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Ball thirty-three at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78772
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [201-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Walker family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 314 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "ball thirty-three" at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [201-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Walker family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 314 dpi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 557-023
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-15
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "ball thirty-three" at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Golf
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- 10th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
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Inter-City Golf Driving Range
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78791
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [201-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Walker family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 314 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of what appears to be ball thirty-three at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [201-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Walker family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 314 dpi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 557-041
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-15
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of what appears to be ball thirty-three at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Golf
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- 10th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282885
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Pride, Harry, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Burrard Inlet
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
- "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
- Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5437
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Edition
- Rev.
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282893
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Edition
- Rev.
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Historic buildings
- Buildings
- Historic sites
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Digital Books
Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
Philip, 46 Lome Street, New
Westminster.
Claude Hill acted as secretary, pro tern, and J.C. Brown, M.P.P., was
appointed as chairman. A convincing argument for establishing a
corporation was put forth by W.J. Walker who pointed out that local tax
money was going, at that time, to improve Vancouver Island
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Century Park Museum Association
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- 4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
Deer Lake Park : heritage resource inventory
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5468
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Wolf, Jim
- Publication Date
- c1998
- Call Number
- 971.133 WOL COPY 2
Residence 31
Avalon Estate 31
F.J. Hart Mansion "Avalon" 31
Rosedale Garage 34
Woodward Estate 35
Woodward Cottage 35
Moore Residence 36
Rosalie Moore Barrett Residence 36
Montague Moore Residence 37
Woodward House 38
�W.J. Walker Residence 38
Deer Lake Drive Subdivision 39
Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282834
- 9780969282839
- Call Number
- 971.133 WOL COPY 2
- Author
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
- Publication Date
- c1998
- Physical Description
- 47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Deer Lake Park (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Notes
- 2 copies held : copy 2.
Digital Books
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
o d 3 6 3
P A R T IV: 1921 to 1930
E d w a r d B u r n h a m 367
Terry H a n n i g a n 3
6 7
Roy Raymer 368
Nellie C r o w t h e r C o c h r a n 370
A n n e H a n n i g a n 371
M a u r i n e Walker Harbor 372
�Florence Bookey M c M a h o n 374
John McGeachie 376
D r . B o y d M c K e e 378
A l e x M
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
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Burnaby Address Re-Numbering 1958-1961|House re-numbering
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7645
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Contributor
- City of Burnaby
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [1961]
- Notes
- In 1958, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby embarked on an address re-numbering project. Burnaby's new address system was a numerical continuation of the Vancouver system. The project included East Burnaby which had previously worked off of the New Westminster address system. This was problematic due to the diagonal grid system that New Westminster and East Burnaby was based off of.
- The project was completed in two phases: From 1958 to 1959, and 1960 to 1961.
Digital Books
Song hits from the turn of the century : complete original sheet music for 25 songs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1072
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0486231585
- Call Number
- 786.4 CHA
- Contributor
- Charosh, Paul
- Fremont, Robert A.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dover
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Physical Description
- 1 score (118 p.) : facsims. ; 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Popular music
- Songs with piano
- Notes
- "An abridgment of the work originally published by Dover in 1975 under the title 'More Favourite Songs of the Nineties'. It now consists of unabridged, unaltered republications of the sheet music of 25 popular songs."--verso.
- Contents: At a Georgia campmeeting / Kerry Mills -- The Belle of Avenoo A / Safford Waters -- Daddy wouldn't buy me a bow-wow / Joseph Tabrar -- Down where the Wurzburger flows / Harry von Tilzer -- Good-bye! / F. Paolo Tosti -- Hello Central, give me heaven / Charles K. Harris -- Hiawatha / Neil Moret -- I'd leave Ma happy home for you / Harry von Tilzer -- I guess I'll have to telegraph my baby / George M. Cohan -- I love a lassie / Harry Lauder & Gerald Grafton -- Just because she made dem goo-goo eyes / Hughey Cannon -- Love me, and the world is mine / Ernest R. Ball -- March of the toys, from Babes in toyland / Victor Herbert -- My gal is a high born lady / Barney Fagan -- My sweetheart's the man in the moon / James Thornton -- Narcissus / Ethelbert Nevin -- Navajo / Egbert van Alstyne -- Nobody / Bert A. Williams -- O dry those tears! / Teresa del Riego -- Please let me sleep / James T. Brymn -- She's getting mo' like the white folks every day / Bert Williams & George Walker -- She was happy till she met you / Charles Graham & Monroe Rosenfeld -- Strike up the band (Here comes a sailor) / Charles B. Ward -- Sweet Marie / Raymon Moore -- Under the Anheuser bush / Harry von Tilzer.
- Contributors: edited by Paul Charosh and Robert A. Fremont.
