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Adult Magazines

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a display of adult magazines in a magazine rack. A handwritten sign reads: "Minors (under 18 years) reading adult books will be asked to leave permanently."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1388

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a display of adult magazines in a magazine rack. A handwritten sign reads: "Minors (under 18 years) reading adult books will be asked to leave permanently."

Subjects: Industries - Publishing

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "COQ Today"

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Man chopping wood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59009

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified man chopping through a standing log with an axe. Two other men look on in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1418

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified man chopping through a standing log with an axe. Two other men look on in the background.

Subjects: Industries - Logging/lumber; Recreational Activities

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT 80% / page A-5 / Burnaby / Today"

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Maureen Demson cutting wood with a chainsaw

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman identified as Maureen Demson. She is cutting a log with a chainsaw while other people watch.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1419

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman identified as Maureen Demson. She is cutting a log with a chainsaw while other people watch.

Subjects: Industries - Logging/lumber; Recreational Activities

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Maureen Demson"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT 80% / page A-5 / Burnaby / Today"

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lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV001.1.183

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV001.1.183

Description: Button pin, round, buff ground with wide brownish red border and green print. Around edge from left, "JULY / AUG / SEPT". Logo below 'AUG', illegible, "LI--HA" ?, then "1920". At bottom is brownish red dot at centre of "U.B.M.W.E.R.S.L." in circle. Pin is paper formed over a metal back and held in place by pressure. Clear coating over front. Back is dark metal with remains of pin clasp closure ?, coil of wire one side, lighter-coloured patch of metal around opening other side. Back is hollow. Manufacturer's stamp, mostly illegible, "--- CO" "--H.N.Y." and hallmark ?. Metal of back is tarnished, some scratches and wear on front.

Object History: Union dues button for the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railroad Shop Laborers which was affiliated with the American Federation of Labour. Railroad way workers oversaw the maintenace of railroad tracks. (For more information see http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_186.html)

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols

Object Term: Insignia

Marks/Labels: "JULY / AUG / SEPT", green letters printed around top "1920", larger green numbers printed in centre "U.B.M.W.E.R.S.L.", green letters printed around dot and surrounded by a green circle

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Industries; Occupations - Railroad Labourers; Organizations - Unions; Transportation - Rail

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double bit axe head

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV003.28.3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV003.28.3

Description: This split, double bitted, utility axe head was found on Burnaby Mountain by Alfred Bingham in 1920. Mr Bingham bought property on the West side of the mountain in 1920. The axe head is double bladed. The head is very rusty and has been cracked across one side. The remains of the handle are still in the axe eye.

Object History: The axe head was found on the site of Simon Fraser University (SFU), an area logged in the early years of the 20th Century by Gilley Logging. The axe may have been broken by one of their loggers.

Reference: Note from Alfred Bingham, original in accession file. "THIS AXE HEAD WAS FOUND IN 1920 / BY ALFRED BINGHAM ON THE PRESENT SITE / OF THE SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY. IT PROBABLY / WAS USED BY AN EARLY LOGGER. WHO CUT DOWN / SOME OF THE GREAT TREES THAT GREW ON / BURNABY MOUNTAIN. HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO. MANY OF THESE TREES WERE OVER 800 YEARS OLD / Alfred Bingham " hand written in ink on one face of note. "I bought 5 acres of stump land on the / corner of Sherlock, Duthie, & Kitchener Streets in / 1920. & cleared 2 acres & bilt small home, (store?) / my wife and I have lived in Burnaby continually since then / AB" hand written in ink on the reverse face of the note.

