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Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction of the "new" townhouses at One Arbour Lane, taken looking south towards the trees on Burris Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 289-015

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-24

Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction of the "new" townhouses at One Arbour Lane, taken looking south towards the trees on Burris Street.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses; Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Mayview Circle

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Construction of One Arbour Lane

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane, taken looking south towards the trees on Burris Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 289-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-24

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane, taken looking south towards the trees on Burris Street.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses; Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Mayview Circle; Burris Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

One Arbour Lane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36529

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane, taken from Burris Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 289-018

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-24

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane, taken from Burris Street.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses; Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burris Street; Mayview Circle

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

One Arbour Lane, November 1978 thumbnail

Previous site of farm house and stables

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36527

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking towards the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane. This is where the Lubbock farm house and stables used to be.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 289-016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-24

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking towards the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane. This is where the Lubbock farm house and stables used to be.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses; Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way; Mayview Circle; Burris Street; Grandview Highway

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Previous site of farm house and stables, November 1978 thumbnail

South Burnaby Neighbourhood House construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96023

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Antonia and Michael Beck holding up a plan for the construction of the new South Burnaby Neighbourhood House. They stand in a room that is under construction, with exposed wiring and missing doors and windows.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1774

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Antonia and Michael Beck holding up a plan for the construction of the new South Burnaby Neighbourhood House. They stand in a room that is under construction, with exposed wiring and missing doors and windows.

Subjects: Construction; Persons - Volunteers; Organizations

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Antonia Beck reviews plans for the new, larger home of South Burnaby Neighbourhood House with her husband Michael, whom she recruited to do much of the volunteer labour to remodel the former carpet store."

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

South Burnaby Neighbourhood House construction, [2004] thumbnail

Cranberry Commons

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96962

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Ronaye Mathew at Cranberry Commons, a cohousing development in North Burnaby that received an Environment Award from the City of Burnaby. Photographs depict Mathew in the development's courtyard and posing in the communal kitchen.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2517

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Ronaye Mathew at Cranberry Commons, a cohousing development in North Burnaby that received an Environment Award from the City of Burnaby. Photographs depict Mathew in the development's courtyard and posing in the communal kitchen.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Apartments; Buildings - Residential; Buildings - Residential - Townhouses

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a June 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2517-1: "Ronaye Mathew relaxes in the central courtyard at Cranberry Commons, a cohousing development in North Burnaby that's been honoured by the city with an Environment Award."; Caption from metadata for 535-2517-2: "Ronaye Mathew enjoys a rare moment of peace in the communal kitchen at Cranberry Commons, a cohousing development in North Burnaby. At least three times a week, the kitchen is crowded for communal dinners. The development has been honored by the City with an Environment Award."

Geographic Access: Albert Street

Street Address: 4272 Albert Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

Norman Bethune Housing Cooperative

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56667

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1976

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Larry Whaley, then president of the Norman Bethune Housing Cooperative, standing outside the housing complex where he lived. At the time, only 24 units were inhabited by members while the other 282 units that were supposed to be opened up in the second stage of the project were vacant…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1976

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1253

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Larry Whaley, then president of the Norman Bethune Housing Cooperative, standing outside the housing complex where he lived. At the time, only 24 units were inhabited by members while the other 282 units that were supposed to be opened up in the second stage of the project were vacant due to a misunderstanding between the provincial and federal governments, and the allocation of nine million dollars that had been sent aside in 1973 for for rental housing in Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Apartments; Buildings - Residential - Townhouses

Names: Whaley, Larry

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Larry Whaley ponders what will happen to Bethune Co-Op Housing in Simon Fraser Hills area."

