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1999 and 2000 Proposed Burnaby Tourism Program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport4511
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62629
- Meeting Date
- 14-Feb-2000
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62629
- Meeting Date
- 14-Feb-2000
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
2001 Burnaby Tourism Program Status Report and Proposal for 2002
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport3319
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63839
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jan-2002
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63839
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jan-2002
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Board of Trade - Burnaby Tourism
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport2260
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 64905
- Meeting Date
- 29-Sep-2003
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 64905
- Meeting Date
- 29-Sep-2003
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Tourism Program - Status Report and Proposal for 2004
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport1966
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65183
- Meeting Date
- 8-Mar-2004
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65183
- Meeting Date
- 8-Mar-2004
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Tourism Program: Year 2000 and Proposed 2001
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport3966
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63193
- Meeting Date
- 18-Dec-2000
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63193
- Meeting Date
- 18-Dec-2000
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Community Tourism Program - Phase 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport56071
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 77455
- Meeting Date
- 6-Jul-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 77455
- Meeting Date
- 6-Jul-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Community Tourism Program - Residual Phase 1 Funding
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport56370
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 77759
- Meeting Date
- 26-Oct-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 77759
- Meeting Date
- 26-Oct-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Economic Development and Tourism Strategy Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96431
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1993-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 7 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Economic Development and Tourism Strategy Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, and committee reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1993-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Physical Description
- 7 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Economic Development and Tourism Strategy Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, and committee reports.
- History
- The Economic Development and Tourism Strategy Committee was established March 21, 1994. The purpose of this committee was to advise Council on economic development programs, tourism strategies and implementation, and the construction of a business development office for the Heights Merchants Association. The Economic Development and the Tourism Strategy Committee became the Finance and Economic Development Committee as of December 7, 1998.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Tourism Burnaby Hotel Room Tax Renewal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55798
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72169
- Meeting Date
- 2-Feb-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72169
- Meeting Date
- 2-Feb-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Union of BC Municipalities Community Tourism Program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport264
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66885
- Meeting Date
- 12-Mar-2007
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66885
- Meeting Date
- 12-Mar-2007
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Union of BC Municipalities Community Tourism Program Phase 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49938
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 67509
- Meeting Date
- 26-May-2008
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 67509
- Meeting Date
- 26-May-2008
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Canadascope: Canada's international magazine for group/tour & travel planners, winter 2008, vol. 9, no.1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6509
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1719-9476
- Call Number
- 917.104 CAN v, 9, no.1
- Contributor
- James, Gary
- Place of Publication
- Montreal, Que.
- Publisher
- Canadascope
- Publication Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- v. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Tourism--Canada
- Canada--Description and travel
- Periodicals
- Notes
- "President, publisher: James D. Smith"
- "Editor: Gary James
British Columbia : spirit of the people
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1381
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Barman, Jean, 1939-
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Call Number
- 971.1 BAR COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781550174465
- 1550174460
- Call Number
- 971.1 BAR COPY 1
- Author
- Barman, Jean, 1939-
- Place of Publication
- Madeira Park, B.C.
- Publisher
- Harbour
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Physical Description
- 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- British Columbia--Pictorial works
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Published by arrangement with the Province of British Columbia with thanks to the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts and BC150".
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Bylaw Number: 12598 - Hotel Room Additional Tax Levy Bylaw 2009
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw23765
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 12598
- Final Adoption
- 2009 Feb 16
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 12598
- Final Adoption
- 2009 Feb 16
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Finance and Economic Development Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96453
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2000-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 10 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Finance and Economic Development Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, and committee reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2000-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Physical Description
- 10 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Finance and Economic Development Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, and committee reports.
