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Anthony Ferrari tree planting in Beecher Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97503
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 Anthony Ferrari, an athlete with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams hockey team, planting vegetation during an environmental event with the Toronto Dominion Bank in Beecher Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2842
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anthony Ferrari, an athlete with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams hockey team, planting vegetation during an environmental event with the Toronto Dominion Bank in Beecher Park.
Subjects
Persons - Athletes
Environmental Issues
Geographic Features - Creeks
Geographic Features - Forests
Names
Burnaby Winter Club
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: "Anthony Ferrari , a player with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams, does his part to help restore the natural habitat around Beecher Creek. Members of the team joined staff from the Toronto Dominion Bank Saturday to plant trees and native vegetation in the ongoing effort to maintain the creek as a home for fish as it passes through Beecher Park."
Geographic Access
Beecher Park
Springer Avenue
Street Address
1255 Springer Avenue
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
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Buckingham Elementary recycling collectors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96880
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 6 students Jennifer Chui, Lindsay Herberts, and Stephanie Standerwich, who collect recyclables during Buckingham Elementary's lunch hour. The school received a provincial environmental award.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2438
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of grade 6 students Jennifer Chui, Lindsay Herberts, and Stephanie Standerwich, who collect recyclables during Buckingham Elementary's lunch hour. The school received a provincial environmental award.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Environmental Issues
Names
Buckingham Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jennifer Chui, Lindsay Herberts and Stephanie Standerwich are Grade 6 students who cruise the halls of Buckingham Elementary at lunch hour, collecting recyclables. The school has been honored with a provicial envirnmental award."
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Street Address
6066 Buckingham Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Burnaby Lake rejuvenation meeting

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97506
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 of a public meeting at Burnaby Central Secondary School, about the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake. Photographs depict meeting participants listening to delegations in front of display posters, and participant Ann Kenney-Lee viewing one of the displays as the crowd assembles …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2845
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a public meeting at Burnaby Central Secondary School, about the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake. Photographs depict meeting participants listening to delegations in front of display posters, and participant Ann Kenney-Lee viewing one of the displays as the crowd assembles in front of the high school gym's stage in the background.
Subjects
Public Services
Environmental Issues
Names
Burnaby Central Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2845-1: "Participants at a public meeting on the future of Burnaby Lake, at Burnaby Central Secondary School, listen to delegations about rejuvenating the lake."
Caption from metadata for 535-2845-2: "Ann Kenney-Lee checks out some of the displays at a public meeting about the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake, at Burnaby Central Secondary School on Saturday."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4939 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Dredging in Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98267
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 person wearing a white hard hat and holding up two bottles of water of different quality. The dredging equipment at Burnaby Lake is visible behind the person.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3334
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person wearing a white hard hat and holding up two bottles of water of different quality. The dredging equipment at Burnaby Lake is visible behind the person.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Environmental Issues
Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a September 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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Lucy De Pieri tree planting at Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97466
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 Lucy De Pieri carrying a potted sapling and a shovel during a tree planting event for Rivers Day in the woods at Burnaby Lake Park. Other unidentified tree planters are working in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2805
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lucy De Pieri carrying a potted sapling and a shovel during a tree planting event for Rivers Day in the woods at Burnaby Lake Park. Other unidentified tree planters are working in the background.
