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examination

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.13

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.13

Description: Examination, "Post Examination #3"; mimeographed form filled in in pencil by H. Cutress"; c. 1940s; paper is yellowed

Object History: Examination taken by Harry Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions in South Burnaby. This examination was probably taken as part of his training.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Instructional Documents

Object Term: Examination

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Cutress, Harry Charles; Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

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form

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.2

Description: Warden's Report - Forms - [194-]. Report form pad for Warden's Reports. The pad has a cardboard backing. Related to the Air Raid Precautions. Form pad measures 10.5cm x 18.5cm.

Object History: Form was used by Harry Charles Cutress who was an active member of Burnaby Air Raid Precautions unit in South Burnaby.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Form

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Forms; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Cutress, Harry Charles; Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

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form

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39828

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.3

Description: Warden's Report - Forms - [194-]. Report form pad for Warden's Reports. The pad has a cardboard backing. Related to the Air Raid Precautions. Form pad measures 10.5cm x 18.5cm.

Object History: Form was used by Harry Charles Cutress who was an active member of Burnaby Air Raid Precautions unit in South Burnaby.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Form

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Forms; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Cutress, Harry Charles; Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

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form

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39829

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.4

Description: Warden's Report - Forms - [194-]. Report form pad for Warden's Reports. The pad has a cardboard backing. The pages of the pad are yellow and have tear lines at the top of the pad. Related to the Air Raid Precautions. Form pad measures 10.5cm x 18.5cm.

Object History: Form was used by Harry Charles Cutress who was an active member of Burnaby Air Raid Precautions unit in South Burnaby.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Form

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Forms; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Cutress, Harry Charles; Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

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gauze

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39863

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.38

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.38

Description: Gauze pad, received in BV999.17.44

Object History: These medical supplies belonged to Harry Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions during World War II.

Category: 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials

Classification: Medical & Psychological T&E - - Medical Instruments

Object Term: Bandage

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Cutress, Harry Charles; Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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glasses, safety

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39854

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.29

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.29

Description: Eye protector, plastic or celluloid; stapled across top outer edge is a khaki canvas and on inner edge a strip of white wool? tape; a black tie and snap fastener top are attached at each end of khaki strip; the snap fasten- er bottoms are at each end of the plastic; printed on right, reverse side of strip is "1948", "M.W.S. LTD." "Canada"; received in BV999.17.30

Object History: Item was used by Harry Charles Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions in South Burnaby during the 1940s.

Category: 03. Personal Artifacts

Classification: Personal Gear - - Personal Assistive Artifacts

Object Term: Eyeglasses

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Cutress, Harry Charles; Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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Guard dogs - atom bomb storage - Quebec - Bomark [i.e. Bomarc] missiles

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3747

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.8 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a group of delegates or officials watching a guard dog demonstration at a military facility in Quebec. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Series: Harold E. Winch photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.8 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a group of delegates or officials watching a guard dog demonstration at a military facility in Quebec. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.

Subjects: Government - Federal Government; Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Armament - Munitions; Animals - Dogs; Public Services - Military Services

Accession Code: BV013.12.105

Date: [196-]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11

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Guard dogs - atom bomb storage - Quebec - Bomark [i.e. Bomarc] missiles, [196-] thumbnail

Harold Winch on board a Canadian Navy craft

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3740

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.4 x 16.8 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man in military uniform, on board what may be a Canadian Navy craft. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Series: Harold E. Winch photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.4 x 16.8 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man in military uniform, on board what may be a Canadian Navy craft. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.

Subjects: Public Services - Military Services; Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Transportation - Ships

Names: Winch, Harold Edward; Royal Canadian Navy

Accession Code: BV013.12.97

Date: [196-]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11

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Harold Winch on board a Canadian Navy craft, [196-] thumbnail

instructional pamphlet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39856

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.31

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.31

Description: Pamphlet, four pages; "Revised Edition October 15, 1942" "Read Carefully These Instructions About Your Gas Mask" "(The Civilian Respirator)"; "Prepared and Issued by the Office of the Director of Civil Air Raid Precautions, Daly Building, Ottawa, Canada, 1942"

Object History: Item was referred to by Harry Charles Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions unit in South Burnaby during the 1940s.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Instructional Documents

Object Term: Pamphlet, Instruction

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: Ontario

Site/City Made: Ottawa

Publication Date: October 15, 1942

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Cutress, Harry Charles; Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1945-1990

Length: 00:06:11

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the inhalator equipment used by the department starting in 1945. Al Nixon describes 50% of the calls received by the department as "pre-hospital care", and that the department is an emergency service rather than just a fire department. He also describes the 19…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the inhalator equipment used by the department starting in 1945. Al Nixon describes 50% of the calls received by the department as "pre-hospital care", and that the department is an emergency service rather than just a fire department. He also describes the 1990 department staffing and equipment level.

