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Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Cafeteria at Burnaby General Hospital shows interior lines that helped win hospital architects design award".

Geographic Access: Kincaid Street

Street Address: 3935 Kincaid Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

Images

Burnaby General Hospital cafeteria, March 17, 1980 thumbnail

George Derby Hospital

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1981

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men walking away from the George Derby Hospital.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1981

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 20.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-226

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men walking away from the George Derby Hospital.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Hospitals

Names: George Derby Health Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Street Address: 7550 Cumberland Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Images

George Derby Hospital, February 1981 thumbnail

Grounds surrounding the George Derby Hospital

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [February 1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the grounds surrounding the George Derby Hospital.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [February 1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-228

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of the grounds surrounding the George Derby Hospital.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Hospitals

Names: George Derby Health Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Street Address: 7550 Cumberland Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Images

Grounds surrounding the George Derby Hospital, [February 1981] thumbnail

Mrs. Maria Wheahy - Bolwing at 90, Hospital Resident

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a senior citizen, identified as Maria Wheahy, bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and nurses watch.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1476

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a senior citizen, identified as Maria Wheahy, bowling along a carpet in a hospital. Other senior citizens and nurses watch.

Subjects: Persons - Seniors; Occupations - Nurses; Recreational Activities; Buildings - Civic - Hospitals

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Bowling at 90 - Hospital resident (Mrs) Maria Wheahy"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Flop & / PMT 100% / page B-4 / Burnaby / Today"

Images

Mrs. Maria Wheahy - Bolwing at 90, Hospital Resident, ca.1983 thumbnail

Myrtle Dickey; Tom Slack (Santa); Tinie Busse at Deer Lake Hospital

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a person dressed up as Santa Claus with two elderly women at Deer Lake Hospital.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1515

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a person dressed up as Santa Claus with two elderly women at Deer Lake Hospital.

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas; Persons - Seniors; Buildings - Civic - Hospitals

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Myrtle Dickey / Tom Slack - "Santa" / Tinie Busse / At Dinner / Deer Lake Hospital"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / PMT 100% / page 6"

Images

Myrtle Dickey; Tom Slack (Santa); Tinie Busse at Deer Lake Hospital, ca.1982 thumbnail

Olga Kotelko reading to girl with a broken leg

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman identified as Olga Kotelo reading or working on homework with a girl with a broken leg. The photograph is taken inside of a hospital.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1368

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman identified as Olga Kotelo reading or working on homework with a girl with a broken leg. The photograph is taken inside of a hospital.

Subjects: Persons - Adolescents; Persons - Seniors; Buildings - Civic - Hospitals

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Olga Kotelko / Sherri Echlin"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Olga / PMT 100% / page 1 / Burnaby"

Images

Olga Kotelko reading to girl with a broken leg, ca.1980 thumbnail

Oxygen Machine at the Hospital

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of five individuals observing a new oxygen machine in a hospital.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1477

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of five individuals observing a new oxygen machine in a hospital.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Hospitals

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Page B-2 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"

Images

Oxygen Machine at the Hospital, ca.1983 thumbnail

Unidentified baby at the hospital with two injured legs

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a baby with two broken legs. The baby is the hospital, and its crib is decorated with Christmas decorations.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1526

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a baby with two broken legs. The baby is the hospital, and its crib is decorated with Christmas decorations.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Hospitals; Holidays - Christmas

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / PMT 100% / page 1"

Images

Unidentified baby at the hospital with two injured legs, ca.1982 thumbnail

Interview with Ron Baker by Kathy Bossort November 27, 2015 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1950-2015

Length: 0:10:17

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s discussion about the choice of branding SFU the “engaged” university at the time of its 50th Anniversary, and the need for university Presidents to fund raise. He talks about the relationship between UBC and SFU, and the reasons for hostility t…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s discussion about the choice of branding SFU the “engaged” university at the time of its 50th Anniversary, and the need for university Presidents to fund raise. He talks about the relationship between UBC and SFU, and the reasons for hostility towards UBC in the 1950s, especially from interior BC communities.

Date Range: 1950-2015

Length: 0:10:17

Names: Simon Fraser University; University of British Columbia

Subjects: Education; Public Services; Events - Anniversaries

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: November 27, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Dr. Ronald James Baker conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Baker was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding of Simon Fraser University from the perspective of SFU’s first faculty member and Director of Academic Planning, Ron Baker. Ron Baker talks about John B. Macdonald’s report on higher education in BC (1962) and how it lead to the provincial government’s decision to establish a new university and to put it in the Burnaby area. He tells stories about how the site on Burnaby Mountain was chosen; about the building of the campus; and about the challenges of planning the academic structure of the university. He also talks about the attraction of creating with little interference an institution trying out new ideas and tells stories about his working relationship with Gordon Shrum. He considers the problems created by building universities in out of the way places and the ideas such as UniverCity for dealing with SFU’s isolation.