Subjects
Environmental Issues
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Lucy De Pieri heads into the bush at Burnaby Lake Park with a tree and a shovel on Saturday. The tree planting was one of the events celebrating Rivers Day."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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Interview with Richard Liu

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20283
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Richard Liu Location of Interview: Love farmhouse at Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: September 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:33:33 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto three separate audio tracks, edited and merged together into one track and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced out by the communist regime in the early ‘50s and their experiences immigrating to Hong Kong, Europe and Canada. 00:26:40 - 00:32:59 Richard talks about his parents’ experiences living in Toronto, Victoria and Burnaby and shares some of his father’s business accomplishments including establishing the first direct flight to Beijing in 1987 and the first sister city between China and Canada. 00:33:00 – 01:13:59 Richard talks about living in Burnaby and his educational experiences at Thomas More Collegiate. He recalls his experience of travelling to North Korea in 1988 and being a student at Peking University in Beijing during the student-led demonstrations in Tiananmen Square and the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. 01:14:00 – 01:26:16 Richard talks about his education and reflects on how his experiences in Beijing influenced his education and career choices including working in the Prime Minister’s office on trade missions to China and talks about the importance of leaning French. 01:26:17 – 01:48:35 Richard shares his memories and experiences of; being on the Canadian Paralympic Committee during the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in China, supporting Rick Hansen during his visit to China for the 25th anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour and working with Team Canada in China for the 2022 Olympic Games. 01:48:36 – 01:52:22 Richard talks about his life in Burnaby after moving back from China in 2014 and the changes he’s noticed since being away. Richard talks about his involvement with St. John Ambulance, his role as the Honorary Brigade Division President and his role as Heritage Commissioner for the City of Burnaby. 02:14:32 – 02:29:27 Richard talks about his investiture to the Order of Saint John in 2023 and reflects on the accomplishments of his great uncle Dr. Shin-Shu Liu (China’s first Ambassador to Canada). 02:29:28 – 02:32:59 In closing Richard imparts some words of wisdom for future generations.
History
Interviewee biography: Richard N. Liu was born in 1970 in Toronto and raised in British Columbia. Richard's family has distinguished Canada-China ties for three generations. His Great-Uncle, Dr. Liu Shih-shun, was China's first Ambassador to Canada in 1942 and his father, Dr. Liu Dun-ren, built relations in education, culture and tourism for three decades including establishing the first Twin Sister City between Canada and China with Victoria and Suzhou in 1980. Richard's maternal great-grandfather, Dr. Wu Han-chi (1872-1913) played an active role in uprisings that shaped the future of modern China, was an elected member of the lower house of the first formal parliament in 1913 and was assassinated on political grounds. Dr. Wu's daughter, Dr. Wu Chi-mei served Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was elected as a Guangzhou City Councillor and visited Vancouver in 1929 and 1932. After graduating from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Vancouver, Richard Liu moved to China to begin his studies at Peking University but in 1989, following the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre, he was evacuated from China and returned to Canada. While back in Canada, Liu completed a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia and in 1993, he returned to China to continue his Chinese studies at Peking University and continued to live in China for twenty years. In 2008, Richard worked as Team Canada’s Attaché for the Paralympic Summer Games that took place in Beijing. In 2014, Liu returned to Canada and made his home in Burnaby with his wife and two children. In 2022, Liu returned to Beijing to serve as Mission Staff member for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics. Richard has also played a leading role with the Terry Fox Run, Special Olympics and Rick Hansen's visit to Beijing in 2011. Liu’s areas of expertize include; public relations, diplomacy, major events organization and education. Liu works as an advisor in East Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and is a MA Candidate at Peking University. Richard founded the Canadian Alumni Network that connects over 16,000 alumni in China who’ve attended Canada's post-secondary institutions. Liu has been a commissioner with the City of Burnaby’s Heritage Commission (2018-2023) and sits on various boards advising companies and organizations on a variety of sectors pertaining to Asia. In 2019, Liu was appointed the Honorary Brigade Division President for St. John Ambulance and was among 13 UBC Alumni to be recognized and awarded the 2018-2019 UBC Alumni Builder Award “For his service, dedication, and contribution to UBC and its alumni community. For his long record of service fostering connections with alumni and students in Beijing and Asia as well as dedication to mentoring students in the Faculty of Arts.” On June 24 2023, Richard was formally invested into the Order of St. John, one of five national orders in the Canadian Honours System. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Migration
Officials
Education
Protests and Demonstrations
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Sports
Travel
Religions - Christianity
Names
Canadian Paralympic Committee
Chak, Dr. Po Tin
Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC
Liu, Richard N.
