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Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
1976
c1975
Call Number
971.133 MCG COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
971.133 MCG COPY 4
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Century Park Museum Association
Publication Date
1976
c1975
Physical Description
108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Notes
4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
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Bylaws series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription136
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2010
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building reg…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2010
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Bylaws series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building regulation, taxation, finance, licensing, public health and safety, and recreation and culture. Series also includes files of correspondence and other documents related to the development of individual bylaws and municipal bylaw elections, as well as appendices to bylaws, including maps, plans, and engineering related comprehensive development drawings (CD plans). Included also are bylaw record books, which list all bylaws and related information, such as dates of reading and final adoption dates. Bylaws are numbered sequentially and are arranged according to bylaw number.
Formats
Microfiche copies are available in the Clerk’s Department vault for bylaws number 1 to 10584.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Ed Eckley subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64503
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original)-[1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 boxes of textual records and 1 photographic album
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created and collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the subseries are notes for an oral presentation, maps, plans, contracts, memorandums and Oakalla policies, rules and regulations, as well asan album containing pho…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original)-[1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
2 boxes of textual records and 1 photographic album
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created and collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the subseries are notes for an oral presentation, maps, plans, contracts, memorandums and Oakalla policies, rules and regulations, as well asan album containing photographs of the Oakalla Prison Farm just after it was closed down and some photocopied images and text.
History
Edmund R. Eckley is believed to have worked as a logging manager in Tahsis, British Columbia. Later, he and his wife Teresa lived at 7810 Rayside Street in Burnaby. Ed was a volunteer interpreter at Burnaby Village Museum in the 1990s. He wrote the interpreters’ notes for the first temporary exhibit held in Stride Studios [1995] at the Burnaby Village Museum entitled “Captive Heritage Oakalla Revealed” which traced the history of Oakalla Prison from construction to closure. He also designed his own walking tour of the Oakalla site prior to it being torn down. On January 14, 1998 Ed presented "A Short History of the Oakalla Prison Farm" for the Burnaby Historical Society. Ed also served as vice-president and fundraising chair for Friends of Interurban 1223 until the project's completion in 2008. Teresa worked as a school teacher for the Burnaby School District until her retirement in 2004. Following retirement, Teresa and Ed moved to Vancouver, where they currently reside.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Eckley, Edmund R.
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
MSS120, PC511
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Oakalla Prison Farm papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-001
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies of "British Columbia / Gaol Rules & Regulations / 1912" and photocopied aerial photographs of the site.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Included in the file is a resume for former Oakalla prison guard Robert Evans Shelly
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Regulations and Controls series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription184
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952-1993
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of records related to the controls and regulations under which the Planning Department operated and also to those regulations that the department had the power to impose on other public and private bodies. These include: reports, plans, applications, memoranda, contracts, agreement…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952-1993
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Regulations and Controls series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of records related to the controls and regulations under which the Planning Department operated and also to those regulations that the department had the power to impose on other public and private bodies. These include: reports, plans, applications, memoranda, contracts, agreements, financial records, and correspondence.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Interview with Henry deJong by Kathy Bossort November 6, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory609
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1954-2015
Length
0:09:56
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Henry deJong’s 25 year career with the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services, and a discussion of off trail park use on Burnaby Mountain, including tobogganing and geocaching.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Henry deJong’s 25 year career with the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services, and a discussion of off trail park use on Burnaby Mountain, including tobogganing and geocaching.
Date Range
1954-2015
Length
0:09:56
Names
Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Subjects
Education
Geographic Features - Parks
Recreational Activities
Regulations
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 6, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Henry deJong conducted by Kathy Bossort. Henry deJong was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Henry deJong’s work designing, developing and maintaining trails in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area as Park Design Technician for the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. He provides a history of trail development after the transfer of SFU land to Burnaby and the creation of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Plan. He also talks about monitoring and managing the forest environment, rehabilitating damaged areas, working with park users and stakeholders, and his favourite trails.
Biographical Notes
Henry G. deJong was born 1954 in Newmarket, Ontario, to Harmen and Griet deJong. He came west to enjoy outdoor recreation in BC and lived in Smithers for several years before marrying and moving to the Vancouver area, where he obtained a diploma in landscape design & horticulture from BCIT. Henry began working for the City of Burnaby in the Engineering Department in 1985, moving to Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1990, and currently has the position of Park Design Technician. His focus on trail design and construction on Burnaby Mountain began in 2000 after the development of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Plan. Henry lived in Burnaby for about 8 years in the Capital Hill and Edmonds area between 1983 and 1995 before moving to Cloverdale in Surrey. He belongs to the BC Mountaineering Club, the Willoughby Community Church and is a Boys Club volunteer.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:22:41
Interviewee Name
deJong, Henry G.
Interview Location
City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
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 one of interview with Henry deJong

