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Archivist Arilea Sill with council minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96268
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of City of Burnaby archivist Arilea Sill holding up restored pages of City council minutes from 1895-1898. Sill stands in the council chambers of Burnaby's City Hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1951
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of City of Burnaby archivist Arilea Sill holding up restored pages of City council minutes from 1895-1898. Sill stands in the council chambers of Burnaby's City Hall.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Names
City of Burnaby Archives
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Medig, Kari
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Arilea Sill, the City of Burnaby's archivist, displays restored pages of city council minutes from 1895-1898, which were recently found in Victoria. The pages were officially presented to council, to be stored in the city's archives, at Monday's council meeting."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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BCHL Coastal Conference Championship Game Five

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96610
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Game Five of the BCHL Coastal Conference Championship between the Burnaby Bulldogs and Victoria Salsa. Photographs depict Bulldogs players Milan Gajic, Kevin Beaumont, and Tyler Dufour, and Salsa players Spence Gilchrist, Jordan Sigalet, Dion Dhillon and Mike Rossa in a…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2232
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Game Five of the BCHL Coastal Conference Championship between the Burnaby Bulldogs and Victoria Salsa. Photographs depict Bulldogs players Milan Gajic, Kevin Beaumont, and Tyler Dufour, and Salsa players Spence Gilchrist, Jordan Sigalet, Dion Dhillon and Mike Rossa in action during the game.
Subjects
Sports - Ice Hockey
Names
Bill Copeland Sports Centre
Burnaby Bulldogs
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2232-1: "Burnaby Bulldogs' Milan Gajic moves around Victoria Salsa defenceman Spence Gilchrist, in first period action of Game Five of the BCHL Coastal Conference championship, at Copeland Arean. Gajic scored three goals to lead the Bulldogs to a 4-0 victory and a three games to two lead in the series."
Caption from metadata for 535-2232-2: "Burnaby Bulldogs' left winger Kevin Beaumont is robbed by Victoria Salsa goalie Jordan Sigalet, in first period action of Game Five of the BCHL Coastal Conference championship, at Copeland Arena."
Caption from metadata for 535-2232-3: "Burnaby Bulldogs' Tyler Dufour is sandwiched by Victoria Salsa defenseman Dion Dhillon and left winger Mike Rossa, in first period action of Game Five of the BCHL Coastal Conference championship at Copeland Arena."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Kensington Avenue
Street Address
3676 Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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BCHL Coastal Conference Championship Game Seven

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96616
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the BCHL Coastal Conference championship final and seventh game between the Burnaby Bulldogs and Victoria Salsa. Photographs depict Bulldogs players Mike Bickley, Milan Gajic, Mike Meech, Tyler Dufour, and Neil Stevenson-Moore, and Salsa players Jordan Sigalet, Adam Car…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2238
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the BCHL Coastal Conference championship final and seventh game between the Burnaby Bulldogs and Victoria Salsa. Photographs depict Bulldogs players Mike Bickley, Milan Gajic, Mike Meech, Tyler Dufour, and Neil Stevenson-Moore, and Salsa players Jordan Sigalet, Adam Carter, and Danny Johns in action during the game.
Subjects
Sports - Ice Hockey
Names
Bill Copeland Sports Centre
Burnaby Bulldogs
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2238-1: "Burnaby Bulldogs' forward Mike Bickley seems to have Victoria Salsa goalie Jordan Sigalet at his mercy in the first period of the deciding game of the BCHL Coastal Conference final, at Copeland Arena. Sigalet came up big on this play, as well as 37 others, to lead the Salsa to a 3-2 win, and the series victory, four games to three.
Caption from metadata for 535-2238-2: "Burnaby Bulldogs' center Milan Gajic is turned away by Victoria Salsa's goalie Jordan Sigalet, early in the deciding game of the BCHL Coastal Conference championship, at Copeland Arena. Sigalet made 38 saves to lead his team to a 3-2 win, and the series' victory, four games to three."
Caption from metadata for 535-2238-3: "Victoria Salsa defenceman Adam Carter is knocked off the puck by Burnaby Bulldogs' forwards Mike Meech and Tyler Dufour, in the deciding game of the BCHL Coastal Conference championship, at Copeland Arena. Victoria won the game, 3-2, and the series, four games to three."
Caption from metadata for 535-2238-4: "Victoria Salsa forward Danny Johns battles for position with Burnaby Bulldogs' Neil Stevenson-Moore, in the final game of the BCHL Coastal Conference Championship, at Copeland Arena. Victoria won the game, 3-2, and the series, four games to three."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Kensington Avenue
Street Address
3676 Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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BCHL Coastal Conference Championship Game Two