Liu, Dr. Dun-ren
Liu, Dr. Shih-Shun
Gigli, Beniamino
Hansen, Richard Marvin "Rick"
Olympic Games
Paralympic Games
Peking University
St. John Ambulance
St. Thomas More Collegiate
Tiananmen Square
University of British Columbia
Responsibility
Fong, Denise
Accession Code
BV023.16.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0017_004.mp3
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BC Millennium Book in Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96487
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
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 the BC Millennium Book's stop in Burnaby. Photographs depict MLAs Fred Randall and Pietro Calendino and acting Mayor Gary Begin posing with the book, with a Ballard Fuel Cell bus behind them, and Burnaby residents lining up to sign the Book in the Copeland Arena.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2111
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the BC Millennium Book's stop in Burnaby. Photographs depict MLAs Fred Randall and Pietro Calendino and acting Mayor Gary Begin posing with the book, with a Ballard Fuel Cell bus behind them, and Burnaby residents lining up to sign the Book in the Copeland Arena.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Events
Names
Bill Copeland Sports Centre
Calendino, Pietro
Begin, Gary
Randall, Frederick G.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2111-1: "MLAs Fred Randall and Pietro Calendino, and acting mayor Gary Begin, carry the BC Millennium book from a Ballard Fuel Cell bus into Copeland Arena, where Burnaby residents were invited to sign its pages."
Caption from metadata for 535-2111-2: "Burnaby residents line up for the chance to sign BC's Millennium Book, on display in the lobby at Copeland Arena."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Kensington Avenue
Street Address
3676 Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19604
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their p…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah Location of Interview: Nalliah family home Interview Date: May 29, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 68 min., 6 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Ruth (Angela) Nalliah with husband Samuel Nalliah WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this interview (00:40:58 – 00:57:31) regarding the Tamil genocide may be upsetting to some people.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their parentage, place of birth (Sri Lanka), spoken language and education. Sam Nalliah shares details on his education while living in Sri Lanka, his later education in Wales where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and his migration to Halifax in 1978 after obtaining a job at Dalhousie University as a systems analyst. Sam conveys how he decided to relocate from Halifax to Vancouver in 1986 and started his employment with BC Tel. Angela Nalliah shares details on her education and employment after immigrating to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1986. Angela conveys how she first lived in Ottawa, moved to Toronto in 1989 where she began working for TD bank and moved to Vancouver in 1999. 00:13:31 – 00:20:03 Sam Nalliah talks about how he and his wife Angela first met and married in 1999 and moved to Vancouver. Sam shares information on where his other family members immigrated to and why he decided to immigrate to Canada. Angela shares information on other members of her family who immigrated to Canada before her and how her uncle sponsored them all to come. 00:20:04 – 00:29:30 Sam provides further details regarding his family make up including; his first wife, his daughters (born in 1983 and 1985), his step daughter (born in 1991) and his youngest daughter (born in 2000). Sam tells how he worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Sam provides locations of homes that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver. Sam and Angela describe what they liked about living in Burnaby, where their daughter attended school and where they did their shopping. 00:29:31 – 00:32:11 Angela talks about working for Prospera Credit Union from 2003 after TD bank downsized. Sam describes how they rented out their house in Vancouver and lived in a rental home in Burnaby that was owned by the City of Burnaby. Sam and Angela recollect the time period that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver before deciding to move to Surrey in 2015. 00:32:12 – 00:35:59 Sam and Angela provide details regarding their daughter’s post-secondary education and careers. Angela talks about her social activities, volunteer work and involvement with the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia, the Women’s Network as well as the Westminster Bible Chapel Church in Burnaby and the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church in Surrey. 00:36:00 – 00:40:57 Sam recalls hearing Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau speak about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at Dalhousie University and the effect that his speech made on him. Sam talks about joining the National Democratic Party when Peter Julian was elected as a Member of Parliament for Burnaby. 00:40:58 – 00:57:31 (WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this portion of the interview may be upsetting to some people) Sam and Angela speak about their involvement with the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC). Angela describes the brutal violence that she witnessed while living in Sri Lanka during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide in the 1980’s. Sam and Angela recollect and discuss their views and actions pertaining to the MV Sun Sea incident where a Thai cargo ship carrying Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to British Columbia were identified as terrorists by the Canadian Government and held in detention facilities. 00:57:32 – 01:08:07 Sam reflects on what he likes about Burnaby. Angela and Sam talk about Hindu temples attended by many Tamil and Sri Lankan people living in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Angela talks about the many cultural events and celebrations that are celebrated within the Tamil and Sri Lankan community including the Pongal Festival. Angela and Sam reflect on how grateful they are to be residents of Canada.