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North Burnaby Kiwanis Club papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59099
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963-1973
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club including correspondence, bylaws, regulations and Kiwanis International pamphlets.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963-1973
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS092-002
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club including correspondence, bylaws, regulations and Kiwanis International pamphlets.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Special Committee to Prepare Regulations Designed to Control Noise Emissions

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport32247
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
24370
Meeting Date
12-Jan-1970
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
24370
Meeting Date
12-Jan-1970
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents

12-Jan-1970 Meeting Minutes

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Bylaw Number: 5772 - Cabaret Regulation Bylaw 1934, Amendment Bylaw No 1, 1970

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw18598
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
5772
Final Adoption
1970 Oct 05
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
5772
Final Adoption
1970 Oct 05
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Burnaby Firearm Regulation By-law 1964

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport31461
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
26139
Meeting Date
19-Oct-1970
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
61
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
26139
Meeting Date
19-Oct-1970
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
61
Item No.
5
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Bylaw Number: 5794 - Firearm Regulation Bylaw 1964, Amendment Bylaw 1970

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw18576
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
5794
Final Adoption
1970 Nov 02
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
5794
Final Adoption
1970 Nov 02
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58386
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet
Scope and Content
Item is a booklet containing the "Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 / Bylaw No. 6023 / A Bylaw to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby (Consolidated for convenience with Bylaws Nos. 6535, 7466 and 8961)."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 booklet
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS081-002
Accession Number
BHS1996-09
Scope and Content
Item is a booklet containing the "Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 / Bylaw No. 6023 / A Bylaw to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby (Consolidated for convenience with Bylaws Nos. 6535, 7466 and 8961)."
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82740
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1971-1996]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin
Scope and Content
File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter date…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1971-1996]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett political papers series
Physical Description
1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS167-010
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter dated March 17, 1995 is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her reappointment to the Advisory Planning Commission. The booklet is of the Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 (bylaw number 6023 to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby). The map is a street map of the Burnaby Planning & Building Department from 1992. The second letter is typewritten by Hazel Simnett to Mayor W. Copeland in 1996 regarding her resignation from the Advisory Planning Commission. The pin reads: "Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission". The business card is of Donald G. Stenson, Director Planning and Building of the Burnaby Planning and Building Department.
Subjects
Government - Local Government
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Names
Simnett, Hazel
Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on note accompanying file
Simnett political papers series
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BC studies, Number 11, Fall 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary798
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1971
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
BC Studies
Publication Date
1971
Physical Description
85 p. ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
ISSN:0005-2949
Includes an article: "Regulating the British Columbia electric railway : the first public utilities commission in British Columbia", by Patricia E. Roy.
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Bylaw Number: 5893 - Parks Regulation Bylaw 1943, Amendment Bylaw No 1, 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw18477
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
5893
Final Adoption
1971 May 10
Format
Bylaws - Repealed
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
5893
Final Adoption
1971 May 10
Format
Bylaws - Repealed
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Proposed New Industrial Zoning Districts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport30805
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23510
Meeting Date
25-May-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
37
Item No.
14
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23510
Meeting Date
25-May-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
37
Item No.
14
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Oil Refineries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport30608
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23679
Meeting Date
12-Jul-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
45
Item No.
42
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23679
Meeting Date
12-Jul-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
45
Item No.
42
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Proposed New Industrial Zoning Categories and Regulations - Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 23, 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport30477
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23811
Meeting Date
23-Aug-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
51
Item No.
32
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23811
Meeting Date
23-Aug-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
51
Item No.
32
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Park Link Proposal and New Industrial Zoning Regulations for Winston Street Area

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport30441
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23844
Meeting Date
30-Aug-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
53
Item No.
25
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23844
Meeting Date
30-Aug-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
53
Item No.
25
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Burnaby Sound Abatement Bylaw 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport30448
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23830
Meeting Date
30-Aug-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
53
Item No.
11
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
23830
Meeting Date
30-Aug-1971
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
53
Item No.
11
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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