Geographic Access: Centaurus Circle

Street Address: 8752 Centaurus Circle

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

Images

Norman Bethune Housing Cooperative, November 1976 thumbnail

Townhouses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98212

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 townhouses in an unidentified location.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3290

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of townhouses in an unidentified location.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

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Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19610

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 4 sound recordings (wav) (186 min., 1 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (186 min., 2 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa and Museum Registrar, James Binks. The interview was conducted on January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023. 00:00 – 08:52 First part of interview…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 4 sound recordings (wav) (186 min., 1 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (186 min., 2 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewers: Kate Petrusa and James Binks Interviewees: Rajinder and Raj Pandher Location of Interview: Love farmhouse, Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 4 Total Length of all Tracks: (3:06:01 min) Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto four separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa and Museum Registrar, James Binks. The interview was conducted on January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023. 00:00 – 08:52 First part of interview begins on January 10. Rajinder Pander provides information on where he was born and where he grew up and shares details regarding his family and his childhood including; his elementary and high school education and experiences and his involvement and interest in the sport of field hockey. 08:53 – 23:24 Raj Pander provides information on where she was born and shares details regarding her family and education. Raj recalls details of her family life in India including her family farm, her father’s service in the Indian National Army and other ancestor’s involvement in the military. Rajinder assists with the details regarding Raj’s father’s military service and explains how he was highly decelerated for his heroic actions. Rajinder conveys further information in reference to the Sikh Empire. 23:25 – 35:53 Rajinder and Raj share information on their formal education. Raj explains how she learned English and talks about the other spoken languages that her family used while she was growing up. Rajinder and Raj recall how they first met which lead them to marry in 1971. Rajinder provides information about his older brothers who left India before him. He explains how his elder brother, Kirpal Singh Pandher immigrated to Canada in 1970 and provides details on his other brother who lived in Malaysia and England before coming to Canada in 1975. Rajinder conveys how after his brother, Kirpal Singh Pandher arrived in Canada, he lived in Campbell River and worked at the saw mill there. 35:54 – 1:01:38 Rajinder and Raj share their immigration stories including details of; what lead them to immigrate, their immigration route, what they brought with them and where they lived and worked. Rajinder and Raj tell of how they both faced discrimination in finding work that they were qualified for and describe some of the jobs that they worked at before obtaining their Real Estate licences. 1:01:39 – 1:13:09 Rajinder and Raj share information on where they’ve purchase traditional food supplies in Burnaby and Rajinder provides further details on his employment and recalls how they were able to purchase their first home in Burnaby. 1:13:10 - 1:19:33 Rajinder describes how he began writing for the Sikh newsletter “The Western Sikh Samachar”. Rajinder shares how he first started printing small pamphlets of Sikh Cultural history in 1975 and how he’s been volunteering with the National Democratic Party (NDP) since 1973. 1:19:34 - 1:38:24 Second part of interview continues on January 24, 2023. Rajinder provides further information about the Sikh newsletter “The Western Sikh Samachar”, provides an historical summary of the Sikh Empire and the Sikh religion and describes a book that’s he’s written about his culture and the village he lived in India. 1:38:25 - 1:52:24 Raj describes some of the traditional textiles that she’s created including a dury, embroidered cloth (pakha and pakhi) and clothing. Raj shares a story of a train derailment in India in which her father survived. 1:52:25 - 2:14:53 Raj Pandher talks about her father’s letters and diaries, Rajinder talks about receiving a Diamond Jubilee Medal for his community service and they both talk about their daughter Amanjit’s education and career accomplishments. Raj describes her involvement in the community council of her children’s school and both Raj and Rajinder describe their involvement in multicultural education and events that they were involved with in Burnaby and New Westminster. Interviewer lists Rajinder Pandher’s many volunteer awards and accomplishments. 2:14:54 - 2:39:53 Raj and Rajinder describe some of their family photographs as well as personal items from India including decorative arts and textiles. They talk about celebrating their 30 year wedding anniversary and the origin of their Sikh names. Rajinder describes a visit to Paldi in 1977 when the whole family was baptized at the Sikh temple and provides informaton about Hardial Singh Atwal, the first Sikh child born in Canada. Rajinder discusses what he thinks a cookhouse looked like, his friendship with former Mayor William J. Copeland and wages of South Asians working in sawmills. 2:39:54 - 3:06:01 Raj and Rajinder talk about food including where they’ve purchased traditional South Asian foods and what they grow in their home garden. Rajinder provides details about the Burnaby Multicultural Society, talks about South Asian work ethics and housing and shares some of the cultural and religious traditions of Sikhs and celebrations that take place in Vancouver and Burnaby.