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96602
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the second game of the BCHL Coastal Conference Championship between the Burnaby Bulldogs and Victoria Salsa. Photographs depict Milan Gajic of Burnaby scoring on Chris Clark, goalie for Victoria, and Clark blocking a shot by Burnaby's Kevin Beaumont.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2224
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the second game of the BCHL Coastal Conference Championship between the Burnaby Bulldogs and Victoria Salsa. Photographs depict Milan Gajic of Burnaby scoring on Chris Clark, goalie for Victoria, and Clark blocking a shot by Burnaby's Kevin Beaumont.
Subjects
Sports - Ice Hockey
Names
Bill Copeland Sports Centre
Burnaby Bulldogs
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2224-1: "Burnaby's Milan Gajic beats Victoria Salsa goalie Chris Clark, for the Bulldogs' first goal of the second game of the BCHL Coastal Conference Championship, at Copeland Arena.
Caption from metadata for 535-2224-2: "Buranby Bulldogs' left winger Kevin Beaumont is stopped on a scoring attempt by Victoria Salsa's goalie Chris Clark, in the first period of Game Two of the Coastal Conference Championship at Copeland Arena."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Kensington Avenue
Street Address
3676 Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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BHS Photo Discs by Sid Cumbers 2004

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98460
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2000-2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
205 photographs (jpgs and pdd) on 2 optical discs
Scope and Content
Photographs of various events in which the Burnaby Historical Society participated including bus trips, Christmas parties, 1223 interurban tram events, and Canada Day and other holiday celebrations.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2000-2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
205 photographs (jpgs and pdd) on 2 optical discs
Description Level
File
Record No.
633-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
Photographs of various events in which the Burnaby Historical Society participated including bus trips, Christmas parties, 1223 interurban tram events, and Canada Day and other holiday celebrations.
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Holidays - Canada Day
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cumbers, Sidney
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from original disc envelope
Disc 2020-06-001 label reads: "Burnaby Historical Society 2004 / Content Description 1. BHS Bus Trip, 2000 2. BHS Xmas, 2001 3. BHS XMas, 2003 4. Canada Day, 2004 5. Victoria Day, 2004 6. Tram1223, 2001-2004 7. Tram1223BBQ, 2004 8. Tram1223 Volunteers, 2004:
Disc 2020-06-002 label reads: "Burnaby Village Museum Labour Day Fair / Monday September 6, 2004"
Contact sheet for photographs on 2020-06-001 available in accession file.
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Burnaby Bulldogs 2001 games