- History
- The Finance and Economic Development Committee was established on December 7, 1998 to replace the Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee. The purpose of this committee was to act as the liaison with Council and staff members to plan yearly budgets and develop strategies related to long term financial planning. On January 13, 2003 this committee was merged with the Civic Development Committee to become the Finance and Civic Development Committee.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Interview with Richard Liu
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20283
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced…
- 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
- 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Richard Liu Location of Interview: Love farmhouse at Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: September 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:33:33 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto three separate audio tracks, edited and merged together into one track and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced out by the communist regime in the early ‘50s and their experiences immigrating to Hong Kong, Europe and Canada. 00:26:40 - 00:32:59 Richard talks about his parents’ experiences living in Toronto, Victoria and Burnaby and shares some of his father’s business accomplishments including establishing the first direct flight to Beijing in 1987 and the first sister city between China and Canada. 00:33:00 – 01:13:59 Richard talks about living in Burnaby and his educational experiences at Thomas More Collegiate. He recalls his experience of travelling to North Korea in 1988 and being a student at Peking University in Beijing during the student-led demonstrations in Tiananmen Square and the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. 01:14:00 – 01:26:16 Richard talks about his education and reflects on how his experiences in Beijing influenced his education and career choices including working in the Prime Minister’s office on trade missions to China and talks about the importance of leaning French. 01:26:17 – 01:48:35 Richard shares his memories and experiences of; being on the Canadian Paralympic Committee during the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in China, supporting Rick Hansen during his visit to China for the 25th anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour and working with Team Canada in China for the 2022 Olympic Games. 01:48:36 – 01:52:22 Richard talks about his life in Burnaby after moving back from China in 2014 and the changes he’s noticed since being away. Richard talks about his involvement with St. John Ambulance, his role as the Honorary Brigade Division President and his role as Heritage Commissioner for the City of Burnaby. 02:14:32 – 02:29:27 Richard talks about his investiture to the Order of Saint John in 2023 and reflects on the accomplishments of his great uncle Dr. Shin-Shu Liu (China’s first Ambassador to Canada). 02:29:28 – 02:32:59 In closing Richard imparts some words of wisdom for future generations.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Richard N. Liu was born in 1970 in Toronto and raised in British Columbia. Richard's family has distinguished Canada-China ties for three generations. His Great-Uncle, Dr. Liu Shih-shun, was China's first Ambassador to Canada in 1942 and his father, Dr. Liu Dun-ren, built relations in education, culture and tourism for three decades including establishing the first Twin Sister City between Canada and China with Victoria and Suzhou in 1980. Richard's maternal great-grandfather, Dr. Wu Han-chi (1872-1913) played an active role in uprisings that shaped the future of modern China, was an elected member of the lower house of the first formal parliament in 1913 and was assassinated on political grounds. Dr. Wu's daughter, Dr. Wu Chi-mei served Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was elected as a Guangzhou City Councillor and visited Vancouver in 1929 and 1932. After graduating from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Vancouver, Richard Liu moved to China to begin his studies at Peking University but in 1989, following the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre, he was evacuated from China and returned to Canada. While back in Canada, Liu completed a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia and in 1993, he returned to China to continue his Chinese studies at Peking University and continued to live in China for twenty years. In 2008, Richard worked as Team Canada’s Attaché for the Paralympic Summer Games that took place in Beijing. In 2014, Liu returned to Canada and made his home in Burnaby with his wife and two children. In 2022, Liu returned to Beijing to serve as Mission Staff member for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics. Richard has also played a leading role with the Terry Fox Run, Special Olympics and Rick Hansen's visit to Beijing in 2011. Liu’s areas of expertize include; public relations, diplomacy, major events organization and education. Liu works as an advisor in East Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and is a MA Candidate at Peking University. Richard founded the Canadian Alumni Network that connects over 16,000 alumni in China who’ve attended Canada's post-secondary institutions. Liu has been a commissioner with the City of Burnaby’s Heritage Commission (2018-2023) and sits on various boards advising companies and organizations on a variety of sectors pertaining to Asia. In 2019, Liu was appointed the Honorary Brigade Division President for St. John Ambulance and was among 13 UBC Alumni to be recognized and awarded the 2018-2019 UBC Alumni Builder Award “For his service, dedication, and contribution to UBC and its alumni community. For his long record of service fostering connections with alumni and students in Beijing and Asia as well as dedication to mentoring students in the Faculty of Arts.” On June 24 2023, Richard was formally invested into the Order of St. John, one of five national orders in the Canadian Honours System. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Migration
- Officials
- Education
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Sports
- Travel
- Religions - Christianity
- Names
- Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Chak, Dr. Po Tin
- Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC
- Liu, Richard N.
- Liu, Dr. Dun-ren
- Liu, Dr. Shih-Shun
- Gigli, Beniamino
- Hansen, Richard Marvin "Rick"
- Olympic Games
- Paralympic Games
- Peking University
- St. John Ambulance
- St. Thomas More Collegiate
- Tiananmen Square
- University of British Columbia
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0017_004.mp3