Burnaby Chamber of Commerce Fee-For-Service Contract for the Operation of the Travel InfoCentre, 6525 Sprott Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport15047
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 11071
- Meeting Date
- 9-Feb-1987
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 11071
- Meeting Date
- 9-Feb-1987
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Metrotown Study and Origin-Destination Travel Pattern Study - Selection of Consultants
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21738
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15146
- Meeting Date
- 28-Aug-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 58
- Item No.
- 17
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15146
- Meeting Date
- 28-Aug-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 58
- Item No.
- 17
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
City Staff External Training and Travel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71104
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 101431
- Meeting Date
- 20-Feb-2017
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 101431
- Meeting Date
- 20-Feb-2017
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Office of the City Clerk, City of Vancouver re: Metropolitan Origin-Destination Travel Survey (1985)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16538
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8494
- Meeting Date
- 4-Feb-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 10
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8494
- Meeting Date
- 4-Feb-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 10
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from the Honourable William Vander Zalm, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, which appeared on the Agenda for the 1979 June 18 Meeting of Council re: 1979 Municipal Planning Grants and Origin/Destination Travel Pattern Study
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport20827
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13961
- Meeting Date
- 25-Jun-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13961
- Meeting Date
- 25-Jun-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Origin-Destination Travel Pattern Study (1979) Selection of Consultant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport20664
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14121
- Meeting Date
- 27-Aug-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 57
- Item No.
- 13
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14121
- Meeting Date
- 27-Aug-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 57
- Item No.
- 13
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Origin/Destination Travel Pattern Study and Burnaby Metrotown Transportation Study
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport20903
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13850
- Meeting Date
- 22-May-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 39
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13850
- Meeting Date
- 22-May-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 39
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Origin-Destination Travel Pattern Study and Burnaby Metrotown Transportation Study
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21093
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13684
- Meeting Date
- 2-Apr-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 26
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13684
- Meeting Date
- 2-Apr-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 26
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Permission for the Director Recreation and Cultural Services to travel on the 1983 Study Tour - Sport and Recreation Management and Practice in Britain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport17882
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 152
- Meeting Date
- 7-Mar-1983
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 152
- Meeting Date
- 7-Mar-1983
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Tenders for Two Only Dump Trucks Complete with 5/7 Cu. Yd. Heavy Duty Travel Boxes with Hoists (Item 2, Report No. 13, 1989 February 13)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport12753
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7749
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jul-1989
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7749
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jul-1989
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Transportation Studies - Burnaby Metrotown Area and Origin-Destination Travel Patterns
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22007
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14861
- Meeting Date
- 15-May-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 38
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14861
- Meeting Date
- 15-May-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 38
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Travel Expenses - Alderman D. A. Lawson, Lower Mainland Municipal Association
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19976
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1053
- Meeting Date
- 28-Apr-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 32
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1053
- Meeting Date
- 28-Apr-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 32
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Travel Expenses - Alderman D. A. Lawson - Union of BC Municipalities
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19197
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1821
- Meeting Date
- 1-Jun-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 25
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1821
- Meeting Date
- 1-Jun-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 25
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Visit to Hawaii and horseback riding
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85438
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- George H.F. McLean fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 digital file ( 3 min., 10 sec ) : digital , col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one silent colour film of the McLean family visiting Hawaii. The film opens with Edna McLean sightseeing and views of the Hawaiian countryside, cities, monuments, buildings, trees and ocean. The film switches to Teresa McLean playing in a swimming pool and closes with Teresa feedin…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- George H.F. McLean fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 digital file ( 3 min., 10 sec ) : digital , col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 567-001-23
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-03
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one silent colour film of the McLean family visiting Hawaii. The film opens with Edna McLean sightseeing and views of the Hawaiian countryside, cities, monuments, buildings, trees and ocean. The film switches to Teresa McLean playing in a swimming pool and closes with Teresa feeding a horse, and horseback riding with friends looking on.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- McLean, George H.F.
- Notes
- Title based on content of film
- Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA
Images
Video
Visit to Hawaii and horseback riding, 1970
Visit to Hawaii and horseback riding, 1970
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/567-001-23.m4vDigney Family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85415
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936-19[61]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w + 1 film reel : col. ; 16mm + 7 optical discs (DVDs) + 1 portable drive
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a reel of film (digitized into four segments) created by Andy Digney; a panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League from 1958 or 1959; and 18 film segments on DVD that were originally created by Andy Digney between 1934 and 1961 and digitized by his grandson Paul Dign…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936-19[61]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w + 1 film reel : col. ; 16mm + 7 optical discs (DVDs) + 1 portable drive
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a reel of film (digitized into four segments) created by Andy Digney; a panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League from 1958 or 1959; and 18 film segments on DVD that were originally created by Andy Digney between 1934 and 1961 and digitized by his grandson Paul Digney in 2012. The 16mm film is divided into the following segments: the Oak Theatre in 1936 (construction and opening); the Royal Visit (from the King and Queen) in 1939; Burnaby Sports and May Day events (ca. 1937); and the Labour parade (ca. 1935). The 18 film segments contain footage of the Digney family at their home in Brandon, Manitoba, and Burnaby; views of the Oak Theatre and Digney Speedway in operation; and their travels throughout British Columbia and abroad. The 18 film segments are described at the item level and titled: Andy's first film; Brandon, Manitoba; Burnaby and Digney recreational events; Trip to Kamloops; Burnaby; Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore; Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary; Travels to Ontario, Quebec and England; Travels to England #2; Travels to England #3; Parades; Digney family in Burnaby; Paul Digney and family; Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens; Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings; Building and opening the Digney Speedway; Digney family travel the praries; and San Francisco Trip.
