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Andy Digney Film

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85335
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1934 and 1961]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments h…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1934 and 1961]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-04
Scope and Content
Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments have all been described at item level.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Recreational Activities - Fishing
Recreational Activities - Camping
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Geographic Features - Rivers
Events - Parades
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
The original 8mm film footage was digitized and broken down into 18 segments, reflecting the original order. Items are described as 562-003-1 : 562-003-18
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Digney film 1 - Graduation party

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1964] (date of original), copied 2019
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 28 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film clip of a party in recognition of Paul Digney's high school graduation. The party takes place in the basement of the Digney family home at 6521 Bonsor Avenue. Several young people are seated on the outside of the room while people dance in the centre. People identified include; Paul Digney, Br…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 28 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film clip of a party in recognition of Paul Digney's high school graduation. The party takes place in the basement of the Digney family home at 6521 Bonsor Avenue. Several young people are seated on the outside of the room while people dance in the centre. People identified include; Paul Digney, Bruce Digney, Marjorie Sager (nee Peterson) and John Sager.
Creator
Digney, Andy
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Names
Digney, Bruce
Digney, Paul
Sager, John
Sager, Marjorie
Geographic Access
Bonsor Avenue
Street Address
6521 Bonsor Avenue
Accession Code
BV019.18.3.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1964] (date of original), copied 2019
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Notes
Title based on contents of film segment
Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)
Images
Video

Digney film 1 - Graduation party, [1964] (date of original), copied 2019

Digney film 1 - Graduation party, [1964] (date of original), copied 2019

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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 6

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1976
Length
00:09:36
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the functions at the “Gai Paree”, including its popularity as a wedding reception venue; how customers circumvented the 1950’s restrictive liquor laws; and the kinds of clubs in Burnaby in the 1950’s
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the functions at the “Gai Paree”, including its popularity as a wedding reception venue; how customers circumvented the 1950’s restrictive liquor laws; and the kinds of clubs in Burnaby in the 1950’s
Date Range
1947-1976
Photo Info
Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
Length
00:09:36
Names
Gai Paree Supper Club
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Legal System
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 4, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
00:56:44
Interviewee Name
Morin, Severin "Sev"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
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Madelaine and Bob Anderson on New Years Eve

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37451
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 31, 1962 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of husband and wife Madelaine and Robert "Bob" Anderson at a New Years Eve dance in the Legion Hall at 4356 Hastings Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 31, 1962 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-039
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of husband and wife Madelaine and Robert "Bob" Anderson at a New Years Eve dance in the Legion Hall at 4356 Hastings Street.
Subjects
Celebrations
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Names
Anderson, Madelaine Carroll
Anderson, Robert "Bob"
Royal Canadian Legion
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Made from col. photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
4356 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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McLean family celebrations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85419
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of birthday celebrations and milestones. The film footage opens with Sharon McLean's 17th birthday celebrations with teenagers dancing, playing pool and celebrating in the family recreation room. This footage is followed by another …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
567-001-4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-03
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of birthday celebrations and milestones. The film footage opens with Sharon McLean's 17th birthday celebrations with teenagers dancing, playing pool and celebrating in the family recreation room. This footage is followed by another birthday celebration of a boy who is about 8 or 9 years old opening presents, and baby Teresa learning to walk in the family livingroom.
Subjects
Celebrations - Birthdays
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Persons - Children
Names
McLean, Teresa
McLean, Sharon
McLean, Edna
McLean, George H.F.
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
McLean, George H.F.
Notes
Title based on content of film
Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA
Street Address
4378 Halley Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Video

McLean family celebrations, 1962

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McLean family Christmas and new years celebrations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85418
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family celebrating Christmas at thier home at 4378 Halley Avenue South in Burnaby. The film footage shows the family opening presents on Christmas morning, seated at the table for Christmas dinner and adults dancing an…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
567-001-3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-03
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family celebrating Christmas at thier home at 4378 Halley Avenue South in Burnaby. The film footage shows the family opening presents on Christmas morning, seated at the table for Christmas dinner and adults dancing and celebrating New Years Eve in their recreation room.
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Celebrations - New Years Eve
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Names
McLean, Teresa
McLean, Sharon
McLean, Edna
McLean, George H.F.
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
McLean, George H.F.
Notes
Title based on content of film
Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA
Street Address
4378 Halley Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Video

