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A History of the first ten years of the South Burnaby Men's Club
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10427
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 report
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a typewritten, twenty five page report entitled "A History of the First Ten Years of the South Burnaby Men's Club", "A Club of young men dedicated to the interests of youth, in particular to the youth of South Burnaby". The booklet outlines the South Burnaby Men's Club from 1952 t…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 report
- Material Details
- Report enclosed in grey duotang
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a typewritten, twenty five page report entitled "A History of the First Ten Years of the South Burnaby Men's Club", "A Club of young men dedicated to the interests of youth, in particular to the youth of South Burnaby". The booklet outlines the South Burnaby Men's Club from 1952 to 1962, with detailed information about what was accomplished during each year. The club was founded in September 1952 and began as a carpool for churchgoing residents who lived in the South Burnaby area. The club was later incorporated in 1955. The Charter Members are noted on page 4 as; Bing Bakken, Dick Brine, Ed Forsyth, Lynn Foslien, Don Kent, Joe Gibbs, Parker McCarthy, Al Nuert, Peck Peterson, Ernie Renouf, Tom Ross, Bill Selder, Cliff Wight and Lee Wilkinson. Club later became The South Burnaby Metro Club.
- Creator
- South Burnaby Metro Club
- Names
- South Burnaby Metro Club
- Accession Code
- BV010.4.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1962]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also BV010.4.10
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Front cover of original duotang reads: "A History / of the First Ten Years / of the / South Burnaby Men's Club" / "Dedicated to Youth"
Bonsor Park Youth Centre - Interior Work (South Burnaby Men's Club)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport42016
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38430
- Meeting Date
- 11-Aug-1958
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38430
- Meeting Date
- 11-Aug-1958
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from South Burnaby Men's Club re: Walk-a-thon on 1977 November 20
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22622
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16519
- Meeting Date
- 24-Oct-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 73
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16519
- Meeting Date
- 24-Oct-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 73
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from South Burnaby Men's Club re: Walkathon on 1978 November 19
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21500
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15383
- Meeting Date
- 14-Nov-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 80
- Item No.
- 18
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15383
- Meeting Date
- 14-Nov-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 80
- Item No.
- 18
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
South Burnaby Men's Club
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58177
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item is a booklet that documents the South Burnaby Men's Club from 1952 to 1972.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS061-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-24
- Scope and Content
- Item is a booklet that documents the South Burnaby Men's Club from 1952 to 1972.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
South Burnaby Men's Club subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65766
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs donated by the South Burnaby Men's Club depicting the stages of construction of the church at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- South Burnaby Men's Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS2004-03
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs donated by the South Burnaby Men's Club depicting the stages of construction of the church at Burnaby Village Museum.
- History
- Since 1952, the South Burnaby Metro Club (formerly known as the South Burnaby Men's Club) has been working to help the children of the community. Guided by the motto: "Dedicated to Youth", the club has sponsored numerous youth sporting events and has played a key role in the development of many of Burnaby's youth programs and facilities, including the Bonsor Recreation Centre and Ron McLean Park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- South Burnaby Metro Club
- Notes
- PC462
- History taken from www.sbmc.net (South Burnaby Metro Club website)
- Title based on creator of subseries
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 9
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory510
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1952-1990
- Length
- 00:02:32
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s involvement in and description of the history of the South Burnaby Men’s Club
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s involvement in and description of the history of the South Burnaby Men’s Club
- Date Range
- 1952-1990
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:02:32
- Names
- South Burnaby Men's Club
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 26, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 01:35:07
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- 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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Audio Tracks
Track nine of interview with Don Brown
Track nine of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%209.mp3
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 10
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory511
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1952-1990
- Length
- 00:07:45
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s activities with the Parks and Recreation Commission, the relationship between community groups and the Commission, and the development of Central Park. He lists membership in other community groups such as the Historical Society. He also continues …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s activities with the Parks and Recreation Commission, the relationship between community groups and the Commission, and the development of Central Park. He lists membership in other community groups such as the Historical Society. He also continues to describe the activities of the South Burnaby Men’s Club and its change of name to South Burnaby Metrotown Club to include women
- Date Range
- 1952-1990
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:07:45
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 26, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 01:35:07
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track ten of interview with Don Brown
Track ten of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%2010.mp3![Village church, [1973] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/462-001-7.jpg?width=280)
Village church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38562
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : col. slides (Kodachrome)
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the construction of the church at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- South Burnaby Men's Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : col. slides (Kodachrome)
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 462-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2004-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the construction of the church at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Village church, [1973] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/462-001-7.jpg)
Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
leaflet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91162
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.37
- Description
- Leaflet; bi-fold, colour; illustration of church on front cover with title "A Village Church for / Century Park's Heritage Village / S. Burnaby's Men's Club plans pioneer "meeting / house" as 20th Anniversary Community Project" [1974]. Item is a promotional leaflet of the South Burnaby Men's Club (S.B.M.C) to raise funds to build a "Village Church" in Heritage Village. Back of leaflet provides information on the S.B.M.C. Village Church Committee including names of chairman, treasurer and honorary [sic] directors and a fillable form for donations.