History: Interviewees biographies: Rajinder Pandher was born five years prior to the Partition of India in the Village of Jhamat, Ludhiana District, Punjab. Raj Pandher was born in 1948 in the Village of Chapar, Ludhiana District, Punjab. Rajinder played field hockey while living in India and is passionate about the sport. Both Rajinder and Raj Pahndher attended college in India and were married in India in 1971. Rajinder Pandher immigrated to Canada in 1972 and his wife, Raj Pandher joined him in 1973. After arriving in Canada, Rajinder Pandher started working at a sawmill in Campbell River but didn't like the work and moved to Vancouver to find better employment opportunties. In 1976, the couple moved to Burnaby and rented until they could buy a home a year later. They raised two children who attended Second Street Elementary School and Cariboo Hill Secondary School in Burnaby. Rajinder and Raj Pandher were both very involved with multicultural efforts at their childlren's schools including turban tying and sari demonstrations and Rajinder was a founding member of the Burnaby Multicultural Society. Interviewers biographies: Kate Petrusa is the Assistant Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. In her role, she manages all aspects of the collection – including caring for physical artifacts and making their digital counterpart accessible. Before coming to Burnaby Village Museum in 2019, Kate has worked at several Museums around the Lower Mainland as a Curator and contractor since 2013. James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Housing; Employment; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Persons - Volunteers; Religions - Sikhism; Migration; Organizations; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Social Issues - Racism; Social Issues; Celebrations; Sports - Field Hockey

Names: Pandher, Raj; Pandher, Rajinder; Copeland, William J.; Pandher, Harman; Pandher, Amanjit; Burnaby Multicultural Society; The Western Sikh Samachar

Responsibility: Petrusa, Kate; Binks, James

Accession Code: BV023.1.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcripts available upon request

Audio Tracks

Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher, [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0001_0002_003.mp3

Interview with Alfred Bingham June 10, 1975 - Track 9

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory66

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1932

Length: 0:09:43

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Alfred Bingham's memories of his involvement with the Army of the Common Good, including asserting influence on the Communist Party and the opening of the first Common Good store.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Alfred Bingham's memories of his involvement with the Army of the Common Good, including asserting influence on the Communist Party and the opening of the first Common Good store.

Date Range: 1932

Photo Info: Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066

Length: 0:09:43

Subjects: Persons - Volunteers; Organizations; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: June 10, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Alfred Bingham by SFU graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, Pioneers, and the Co-operative Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 1:57:27

Interviewee Name: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

Images

Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track nine of interview with Alfred Bingham

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-1/100-13-20-1_Track_9.mp3

Interview with Alfred Bingham June 10, 1975 - Track 10

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory67

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1932-1933

Length: 0:09:36

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Alfred Bingham's memories of the Army of the Common Good, specifically how Labour Units (LU) worked.

1 image 1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Alfred Bingham's memories of the Army of the Common Good, specifically how Labour Units (LU) worked.

Date Range: 1932-1933

Photo Info: Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066

Length: 0:09:36

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Persons - Volunteers; Organizations

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: June 10, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Alfred Bingham by SFU graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, Pioneers, and the Co-operative Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 1:57:27

Interviewee Name: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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Audio Tracks

Track ten of interview with Alfred Bingham

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-1/100-13-20-1_Track_10.mp3

Big Brothers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98269

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 adult and child, who are participants in the Big Brothers program, preparing a soap box race car for the Big Brothers Soap Box Derby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3336

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified adult and child, who are participants in the Big Brothers program, preparing a soap box race car for the Big Brothers Soap Box Derby.

Subjects: Organizations - Charities; Persons - Children

Media Type: Photograph

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

Images

Big Brothers Soap Box Derby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98321

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 ten-year-old Zach Admussen buckled into a soap box race car and adjusting his helmet, before the 11th annual Big Brothers Soap Box Derby on Burnaby Mountain.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3345

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of ten-year-old Zach Admussen buckled into a soap box race car and adjusting his helmet, before the 11th annual Big Brothers Soap Box Derby on Burnaby Mountain.

Subjects: Events; Organizations - Charities; Persons - Children

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a September 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Zach Admussen, 10, adjusts his helmet as he prepares to pilot his car down the ring road on Burnaby Mountain, at the 11th annual Big Brothers Soap Box Derby."