Les miserables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1880
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885
- Publication Date
- c1862
- Call Number
- 843.7 HUG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.16
- Call Number
- 843.7 HUG
- Author
- Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp Clark Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1862
- Printer
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Physical Description
- 900 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "471", in pencil on back of front endpaper "622-23", in pencil on back of front endpaper "F.B. Street / 6176 WALKER AVE. / BURNABY 1, B.C.", stamped in black on fly-leaf "1.50 / 7se", in pencil on last blank page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
The three musketeers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1900
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.40
- Call Number
- 843.7 DUM
- Author
- Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
- Contributor
- Lexow, Lucas
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- J. H. Sears & Company, Inc.
- Series
- The Reader's Library
- Printer
- The Kingsport Press
- Physical Description
- iv, 244 p. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "F.B. Street / 6176 WALKER AVE. / BURNABY 1, B.C." stamped in red p. ii
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--17th century
- Notes
- "Edited by Lucas Lexow
The book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the Church of England : together with the psalter or psalms of David
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3014
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.122.44
- Call Number
- 264.03 JOH
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- John Walker and Company
- William Clowes and Sons, Limited
- Physical Description
- 541, 355 p. ; 12 cm.
- Inscription
- "W237" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front). "W237" -- handwritten in pen, crossed in pen on title page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Church of England
- Liturgics
- Notes
- "Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches ; and the form and manner of making ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priestes, and deacons." -- title page
- Common prayer (541 p.) -- Hymns ancient and modern (355 p.)
- Includes index.
The little engine that could
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3832
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.17
- Call Number
- 813.5 PIP
- Contributor
- Lenski, Lois L.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The Platt & Munk Co. Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1930
- Series
- Never grow old series
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "Christmas '52 / Catherine Walker / from Jean"--inscribed in pencil on front fly leaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroad trains
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- "Retold by Watty Piper from The Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg"--title page
- "Copyrighted by George H. Doran & Co."--title page
- "Copyright, MCMXXX"--title page verso.
- Piper, Watty, pseudonym.
- Contributor's name and contribution : Lenski, Lois L. (illustrator)
Go slow, Mary : a farce-comedy in three acts
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4876
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Mortimer, Lillian, -1946
- Publication Date
- c1925
- Call Number
- 812 MOR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.24
- Call Number
- 812 MOR
- Author
- Mortimer, Lillian, -1946
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- T. S. Denison & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1925
- Physical Description
- 100 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Danny Grubb" [Handwritten on cover, title page and page 3] "J. B. Street 6176 Walker Ave. Burnaby 1, B.C." [Stamped in blue ink on title page] Calculations on title page. Page notations on page 3. Names written beside characters on page 3.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Marriage--Drama
- Housewives--Drama
- Housewives
- Marriage
- Drama
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Webster's pocket pronouncing dictionary of the English language : condensed from the original dictionary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1605
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4002.1
- Call Number
- 423 WEB
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1858
- Physical Description
- ii-iv, 313 p. ; 13 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover: "Miss J.E. Simpson"[handwritten in pencil] "Who'se she?"[handwritten in pencil] printed sticker label inside back cover, gold foil: "Moir's Halifax Canada" pencil notes inside back cover small sticker label, red/gold: "DALGLEISH, Stationer, B. Salterton."
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Dictionaries
- Notes
- "Condensed from the original Dictionary by Noah Webster, LL.D." .
- "with accented vocabularies of classical, scripture, and modern geographical names".
- "containing 10,000 more words than Walker's Dictionary".
- Author's given name and dates : Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869.
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Two unidentified girls
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82356
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1860-1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 4 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of two unidentified girls, one perhaps being Blanche Wilkinson.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1860-1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 4 x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-018
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of two unidentified girls, one perhaps being Blanche Wilkinson.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "? and Blanche W.?"
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Barron & Walker / Artist and Photographer / B & W"
Images
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Good words for 1870
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2974
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.122.1
- Call Number
- 828.8 MAC
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Strahan & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1870
- Physical Description
- 870, 52 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endcover: "W194" [written in blue ink, crossed out in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Religion
- English literature
- Literature--Collections
- Periodicals
- Subjects
- Religions
- Notes
- A compilation of the monthly issues of Good Words magazine in 1870.
- edited by Normal Macleod
- illustrated by Arthur Hughes, G.J. Pinwell, F.A. Fraser, J. Mahoney, Francis Walker, and others
- Includes index.
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Herbert Penrose Vidal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82383
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of man identified as Herbert Penrose Vidal.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-028
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of man identified as Herbert Penrose Vidal.
- Names
- Vidal, Herbert Penrose
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Herbert Penrose Vidal / 1866-1934"
- Note in black pen on verso reads: "H P Vidal"
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Barron & Walker / Artists and Photographers / Sarnia / Ont"
Images
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Favorite poems
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1973
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.113
- Call Number
- 808.81 FAV
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- H. M. Caldwell Co.
- Publication Date
- 1880
- Physical Description
- 256 p. : 16 cm.
- Inscription
- "Mrs. F. B. Street 6176 Walker Ave Burnaby, B.C." [Handwritten in blue pen and pasted to front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- American poetry
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.
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