Marks/Labels: "1920 FOUND ON BURNABY MTN SITE S.F.U.", written in yellow chalk on one face of the axe head

Subjects: Industries - Forestry; Woodworking Tools and Equipment; Industries - Logging/lumber

Names: Gilley Brothers Logging Company; Simon Fraser University; Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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delegate's ribbon

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV972.161.27

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV972.161.27

Description: The delegate's ribbon is for the Pacific Logging Congress held in Vancouver, BC, October 6 to 9, 1920. The ribbon is blue-grey with orange text on top half, a circular logo in the middle and text on the bottom half

Marks/Labels: "Eleventh Session / PACIFIC LOGGING CONGRESS", orange printing on top half "OREGON WASH IDAHO MONT CAL BC 1909", orange printing around circle on bottom half "P L C", large orange printing in centre of circle located on bottom half "VANCOUVER, B.C. / OCT 6-7-8-9 / 1920", orange printing along bottom

Subjects: Industries - Logging/lumber; Industries; Industries - Forestry; Personal Symbols; Personal Symbols - Ribbons

Geographic Access: Vancouver

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Glass Sculpture

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.40.8

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.40.8

Description: Glass rectangular prism with 3D etching depicting heavy duty trucks. Each corner of the bottom of the sculpture has a small pad. The sculpture has a branded black box for safe carrying. The box is in two parts. The exterior of both parts is covered in a black vinyl wrap, and polyester satin in the inside. The inside of each box is inset to fit on half of the sculpture. The top half of the box has a "Burnco 100 Years" logo in red, gray, white and black.

Object History: The Burnco company was established in Calgary in 1912 as a rock and aggregate and concrete supply company. This presentation piece was presented to the City of Burnaby on the establishment of its new Burnaby based plant in the Big Bend area in 2004.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Ceremonial Artifacts

Object Term: Sculpture

Marks/Labels: BURNCO 100 YEARS

Colour: Red; Gray; White; Black

Subjects: Arts - Sculptures; Corporations - Private Corporations; Industries; Natural Resources - Mineral Resources; Planning - City Planning

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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booklet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.9

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.9

Description: booklet; glossy cardstock cover in black; stapled binding; pages within numbered 1-16; index on verso of front cover; title in green ink reads: "magnificent / VANCOUVER" with photo montage of six photographs in grid below including view of downtown Vancouver, north shore mountains and Museum of Vancouver and Planetarium; Grouse Mountain gondala; Heritage Village Museum; Capilano Suspension Bridge; totem pole at University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology and Park and Tilford Gardens. Page 16 includes map with locations of these sites. Verso of back cover includes contact information for various sites.

Object History: Brochure of tourist sites in and around Vancouver including Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) on pages 14-15. Collected by Century Park Museum Association and Heritage Village as part of their promotional materials.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Pamphlet

Measurements: w: 18 cm h: 21.5 cm

Maker: Lawson Graphics Pacific Limited

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Site/City Made: Vancouver

Title: Magnificent Vancouver

Publication Date: [1979]

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Booklets; Industries - Tourism

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Geographic Access: Vancouver

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booklet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.11

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.11

Description: guide booklet; glossy cover in black with colour photographs; stapled binding; pages within numbered 2-15 include colour photographs and maps. Front cover title reads "Burnaby / & surrounding area. / BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA" with a Canadian flag to the left of title and a grid of five colour photographs below including aerial view of Burnaby looking north from Deer Lake, Simon Fraser University, aerial view of Burnaby Mountain, Heritage Village Museum and a view of people beneath trees in a Burnaby park. Inside cover, page 2, includes "FACTS / ABOUT / BURNABY"; centre page includes map of Burnaby; page 12 includes map of British Columbia and the eastern section of Vancouver Island; page 13 title reads "SUGGESTED / SIDE TRIPS / FROM BURNABY". Back cover of booklet includes colour photograph of Burnaby Art Gallery and brief summary about Burnaby.

Object History: Published as a tourist brochure of tourist sites in and around Burnaby including Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) on page 4. Collected by Century Park Museum Association and Heritage Village as part of their promotional materials.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Pamphlet

Measurements: 23 cm x 20.5 cm

Maker: Mainland Southwest Tourist Association

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Site/City Made: Vancouver

Title: Burnaby and surrounding area

Publication Date: [1978]

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Booklets; Industries - Tourism

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Geographic Access: Vancouver

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pamphlet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.17

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.17

Description: brown ink on beige cardstock; printed on both sides; title on front "Heritage / Village / Museum" with photograph of Heritage Village bandstand and building in background; verso includes background information regarding Heritage Village Museum along with an inset map showing the location.

