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Cast of HMS Pinafore Operetta

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35713
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 8th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Low…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-571
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 8th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Lower Mainland.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Holdom, John "Jack"
Slawson, Queenie Holdom
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Chelle Tanner, Tina Djuretic and Yolanda Buchan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78907
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 10, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ;16.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of theatre students Chelle Tanner (top left), Tina Djuretic (top right) and Yolanda Buchan (bottom). They are appearing in Douglas College's production of Steel Magnolias.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 10, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ;16.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0196
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of theatre students Chelle Tanner (top left), Tina Djuretic (top right) and Yolanda Buchan (bottom). They are appearing in Douglas College's production of Steel Magnolias.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Tanner, Chelle
Djuretic, Tina
Buchan, Yolanda
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Theatre students Chelle Tanner of Surrey (top left), Tina Djuretic of New Westminster (top right), and Yolanda Buchan (bottom) of New Westminster appear in Douglas College's production of Steel Magnolias from March 8 - 16"
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Chiara Zanna

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78803
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 31, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Chiara Zanni singing in the Cavalcade of Stars at the Burnaby South Theatre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 31, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0120
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Chiara Zanni singing in the Cavalcade of Stars at the Burnaby South Theatre.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Zanni, Chiara
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "NW 1 Bby 1 90% / Bby Mario 2910 A"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Church play

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82118
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1929 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows five men and two unidentified women on a stage that is set as a room. The man third from the left is dressed in religious clothing. The man second from the left and holding a pipe is Bernard R. Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1929 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows five men and two unidentified women on a stage that is set as a room. The man third from the left is dressed in religious clothing. The man second from the left and holding a pipe is Bernard R. Hill.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Bernard R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34076
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34077
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show. An audience is looking on from beside the stage.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show. An audience is looking on from beside the stage.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34078
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man dressed as a woman in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man dressed as a woman in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34079
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on back of photograph reads, "Fred Jackson"
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34080
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Edmonds School students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34811
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four Edmonds School students in costume as cast members of the play, "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
138-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of four Edmonds School students in costume as cast members of the play, "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves."
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Edmonds Community School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7641 Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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Elizabeth Elwood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78762
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 17, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elizabeth Elwood, puppeteer, on stage with one of her marionettes from her show "Babes in the Wood".
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 17, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0103
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elizabeth Elwood, puppeteer, on stage with one of her marionettes from her show "Babes in the Wood".
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Elwood, Elizabeth
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black and red ink on recto of photograph reads: "12/17 BNW p.15 87.5% - Bby/NW 3552 Mario"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Enric Magoo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78816
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 10, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Enric Magoo dressed up as Frankenstein during Murrary Hatfield's Illusions 1996 "Magic and Miracles" at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 10, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0133
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Enric Magoo dressed up as Frankenstein during Murrary Hatfield's Illusions 1996 "Magic and Miracles" at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Magoo, Enric
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Langdeau, Brian
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in red and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "48C Bby/NW Brian / 2 x 92% Bby 7/ NW3"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Fairy Tale Players

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96499
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 Kelt Eccleston, a performer with the Fairy Tale Players, performing during a concert for kids at the Shadbolt Centre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2123
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kelt Eccleston, a performer with the Fairy Tale Players, performing during a concert for kids at the Shadbolt Centre.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Occupations - Actors
Names
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Kelt Eccleston, one of the Fairy Tale Players, livens up a story for an audience of kids at the Spring Ding concert at the Shadbolt Centre."
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Footlight Theatre cast

