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Edmonds School and sports field

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edmonds Street School, including the sports field, taken from the New Vista Tower.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 207-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1988-07

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edmonds Street School, including the sports field, taken from the New Vista Tower.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods

Names: Edmonds Community School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 18th Avenue

Street Address: 7651 18th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Edmonds School and sports field

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of one section of Edmonds Street School and sports field.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 207-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1988-07

Scope and Content: Photograph of one section of Edmonds Street School and sports field.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods

Names: Edmonds Community School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 18th Avenue

Street Address: 7651 18th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Expansion of the Fieldhouse in the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex, Burnaby Lake Rugby Committee

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 898

Meeting Date: 10-Mar-1980

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 6

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 898

Meeting Date: 10-Mar-1980

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 6

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 898

10-Mar-1980 Meeting Minutes

The Harry Jerome Sports Centre

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 9890

Meeting Date: 12-Sep-1988

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 57

Item No.: 19

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 9890

Meeting Date: 12-Sep-1988

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 57

Item No.: 19

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 9890

12-Sep-1988 Meeting Minutes

Harry Jerome Sports Centre Complex

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 7833

Meeting Date: 10-Oct-1989

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 64

Item No.: 12

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 7833

Meeting Date: 10-Oct-1989

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 64

Item No.: 12

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 7833

10-Oct-1989 Meeting Minutes

Lease of Burnaby Lake Lands in Burnaby Lake Sports Complex Development Plan Area

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 3295

Meeting Date: 7-May-1984

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 33

Item No.: 14

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 3295

Meeting Date: 7-May-1984

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 33

Item No.: 14

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 3295

7-May-1984 Meeting Minutes

Lease of Municipal Lands in the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex Development Plan Area

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 3144

Meeting Date: 5-Mar-1984

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 17

Item No.: 3

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 3144

Meeting Date: 5-Mar-1984

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 17

Item No.: 3

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 3144

5-Mar-1984 Meeting Minutes

Proposal for a Family Recreational/Fitness Park, Burnaby Lake Sports Centre

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 289

Meeting Date: 9-May-1983

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 34

Item No.: 4

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 289

Meeting Date: 9-May-1983

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 34

Item No.: 4

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 289

9-May-1983 Meeting Minutes

Proposed Family Fitness Recreation Facility in the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex Development Plan Area on Municipal Land

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 642

Meeting Date: 7-Nov-1983

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 67

Item No.: 9

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 642

Meeting Date: 7-Nov-1983

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 67

Item No.: 9

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 642

7-Nov-1983 Meeting Minutes

Proposed Relocation of the Burnaby Winter Club and the McPherson Winter Club, Burnaby Lake Sports Complex

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 896

Meeting Date: 10-Mar-1980

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 4

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 896

Meeting Date: 10-Mar-1980

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 4

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 896

10-Mar-1980 Meeting Minutes

Request by the Burnaby Tennis Club to install an air support structure for six months each year at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2475

Meeting Date: 22-Mar-1982

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 12

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2475

Meeting Date: 22-Mar-1982

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 12

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 2475

22-Mar-1982 Meeting Minutes

Request by the Burnaby Tennis Club to install an air support structure for six months each year at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2476

Meeting Date: 22-Mar-1982

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 13

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2476

Meeting Date: 22-Mar-1982

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 13

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 2476

22-Mar-1982 Meeting Minutes

Request by the Burnaby Tennis Club to install an air support structure for six months each year at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2474

Meeting Date: 22-Mar-1982

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 11

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2474

Meeting Date: 22-Mar-1982

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 19

Item No.: 11

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 2474

22-Mar-1982 Meeting Minutes

Request by the Burnaby Tennis Club to Install an Air Support Structure for Six Months Each Year at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex for the Purpose of Indoor Winter Tennis Play

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2810

Meeting Date: 23-Aug-1982

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 48

Item No.: 22

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 2810

Meeting Date: 23-Aug-1982

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 48

Item No.: 22

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 2810

23-Aug-1982 Meeting Minutes

Riverway Sports Complex Washroom/Change room Addition

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 9905

Meeting Date: 12-Dec-1988

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 77

Item No.: 21

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 9905

Meeting Date: 12-Dec-1988

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 77

Item No.: 21

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 9905

12-Dec-1988 Meeting Minutes

Sub-Construction of the Riverway Sports Centre Fields

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 3026

Meeting Date: 16-Jan-1984

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 4

Item No.: 8

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 3026

Meeting Date: 16-Jan-1984

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 4

Item No.: 8

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 3026

16-Jan-1984 Meeting Minutes

Tenders for Sports/Gymnastic Equipment, Cameron Library and Recreation Centre, Eastburn Community Centre

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 1059

Meeting Date: 28-Apr-1980

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 32

Item No.: 7

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 1059

Meeting Date: 28-Apr-1980

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 32

Item No.: 7

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 1059

28-Apr-1980 Meeting Minutes

Ardingley-Sprott Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The Ardingley-Sprott Neighbourhood is primarily non-residential and developed in the 1970s west of the Burnaby Lake park area. It grew to include a large recreational component in the form of the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex and playing fields.