Object History: Advertising media was created by Heritage Village as promotional material.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Advertising Media

Object Term: Pamphlet

Colour: Brown; Beige

Measurements: 21.5 x 9 cm

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Title: Heritage Village Museum

Publication Date: [1980]

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Booklets; Industries - Tourism

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

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pamphlet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.18

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.18

Description: brown ink on beige cardstock; printed on both sides; one side includes photograph of a model steam engine with title below "BURNABY / CENTRAL / RAILWAY" and information regarding the hours of operation and admission rates; other side includes logo for Burnaby Central Railway with mapleleaf behind text box reading: "BURNABY / CENTRAL / RAILWAY", text below about Burnaby Central Railway and an inset map showing the location.

Object History: Advertising media was created as promotional material for the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Advertising Media

Object Term: Pamphlet

Colour: Brown; Beige

Measurements: 21.3 x 10.3 cm

Maker: Agency Press

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Title: Heritage Village Museum

Publication Date: [1980]

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Booklets; Industries - Tourism

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

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pamphlet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.20

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.20

Description: pamphlet in the format of a bookmark; light orange cardstock with green print; title at top "Heritage / Village" with address, line of decorative border followed by text reading "A Living Museum of / Lower Mainland Social / History representing the / period 1890-1920", hours of operation and admission rates for Heritage Village; lower text near bottom reads: "A Part of Burnaby's / Century Park / Cultural Development / Printed at HERITAGE VILLAGE".

Object History: Promotional pamphlet created in the Print shop of Heritage Village Museum and distributed to members of the public.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Advertising Media

Object Term: Pamphlet

Colour: Orange; Green

Measurements: Length: 21.5 x Width: 6.5 cm

Maker: Heritage Village

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Title: Heritage Village Museum

Publication Date: [197-]

Subjects: Industries - Tourism

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

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flyer

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.19

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44.19

Description: Flyer; red paper with black text; printed on side; information is contained in a rectangular text box; title at top reads: "Heritage Village Museum / 4900 Deer Lake Ave. / HERITAGE CHRISTMAS"; includes illustration of a ragedy ann doll seated in a wicker carriage; floating text within box reads "storytelling / crafts / demonstrations / horse & buggy rides / carols / roasted chestnuts / choirs / mince pie"; text in bottom right "ANTIQUE / DECORATIONS / DEC. 13-21 / 11.30 to 5.30 / Dec.17 18 19 / 11.30 to 8pm"

Object History: Advertising media was created by Heritage Village as promotional material.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Advertising Media

Object Term: Flier

Colour: Red; Black

Measurements: 29 x 20 cm

Maker: Heritage Village

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Title: Heritage Village Museum

Publication Date: [198-]

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Booklets; Industries - Tourism

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

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Interview with Lachman Singh Gill and Gill family members

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2023 (interview content), interviewed 6 May 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (124 min., 8 sec.) + 1 sound recording (m4a) 1:15:54

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Lachman Singh Gill and family members conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The first part of the interview was conducted with Lachman Singh Gill in Punjabi with some English and the second part of the interview (15 mi…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (124 min., 8 sec.) + 1 sound recording (m4a) 1:15:54