History
Interviewees biographies: Samuel (Sam) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1949. Sam immigrated to Halifax in 1977 after obtaining a position as a systems analyst at Dalhousie University. In 1986, Sam sponsored his parents to come to Canada. In 1986, after being introduced to the milder weather in Victoria, Sam decided to move to British Columbia. He moved to Burnaby in 1990 and began working for BC Tel in Burnaby. Following his job at BC Tel, Sam worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Ruth (Angela) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1964 and immigrated to Canada in 1986. As a Tamil living in Sri Lanka in the 1980’s Angela witnessed first hand the brutal violence during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide. In 1986 Angela was relieved to be able to immigrate to Canada after being sponsored by her uncle. Angela first lived and worked in Ottawa and Toronto before marrying Samuel Nalliah in Ottawa in 1999 and the couple moved to Burnaby. Angela worked for TD bank in both Toronto and Vancouver until it downsized in 2003 and she began working for Prospero Credit Union. While living in Burnaby, Angela attended the Westminster Bible Chapel and after moving to Surrey she became a member of the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church. Sam and Angela Nalliah have four daughters and since moving to British Columbia they’ve lived in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Both Sam and Angela are involved with the Tamil Cultural Association of British Columbia and the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) as well as participates in Sri Lankan and Tamil community cultural events. Interviewer biography: 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
Events - Festivals
Government
Government - Federal Government
Migration
Occupations
Organizations - Political Parties
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Religions
Religions - Christianity
Religions - Hinduism
Rights
Rights - Human Rights
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Social Issues - Discrimination
Names
Nalliah, Ruth "Angela"
Nalliah, Samuel "Sam"
Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC)
Westminster Bible Chapel
Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCSBC)
Responsibility
Binks, James
Accession Code
BV023.16.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Audio Tracks

Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0008_003.mp3
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Dignitaries at opening ceremonies for carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18253
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
27 Mar. 1993
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of group of dignitaries standing on stage during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum. Officials on stage are identified from left to right as; NDP Member of Legislat…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
Subseries
Carousel photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of group of dignitaries standing on stage during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum. Officials on stage are identified from left to right as; NDP Member of Legislative Assembly Joan Sawicki; British Columbia Member of Parliament Svend Robinson; Parks and Recreation Commissioner Dan Johnston; Red Robinson and Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Robinson, Red
Sawicki, Joan
Robinson, Svend
Johnston, Dan
Copeland, William J.
Accession Code
BV022.2.110
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
27 Mar. 1993
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
1200
Scan Date
2022-02-16
Photographer
Kallberg, Kent
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Negative number 11 of Roll #1
Sticker on verso of accompanying contact sheet reads: "Kallberg / Kent Kallberg Studios Ltd. / Studio & Commercial Photography / 1138 Homer Street, Vancouver / Canada V6B 2X6 / Studio (604) 689-5115 / Fax: (604) 685-6886 / FILE: BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / EVENT CAROUSEL OPENING / DATE: SAT 27th MAR 1993 / ROLL # 1"
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Down Syndrome Research Foundation Resource Centre opening

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96718
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 Gordon Hogg, the Minister of Children and Family Development, with two children, Sadie Gates and Lisa Forman, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new Down Syndrome Research Foundation Resource Centre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2323
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gordon Hogg, the Minister of Children and Family Development, with two children, Sadie Gates and Lisa Forman, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new Down Syndrome Research Foundation Resource Centre.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Public Services - Health Services
Officials - Elected Officials
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Sadie Gates (L), Gordon Hogg, the Minister of Children and Family Development, and Lisa Forman, cut the ribbon to officially open the new Down Syndrom Research Foundation, in North Burnaby."
