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Armstrong Elementary school supplies drive

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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 Armstrong Elementary School students Eugenia Wu and Candice Bachra in a classroom sorting through school supplies that were collected by students.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3096

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Armstrong Elementary School students Eugenia Wu and Candice Bachra in a classroom sorting through school supplies that were collected by students.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Buildings - Schools; Education

Names: Armstrong Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a February 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Eugenia Wu, 9, and Candice Bachra, 10, sort through some of the school supplies collected by students at Armstrong Elementary, to be sent to refugee children in Bosnia."

Geographic Access: Armstrong Avenue

Street Address: 8757 Armstrong Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Images

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BCIT Faculty & Staff Association strike

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified striking person standing under a BCIT umbrella during a demonstration. The person is wearing a sign that reads: "BCIT Faculty & Staff Association / On Strike for Quality in Education."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3377

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified striking person standing under a BCIT umbrella during a demonstration. The person is wearing a sign that reads: "BCIT Faculty & Staff Association / On Strike for Quality in Education."

Subjects: Protests and Demonstrations; Protests and Demonstrations - Strikes; Education; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges

Names: British Columbia Institute of Technology

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 3700 Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

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Grade five class project

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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 grade five student Dharshana Yogarasa, standing in front of a classroom and holding a poster board featuring correspondence from the class's letter writing project to peacekeepers. Yogarasa is standing in front of unidentified students seated at desks and the unidentified teacher.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3095

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of grade five student Dharshana Yogarasa, standing in front of a classroom and holding a poster board featuring correspondence from the class's letter writing project to peacekeepers. Yogarasa is standing in front of unidentified students seated at desks and the unidentified teacher.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Buildings - Schools; Education

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a February 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Dharshana Yogarasa, 10, shows off the replies her grade five class has received from a letter writing project to peacekeepers around the world."

Images

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Interview with Lee Rankin by Kathy Bossort December 2, 2015 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1963-2015

Length: 0:14:20

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Lee Rankin’s experience attending Simon Fraser University 1973-78, why he liked its physical environment and its treatment of mature students, and why its isolation is a drawback. He describes reasons why the site was chosen by Gordon Shrum and talks about the…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Lee Rankin’s experience attending Simon Fraser University 1973-78, why he liked its physical environment and its treatment of mature students, and why its isolation is a drawback. He describes reasons why the site was chosen by Gordon Shrum and talks about the lack of documentation for the land transfer from City of Burnaby to the university and the results for their relationship. He also talks about why he went into law as a career.

Date Range: 1963-2015

Length: 0:14:20

Names: Simon Fraser University

Subjects: Education; Occupations; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: December 2, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Lee Rankin conducted by Kathy Bossort. Lee Rankin was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Lee Rankin’s involvement in finding a resolution to the dispute between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain. He talks about the origin of the dispute, the positions taken by the two sides, the key people who brought about a resolution, and the main features of the agreement between the City, SFU and the province of BC. He talks about how the agreement met SFU’s goals, fostered trust between the City and university, and removed uncertainty from protecting parkland on Burnaby Mountain.

Biographical Notes: Lee Rankin was born in 1953 in Vancouver. He attended SFU 1973-78, completing his BA degree in 1985. He earned his law degree at UBC in 1988, was called to the Bar in 1989, and practiced in immigration and refugee law. Lee has lived in Burnaby since 1976 and was a member of Burnaby Council for 22 years, from 1983-1999 and 2002-2008. His particular interests as a Councillor were in community planning, housing and environment. Among other duties and accomplishments as Councillor, Lee served as chair of the Simon Fraser Liaison Committee and was involved in the negotiations with the province and SFU that resulted in the university returning more than 800 acres of land to the City, which was dedicated as part of the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He has also served on the GVRD, volunteers as a coach for team sports in Burnaby, and has served on numerous community and business associations and committees. Lee is married to Ragini Venkat Rankin and has one son Henry.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:50:35

Interviewee Name: Rankin, Lee A.

Interview Location: Lee Rankin's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Lee Rankin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-014/MSS196-014_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Lee Rankin by Kathy Bossort December 2, 2015 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1973-2015

Length: 0:17:26

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Lee Rankin telling stories about various people, including Doug Drummond, the Barnet Rifle Range and Dr. Mauser, John Stubbs, and Jack Blaney. He also talks about the change in providing higher education from the full university experience to development of pa…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Lee Rankin telling stories about various people, including Doug Drummond, the Barnet Rifle Range and Dr. Mauser, John Stubbs, and Jack Blaney. He also talks about the change in providing higher education from the full university experience to development of part time and online courses and satellite campuses. He tells about presenting an idea to Jack Blaney for a satellite campus at Metrotown.