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97373
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
11 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Burnaby Bulldogs during games throughout 2001 that were collected for a supplement. Photographs depict Bulldogs players (including Alex Nikiforuk, Daniel Meneghin, Milan Gajic, Mike Bickley, and Neil Stevenson-Moore) in action against Langley and Victoria at the Bil…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
11 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2749
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Burnaby Bulldogs during games throughout 2001 that were collected for a supplement. Photographs depict Bulldogs players (including Alex Nikiforuk, Daniel Meneghin, Milan Gajic, Mike Bickley, and Neil Stevenson-Moore) in action against Langley and Victoria at the Bill Copeland Arena.
Subjects
Sports - Ice Hockey
Names
Bill Copeland Sports Centre
Burnaby Bulldogs
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 for 535-2749-2: "Burnaby Bulldogs' Alex Nikiforuk is dumped by Langley defenceman Brent Henley, in first period action of Game Five of the Coastal Conference quarter-final series, in Burnaby."
Caption from metadata for 535-2749-3: "Burnaby Bulldogs' goaltender Daniel Meneghin will be a key to the team's continued success in the BCHL playoffs."
Caption from metadata for 535-2749-4: "Burnaby's Milan Gajic beats Victoria Salsa goalie Chris Clark, for the Bulldogs' first goal of the second game of the BCHL Coastal Conference Championship, at Copeland Arena."
Caption from metadata for 535-2749-5: "Burnaby Bulldogs' Tyler Dufour is sandwiched by Victoria Salsa defenseman Dion Dhillon and left winger Mike Rossa, in first period action of Game Five of the BCHL Coastal Conference championship at Copeland Arena."
Caption from metadata for 535-2749-6: "Burnaby Bulldogs' forward Mike Bickley seems to have Victoria Salsa goalie Jordan Sigalet at his mercy in the first period of the deciding game of the BCHL Coastal Conference final, at Copeland Arena. Sigalet came up big on this play, as well as 37 others, to lead the Salsa to a 3-2 win, and the series victory, four games to three."
Caption from metadata for 535-2749-7: "Burnaby Bulldogs' center Milan Gajic is turned away by Victoria Salsa's goalie Jordan Sigalet, early in the deciding game of the BCHL Coastal Conference championship, at Copeland Arena. Sigalet made 38 saves to lead his team to a 3-2 win, and the series' victory, four games to three."
Caption from metadata for 535-2749-8: "Victoria Salsa forward Danny Johns battles for position with Burnaby Bulldogs' Neil Stevenson-Moore, in the final game of the BCHL Coastal Conference Championship, at Copeland Arena. Victoria won the game, 3-2, and the series, four games to three."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Kensington Avenue
Street Address
3676 Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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Burnaby Bulldogs hockey game

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96435
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified players from the Burnaby Bulldogs and Victoria Salsa in action during a hockey game.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2096
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified players from the Burnaby Bulldogs and Victoria Salsa in action during a hockey game.
Subjects
Sports - Ice Hockey
Names
Burnaby Bulldogs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Burnaby Lake first division women's rugby game

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97984
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified players in action during a First Division women's rugby game between Burnaby Lake and Velox Victoria, at the Burnaby Lake fields.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3089
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified players in action during a First Division women's rugby game between Burnaby Lake and Velox Victoria, at the Burnaby Lake fields.
Subjects
Sports - Rugby
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby Lake defender pulls down her Velox Victoria opponent in the renewal of First Division Women's rugby at Burnaby Lake fields."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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Burnaby Lakers lacrosse game

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97067
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a Major Junior A lacrosse game between the Burnaby Lakers and the Victoria Shamrocks at the Copeland Arena. Photographs depict Burnaby players Nenad Gajic and Taylor Wray in action with Victoria players Steve Bekeia and Sterling Mitchell.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2595
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a Major Junior A lacrosse game between the Burnaby Lakers and the Victoria Shamrocks at the Copeland Arena. Photographs depict Burnaby players Nenad Gajic and Taylor Wray in action with Victoria players Steve Bekeia and Sterling Mitchell.
Subjects
Sports - Lacrosse
Names
Bill Copeland Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2595-1: "Burnaby Lakers' forward Nenad Gajic unleashes a shot past diving Victoria defender Steve Bekeia, in first period action of the Major Junior A lacrosse game, Sunday at Copeland Arena."
Caption from metadata for 535-2595-2: "Burnaby Lakers' forward Taylor Wray moves around Victoria Shamrocks' defender Sterling Mitchell, in first period action of their Major Junior A lacrosse game, Sunday at Copeland Arena."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Kensington Avenue
Street Address
3676 Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Lakers lacrosse game