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
1409 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
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Dr. Kenneth Strand

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45910
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1970, published May 30, 1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 18.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University, speaking into a microphone at the opening of the new Burquitlam elementary school in Coquitlam. Visible sitting in chairs behind him are; school principal C.J. Webb, chairman of Coquitlam school board W.M. Johnstone, Rev. H.J.H…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1970, published May 30, 1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 18.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-804
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University, speaking into a microphone at the opening of the new Burquitlam elementary school in Coquitlam. Visible sitting in chairs behind him are; school principal C.J. Webb, chairman of Coquitlam school board W.M. Johnstone, Rev. H.J.H. Oldfield, and architect R.B. Howard.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Clergy
Officials - Elected Officials
Events - Openings
Names
Strand, Dr Kenneth
Webb, C.J.
Johnstone, WM
Oldfield, Rev. H.J.H.
Howard, RB
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Symonds, John
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64753
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20.5 [sight], mounted in card 59 cm x 27 cm, folding to 24 cm x 27 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Linda Marian Hendy Winch and her husband Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch (both sitting) at their fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration. Standing behind them are their children (from left); Grace, Harold, Charles, Alan, Eric and Eileen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20.5 [sight], mounted in card 59 cm x 27 cm, folding to 24 cm x 27 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-031
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of Linda Marian Hendy Winch and her husband Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch (both sitting) at their fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration. Standing behind them are their children (from left); Grace, Harold, Charles, Alan, Eric and Eileen.
Subjects
Events - Anniversaries
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Winch, Grace
Winch, Harold Edward
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Winch, Linda Marian Hendy
Winch, Alan
Winch, Eileen
Winch, Charles
Winch, Eric
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's mark on recto of card mount reads: "The Stride Studios / New Westminster B.C."
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Gordon Campbell at Chamber of Commerce event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97975
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 Gordon Campbell with Kelly McCauley, the general manager of the Metrotown Hilton hotel, and Sonja Sanguinetti, the director of the Burnaby Board of Trade, at a Chamber of Commerce event. Other attendees of the event are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3080
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gordon Campbell with Kelly McCauley, the general manager of the Metrotown Hilton hotel, and Sonja Sanguinetti, the director of the Burnaby Board of Trade, at a Chamber of Commerce event. Other attendees of the event are visible in the background.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Organizations
Events
Names
Campbell, Gordon
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "BC Liberal leader Gordon Campbell chats with Kelly McCauley, the general manager of the Metrotown Hilton hotel, and Sonja Sanguinetti, the director of the Burnaby Board of Trade, prior to giving a speech at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon."
