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Summary: This portion of the interview is about the interurban tram service in Burnaby, how it was used, the interurban routes, reasons for closing the interurban and later building Skytrain, and attempts to purchase an old tram car for Heritage Village

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the interurban tram service in Burnaby, how it was used, the interurban routes, reasons for closing the interurban and later building Skytrain, and attempts to purchase an old tram car for Heritage Village

Date Range: 1930-1990

Photo Info: Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012

Length: 00:07:58

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Skytrain

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: March 14, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne 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 Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 1:34:40

Interviewee Name: Lewarne, William A. "Bill"

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 business computerization 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.

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Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Bill Lewarne

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The story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ewert, Henry, 1937-

Publication Date: c1986

Call Number: 388.46 EWE Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 092062054X

Call Number: 388.46 EWE Copy 1

Author: Ewert, Henry, 1937-

Place of Publication: North Vancouver

Publisher: Whitecap Books

Publication Date: c1986

Printer: D.W. Friesen & Sons

Physical Description: 336 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Inscription: "R. Salsbury" "1987" [handwritten in blue ink, on the upper right hand corner of the opposite front end paper

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Transportation; British Columbia--History

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; 3 copies held : copy 1.

Transportation and urban development in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, 1890 - 1915

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1986

Call Number: 388.4 TRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 388.4 TRA

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1986

Physical Description: 24 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Electric railroads; Local transit; Street-railroads; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Notes: Spiral bound, master copy.; Includes 1 copy of distributed version (smaller booklet with clearer photographs); Includes bibliographical references

Interview with Ted Burnham by Eric Damer September 19, 2012 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1946-1986

Length: 0:10:42

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Edward Lewis "Ted" Burnham's memories of the interurban tram. He mentions getting his driver's license and goes on to discuss more of his work history; in the computer industry, then in the medical industry.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Edward Lewis "Ted" Burnham's memories of the interurban tram. He mentions getting his driver's license and goes on to discuss more of his work history; in the computer industry, then in the medical industry.

Date Range: 1946-1986

Photo Info: Edward Lewis "Ted" Burnham, [195-]. Item no. 549-021.

Length: 0:10:42

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: September 19, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Edward Lewis "Ted" Burnham conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 19, 2012. Major theme discussed: the role of the municipal worker in the nineteen-fifties and nineteen-sixties.

Biographical Notes: E.L. "Ted" Burnham was born in 1930 and grew up in East Burnaby. He attended Armstrong Street and Edmonds Schools and then Trapp Technical High School before beginning work at a range of occupations in the late nineteen-forties. Ted studied business administration at the University of British Columbia and worked from 1953 to about 1958 for the municipality of Burnaby in the engineering and welfare departments, then briefly for Remington-Rand computers, and then at the Hannah Medical Clinic until 1973. After marrying in 1957, Ted and his wife moved from McKay Avenue to Kaymar Drive and raised two daughters. In the ninteen-seventies and later, Ted became involved in municipal politics, the Heritage Village, and in his own real estate and insurance business.

Total Tracks: 3

Total Length: 0:29:27

Interviewee Name: Burnham, Edward Lewis "Ted"

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

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

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Ted Burnham

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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 5

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1970-1990

Length: 00:01:29

Summary: This portion of the interview is about acquiring and maintaining streetcars for Burnaby Heritage Village

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about acquiring and maintaining streetcars for Burnaby Heritage Village

Date Range: 1970-1990

Photo Info: Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012

Length: 00:01:29

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Artifacts

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: March 14, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne 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 Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 1:34:40

Interviewee Name: Lewarne, William A. "Bill"

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 business computerization 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.

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Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1927-1990

Length: 00:04:05

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.

Date Range: 1927-1990

Length: 00:04:05

Names: Waddell, Gordon

Subjects: Public Services - Fire Protection; Buildings - Civic; Transportation - Fire Trucks

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 three of interview with Al Nixon

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Interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse by Kathy Bossort November 24, 2015 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1963-2015

Length: 0:16:58

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about Simon Fraser University and problems created by its isolated site on Burnaby Mountain. They talk about the building of the Burnaby Mountain Parkway, and tell stories about the cooperative planning between City and S…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about Simon Fraser University and problems created by its isolated site on Burnaby Mountain. They talk about the building of the Burnaby Mountain Parkway, and tell stories about the cooperative planning between City and SFU staff for UniverCity.

Date Range: 1963-2015

Length: 0:16:58

Names: Simon Fraser University; UniverCity; Burnaby Mountain Parkway

Subjects: Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges; Transportation; Public Services - Municipal Services

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; Burnaby Mountain Parkway

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: November 24, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse conducted by Kathy Bossort. Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland by dedication on Burnaby Mountain, the 1974/76 delineation of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and the dispute between Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain, as discussed by two retired participants in these events from the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department, Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They also talk about their interaction with the public in developing policies, particularly for the 1974 report “The Public Meetings - Phase One”, and the importance of a strong policy base for long range planning and the patience needed to assemble land for large parks. They talk as well about their careers, their close working relationship in the department, and the cooperation between City and SFU staff in the development of UniverCity.