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97251
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified players in action during a lacrosse game between the Burnaby Lakers and the Victoria Shamrocks.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2659
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified players in action during a lacrosse game between the Burnaby Lakers and the Victoria Shamrocks.
Subjects
Sports - Lacrosse
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription29
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2021
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
130m of textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records generated in the course of municipal business by City Council and the Office of the City Clerk.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2021
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Physical Description
130m of textual records and other material
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records generated in the course of municipal business by City Council and the Office of the City Clerk.
History
The City of Burnaby covers an area of approximately 98 square kilometers between the cities of Vancouver to the west, and Coquitlam and New Westminster to the east, Burrard Inlet to the north, and the Fraser River to the south. The municipality derived its name from Robert Burnaby, a prominent businessman and advisor to Sir James Douglas, the first Governor of the Crown Colony of British Columbia. Burnaby’s early development was closely tied to the development of the City of New Westminster. New Westminster became British Columbia’s capital in 1859, the year after the British Government proclaimed the establishment of British Columbia. Shortly thereafter, the Royal Engineers began exploring Burnaby to establish military defenses and secure natural resources. This involved the construction of a road linking New Westminster to Burrard Inlet for military purposes, which is present-day North Road. At this time, individuals and families began settling in Burnaby and were largely involved in agricultural and logging activities. Burnaby developed slowly until 1887, when the Canadian Pacific Railway was extended into Vancouver from the Port Moody terminal, causing a dramatic increase in traffic between New Westminster and Vancouver. To meet the new transportation demands, a tramline was built in 1891 connecting the two urban centers along what is now Kingsway. The creation and location of the tramline induced property owners to begin subdividing and selling their lands as early as October 1891. The property taxes the roughly 200 residents paid at this time went directly to the provincial government in Victoria. No local services were provided in turn, which prompted the formation of a committee to petition the provincial government for a municipal charter. As a result, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby was incorporated by letters patent on September 22, 1892. Burnaby’s first Council was elected by acclamation on October 15, 1892 and consisted of Reeve Charles R. Shaw and councillors William Brenchley, Arthur De Windt Hazard, L. Claude Hill, William McDermott, and John Woolard.* The first formal Council election was conducted three months later. Nicolai Shou became the first elected reeve of Burnaby by ballot. Council met at various locations, including the tramline’s power house, private homes, and offices until the first municipal hall was built at Kingsway and Edmonds in 1899. Council is ultimately responsible for the government of the City of Burnaby. The Mayor (formally called “Reeve” prior to 1968) and Council are elected by the residents of Burnaby to represent them in decisions with respect to the provision of public services and facilities. Additionally, the Mayor represents the citizens of Burnaby at various public functions and events. Burnaby was without Council representation during most of the Great Depression and part of the Second World War. Council was disbanded on December 31, 1932 as a result of financial difficulties. The Provincial Government appointed a Commissioner to take over the duties of Reeve and Council beginning in 1933. This system of government was retained until January 1943, when Burnaby residents could once again elect their local government officials. The following individuals have served as Mayor (or Reeve) of Burnaby: Charles R. Shaw 1892 Nicolai C. Schou 1893-1903 Charles F. Sprott 1904-1905 Peter Byrne 1906-1910 John W. Weart 1911-1912 Duncan C. McGregor 1913 Hugh M. Fraser 1914-1918 Thomas Sanderson 1919-1920 Alexander K. McLean 1921-1926; 1928-1929 Charles C. Bell 1927 William L. Burdick 1929 William A. Pritchard 1930-1932 William Tate Wilson 1943-1944 George A. Morrison 1945-1949 William R. Beamish 1950-1953 Charles W. MacSorley 1954-1957 Alan H. Emmott 1958-1968 Robert W. Prittie 1969-1973 Thomas W. Constable 1973-1979 David M. Mercier 1979-1981 William A. Lewarne 1981-1987 William J. Copeland 1987-1996 Douglas P. Drummond 1996-2002 Derek R. Corrigan 2002-2018 Mike Hurley 2018-present The following individuals have served as provincially appointed Commissioners for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby: John Bennett 1933 John Mahony 1933-1934 Hugh M. Fraser 1934-1940* R.S. Gilchrist 1941-1942* B.C. Bracewell 1942* *Richard Bolton was Acting Commissioner for most of 1940-1942. He refused to be a full-fledged Commissioner. Closely associated with the functions of Council is the City Clerk. The Office of the City Clerk is responsible for the statutory duties of the municipal clerk including the preparation and preservation of all minutes books and records of Council business, custody of City bylaws, administrative support to Council and its Committees, preparation of Council and Committee agendas and the conduct of local government elections. The Clerk’s Office is the communications link between Council and other City Departments and the general public, and provides assistance and advice to citizens with respect to Council and Council Committee processes, reporting procedures and decisions. At the time of Burnaby’s incorporation in 1892, the municipal Clerk had the responsibility to attend all meetings of Council, keep all records of Council, prepare and alter voters’ lists, conduct Council elections, collect revenue, as well as having the responsibility to prepare balance sheets and audits. An advertisement in a local newspaper for the appointment of the Clerk dated February 1, 1905 states the “united offices of clerk, collector and assessor” receive a salary of $65.00 per month. Originally the treasurer, assessor and records manager for the corporation, the Clerk eventually became the municipal Council liaison. The primary functions of the City Clerk over time have been the keeping of minutes for the meetings of City Council and related bodies; keeping the records of the City of Burnaby as required by the Local Government Act (formally Municipal Act); keeping all records related to City Council decision making; carrying out correspondence on behalf of Council; assembling voters’ lists and carrying out elections; providing communication, information, and public relations services, including responsibility for civic ceremonies/events, and the municipal archives. The following individuals have served as City Clerk: Alexander Philip 1892–1894 Alfred Smither 1894–1899 F.J.H. Shirley 1899–1901 Arthur De Windt Haszard 1901–1902 Walter J. Walker 1902–1905 Benjamin George Walker 1905–1908 Charles Thomas Saunders 1908–1911 W.M. Griffiths 1911–1912 Arthur G. Moore 1912–1933 Charles Boyer Brown 1933–1959 John H. Shaw 1959–1973* James Hudson 1974–1984 Charles A. Turpin 1984–1995 Debbie R. Comis 1995–2011 Anne Skipsey (Acting) 2011-2012 Maryann Manuel (Acting) 2012-2014 Dennis Back 2014-2018 Kate O'Connell 2018-2020 Blanka Zeinabova 2020-2022 *Deputy City Clerk T. Ward took over many of the Clerk’s duties from 1972 to 1973 due to Shaw’s ill health during these years.
Formats
Microforms exist for some records. See series descriptions.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
City of Burnaby
Notes
Title based on creators of fonds
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Heritage Society of BC 22nd Annual Conference, Victoria, BC