Geographic Access
McKay Avenue
Street Address
6083 McKay Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Her Highness Begum Salimah and Grace McCarthy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45738
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Her Highness Begum Salimah (born Sarah "Sally" Frances Croker-Poole) sitting with Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy. Her Highness Begun Salimah was visiting British Columbia with her husband, Shah Karim al-Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-632
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Her Highness Begum Salimah (born Sarah "Sally" Frances Croker-Poole) sitting with Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy. Her Highness Begun Salimah was visiting British Columbia with her husband, Shah Karim al-Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Her Highness Begum Salimah
McCarthy, Grace Mary
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Braid, Tom
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Her Highness Begum Salimah and Grace McCarthy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45739
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Her Highness Begum Salimah (born Sarah "Sally" Frances Croker-Poole) sitting with Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy. Her Highness Begun Salimah was visiting British Columbia with her husband, Shah Karim al-Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-633
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Her Highness Begum Salimah (born Sarah "Sally" Frances Croker-Poole) sitting with Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy. Her Highness Begun Salimah was visiting British Columbia with her husband, Shah Karim al-Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Her Highness Begum Salimah
McCarthy, Grace Mary
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Braid, Tom
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Her Highness Begum Salimah and Grace McCarthy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45743
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Her Highness Begum Salimah (born Sarah "Sally" Frances Croker-Poole) sitting with Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy. Her Highness Begun Salimah was visiting British Columbia with her husband, Shah Karim al-Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-637
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Her Highness Begum Salimah (born Sarah "Sally" Frances Croker-Poole) sitting with Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy. Her Highness Begun Salimah was visiting British Columbia with her husband, Shah Karim al-Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Her Highness Begum Salimah
McCarthy, Grace Mary
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Braid, Tom
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Her Highness Begum Salimah and Grace McCarthy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45745
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Her Highness Begum Salimah (born Sarah "Sally" Frances Croker-Poole) sitting with Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy. Her Highness Begun Salimah was visiting British Columbia with her husband, Shah Karim al-Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-639
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Her Highness Begum Salimah (born Sarah "Sally" Frances Croker-Poole) sitting with Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy. Her Highness Begun Salimah was visiting British Columbia with her husband, Shah Karim al-Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Her Highness Begum Salimah
McCarthy, Grace Mary
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Braid, Tom
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Joan Sawicki in Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97561
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Joan Sawicki throughout Burnaby. Photographs depict Sawicki with a hot dog at an event at Old Orchard Mall; casting a ballot; posing with John Nuranly outside Burnaby Hospital; and attending an event at the Community Living Society.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : b&w
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2900
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Joan Sawicki throughout Burnaby. Photographs depict Sawicki with a hot dog at an event at Old Orchard Mall; casting a ballot; posing with John Nuranly outside Burnaby Hospital; and attending an event at the Community Living Society.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Elections
Events
Names
Sawicki, Joan
Old Orchard Shopping Centre
Burnaby General Hospital
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2900-1: "96/ selling hotdogs at Old Orchard Mall ro promote Made-In _BC products"
Caption from metadata for 535-2900-2: "96/ Sawicki cats ballot"
Caption from metadata for 535-2900-3: "96/ Sawicki and Jonn Nuranly representing opposing views on the future of health care in BC."
Caption from metadata for 535-2900-4: "94/ Joan announced grant (not specified which ) and sings with Grant Miyai at Community Living Society."
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Joan Sawicki speaking from podium during opening ceremonies for carousel

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
27 Mar. 1993
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of NDP Member of Legislative Assembly Joan Sawicki delivering a speech from the podium during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
Subseries
Carousel photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of NDP Member of Legislative Assembly Joan Sawicki delivering a speech from the podium during the opening ceremonies for the 1912 Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and Don Wrigley Pavillion at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Sawicki, Joan
Accession Code
BV022.2.148
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
27 Mar. 1993
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
1200
Scan Date
2022-02-17
Photographer
Kallberg, Kent
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Negative number 25
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John Reynolds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46345
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby-Richmond-Delta Member of Parliament John Reynolds, hotel complex developer Sandy Reid and the president of Travelodge International Roger Manfred sharing a champagne toast "to the success of the new Travelodge Scottsdale" at the hotels' opening ceremonies.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1233
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby-Richmond-Delta Member of Parliament John Reynolds, hotel complex developer Sandy Reid and the president of Travelodge International Roger Manfred sharing a champagne toast "to the success of the new Travelodge Scottsdale" at the hotels' opening ceremonies.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Reynolds, John
Reid, Sandy
Manfred, Roger
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "A champagne toast to the success of the new Travelodge Scottsdale marked the official opening ceremonies this week. Sharing the honors were Delta MP John Reynolds, left, hotel complex developer Sandy Reid, centre, and the president of Travelodge International, Roger Manfred, who came from El Cajon, California, for the occasion."
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