- History
- Andy Digney was born in London, England, on July 27, 1886. His given names were Andrew Charles. In 1905, he immigrated with his elder brother to Raymore, Saskatchewan, and worked on a farm. In 1914, he met and married Alice Swan and in 1920 they had their one and only child, Ernest ('Dig'). The young family lived in Beatty, Saskatchewan, where they ran a small general store with a pool hall over the top. Andy sold the store and they moved to Carberry, Manitoba, where Andy worked selling lightning rods and hanging wallpaper. At this time, he met and formed a partnership with someone who owned a hand cranked move projector and in the evenings, he and his wife traveled to church halls in neighbouring towns, showing movies. Eventually, Digney purchased his own movie projector and opened a small theatre in Carberry. He worked odd jobs during the daytime and projected movies in his small theatre at night. Eventually he made enough money to move to Brandon, Manitoba, where he purchased a restaurant, which he turned into a theatre with living quarters above. Andy called the theatre 'The Oak' since the mighty oak was strong and stood forever. After starting the first Oak Theatre in Brandon, Manitoba, when talking pictures came along, Andy Digney, his wife Alice and son Ernest ('Dig') moved to Burnaby in 1935 and chose the site of their new theatre and home at the corner of Kingsway and Marlborough. The Oak Theatre - which opened on August 4, 1937 - was hailed as an artistic masterpiece for its ultra modern white stucco exterior, floodlights and pink-and-green neon marquee. The interior featured a mirrored ceiling, fireplace, and aquarium and had a colour scheme of orchid, royal blue, silver and black. Andy was a very involved member of the Burnaby community, becoming the founding president of the Lion's club and the chairman of the committee raising money for war bonds during World War II. In 1944, Andy suffered a severe heart attack, forcing him to retire, so in 1945, he sold the theatre to Odeon Theatres of Canada who continued to operate at this location until 1968 when competition forced its closure and demolition. Andy and his family relocated to a home on Bonsor Avenue on 3/4 acres where he spent much of his time cultivating a lovely garden. In about 1946, Andy was approached by the B.C. Midget Auto Racing Association [original name retained for historical accuracy], who were looking for a good location to race the smaller racing cars popular at the time. Andy was interested and purchased 10 acres of property located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue and built a race track. The Digney Speedway opened on July 8, 1948, with stands that had capacity of holding 4500 people. In 1949, when the popularity of this kind of racing declined, Digney started racing roadsters. However, he struggled to find local drivers, and it was expensive to bring in drivers from elsewhere. In 1951, Digney found a winner: jalopy racing. Local men would buy 1930s cars and strip them down, remove the glass, and weld the doors shut. By early 1952 over 40 cars were showing up for jalopy races. By the early 1950s, the Speedway was well established, with coverage in the sports pages and on radio. Andy's son Dig worked at the race track but moved away with his wife in 1951 to work in Seattle. Dig and his wife Joyce, along with their two young sons, Paul and Bruce, returned to Burnaby in 1953, moving into a 550-square-foot apartment located above the Digney Speedway restrooms. In 1954, Simpson Sears built a large store on Kingsway and their parking lot came up to the back garden of the family home on Bonsor Avenue. Andy thought of building small stores on his property but in the end decided to build a bowling alley, clearing out his beautiful garden. The Digney Bowl opened on August 19, 1955, and Andy, Alice, Dig, and Joyce all worked at both the Speedway and the bowling alley. In 1956, Andy decided to finally retire and sold the bowling alley and home to his son Dig, which he paid for over time. Dig and his family moved into the house on Bonsor Avenue and ran the bowling alley until their son Bruce took over in 1980. Andy Digney died in 1964 while travelling with his wife in England. Alice died on June 3, 1982, and Dig died on November 27, 2009.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo/MI catalogue 562
![Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-17.jpg?width=280)
Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85311
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1936]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba throug…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1936]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba through to Saskatchewan and visit with Dorothy Swan (Alice Digney's sister) who is dressed in her nurses' uniform. Their travels continue as they visit the Calgary Zoo, the foothills of Alberta, Bow River and falls, Banff Hot Springs and Lake Louise pools.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
![Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-17.jpg)
Video
Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936]
Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-17.m4v
It Took a While to Get There
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10097
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Kathryn Small has lived in Burnaby almost her entire life. In this video she recounts the path she travelled before finding the 27 year career she settled on and from which she retired in 2008. Having faced discrimination (because she was a woman) which blocked her entering her first choice for a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Kathryn Small has lived in Burnaby almost her entire life. In this video she recounts the path she travelled before finding the 27 year career she settled on and from which she retired in 2008. Having faced discrimination (because she was a woman) which blocked her entering her first choice for a career, Kathryn found that her subsequent variety of education and experiences over the next decade well-fitted her for her “life’s work”. Kathryn is convinced that all and any education and experience can play a part in preparing one for one’s chosen career. She is also glad that today discrimination based on gender is finally illegal in Canada. That the title of this video is an intentional double-entendre is evident by the end of the video.