Date Range: 1973-2015

Length: 0:17:26

Names: Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"; Barnet Rifle Club; Stubbs, John; Blaney, Jack

Subjects: Education; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges; Transportation; Recreational Activities

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: December 2, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Lee Rankin conducted by Kathy Bossort. Lee Rankin was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Lee Rankin’s involvement in finding a resolution to the dispute between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain. He talks about the origin of the dispute, the positions taken by the two sides, the key people who brought about a resolution, and the main features of the agreement between the City, SFU and the province of BC. He talks about how the agreement met SFU’s goals, fostered trust between the City and university, and removed uncertainty from protecting parkland on Burnaby Mountain.

Biographical Notes: Lee Rankin was born in 1953 in Vancouver. He attended SFU 1973-78, completing his BA degree in 1985. He earned his law degree at UBC in 1988, was called to the Bar in 1989, and practiced in immigration and refugee law. Lee has lived in Burnaby since 1976 and was a member of Burnaby Council for 22 years, from 1983-1999 and 2002-2008. His particular interests as a Councillor were in community planning, housing and environment. Among other duties and accomplishments as Councillor, Lee served as chair of the Simon Fraser Liaison Committee and was involved in the negotiations with the province and SFU that resulted in the university returning more than 800 acres of land to the City, which was dedicated as part of the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He has also served on the GVRD, volunteers as a coach for team sports in Burnaby, and has served on numerous community and business associations and committees. Lee is married to Ragini Venkat Rankin and has one son Henry.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:50:35

Interviewee Name: Rankin, Lee A.

Interview Location: Lee Rankin's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Lee Rankin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-014/MSS196-014_Track_6.mp3

Options Unlimited closure

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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 Rob Sommerfeldt, the administrator at Options Unlimited, an EAL language school. Sommerfeldt is sorting through books and packing an office.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1955

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rob Sommerfeldt, the administrator at Options Unlimited, an EAL language school. Sommerfeldt is sorting through books and packing an office.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Education

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: "Rob Sommerfeldt, the administrator at Options Unlimited sorts through books as he packs up the English as a second language school with the expiration of temporary funding from the government."

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Roots of Empathy at Stoney Creek Community School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 5 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Community School. Photographs depict Kelly Savela and her baby daughter Lauryn with Rhonda Cuthbert, the program's facilitator, and grade 1 and 2 students interacting with Lauryn during the program.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 5 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-3014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Community School. Photographs depict Kelly Savela and her baby daughter Lauryn with Rhonda Cuthbert, the program's facilitator, and grade 1 and 2 students interacting with Lauryn during the program.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Buildings - Schools; Education

Names: Stoney Creek Elementary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-1: "Lauryn Savela, 4 months, relaxes in front of a classroom of Grade 1-2 students, in the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Elementary."; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-2: "Rhonda Cuthbert, the Facilitator for the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Elementary, welcomes Kelly Savela and her daughter, Lauryn, 4 months, to the classroom."; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-3: "Grade 1-2 students in the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Elementary sing the "Goodbye Song" at the end of baby Lauryn's half-hour visit."; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-4: "Tanner Pinto, 7, takes a keen interest in the Roots of Empathy class at Stoney Creek Elementary. The Grade 1-2 students learn to understand the lives of babies during a half hour visit by a mother and her child."; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-5: "Klaudine Ann Magbitang, 7, and her classmates in the Grade 1-2 Roots of Empathy program learn about the lives of babies during a visit by Kelly Savela and her 4-month old daughter, Lauryn."

Geographic Access: Beaverbrook Crescent

Street Address: 2740 Beaverbrook Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

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Terry Waterhouse

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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 Terry Waterhouse, the Manager of Youth Services at the Burnaby School District, posing with his arms crossed in a hallway as students pass by in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2892

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Terry Waterhouse, the Manager of Youth Services at the Burnaby School District, posing with his arms crossed in a hallway as students pass by in the background.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers; Education; Buildings - Schools

Names: Burnaby School District No. 41

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Terry Waterhouse, the Burnaby School District's Manager of Youth Services, hosted a forum on bullying, at Burnaby South Secondary School, on Thursday."