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport4441
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
62713
Meeting Date
27-Mar-2000
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
62713
Meeting Date
27-Mar-2000
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Interview with Betty Blair by Eric Damer October 17, 2012 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory301
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1939-2012
Length
0:10:46
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's memories of popular culture activities that she has enjoyed. Betty discusses listening to the radio, singing around the piano and going out to the theatre as a girl. She also mentions her more recent pottery practice.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's memories of popular culture activities that she has enjoyed. Betty discusses listening to the radio, singing around the piano and going out to the theatre as a girl. She also mentions her more recent pottery practice.
Date Range
1939-2012
Photo Info
Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5.
Length
0:10:46
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 17, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 17, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
Biographical Notes
Betty Warburton (later Atkinson) (later Blair) was born in 1926 and grew up at three different locations on Frederick Avenue in Burnaby. She went to school in Burnaby; first at Kingsway West for two years, then Nelson Avenue and then Burnaby South High School where she completed senior matriculation. After graduation, Betty worked for a few years in Vancouver before marrying her first husband Don Atkinson and raising their children in Burnaby. Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair has participated in a range of activities from hiking and Girl Guides to volunteer arthritis care. By the nineteen-sixties she had began to learn pottery and take lessons at Mather House in Burnaby.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
0:59:03
Interviewee Name
Blair, Betty Warburton Atkinson
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Interview with Charmaine Bayntun by Eric Damer October 22, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory292
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1955-2012
Length
0:09:31
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's memories of childhood recreational activities and early friendships. She discusses the canning practices of her family as well.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's memories of childhood recreational activities and early friendships. She discusses the canning practices of her family as well.
Date Range
1955-2012
Photo Info
Charmaine Yanko (later Bayntun) nursing a goat from a bottle, [1969]. Item no. 549-015.
Length
0:09:31
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Geographic Features - Gardens
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 22, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and family heritage.
Biographical Notes
At the age of twenty, John Ivan Yanko met his future wife Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman while visiting relatives in Burnaby. Lillian received a rail pass because of her dad’s employment with the CPR and at fourteen had gone to visit her Godmother in Burnaby. John Ivan Yanko and Lillian Doris (Carman) Yanko were married October 16, 1948 in Nelson, British Columbia and moved into the basement of John’s sister’s house on Union Street. Lillian began working at the downtown Woodward’s store as a cashier in 1948. In 1950, the young couple bought property at 7385 (later renumbered 7391) Broadway in Burnaby and began constructing a house as they could afford it. Knowing she’d be let go if she was pregnant, when Lillian was expecting her first child, Jenny sewed her several versions of the same outfit; they all used the same material, but each was a little bit larger than the last to accommodate her expanding girth. Rhonda, born in 1953 and Charmaine, born in 1955, grew up in the Broadway home. They attended school at Sperling Elementary, and later at Burnaby North high school. Lillian left her job to be a stay-at-home mom when Rhonda was born, but that changed in 1963 when John and Charmaine were in a car accident that left John temporarily unable to work. John Yanko later returned to work, establishing his own tile setting business and working until age eighty-two. John and Lillian lived out the rest of their married lives on the Broadway property. John Ivan Yanko passed away in 2010; his wife Lillian Doria Leida (Carman) Yanko passed away in 2011. Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun completed her schooling in Burnaby and became a teacher for twenty-two years, followed by ten years as a Burnaby elementary school principal.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:47:24
Interviewee Name
Bayntun, Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Charmaine Bayntun