Biographical Notes: Ron Baker was born in London, England, in 1924, and served in the Royal Air Force during WW2. He emigrated to Canada in 1947 and studied at UBC where he obtained a BA degree (1951) and MA degree (1953) in English Language and Literature. He served on the faculty of the UBC English Department beginning as a lecturer in 1951 and advanced to positions of Assistant Professor (1958-63) and Associate Professor (1963-65). He was a contributor to John B. Macdonald’s 1962 report “Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future”, and continued to make significant contributions to the establishment of the community college system in Canada throughout his career. In 1963 the newly established Simon Fraser University hired Ron as its first Director of Academic Planning, serving also as first head of SFU’s English Department. In 1969 Ron left SFU to become the first President of the University of Prince Edward Island, a position he held until 1978. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to higher education. Ron has contributed to many organizations, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, on Canada Council, and as President of Association of Atlantic Universities and the Association of Canadian University Teachers of English. In 1990 Ron Baker was asked by the government of BC to prepare a preliminary report on the establishment of the future UNBC in Prince George. Now retired Ron Baker lives in the Edmonds area of Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:33:46

Interviewee Name: Baker, Ronald J. "Ron"

Interview Location: Ron Baker'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 Dr. Ron Baker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-013/MSS196-013_Track_6.mp3

Margaret and Joe Corsbie on 40th anniversary

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1988

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 6.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Margaret and Joseph (Joe) H.C. Corsbie seated next to each other on their fortieth wedding anniversary. Both Margaret and Joe are wearing corsages.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Series: Joseph H.C. Corsbie personal and professional records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 6.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Margaret and Joseph (Joe) H.C. Corsbie seated next to each other on their fortieth wedding anniversary. Both Margaret and Joe are wearing corsages.

Subjects: Events - Anniversaries

Names: Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"; Corsbie, Margaret Carr

Accession Code: BV020.31.29

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1988

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 19-09-2023

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Margaret and Joe Corsbie on 40th anniversary

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1988

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Margaret and Joseph (Joe) H.C. Corsbie cutting a cake in recognition of their fortieth wedding anniversary. The cake is on a table along with a floral bouquet, wedding album and gifts.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Series: Joseph H.C. Corsbie personal and professional records series

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Margaret and Joseph (Joe) H.C. Corsbie cutting a cake in recognition of their fortieth wedding anniversary. The cake is on a table along with a floral bouquet, wedding album and gifts.

Subjects: Events - Anniversaries

Names: Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"; Corsbie, Margaret Carr

Accession Code: BV020.31.30

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1988

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 19-09-2023

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 7

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1936-1990

Length: 00:04:34

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.

Date Range: 1936-1990

Length: 00:04:34

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Archives; Buildings - Civic - Museums

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 21, 1990

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

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

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:43:35

Interviewee Name: Nixon, Al

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Audio Tracks

Track seven of interview with Al Nixon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_7.mp3

Bart McCafferty retires

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 27, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Syliva Karras, Bart and Levina McCafferty, and the McCafferty daughters; Cheryl Bennewith of Langley, and Michele Conforti of Vancouver, and Howard Karras, the Deputy Treasurer on the occasion of Bart MacCafferty's retiring as Burnaby treasurer. Everyone is smiling as Bart McCafferty …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 27, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-864

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Syliva Karras, Bart and Levina McCafferty, and the McCafferty daughters; Cheryl Bennewith of Langley, and Michele Conforti of Vancouver, and Howard Karras, the Deputy Treasurer on the occasion of Bart MacCafferty's retiring as Burnaby treasurer. Everyone is smiling as Bart McCafferty and Howard Karras shake hands.

Subjects: Events; Occupations - Civic Workers

Names: Karras, Sylvia; McCafferty, S.B. "Bart"; McCafferty, Levina; Bennewith, Cheryl McCafferty; Conforti, Michele McCafferty; Karras, Howard

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "Syliva Karras / Bart + Levina / Cheryl Bennewith - Langley / Michele Conforti - Vanc. / Howard Karras - Dep. Treasurer."; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Retiring Burnaby treasurer Bart McCafferty who leaves his position this month after 33 years of service, receives best wishes from his deputy treasurer Howard Karras, right, and his wife Sylvia, left, as Levinia McCafferty and two of their daughters, Cheryl Bennewith of Langley and Michele Conforti of Vancouver, look on at reception held recently at Burnaby Lake Pavillion and attended by scores of co-workers and friends."

Street Address: 6871 Roberts Street

Images

Bart McCafferty retires, August 27, 1980 thumbnail

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

Willie's bakery

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1984

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "Willie's Bakery" inside the Burnaby Village Museum General Store building. A long wooden counter divides the public from the work area. Shelving and work tables behind the counter hold various baking supplies and equipment.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "Willie's Bakery" inside the Burnaby Village Museum General Store building. A long wooden counter divides the public from the work area. Shelving and work tables behind the counter hold various baking supplies and equipment.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - General Stores; Buildings - Commercial - Bakeries; Buildings - Civic - Museums

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.5.666

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1984

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: See b&w photograph: BV020.5.699

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 9-Apr-20

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Apothecary bottles and artifacts inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of apothecary bottles arranged on shelving and other apothecary artifacts on display inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of apothecary bottles arranged on shelving and other apothecary artifacts on display inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums; Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.4.1195

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [198-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "598_42NNN22"

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Apothecary bottles and artifacts inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy, [198-] thumbnail

Apothecary bottles and show globes inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of apothecary bottles and products arranged on shelving and two show globes hanging from the ceiling inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of apothecary bottles and products arranged on shelving and two show globes hanging from the ceiling inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums; Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.4.1196

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [198-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "598_42NNN12"

Images

Apothecary bottles and show globes inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy, [198-] thumbnail

Apothecary bottles on shelving inside Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17129

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of apothecary bottles and packaging arranged on shelving inside glass cabinets inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of apothecary bottles and packaging arranged on shelving inside glass cabinets inside the Burnaby Village Museum Pharmacy exhibit.