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![Colin Stevens and Andrew Todd with Interurban 1223, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2738.jpg?width=280)
Colin Stevens and Andrew Todd with Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97362
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Colin Stevens, the curator of the Burnaby Village Museum, and Andrew Todd, a conservator, talking while standing next to the Interurban tram 1223 that is undergoing restoration work. The streetcar is draped in plastic sheets.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2738
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Colin Stevens, the curator of the Burnaby Village Museum, and Andrew Todd, a conservator, talking while standing next to the Interurban tram 1223 that is undergoing restoration work. The streetcar is draped in plastic sheets.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Colin Stevens, the curator of the Burnaby Village Museum, and Andrew Todd, a conservator who's consulting on the move and restoration of the old Interurban streetcar, discuss the plans for the move, which is set to take place next week."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 4900 Deer Lake Avenue
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Colin Stevens and Andrew Todd with Interurban 1223, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2738.jpg)
![Bill Lewarne on handcar, [between 1975 and 1976] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0657_001.jpg?width=280)
Bill Lewarne on handcar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13021
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1975 and 1976]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby councillor Bill Lewarne standing on a handcar in front of the Interurban Tram 1223 at Heritage Village.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby councillor Bill Lewarne standing on a handcar in front of the Interurban Tram 1223 at Heritage Village.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.657
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1975 and 1976]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See contact sheet: BV020.5.705
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 9-Apr-21
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Yunge-Bateman, Nick
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photograph by / Nick Yunge-Bateman"
- Note in red marker on verso of photograph reads: "50402.2.30"
Images
![Bill Lewarne on handcar, [between 1975 and 1976] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0657_001.jpg)
![People at Heritage Village site during construction, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0442_001.jpg?width=280)
People at Heritage Village site during construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2396
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people standing on boards at Heritage Village site (now Burnaby Village Museum). Interurban 1223 is in the background. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee Coorinator Mary Trainer is under the light-coloured umbrella and Alderman Warren Clark is standing to the left of her.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people standing on boards at Heritage Village site (now Burnaby Village Museum). Interurban 1223 is in the background. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee Coorinator Mary Trainer is under the light-coloured umbrella and Alderman Warren Clark is standing to the left of her.
- Subjects
- Construction
- Buildings - Civic - Museums
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.442
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- September 26, 2019
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![People at Heritage Village site during construction, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0442_001.jpg)
![People at Heritage Village site during construction, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0443_001.jpg?width=280)
People at Heritage Village site during construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13560
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people standing on boards at Heritage Village site (now Burnaby Village Museum). Interurban 1223 is in the background. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee Coorinator Mary Trainer is under the light-coloured umbrella and Alderman Warren Clark is standing to the left of her.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people standing on boards at Heritage Village site (now Burnaby Village Museum). Interurban 1223 is in the background. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee Coorinator Mary Trainer is under the light-coloured umbrella and Alderman Warren Clark is standing to the left of her.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.443
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- September 26, 2019
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![People at Heritage Village site during construction, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0443_001.jpg)
Construction of Heritage Village and tram
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13909
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of buildings under construction in Heritage Village and the Interurban Tram No. 1223.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of buildings under construction in Heritage Village and the Interurban Tram No. 1223.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.799
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 18, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Construction of Heritage Village and tram
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13910
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of buildings under construction in Heritage Village and the Interurban Tram No. 1223.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of buildings under construction in Heritage Village and the Interurban Tram No. 1223.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.801
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 18, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Building under construction inside of Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13924
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of building under construction inside of Heritage Village. The Interurban Tram No. 1223 is visible behind the building under construction.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of building under construction inside of Heritage Village. The Interurban Tram No. 1223 is visible behind the building under construction.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.814
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 8-Sept-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Tram 1223 on site of Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18420
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Interurban Tram 1223 on the tracks behind the Ice Cream Parlour building in Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The Ice Cream Parlour building is under construction.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Interurban Tram 1223 on the tracks behind the Ice Cream Parlour building in Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The Ice Cream Parlour building is under construction.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV022.9.55
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 2022-03-15
- Photographer
- Lott, Richard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Negative number 6
Images
![Interurban Tram 1223 covered with snow, [between Dec. 1971 and Jan. 1972] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images//2022/2022_0009_0026_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban Tram 1223 covered with snow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18474
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between Dec. 1971 and Jan. 1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Tram 1223 covered with snow on display inside Heritage Village behind the Ice Cream Parlour. The ground and rooftops are covered with snow.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Tram 1223 covered with snow on display inside Heritage Village behind the Ice Cream Parlour. The ground and rooftops are covered with snow.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV022.9.26
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between Dec. 1971 and Jan. 1972]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lott, Richard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interurban Tram 1223 covered with snow, [between Dec. 1971 and Jan. 1972] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images//2022/2022_0009_0026_001.jpg)
![Interurban tram car 1223 on site of Heritage Village, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images//2022/2022_0009_0034_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban tram car 1223 on site of Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18484
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban tram car no. 1223 on the site of Heritage Village. The tram car was relocated to the site after being moved from Edmonds and Kingsway where it was on display from 1958. A pile of dirt is visible in the foreground. The tram car was moved to the site of Heritage Village p…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban tram car no. 1223 on the site of Heritage Village. The tram car was relocated to the site after being moved from Edmonds and Kingsway where it was on display from 1958. A pile of dirt is visible in the foreground. The tram car was moved to the site of Heritage Village prior to the completion of the buildings.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV022.9.34
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lott, Richard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interurban tram car 1223 on site of Heritage Village, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images//2022/2022_0009_0034_001.jpg)
![Interurban Tram no. 1223 behind Ice Cream Parlour, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_2308_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban Tram no. 1223 behind Ice Cream Parlour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18655
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Tram no. 1223 located behind Ice Cream Parlour inside Heritage Village Museum.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Tram no. 1223 located behind Ice Cream Parlour inside Heritage Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2308
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 2022-05-10
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interurban Tram no. 1223 behind Ice Cream Parlour, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_2308_001.jpg)
![Interior of Interurban Tram no. 1223, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_2311_001.jpg?width=280)
Interior of Interurban Tram no. 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18657
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Interurban Tram no. 1223 located behind Ice Cream Parlour inside Heritage Village Museum.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Interurban Tram no. 1223 located behind Ice Cream Parlour inside Heritage Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2311
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 2022-05-10
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interior of Interurban Tram no. 1223, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_2311_001.jpg)
![Interior of Interurban Tram no. 1223, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_2310_001.jpg?width=280)
Interior of Interurban Tram no. 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18658
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Interurban Tram no. 1223 when it was located behind Ice Cream Parlour inside Heritage Village Museum.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Interurban Tram no. 1223 when it was located behind Ice Cream Parlour inside Heritage Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2310
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 2022-05-10
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interior of Interurban Tram no. 1223, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_2310_001.jpg)
![Front view of Interurban Tram no. 1223, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_2312_001.jpg?width=280)
Front view of Interurban Tram no. 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18659
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front of the Interurban Tram no. 1223 when it was located behind Ice Cream Parlour inside Heritage Village Museum.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front of the Interurban Tram no. 1223 when it was located behind Ice Cream Parlour inside Heritage Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2312
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 2022-05-10
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Front view of Interurban Tram no. 1223, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_2312_001.jpg)
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory507
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1947-1954
- Length
- 00:05:44
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system
- Date Range
- 1947-1954
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:05:44
- Subjects
- Accidents - Automobile Accidents
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- 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 six of interview with Don Brown
Track six of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%206.mp3