- History
- Kathryn Small has a long connection to Burnaby, her grandparents having settled in the Douglas Road area in 1921 and her parents choosing to live in the same area. Kathryn attended Douglas Road Elementary School and graduated from Burnaby Central High School. After a variety of post-secondary education, work and travel experiences, she then worked for 27 years in Burnaby as a Public Health Inspector/Environmental Health Officer before retiring in 2008. Kathryn still lives in Burnaby.
- Creator
- Small, Kathryn
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Names
- Small, Kathryn
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
It Took a While to Get There, 2016
It Took a While to Get There, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0005_001.mp4
McLean family summer activities
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85422
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- George H.F. McLean fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family playing games of shuffle board and horse shoes outside and their travels with a travel trailer. It is followed by footage of the McLean's daughter,Teresa, at play inside and outside with other children and the f…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- George H.F. McLean fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 567-001-7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-03
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family playing games of shuffle board and horse shoes outside and their travels with a travel trailer. It is followed by footage of the McLean's daughter,Teresa, at play inside and outside with other children and the family in a campground, at a beach, boating and kayaking.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- McLean, George H.F.
- Notes
- Title based on content of film
- Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA
Images
Video
McLean family summer activities, 1963
McLean family summer activities, 1963
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/567-001-7.m4v
Travels to England # 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85247
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1935
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 25 sec.) : digital, b&w, si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent black and white film segment identified as Reel 10. This film continues from item number 562-003-11, following the Digney family as they continue to travel through England. It interchanges with views of the seaside and the Henley airshow, followed by footage of the Chang…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1935
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 25 sec.) : digital, b&w, si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent black and white film segment identified as Reel 10. This film continues from item number 562-003-11, following the Digney family as they continue to travel through England. It interchanges with views of the seaside and the Henley airshow, followed by footage of the Changing of the Guards, Liverpool, a storm on the Atlantic, an iceberg and the St. Lawrence seaway.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Travels to England # 3, 1935
Travels to England # 3, 1935
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-10.m4v
Lucky Number: A Tribute to my Sisters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9672
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 8 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- This film by Jadzia Prenosil follows the life of three sisters. They were born, educated and spent the first two decades of their lives in Communist (Czecho) - Slovakia. In August of 1968 the Warsaw Pact forces/Russian Army invaded the country in order to stop the spread of democracy lead by Presid…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 8 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- This film by Jadzia Prenosil follows the life of three sisters. They were born, educated and spent the first two decades of their lives in Communist (Czecho) - Slovakia. In August of 1968 the Warsaw Pact forces/Russian Army invaded the country in order to stop the spread of democracy lead by President Dubcek. In fear of repercussions the family decided to leave their homeland. While they pondered over their fate in nearby Vienna, Austria they received an invitation from their aunt who lived in Vancouver. They were granted the status of refugee and were sponsored by the Canadian government. They arrived to Vancouver in October 1968. The film depicts their life in both countries ( Slovakia/Canada ) and tells a story of their strong relationship that spans for over half a century. It is this bond that helped them to overcome the many challenges and traumas they had to face throughout their lives.
- History
- Jadzia (pron. Ya-dja) Prenosil was born in Trnava, Czecho- Slovakia in 1951. She emigrated to Canada in 1968. After she acquired basic English skills at a night school she entered Grade 11 in Lord Byng High School in Vancouver. She completed her Bachelor degree in French and Spanish at UBC. In order to improve these two languages she spent some time in France to learn French and later travelled across Central and South America. This experience widened her view of the world. She remains an avid explorer, traveller to this day. After travelling and working at different jobs she obtained a teaching degree from SFU. In 1988 she began teaching French and ESL in Killarney Secondary School. For the next thirty years she had worked with refugees from all over the world and developed close friendships with many of them. Her own experience of being once an immigrant herself and learning English as a teenager allowed her to reach out to many students and helped them integrate into Canadian society. In 1991 she moved to an old (1931) character home in North Burnaby where she and her husband live happily to the present day.
- Creator
- Prenosil, Jadzia
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Migration
- Names
- Prenosil, Jadzia
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Lucky Number: A Tribute to my Sisters, 2016
Lucky Number: A Tribute to my Sisters, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0003_001.mp4