- Object History
- Created by South Burnaby Men's Club and collected as promotional material by Century Park Museum Association who governed Heritage Village Museum. The Village Church opened at Heritage Village in October 1974.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Leaflet
- Measurements
- 14.5 x 17.8 cm folded to 14.5 x 9 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Publication Date
- [1974]
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
Images
Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10430
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1958-1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records + 6 photographs : b&w + 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records and photographs relating to Robert Stanley Vannerus' involvement with the Burnaby Auxillary Police and the Burnaby RCMP along with his participation in minor league baseball, RCMP baseball team and his involvement with the South Burnaby Men's Club (South Burnaby Metro Clu…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records + 6 photographs : b&w + 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records and photographs relating to Robert Stanley Vannerus' involvement with the Burnaby Auxillary Police and the Burnaby RCMP along with his participation in minor league baseball, RCMP baseball team and his involvement with the South Burnaby Men's Club (South Burnaby Metro Club) and Little League baseball.
- History
- Robert Stanley Vannerus "Bob" was born in 1927 and died in 2004. On October 27, 1950, he married Yvonne Sigalet. Yvonne and Bob had three children; Bruce, Gary and Carol. Bob was a member of the Burnaby Auxiliary Police and in 1966, after returning to school, he was appointed a Special Constable with the Burnaby RCMP. Bob took a position with the Highways Patrol and later transferred to the Sheriff's Department where he retired as a Deputy Sheriff in 1988. He was very active in junior sports including Little League Baseball and the BC Minor Baseball Association. Being a member of the RCMP allowed Bob to be eligble to play for the RCMP soccer, baseball and bowling teams. His love of sports also allowed him to coach juvenile Hockey, soccer and baseball when his children got involved. Bob was also an active member of the South Burnaby Men's Club and the Burnaby Masonic Lodge #150.
- Creator
- Vannerus, Robert Stanley
- Accession Code
- BV010.4
- Date
- 1958-1966
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also artifacts under BV010.4
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- See also Artifacts under Accession BV010.4.1 to BV010.4.8; BV010.4.11; BV010.4.14; BV010.4.22; BV010.4.27 to BV010.4.29
Agreement between the Corporation and the South Burnaby Mens' Club Covering the Rebuilding of the Bonsor Park Youth Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport42510
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 40929
- Meeting Date
- 23-Dec-1957
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 40929
- Meeting Date
- 23-Dec-1957
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
The Courier-Examiner - Eastern division winners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription7608
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record : newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Photocopy of a newspaper clipping, from "THE COURIER-EXAMINER"; photograph of "EASTERN DIVISION WINNERS of the South Burnaby Men's Club Little League was the Metro Team...", players names given; team jersey's say "Metro Foundry"; Bob Vannerus and Bruce Vannerus are named as Managers of the team; pi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record : newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Photocopy of a newspaper clipping, from "THE COURIER-EXAMINER"; photograph of "EASTERN DIVISION WINNERS of the South Burnaby Men's Club Little League was the Metro Team...", players names given; team jersey's say "Metro Foundry"; Bob Vannerus and Bruce Vannerus are named as Managers of the team; pink scribble at lower right of picture; top folded down to back; reverse shows partial photos from "Burnaby Album"; c. 1960s
- Subjects
- Sports - Baseball
- Accession Code
- BV010.4.24
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of item
![Cubs baseball team, [between 1960 and 1961] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2010/2010_0004_0019_001.jpg?width=280)
Cubs baseball team
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10421
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1960 and 1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Team portrait of South Burnaby Men's Club "Cubs" boy's baseball team. Baseball coach, Robert Vannerus is standing in the back row on the right.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Team portrait of South Burnaby Men's Club "Cubs" boy's baseball team. Baseball coach, Robert Vannerus is standing in the back row on the right.