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97644
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of actors Maurice Hudon, Kathleen Driscoll, and Donna Soares, acting in costume in a scene from Footlight Theatre's production of "Once Upon a Mattress."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2940
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of actors Maurice Hudon, Kathleen Driscoll, and Donna Soares, acting in costume in a scene from Footlight Theatre's production of "Once Upon a Mattress."
Subjects
Occupations - Actors
Performances - Dramatic Performances
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Footlight Theatre Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The philandering King, Maurice Hudon, is trying to catch the wench, Kathleen Driscoll, with a little help from the Jester, Donna Soares, in a scene from Footlight Theatre's production of "Once Upon a Mattress.""
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The Glass Menagerie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80685
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 12, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two actresses from the Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie performed at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 12, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0951
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of two actresses from the Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie performed at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
Subjects
Occupations - Actors
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Langdeau, Brian
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "2273 Bby Brian / 80% Bby p 15."
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Gordon Presbyterian Church children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35108
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915] (date of original), copied 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of children from Gordon Presbyterian Church in costume for the play "Tom Thumb's Wedding." They are posed outside Morton Hall (possibly located at Edmonds Street and Humphries Avenue). Identified: Leonard Moxham, bottom row, one from left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915] (date of original), copied 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gordon Presbyterian Church subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.4 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
193-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1987-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of children from Gordon Presbyterian Church in costume for the play "Tom Thumb's Wedding." They are posed outside Morton Hall (possibly located at Edmonds Street and Humphries Avenue). Identified: Leonard Moxham, bottom row, one from left.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Gordon Presbyterian Church
Moxham, Leonard
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Humphries Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Ian Paul and Mark Hopkins

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81261
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 15, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ian Paul and Mark Hopkins during a dress rehearsal for the musical “A Time to Remember”.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 15, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1405
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ian Paul and Mark Hopkins during a dress rehearsal for the musical “A Time to Remember”.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Paul, Ian
Hopkins, Mark
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "2203 A / Bby Simone / - 9 1/2 -"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Accompanying caption reads: "Nov 15, 1998 2203A: / New Westminster residents Ian Paul, left, and [M]ark Hopkins play real life Characters from the Royal City history in new musical A Time to Remember."
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Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 9

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory480
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1987-1990
Length
00:07:57
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s work on the Parks Board and involvement in the arts community. He talks about developing an art policy for Burnaby, the conflicting views about building a theatre at Metrotown, and the establishment of the Arts Centre at Deer Lake
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s work on the Parks Board and involvement in the arts community. He talks about developing an art policy for Burnaby, the conflicting views about building a theatre at Metrotown, and the establishment of the Arts Centre at Deer Lake
Date Range
1987-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
Length
00:07:57
Names
Burnaby Arts Centre
Subjects
Public Services - Municipal Services
Arts
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 19, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
1:31:44
Interviewee Name
Gordon, Merrill
Interview Location
unknown
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Audio Tracks

Track nine of interview with Merrill Gordon

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Jaimie Turkington

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96270
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 Jaimie Turkington, who is leaning against a tree and posing in character as a promotion for the play Careless Love. Turkington is the producer and a performer in the play.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1953
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jaimie Turkington, who is leaning against a tree and posing in character as a promotion for the play Careless Love. Turkington is the producer and a performer in the play.
Subjects
Occupations - Actors
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jaimie Turkington is producing and performing in Careless Love, a romantic comedy about a couple who meet on the set of a Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, have a brief relationship and get pregnant."
Images
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Karen and Blair Laramee with a puppet

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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 Karen and Blair Laramee, of Cliff Productions, repairing a 12-foot-tall puppet ahead of a presentation for "Weedless Wednesday," at Seaforth Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3075
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Karen and Blair Laramee, of Cliff Productions, repairing a 12-foot-tall puppet ahead of a presentation for "Weedless Wednesday," at Seaforth Elementary School.
Subjects
Performances
Performances - Dramatic Performances
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Occupations - Actors
Names
Seaforth School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Karen and Blair Laramee, of Cliff Productions, do some emergency repairs to one of their 12-foot tall rapping puppets before presenting a no-smoking message to students at Seaforth Elementary on Weedless Wednesday. One of the troupe's puppets was damaged when its head rolled out of their pickup truck onto the highway en route to the school."
Geographic Access
Government Road
Street Address
7881 Government Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Government Road Area
Images
Less detail

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