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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1950-1990

Length: 00:06:16

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s description of Burnaby’s growth and business development along Kingsway and Hastings, the Lake City Industrial Park, and the purchase of property in 1958 for the Heritage Park and Art Gallery.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s description of Burnaby’s growth and business development along Kingsway and Hastings, the Lake City Industrial Park, and the purchase of property in 1958 for the Heritage Park and Art Gallery.

Date Range: 1950-1990

Photo Info: Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712

Length: 00:06:16

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Buildings - Civic; Buildings - Industrial; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood); Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood); Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood); Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area; Lake City Area; Burnaby Mountain Area; Kingsway-Beresford Area; Douglas-Gilpin Area

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: April 4, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin 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 Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.

Total Tracks: 10

Total Length: 00:56:44

Interviewee Name: Morin, Severin "Sev"

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.

Images

Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Sev Morin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-021/MSS187-021_Track%202.mp3

Dr. Andrew Blaber

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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 Dr. Andrew Blaber, who studies the physiology of freedivers at Simon Fraser University, posing by the edge of a swimming pool.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2186

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Andrew Blaber, who studies the physiology of freedivers at Simon Fraser University, posing by the edge of a swimming pool.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools; Education

Names: Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Dr. Andrew Blaber, of Simon Fraser University, is studying the physiology of freedivers, some of whom can hold their breath for up to eight minutes."

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1990

Length: 00:06:00

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s education and career in forensics in the RCMP, and the changes he saw in Burnaby between 1954 to 1975, which were emphasized by absences from Burnaby in this period. He talks about the appearance of the first high rises and the difference in devel…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s education and career in forensics in the RCMP, and the changes he saw in Burnaby between 1954 to 1975, which were emphasized by absences from Burnaby in this period. He talks about the appearance of the first high rises and the difference in development between north and south Burnaby

Date Range: 1947-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:06:00

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Education; Buildings

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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.

Images

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Don Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%203.mp3

Interview with Tony and Hazel Padula by Eric Damer November 27, 2012 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory375

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1964-1988

Length: 0:09:54

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula's memories of coming back to live at Deer Lake Place. Tony and Hazel discuss the building of their house and their children's childhood there, including the school system at that time.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula's memories of coming back to live at Deer Lake Place. Tony and Hazel discuss the building of their house and their children's childhood there, including the school system at that time.

Date Range: 1964-1988

Photo Info: Hazel (Bongea) Padula standing on the steps of her home at High Lawn, [195-]. Item no. 549-052.

Length: 0:09:54

Subjects: Buildings - Residences - Houses; Education

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 27, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 27, 2012. Major themes discussed are: neighbourhoods and family heritage.

Biographical Notes: Tony Padula’s family came to Vancouver from Italy in 1926, the year Tony was born. After graduating from school, Tony entered the shoe industry as a salesman. Hazel Bongea (later Padula) was born in 1931 in Saskatchewan and moved to Vancouver with her family when she was ten years old. After graduating from school, Hazel found work with Standard Oil in Vancouver. Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula married in 1951. By 1953 they had bought property in the Brentwood neighbourhood of Burnaby where they built a home and began a family. The Padulas moved away in 1959 but returned five years later to a new home in central Burnaby, where they lived for twenty-two years before moving again, this time to North Vancouver. After six years in North Vancouver, Tony and Hazel retired to New Westminster.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:09:21

Interviewee Name: Padula, Hazel Bongea; Padula, Tony

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Hazel (Bongea) Padula standing on the steps of her home at High Lawn, [195-]. Item no. 549-052. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track five of recording of interview with Tony and Hazel Padula

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-020/MSS171-020_Track_5.mp3

Lee Wilson in Chancery Software offices

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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 Lee Wilson, the Vice-President of Marketing at Chancery Software, posing next to a projection of a browser showing K12Planet.com on to a screen.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2889

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lee Wilson, the Vice-President of Marketing at Chancery Software, posing next to a projection of a browser showing K12Planet.com on to a screen.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Offices; Education

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Lee Wilson, the Vice-President of Marketing of Chancery Software, checks out the welcome menu of their K12Planet.com home and school community portal."

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4585 Canada Way

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Lee Wilson in Chancery Software offices, [2000] thumbnail

Mayor Doug Drummond and Michael Stevenson

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mayor Doug Drummond and Michael Stevenson, the President of Simon Fraser University, holding a map of Burnaby outside of Burnaby City Hall.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mayor Doug Drummond and Michael Stevenson, the President of Simon Fraser University, holding a map of Burnaby outside of Burnaby City Hall.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Education; Buildings - Civic - City Halls

Names: Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"; Burnaby City Hall; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Burnaby's out-going mayor, Doug Drummond, and Michael Stevenson, the President of Simon Fraser University, discuss the benefits a new research agreement between the city and the university will have for the community."