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Interview with Charmaine Bayntun by Eric Damer October 22, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory293
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1960-2012
Length
0:09:21
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's memories of sewing and craft-making as a teen, as well as her student days at Sperling Avenue Elementary School. She compares school of that time to her working years as a teacher and principal.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's memories of sewing and craft-making as a teen, as well as her student days at Sperling Avenue Elementary School. She compares school of that time to her working years as a teacher and principal.
Date Range
1960-2012
Photo Info
Charmaine Yanko (later Bayntun) nursing a goat from a bottle, [1969]. Item no. 549-015.
Length
0:09:21
Subjects
Education
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 22, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and family heritage.
Biographical Notes
At the age of twenty, John Ivan Yanko met his future wife Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman while visiting relatives in Burnaby. Lillian received a rail pass because of her dad’s employment with the CPR and at fourteen had gone to visit her Godmother in Burnaby. John Ivan Yanko and Lillian Doris (Carman) Yanko were married October 16, 1948 in Nelson, British Columbia and moved into the basement of John’s sister’s house on Union Street. Lillian began working at the downtown Woodward’s store as a cashier in 1948. In 1950, the young couple bought property at 7385 (later renumbered 7391) Broadway in Burnaby and began constructing a house as they could afford it. Knowing she’d be let go if she was pregnant, when Lillian was expecting her first child, Jenny sewed her several versions of the same outfit; they all used the same material, but each was a little bit larger than the last to accommodate her expanding girth. Rhonda, born in 1953 and Charmaine, born in 1955, grew up in the Broadway home. They attended school at Sperling Elementary, and later at Burnaby North high school. Lillian left her job to be a stay-at-home mom when Rhonda was born, but that changed in 1963 when John and Charmaine were in a car accident that left John temporarily unable to work. John Yanko later returned to work, establishing his own tile setting business and working until age eighty-two. John and Lillian lived out the rest of their married lives on the Broadway property. John Ivan Yanko passed away in 2010; his wife Lillian Doria Leida (Carman) Yanko passed away in 2011. Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun completed her schooling in Burnaby and became a teacher for twenty-two years, followed by ten years as a Burnaby elementary school principal.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:47:24
Interviewee Name
Bayntun, Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Charmaine Bayntun