Date Range: 1945-1990

Length: 00:06:11

Subjects: Public Services - Fire Protection; Emergency Measures

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 21, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon 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 mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:43:35

Interviewee Name: Nixon, Al

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.

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Al Nixon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_4.mp3

lapel pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.22

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.43.22

Description: Pin, blue and gold; "Canada"; "CD" monogram [Civil Defense]

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols

Object Term: Insignia

Marks/Labels: Canada / CD

Subjects: Adornment - Lapel Pins; Adornment; Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Advertising Medium

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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47230

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.50.36

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV004.50.36

Description: Pin; blue and gold; "Canada"; monogram 'CD' [Civil Defense]; screw back missing

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols

Object Term: Insignia

Marks/Labels: Canada / CD

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Lapel Pins; Personal Symbols - Pins; Organizations; Emergency Measures - Civil Defence

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leaflet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV988.47.17

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV988.47.17

Description: Leaflet, "NEW INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIGHT FIRE BOMBS!"; white paper with black print; title is on grey bar at top with illustration of man, hat blown off, and explosion; then, "ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS, OTTAWA"; "ACCORDING to the latest reports from Britain..."; 4 pp; 3 pages are basic instructions, last page has "These are the New Instructions...", 8 points made; at bottom, "EDMOND CLOUTIER, PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, OTTAWA, 1942"

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Leaflet

Colour: White

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: Ontario

Site/City Made: Ottawa

Title: New Instructions on How to Fight Fire Bombs!

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets

Names: Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

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leaflet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV988.47.18

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV988.47.18

Description: Leaflet, "NEW INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIGHT FIRE BOMBS!"; white paper, black print; title is on grey bar across top with black and white illustration of man, hat blown off, and explosion; below this, "ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS, OTTAWA"; "ACCORDING to the latest reports from Britain..."; 4 pp; 3 pages are basic information; last page has "These are the New Instructions...", 8 points; at bottom, "EDMOND CLOUTIER, PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, OTTAWA, 1942"

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Leaflet

Colour: White

Title: New Instructions on How to Fight Fire Bombs!

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets

Names: Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

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leaflet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV988.47.21

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV988.47.21

Description: Leaflet, "NEW INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIGHT FIRE BOMBS!"; white paper, black print; title is on grey bar across top with black and white illustration of man, hat blown off, and explosion; below this, "ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS, OTTAWA"; 4 pp; 3 pages are basic instructions; last page has "These are the New Instructions...", 8 points; at bottom, "EDMOND CLOUTIER, PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, OTTAWA, 1942"

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Leaflet

Colour: White

Title: New Instructions on How to Fight Fire Bombs!

Subjects: Emergency Measures - Civil Defence; Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets

Names: Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

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map

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV007.34.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV007.34.1

Description: Folded col. map within blue cover; printed both sides; Civil Defence Evacuation and Survival Plan - Map -- [1957] produced by Burnaby Civil Defence; title on front cover reads "CIVIL DEFENCE / EVACUATION AND SURVIVAL PLAN /FOR / GREATER VANCOUVER / TARGET AREA / READ IT / YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT". Colour map inside is titled "GREATER / VANCOUVER / BRITISH COLUMBIA" and includes a legend with various evacuation routes by road and by sea; copyright Evergreen Press. Verso of map includes a map of Burnaby courtesy of District of Burnaby Civil Defence titled "ASSEMBLY POINTS / and / SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS / for People without Cars" and detailed information about things to remember during an emergency evacuation.

Object History: Map was made available to citizens of Burnaby and was produced by Burnaby Civil Defence, 4000 Grandview Highway, Burnaby B.C.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Graphic Documents

Object Term: Cartograph, Map

Colour: Blue

Measurements: 30.5 x 34 cm folded to 15 x 11.5 cm

Maker: Evergreen Press Limited

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Site/City Made: Burnaby; Vancouver

Publication Date: Sept. 1957

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Maps; Emergency Measures - Civil Defence

Names: Burnaby Civil Defence

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memorandum

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.9

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.9

Description: Memorandum from "Office of the A.R.P. Controller" "re: First Aid in Brief"; this was sent "to the Warden, Auxiliary Fire, Engineering and Messenger Services"; c. 1940s; authored by "J. Albuary Clou, Controller"; tyewritten in black ink; paper is yellowed