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Big Brothers Soap Box Derby, [1999] thumbnail

Burnaby South and the Cinderella Project

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96349

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs related to the Cinderella Project and its fundraising Burnaby South Graduation Fashion Show. Photographs depict Jessica Alvarez posing with her graduation dress that she obtained via the Cinderella Project and Davor Panbza and Pat Ponti viewing clothes that are part of the…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 3 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2030

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs related to the Cinderella Project and its fundraising Burnaby South Graduation Fashion Show. Photographs depict Jessica Alvarez posing with her graduation dress that she obtained via the Cinderella Project and Davor Panbza and Pat Ponti viewing clothes that are part of the fashion show.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Organizations - Charities; Events - Fundraising

Names: Burnaby South High School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2030-1: "Jessica Alvarez' daughter, Sofia, 3, admires her grad dress that she was able to wear to her graduation from Burnaby South last year. Jessica and her sister, Erika, were able to attend their grads with the help of the Cinderella Project."; Caption from metadata for 535-2030-2: "Jessica Alvarez shows off the grad dress she was able to wear to her graduation last year from Burnaby South, with the help of the Cinderella Project."; Caption from metadata for 535-2030-3: "Davor Panbza, one of the co-ordinators of the Burnaby South Graduation Fashion Show, shows off some of the clothes for the show to Pat Ponti, a special needs teacher at the school who is also an organizer of the Cinderella Project. Part of the proceeds from the fashion show go to support the Project."

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Meals On Wheels

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96604

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs related to Burnaby's Meals On Wheels program. Photographs depict Doris Chambers, a recipient of Meals On Wheels, in her apartment, and former director Doris Kubris with her husband, John, seated at a kitchen table with a pile of papers.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2226

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs related to Burnaby's Meals On Wheels program. Photographs depict Doris Chambers, a recipient of Meals On Wheels, in her apartment, and former director Doris Kubris with her husband, John, seated at a kitchen table with a pile of papers.

Subjects: Organizations - Charities; Persons - Seniors

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2226-1: "Doris Chambers' arthritis restricts her ability to get around from her Burnaby apartment, and to make meals in her kitchen, so she's come to rely on receiving three meals a week from Meals On Wheels."; Caption from metadata for 535-2226-2: "Doris Kurbis is a former director of Burnaby's Meals on Wheels program, and her husband, John, sat on the board until they developed concerns about the way the program was being run."

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7183-7195 17th Ave and 7182-7194 18th Ave Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93893

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1993

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of a townhouse complex and surrounding area located at 7183-7195 17th Avenue and 7182-7194 18th Avenue - addresses that no longer exist.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1993

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-076

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of a townhouse complex and surrounding area located at 7183-7195 17th Avenue and 7182-7194 18th Avenue - addresses that no longer exist.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses; Geographic Features - Roads

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 93-291-B; Photographer identified as "J.C."

Geographic Access: 17th Avenue; 18th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

8650 Cinnamon dr. [sic]

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93885

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1993

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 20 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the exteriors of the Mountain Village townhouses located at 8650 Cinnamon Drive.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1993

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 20 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-068

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the exteriors of the Mountain Village townhouses located at 8650 Cinnamon Drive.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 93-135-B

Geographic Access: Cinnamon Drive

Street Address: 8650 Cinnamon Drive

Planning Study Area: Lake City Area

James Askew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78840

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 4, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of James Askew in front of the Winston Gardens townhome development on Salisbury Avenue in Burnaby.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 4, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0155

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of James Askew in front of the Winston Gardens townhome development on Salisbury Avenue in Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses

Names: Askew, James

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby Mario 303A / 02/04 BNW p. 9 74%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Lee Rankin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79365

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 17, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of councillor Lee Rankin, chair of Burnaby's housing committee outside a rental housing complex near the Patterson Skytrain station, west of Metrotown.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 17, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0353

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of councillor Lee Rankin, chair of Burnaby's housing committee outside a rental housing complex near the Patterson Skytrain station, west of Metrotown.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Buildings - Residential - Townhouses

Names: Rankin, Lee A.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Blissett, Rebecca

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and red ink on recto of photograph reads: "1840 B Bby Rebecca / Bby p8 76%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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