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Jim Lorimer
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- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jim Lorimer upon winning the Burnaby-Willingdon by-election. He is standing in front of the poll results with then NDP Provincial Leader Robert Strachan, and both men are smiling. Jim Lorimer represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again fr…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-850
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jim Lorimer upon winning the Burnaby-Willingdon by-election. He is standing in front of the poll results with then NDP Provincial Leader Robert Strachan, and both men are smiling. Jim Lorimer represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award to be bestowed by the Municipal government.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Hand aloft, New Democrat Jim Lorimer, left, candidate in the Burnaby-Willingdon byelection claims victory as the final poll results come in. NDP Provincial Leader Robert Strachan, right, was at campaign headquarters to congratulate Lorimer on his almost 2-1 victory over nearest contestant Dr. John Playfair, Social Credit. Liberal Jim Clark came in close behind Playfair and Progressive Conservative Reg Grandison trailed the field. Lorimer will take the seat left vacant by the death of NDP MLA Fred Vulliamy Oct. 20."
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Do Not Use / Reference Only"
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