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Interview with Charmaine Bayntun by Eric Damer October 22, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory294
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1929-2012
Length
0:09:03
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's father and the influence he had on her in her enjoyment of school as well as on her decision to become an educator herself. She discusses her family's interest in music and gardening, and how it is closely tied to being members o…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's father and the influence he had on her in her enjoyment of school as well as on her decision to become an educator herself. She discusses her family's interest in music and gardening, and how it is closely tied to being members of the Ukrainian Community.
Date Range
1929-2012
Photo Info
Charmaine Yanko (later Bayntun) nursing a goat from a bottle, [1969]. Item no. 549-015.
Length
0:09:03
Names
Yanko, John Ivan
Subjects
Education
Occupations - Musicians
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 22, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and family heritage.
Biographical Notes
At the age of twenty, John Ivan Yanko met his future wife Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman while visiting relatives in Burnaby. Lillian received a rail pass because of her dad’s employment with the CPR and at fourteen had gone to visit her Godmother in Burnaby. John Ivan Yanko and Lillian Doris (Carman) Yanko were married October 16, 1948 in Nelson, British Columbia and moved into the basement of John’s sister’s house on Union Street. Lillian began working at the downtown Woodward’s store as a cashier in 1948. In 1950, the young couple bought property at 7385 (later renumbered 7391) Broadway in Burnaby and began constructing a house as they could afford it. Knowing she’d be let go if she was pregnant, when Lillian was expecting her first child, Jenny sewed her several versions of the same outfit; they all used the same material, but each was a little bit larger than the last to accommodate her expanding girth. Rhonda, born in 1953 and Charmaine, born in 1955, grew up in the Broadway home. They attended school at Sperling Elementary, and later at Burnaby North high school. Lillian left her job to be a stay-at-home mom when Rhonda was born, but that changed in 1963 when John and Charmaine were in a car accident that left John temporarily unable to work. John Yanko later returned to work, establishing his own tile setting business and working until age eighty-two. John and Lillian lived out the rest of their married lives on the Broadway property. John Ivan Yanko passed away in 2010; his wife Lillian Doria Leida (Carman) Yanko passed away in 2011. Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun completed her schooling in Burnaby and became a teacher for twenty-two years, followed by ten years as a Burnaby elementary school principal.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:47:24
Interviewee Name
Bayntun, Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Charmaine Bayntun

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Interview with Charmaine Bayntun by Eric Damer October 22, 2012 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory295
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1960-2012
Length
0:10:32
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's memories of being raised on a more traditionally rural diet and how that was different from her peers. She discusses popular culture and events of the nineteen-sixties and seventies, and concludes with present day changes to the …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's memories of being raised on a more traditionally rural diet and how that was different from her peers. She discusses popular culture and events of the nineteen-sixties and seventies, and concludes with present day changes to the neighbourhood.
Date Range
1960-2012
Photo Info
Charmaine Yanko (later Bayntun) nursing a goat from a bottle, [1969]. Item no. 549-015.
Length
0:10:32
Subjects
Protests and Demonstrations
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 22, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and family heritage.
Biographical Notes
At the age of twenty, John Ivan Yanko met his future wife Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman while visiting relatives in Burnaby. Lillian received a rail pass because of her dad’s employment with the CPR and at fourteen had gone to visit her Godmother in Burnaby. John Ivan Yanko and Lillian Doris (Carman) Yanko were married October 16, 1948 in Nelson, British Columbia and moved into the basement of John’s sister’s house on Union Street. Lillian began working at the downtown Woodward’s store as a cashier in 1948. In 1950, the young couple bought property at 7385 (later renumbered 7391) Broadway in Burnaby and began constructing a house as they could afford it. Knowing she’d be let go if she was pregnant, when Lillian was expecting her first child, Jenny sewed her several versions of the same outfit; they all used the same material, but each was a little bit larger than the last to accommodate her expanding girth. Rhonda, born in 1953 and Charmaine, born in 1955, grew up in the Broadway home. They attended school at Sperling Elementary, and later at Burnaby North high school. Lillian left her job to be a stay-at-home mom when Rhonda was born, but that changed in 1963 when John and Charmaine were in a car accident that left John temporarily unable to work. John Yanko later returned to work, establishing his own tile setting business and working until age eighty-two. John and Lillian lived out the rest of their married lives on the Broadway property. John Ivan Yanko passed away in 2010; his wife Lillian Doria Leida (Carman) Yanko passed away in 2011. Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun completed her schooling in Burnaby and became a teacher for twenty-two years, followed by ten years as a Burnaby elementary school principal.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:47:24
Interviewee Name
Bayntun, Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track five of recording of interview with Charmaine Bayntun