Biographical Notes: Basil Luksun was born and educated in South Africa, immigrating to Canada and Burnaby in 1972 to escape the harmful effects of apartheid. He holds a BSc degree from the University of Cape Town and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Town Planning from the University of Witwatersrand. He joined the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department in 1973, working his way up through the organization to Director of the department before retiring after 39 years in 2012. When he started work in the 1970s, the City of Burnaby was focusing on green space planning projects and he takes great pride in these projects as well as the city’s focus on long-term planning. Basil lived in the Capital Hill area from 1972 to 1990. He currently resides in Vancouver and has two sons, Warren and Derek. Jack Belhouse was born in 1946 in Vancouver and attended UBC, York University and SFU (1965-1972), majoring in urban geography. He began working in Burnaby’s planning department as a summer student in 1968, and was offered a full-time position when he graduated from university. He became Director of the Planning and Building Department before retiring after 38 years with the city in 2006. He and Basil Luksun worked closely together in long range planning in the department. Jack lives in Coquitlam with his wife Linda and has two children, Brad and Lori.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:58:23

Interviewee Name: Luksun, Basil; Belhouse, Jack

Interview Location: Basil Luksun's home in Vancouver

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 Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 8

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1990

Length: 00:11:47

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and t…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and the attempts to preserve heritage buildings and trees, historic records, and green space

Date Range: 1947-1990

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

Length: 00:11:47

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area; Maywood Area

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

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

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

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

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

Images

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

Audio Tracks

Track eight of interview with Don Brown

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Children riding C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at PNE

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse on the far left is named "Allegro"

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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. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse on the far left is named "Allegro"

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.81

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

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C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel in operation at PNE

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse named "Vivian" is in the foreground.

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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. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse named "Vivian" is in the foreground.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.78

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

Images

C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel in operation at PNE, 1989 thumbnail

Detail of interior of roof top on the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18226

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of supports and rooftop interior of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

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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. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of supports and rooftop interior of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.82

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

Images

Detail of interior of roof top on the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel, 1989 thumbnail

Detail of pole and stirrups of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of lower section of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse with pole and stirrups. Photograph was taken while the carousel was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

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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. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of lower section of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse with pole and stirrups. Photograph was taken while the carousel was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.79

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

Images

Detail of pole and stirrups of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse, 1989 thumbnail

Elizabeth and Sarah Knudson at Playland

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: August 23, 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 18 x 27 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. Their father, Bob Knudson, is standing at the railing watching over them. C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 18 x 27 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. Their father, Bob Knudson, is standing at the railing watching over them. C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: Knudson, Elizabeth; Knudson, Bob; Knudson, Sarah; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV004.63.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: August 23, 1986

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Elizabeth and Sarah Knudson at Playland

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: August 23, 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 27 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 27 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kudson sisters; five-and-a-half year old Elizabeth and three year old Sarah on a boat-themed amusement ride at Playland in Vancouver. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel is visible in the background.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: Knudson, Elizabeth; Knudson, Sarah; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV004.63.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: August 23, 1986

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at PNE

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

1 image

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. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE".

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Accession Code: BV022.2.83

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1989

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Photographer: Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"

Images

Top level of scenery on the doghouse of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at PNE, 1989 thumbnail

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:21 min)

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of ma…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:21 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of making an enterprise of harvesting and selling cascara bark during WWII, when prices rose. Bob describes his worst memories, which are of fires, a flood, and bad fog, and how he was nearly killed as a passenger in a wagon whose horse bolted. He recalls that his family was a minority among the Ukrainian families in the neighborhood.

History: Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Natural Phenomena - Fires; Natural Phenomena - Floods

Names: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

Accession Code: BV017.45.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Audio Tracks

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_004.mp3

Adminstrative agreement between B.C. Board of Parole and B.C. Corrections Branch

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1981

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 13 p.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of "ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE B.C. BOARD OF PAROLE AND THE B.C. CORRECTIONS BRANCH" including a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Mr. John Konrad, Chairman B.C. Board of Parole; Mr. Bernard Robinson, Commissioner B.C. Corrections Branch, March 11, 1981. The t…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Series: Oakalla correctional facility records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 13 p.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of "ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE B.C. BOARD OF PAROLE AND THE B.C. CORRECTIONS BRANCH" including a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Mr. John Konrad, Chairman B.C. Board of Parole; Mr. Bernard Robinson, Commissioner B.C. Corrections Branch, March 11, 1981. The thirteen page agreement is divided into seven sections and includes a Table of Contents.

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional; Public Services - Policing

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Accession Code: BV991.45.242

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1981

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

B.C. parole policy and procedures

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1980-1982]

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of copies of excerpts from "B.C. Parole Policy and Procedures"; with memo to adult probation officer-parole coordinators re: copies of parole forms to data control, Feb. 1, 1982; and blank form on statement of parole applicant along some handwritten notes.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Series: Oakalla correctional facility records series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Material Details: File enclosed in black duotang folder

Scope and Content: File consists of copies of excerpts from "B.C. Parole Policy and Procedures"; with memo to adult probation officer-parole coordinators re: copies of parole forms to data control, Feb. 1, 1982; and blank form on statement of parole applicant along some handwritten notes.