection includes items commemorating every Royal from Prince Edward, Queen Victoria's father, to a cup commemorating one of Prince Williams recent birthdays. Gladys opened the Silver Spoon collectors shop in Burnaby in 1974 and operated it until 1980 when she and her husband Charlie retired to Qualicum Beach and opened Chilham Village Antiques and Collectables in 1984. The Killips earned a Silver Badge of Service from the Monarchist League of Canada in 1992 for their significant contribution to the League’s work. As of November 2010, Ms. Gladys Yeomans’ collection of British Royal family memorabilia has grown so large, that she has countless of mugs, spoons, plates, t-shirts and pieces of poetry, filling a room in her basement and upstairs in her home in Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Killip, Gladys M. Yeomans
Killip, Alfred Charles “Charlie”
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC497, MSS125, MSS081, MSS085
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Gordon Presbyterian Church fonds

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1950 (date of originals); 2012
Collection/Fonds
Gordon Presbyterian Church fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
9 photograph : col ; 10 x 15 cm.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs created by members of the Gordon Presbyterian Church that depict the Church and district as well as events and activities undertaken by or for church groups. Included in the fonds are photographs taken at the Church's one hundredth anniversary event.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1950 (date of originals); 2012
Collection/Fonds
Gordon Presbyterian Church fonds
Physical Description
9 photograph : col ; 10 x 15 cm.
Description Level
Fonds
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2013-12
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs created by members of the Gordon Presbyterian Church that depict the Church and district as well as events and activities undertaken by or for church groups. Included in the fonds are photographs taken at the Church's one hundredth anniversary event.
History
In November 1911, a small group of people met at Morton Hall on Edmonds Street, Burnaby, to organize a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. David J. Gordon, a student from Westminster Hall Theological College, was in charge. By 1912, a building was erected on two lots and named the Gordon Presbyterian Church. A new sanctuary was built in 1956 and, due to the increase in the congregation, a Christan Education Centre was added in 1974. The longest minister to serve the congregation was Reverend George Philps and his wife Margaret. After 21 years, he retired in 1987. In April of 1988, Reverend Charles Scott began serving. Six months later, a fire broke out in the centre portion of the complex. For many months, while reconstruction continued, worship services were held at the Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired. In 2001, Reverend Cal MacLeod and his wife Robin joined the congregation. Mrs. Marie Douglas, wife of retired minister Reverend R. J. Douglas and mother of missionary to India, Ellen Douglas, started the first Women’s Missionary Auxiliary in 1932. The Ladies Aid Societies were an active force in the Gordon Presbyterian Church. In 1957, the original Ladies Aid became known as the Margaret Hall Circle, named after Margaret Philps’ mother, who had been an active member. For many years, the COC, Explorers and CGIT were very active and Sunday School classes have been in operation since the beginning.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Gordon Presbyterian Church
Notes
Title based on content of fonds
PC 555
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