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Interview with Chic Tanaka by Eric Damer November 20, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory418
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1959-2012
Length
0:09:47
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of her former neighbourhood. Chic shares a photograph of her wedding, and goes on to describe her neighbours. She also mentions changes that have occurred in the neighbourhood since then. Chic also touches on the nine…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of her former neighbourhood. Chic shares a photograph of her wedding, and goes on to describe her neighbours. She also mentions changes that have occurred in the neighbourhood since then. Chic also touches on the nineteen-sixties; by mentioning her brother going in to see Elvis Presley and describing the clothes she wore in that era.
Date Range
1959-2012
Photo Info
Chiyoko (Haya) Tanaka on her wedding day, surrounded by friends and family, 1959. Item no. 549-075.
Length
0:09:47
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 20, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 20, 2012. Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre Assistant Archivist Linda Reid lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: recreational activities.
Biographical Notes
Chiyoko “Chic” Haya (later Tanaka) moved to Burnaby with her parents in 1957. Although born in Steveston, Richmond, Chic had been removed from the coast with her family during the internment of Japanese-Canadians in 1942. After three years at a logging camp near Taylor Lake, BC, the family moved first to Forest Grove and then to the Great Northern Cannery in West Vancouver. With a loan from the owner of the cannery, Chic's father purchased several adjacent lots in Burnaby near Willingdon and Canada Way and moved his family to a new house soon after. Chic worked in Vancouver at the Bank of Montreal and married in 1959. She and her husband bought one of her father’s lots and moved next door.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:36:14
Interviewee Name
Tanaka, Chiyoko "Chic" Haya
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka

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Interview with Dennis Brown by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory310
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1960-2012
Length
0:08:58
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of recreational activities he and his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown and their children participated in. He discusses the changes that he's seen in Burnaby, mainly as density increases.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of recreational activities he and his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown and their children participated in. He discusses the changes that he's seen in Burnaby, mainly as density increases.
Date Range
1960-2012
Photo Info
Dennis Brown (far left) with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown (far right) and their five children, [1964]. Item no. 549-018.
Length
0:08:58
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Dennis Brown conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
Biographical Notes
Dennis Brown’s family moved from North Vancouver to South Burnaby, near Central Park, in 1941. Dennis finished his high school in Burnaby and enlisted in the air force, completing basic training. He returned to Burnaby looking for work and found employment stoking the boiler of a cargo ship. He and a friend spent the next year sailing around the world. When Dennis returned to Burnaby, he found work at a local shingle mill, married Cice Chandler and began work on a new home at Willingdon and Imperial. He and Cice had two children in 1948 and 1950, and three more in the later nineteen-fifties. By this time, Dennis had retrained as an accountant and worked in several large businesses in Vancouver. In their later years, both Dennis and Cice were active in the restoration of the Parker Carousel and Interurban 1223 (now on display at the Burnaby Village Museum) and both were honoured independently with “Citizen of the Year” awards. Cice (Chandler) Brown was, additionally, Honourary Reeve of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:43:57
Interviewee Name
Brown, Dennis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory413
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1950-2012
Length
0:08:57
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of the neighbourhood she grew up in and the changes that have occurred there. Diane describes how her parents sold the mushroom farm and built a new home; the property later became a townhouse development. She mentions her brother …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of the neighbourhood she grew up in and the changes that have occurred there. Diane describes how her parents sold the mushroom farm and built a new home; the property later became a townhouse development. She mentions her brother and some of their early neighbours.
Date Range
1950-2012
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:08:57
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
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Track five of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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