- Subjects
- Sports - Baseball
- Names
- Vannerus, Robert Stanley
- Accession Code
- BV010.4.19
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1960 and 1961]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of item
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Bob & Bruce" / Prince / Bortignon / Peterson / McKenzie / Holmes / Rincwick / Ramsden / Ringwald / 8 copies / 6270 Elgin"
Images
![Cubs baseball team, [between 1960 and 1961] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2010/2010_0004_0019_001.jpg)
![Don Brown at Bonsor, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2778.jpg?width=280)
Don Brown at Bonsor
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97403
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Don Brown posing against a playing field's fence. The Bonsor Recreation Complex, where the South Burnaby Metro Club is based, and neighbouring office and apartment towers are visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2778
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Don Brown posing against a playing field's fence. The Bonsor Recreation Complex, where the South Burnaby Metro Club is based, and neighbouring office and apartment towers are visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Don Brown surveys all that has grown from the South Burnaby Men's Club's initial investment of $7500 to begin acquiring properties in the heart of Burnaby in 1965. He says the playing fields and Bonsor Recreation Centre, where the South Burnaby Metro Club is now based, are "an oasis" in the densely developed Metrotown area."
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6550 Bonsor Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
![Don Brown at Bonsor, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2778.jpg)
Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
Images
Digital Books
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory502
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1947-1950
- Length
- 00:05:23
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s three years working for the BC Provincial Police in Burnaby. He describes the communication and transportation challenges that separated neighbourhoods in Burnaby, and what the area looked like around his first house on Portland Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s three years working for the BC Provincial Police in Burnaby. He describes the communication and transportation challenges that separated neighbourhoods in Burnaby, and what the area looked like around his first house on Portland Street.
- Date Range
- 1947-1950
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:05:23
- Subjects
- Public Services - Policing
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 26, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 01:35:07
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Don Brown
Track one of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%201.mp3
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory503
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1947-1950
- Length
- 00:05:19
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s first foot patrol area in the Royal Oak, Jubilee, McKay and Kingsway areas and about the difficulties responding to calls due to poor communication equipment, gaps in the road network, and inconsistent house numbers. He also talks about the size of…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s first foot patrol area in the Royal Oak, Jubilee, McKay and Kingsway areas and about the difficulties responding to calls due to poor communication equipment, gaps in the road network, and inconsistent house numbers. He also talks about the size of the force and lack of office support.
- Date Range
- 1947-1950
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:05:19
- Subjects
- Public Services - Policing
- Crimes
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Marlborough Area
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 26, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 01:35:07
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Don Brown
Track two of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%202.mp3
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory504
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1947-1990
- Length
- 00:06:00
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s education and career in forensics in the RCMP, and the changes he saw in Burnaby between 1954 to 1975, which were emphasized by absences from Burnaby in this period. He talks about the appearance of the first high rises and the difference in devel…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s education and career in forensics in the RCMP, and the changes he saw in Burnaby between 1954 to 1975, which were emphasized by absences from Burnaby in this period. He talks about the appearance of the first high rises and the difference in development between north and south Burnaby
- Date Range
- 1947-1990
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:06:00
- Subjects
- Public Services - Policing
- Education
- Buildings
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 26, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 01:35:07
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Don Brown
Track three of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%203.mp3