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Harry Toy fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [197-]-2023

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.

History: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use as a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present.

Creator: Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"

Names: Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"; Fraser Merchants' Association; Canada Way Food Market

Accession Code: BV023.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [197-]-2023

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Related Material: See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy; For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Women around a desk with a box full of toy donations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59210

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of five women in an office. One woman is holding a doll up from a box of donated toys while the others watch.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1525

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of five women in an office. One woman is holding a doll up from a box of donated toys while the others watch.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Offices; Toys - Dolls

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Donations"; Note on verso reads: "80-13-188 / PMT 100% / page 3 / Burnaby Today"; Related to 480-1504

Images

Women around a desk with a box full of toy donations, ca.1982 thumbnail

Metrotown Station Square

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1989

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 83 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 2 computer disks ; 14 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photographs of Metrotown Station Square during construction. Businesses visible in the photographs include: Eastons, Holiday Inn, Future Shop, Great Canadian Superstore, and Toy City Consumers.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1989

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 83 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 2 computer disks ; 14 x 14 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-030

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of Metrotown Station Square during construction. Businesses visible in the photographs include: Eastons, Holiday Inn, Future Shop, Great Canadian Superstore, and Toy City Consumers.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Malls; Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations; Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from print envelopes photographs were originally housed in; File no. 89-512-B; Computer disks are labelled "Station Square Metro Town Nov /89". Computer disk envelopes are labelled "Suite 660-1380 Burrard ST / Van, BC"

Geographic Access: McKay Avenue

Street Address: 6200 McKay Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Metrotown Station Square, November 1989 thumbnail

Women around the office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59183

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of five women in an office. One woman is holding a doll up from a box of donated toys while the others watch.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 19.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1504

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of five women in an office. One woman is holding a doll up from a box of donated toys while the others watch.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Offices; Toys - Dolls

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "page 3 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"; Related to 480-1525

Images

Women around the office, ca.1982 thumbnail

Kub Kar Rally

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1960 and 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 12 photographs : col. negatives ; 60 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Scout's Kub Kar rally, including Scouters' qualifying inspections pre-race and Cubs racing.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1960 and 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Scouts subseries

Physical Description: 12 photographs : col. negatives ; 60 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 631-031

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: BHS1994-05

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Scout's Kub Kar rally, including Scouters' qualifying inspections pre-race and Cubs racing.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Toys; Events - Competitions

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title. Full transcription: "Mr. Cunnold / Kub Kar Rally (negatives); Title transcribed from envelope in which prints were originally housed

Images

Kub Kar Rally, [between 1960 and 1980] thumbnail

Man cleaning his model train

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59200

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1982]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 21 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified man polishing a model train.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1982]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 21 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1516

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified man polishing a model train.

Subjects: Toys

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Railism [sic] / PMT 100% / page 5 / Burnaby / Today"