Material Details: Interviewer: Rajdeep Interviewees: Lachman Singh Gill and family members - Santokh Singh Gill, Mohinder Kaur Gill and Prem Kaur Gill Location of Interview: Gill family residence Interview Date: June 12, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks:124 min., 8 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Lachman Singh Gill and family members conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The first part of the interview was conducted with Lachman Singh Gill in Punjabi with some English and the second part of the interview (15 min.) was conducted in English with family members, Santokh Singh Gill, Mohinder Kaur Gill and Prem Kaur Gill. 00:00:00 - 00:05:35 This interview starts abruptly, and the interviewer was unable to introduce the interviewees and themself. There were also technical difficulties in the beginning, which led to the recording starting mid-sentence. Discussion begins with Lachman Singh Gill providing details on his spiritual practices and background. 00:05:35 - 00:13:38 Discussion continues with Lachman providing details on his birthplace in Punjab, his family home, family names and languages spoken while living in India (Punjabi and Urdu). Family members chime in to help with details. 00:13:39 - 00:18:00 Lachman Gill imparts information on his migration story from England to British Columbia and his experiences when he first came to England from India. Lachman shares his employment history in Vancouver and India. 00:18:01 - 00:23:34 Lachman talks about his marriage to Surjit Kaur (Ark) Gill in India in 1943 and shares the names of their seven children, including his youngest daughter Sarbjit who died tragically at a young age. Lachman shares the details of his daily routine at the age of 95 years old. 00:23:35 - 00:25:48 Lachman shares information on the Gurdwaras that he visits for prayers, weddings and events. 00:25:49 - 00:35:49 Lachman recalls his experience living in India at the time of Partition in 1947 including details on his family’s experiences of how they helped protect a Muslim family. 00:35:50 - 00:39:49 Lachman comments on his experiences of living in Burnaby from when he first arrived here. Lachman, Santokh, Prem and the interviewer recount the names and locations of gurdwaras in the lower mainland and how they’ve changed over time. 00:39:50 - 00:43:15 Lachman shares his employment history working in a foundry and driving a taxi. Santokh, Mohinder and Prem Gill provide information about Lachman’s wife Surjeet Kaur Gill. The group describes their family home in Burnaby which they've lived in since 1973 and their first home on Georgia Street in Burnaby. 00:43:16 - 00:49:19 Lachman, Mohinder and Santokh recall their experiences obtaining citizenship as British subjects and how they were able to buy a home in a year. Santokh Gill recalls how he and his brother took over his father’s taxi after he retired and later sold it for a profit. 00:49:20 - 01:04:19 Lachman describes in detail his daily routine as a 95 year old. The group shares some of their favourite types of roti and Lachman talks about using his hearing aid. The interviewer and group convey to Lachman how the information will be used. Lachman describes how his wife made oatmeal. 01:04:20 - 01:15:54 In this portion of the interview, Santokh and Prem Gill show the interviewer a book by Henry Bromley titled “Fire in the Blood: A History of British Columbia and Alberta Foundries”. The book was given to the Santokh when he was working at the foundry and contains photographs of Lachman Gill and the foundries they worked at. Santokh describes photographs within the book and the metal casting processes.

History: Interviewees' biographies: Lachman Singh Gill was born in 1928 in the village of Ferozepur near Lakhpur, Punjab. In 1943, Lachman married his wife Surjit Kaur Ark who was from the village of Malpur. Sometime after Partition in 1947, Lachman and his wife Surjeet immigrated to England. Lachman and Surjit had seven children, four sons and three daughters. Around 1973, Lachman's son, Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill sponsored his father and mother and they immigrated to Canada joining him and his family in Burnaby, British Columbia. After arriving in British Columbia, Lachman worked as a steel worker at a foundry and drove his own taxi. Lachman retired in his ffities and continues to live with his son and family in Burnaby. Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill was born in the District of Jalandhar in Punjab, India. Gurmail moved to England with his family in 1957 and immigrated to British Columbia in 1966. Gurmail married Mohinder Kaur Gill in England in 1968 and she immigrated to British Columbia from England soon after. Gurmail first lived with a cousin in Burnaby before purchasing a home of his own in Burnaby where he raised his family. Gurmail worked in the steel industry and was a member and treasurer of the CAIMAW before the union merged with the Canadian Auto Workers Union. Mohinder Kaur Gill was born in the Hoshiapur in Punjab, India. She married her husband Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill in England in 1968 and immigrated to Burnaby, British Columbia to join her husband. Mohinder and Gurmail Gill have four children, all born in Burnaby. Prem Kaur Gill was born in Burnaby in 1969 and is the eldest child of Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill. Prem grew up and attended school in Burnaby. Interviewer biography: Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.