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

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Interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (84 min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (62 min., 3 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. 00:00:00 – 00:05:26 Gurvinder “Gurv” Sihra and brother Harvinder “Harv’ Sihra introduce themselves, providing details on …

1 image 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (84 min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (62 min., 3 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Rajdeep Interviewees: "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 8, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:02:03 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph credit: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. 00:00:00 – 00:05:26 Gurvinder “Gurv” Sihra and brother Harvinder “Harv’ Sihra introduce themselves, providing details on where they were born and grew up (in Burnaby), names of their parents and provide details on their family history. They describe how their grandparents and other relatives continued to live in Punjab after their father and mother immigrated to Canada in the 1970’s, recall the reasons their parents decided to immigrate and details of their lives before and after arriving in Canada. 00:05:27 – 00:06:46 Gurvinder and Harvinder describe some of their experiences travelling through Vancouver airport and compare their experiences with their mother’s own experiences. Gurvinder and Harvinder describe the layout of the airport and how customs and immigration has changed over time. 00:06:47 – 00:09:21 Gurvinder and Harvinder provide details about their mother, Parveen Sihra. They share information regarding her education in India and how she was unable to get work related to her degree in biology after immigrating to Canada. They convey how she worked in the Burnaby City Hall cafeteria in the 1990’s and how she worked part time in order to take care of her children. They share how their parents were proud Canadians participating in events inside and outside the South Asian community and were both fluent in English but often spoke Punjabi at home. 00:09:22 – 00:16:06 Gurvinder and Harvinder recall their childhood experiences growing up in Burnaby. They talk about the sports that they were involved with including hockey and Taekwondo, family vacations spent travelling to India and their experiences attending Marlborough Elementary School and Moscrop Secondary School.They describe how they first became interested in watching wrestling and trying it out on their own in their family home. Gurvinder and Harvinder recall their own experiences of discrimination while growing up and playing sports. 00:16:07 – 00:27:37 Gurvinder and Harvinder reflect and recall events that lead them to their dream of becoming professional wrestlers. They talk about pivotal events including attending their first live wresting event at GM Place with their father in 1996, beginning their training in Calgary in 2004, travelling across the country to participate in minor wrestling events, wrestling in Rogers Arena in 2017 and 2020 and getting their first call to join WWE. They talk about the support that they’ve had along the way to getting them where they are today and comment on why they want to be wrestlers in the WWE. 00:27:38 – 00:29:25 Gurvinder and Harvinder provide background information on their various wrestling personas and names in the world of professional wrestling including the Singh Brothers and the Bollywood Boyz. 00:29:26 – 00:38:43 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their experiences wrestling in India and the support and expectations of family members in becoming successful. Gurvinder and Harvinder recall and reflect on the experience of being fired from the WWE when cutbacks were made during the COVID pandemic. 00:38:44 – 00:42:53 Gurvinder and Harvinder describe what a day in their lives looks like now. They talk about how they’re still very passionate and focused on their wrestling careers and describe their experiences of having support and enthusiasm from fans and their parents. They talk about travelling across the country to particpate in different wrestling events. 00:42:54 – 00:47:18 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their training regimen including exercise and diet and describe areas in Burnaby where they like to train in gyms and the outdoors. 00:47:19 – 00:49:49 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about neighbourhoods in Burnaby including Metrotown and Deer Lake and how they’ve seen them change over the years. 00:49:50 – 00:54:27 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their highest and lowest points in their wrestling careers, highlighting specific events. They talk about the physical stamina it takes for wrestling and compare their sport with the sport of Kabaddi (a contact team sport between two teams originating in India). 00:54:28 – 00:59:01 Gurvinder and Harvinder reflect on what toughness means to them, and what keeps them motivated to do what they do. 00:59:02 – 01:01:31 Gurvinder and Harvinder impart their words of wisdom to younger kids in chasing their passions and dreams and talk about their favourite Bollywood films and actors.

History: Interviewees' biographies: The Bollywood Boyz are a Canadian professional wrestling tag team composed of brothers Gurvinder "Gurv" Sihra (born in 1984) and Harvinder "Harv" Sihra (born in 1987). The pair are best known for their time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where Gurvinder and Harvinder performed under the ring names Sunil Singh and Samir Singh. They were both born and raised in Burnaby by their parents Harjeet and Parveen Sihra and attended Moscrop Secondary School. Gurvinder graduated from Douglas College where he studied criminology and has worked in loss prevention and has a third degree black belt in Taekwondo. Harvinder attended Douglas College with studies in history and has worked as a model and an actor. Both Gurvinder and Harvinder Sihra are Sikhs. Interviewer biography: Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.