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4949 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Mayor Doug Drummond and Michael Stevenson, [2002] thumbnail

Administration Building New Haven Borstal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93663

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the administration building at the New Haven Borstal Institute. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing northwest. A man is looking into the window of the building on the left.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-620

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the administration building at the New Haven Borstal Institute. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing northwest. A man is looking into the window of the building on the left.

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities; Buildings - Schools; Buildings - Heritage; Government - Provincial Government

Names: New Haven Correctional Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Surridge, Jack

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 69

Street Address: 4520 Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Images

Administration Building New Haven Borstal, January 15, 1978 thumbnail

First School at Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39549

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harriet Woodward and her class of students outside the Woodward home near Deer Lake which served as the first school and post office in the Burnaby Lake area; (l to r): Harriet Woodward (Miss Harry), Bob Peers, Melvin Mawhinney, Muriel Sprott, Kitty Hill, Beatrice Clayton and Arthur P…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-868

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harriet Woodward and her class of students outside the Woodward home near Deer Lake which served as the first school and post office in the Burnaby Lake area; (l to r): Harriet Woodward (Miss Harry), Bob Peers, Melvin Mawhinney, Muriel Sprott, Kitty Hill, Beatrice Clayton and Arthur Peers. The cottage was a prefabricated building designed by J.J. Mahoney and architect Joseph Bowman and was manufactured in Vancouver by the B.C. Mills Timber and Trading Company and erected here is 1904. The cottage was enlarged with several additions until 1912 when the Woodwards built a new house.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Buildings - Public - Post Offices; Buildings - Schools; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Clayton, Beatrice; Mawhinney, Melvin; Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"; Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"; Peers, William John "Bob"; Sprott, Muriel; Woodward, Harriet

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 5141 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

First School at Burnaby Lake, 1909 thumbnail

Maude and Harriet Woodward Cottage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39571

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified person sitting on the porch of the Maude and Harriet Woodward cottage. This house was a prefabricated cottage erected in 1904. The cottages were designed by J.J. Mahoney and architect Joseph Bowman and were manufactured in Vancouver by the B.C. Mills Timber and Tradi…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-890

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified person sitting on the porch of the Maude and Harriet Woodward cottage. This house was a prefabricated cottage erected in 1904. The cottages were designed by J.J. Mahoney and architect Joseph Bowman and were manufactured in Vancouver by the B.C. Mills Timber and Trading Company. Maude Woodward established a post-office here which was operated by her sister, Harriet. Harriet also began a small private school here, the first in Burnaby Lake. The cottage was enlarged with several additions until 1912 when the Woodwards built a new house.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Cabins; Buildings - Public - Post Offices; Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 5141 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Maude and Harriet Woodward Cottage, 1904 thumbnail

New Haven Borstal (Barn)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93662

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the barn at the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The photograph is taken facing northeast. New Haven operated out of the Glen-Lyon Estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-619

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the barn at the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The photograph is taken facing northeast. New Haven operated out of the Glen-Lyon Estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939.

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities; Buildings - Schools; Government - Provincial Government; Buildings - Heritage

Names: New Haven Correctional Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hauger, C.

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 68

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Street Address: 4250 Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Images

New Haven Borstal (Barn), January 15, 1978 thumbnail

New Haven Borstal Main Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93665

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side exterior of the main building of the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The main building is the old mansion of the Glen-Lyon estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939. The photograph is taken from the sidewalk, facing northeast.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-622

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side exterior of the main building of the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The main building is the old mansion of the Glen-Lyon estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939. The photograph is taken from the sidewalk, facing northeast.

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities; Buildings - Schools; Buildings - Heritage; Government - Provincial Government

Names: New Haven Correctional Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Roberts, S.

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 71

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Street Address: 4250 Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Images

New Haven Borstal Main Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93667

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side exterior of the main building of the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The main building is the old mansion of the Glen-Lyon estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939. The photograph is taken from the sidewalk, facing northwest.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 15, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-624

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side exterior of the main building of the New Haven Borstal Institute, located at 4250 Marine Drive. The main building is the old mansion of the Glen-Lyon estate, which the provincial government purchased in 1939. The photograph is taken from the sidewalk, facing northwest.

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities; Buildings - Schools; Buildings - Heritage; Government - Provincial Government

Names: New Haven Correctional Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hauger, C.

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 73

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Street Address: 4250 Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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