McLean family Christmas and new years celebrations, 1962

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Through the Lens of Andy Digney

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the constru…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum film collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Material Details
Research and Narration: Lisa Codd
Editing and Audio Recording: Matthew Ball
Special thanks to Paul Digney
Scope and Content
Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the construction and events held at the Oak Theatre; Royal visit motorcade of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; Sports Day at Central Park; Gymcana event at Burnaby Lake Riding Stables; lawn bowling at Central Park; a Depression-era May Day workers’ parade in 1936; May Day celebrations in Burnaby; visits to locations throughout the Lower Mainland, including Stanley Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Grouse Mountain and boat trip up Burrard Inlet; the Digney Speedway; the Digney family at their home on Bonsor Avenue and the Digney Bowling Alley.
Creator
Digney, Andy
Subjects
Events - Parades
Events - May Day
Sports - Bowling
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney Bowling Alley
Digney Speedway
Codd, Lisa
Oak Theatre
Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Central Park
Street Address
6521 Bonsor Avenue
Accession Code
BV019.18.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
Media Type
Moving Images
Related Material
See also the City of Burnaby Archives "Digney Family fonds" MI catalogue 562.003 for film masters
Notes
Title based on contents
City of Burnaby Archives holds the original Digney film masters (562.003) that this narrated segment was disseminated from. See Digney family fonds
Images
Video

Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016

Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0001_001.mp4
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McLean family summer activities

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85422
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family playing games of shuffle board and horse shoes outside and their travels with a travel trailer. It is followed by footage of the McLean's daughter,Teresa, at play inside and outside with other children and the f…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
567-001-7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-03
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family playing games of shuffle board and horse shoes outside and their travels with a travel trailer. It is followed by footage of the McLean's daughter,Teresa, at play inside and outside with other children and the family in a campground, at a beach, boating and kayaking.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Recreational Activities - Boating
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
McLean, Teresa
McLean, Edna
McLean, George H.F.
McLean, Sharon
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
McLean, George H.F.
Notes
Title based on content of film
Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA
Images
Video

McLean family summer activities, 1963

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Burnaby Girl Guides

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.". Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Transcribed title
Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes
Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935)
Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284)
Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).
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Documents
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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 10

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory450
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1990
Length
00:05:53
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Burnaby and New Westminster May Days and how geography and poor transportation affects municipal east-west and north-south connections
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Burnaby and New Westminster May Days and how geography and poor transportation affects municipal east-west and north-south connections
Date Range
1930-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
Length
00:05:53
Subjects
Events - May Day
Transportation
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.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track ten of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Bob Williams and Harold Winch with children at a playground

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3724
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968?]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 12.3 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man identified as "Bob Williams" (Robert Arthur "Bob" Williams, New Democratic Party MLA) on a playground with children. The photograph may have been taken during Winch's re-election campaign as MP in Vancouver East in 1968. Chlildren are visible balancing…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 12.3 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man identified as "Bob Williams" (Robert Arthur "Bob" Williams, New Democratic Party MLA) on a playground with children. The photograph may have been taken during Winch's re-election campaign as MP in Vancouver East in 1968. Chlildren are visible balancing on top of climbing devices in a playground.
Subjects
Elections
Government - Federal Government
Recreational Activities
Recreational Devices - Playgrounds
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
New Democratic Party
Accession Code
BV013.12.81
Date
[1968?]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Bob Prittie with Cheryl Manning and Faure Girgrich

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46024
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1969, published February 21, 1969
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie visiting the rehearsal of "Man in the Moon" put on by the Burnaby players. Bob Prittie is sitting next to Cheryl Manning who is dressed as a Phoenix, and holding a "rejuvenation egg" up for him to look at. Faure Girgrich is at his shoulder, dressed as "Moon Tree."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1969, published February 21, 1969
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-912
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie visiting the rehearsal of "Man in the Moon" put on by the Burnaby players. Bob Prittie is sitting next to Cheryl Manning who is dressed as a Phoenix, and holding a "rejuvenation egg" up for him to look at. Faure Girgrich is at his shoulder, dressed as "Moon Tree."
Subjects
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Manning, Cheryl
Girgrich, Faure
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Burnaby camp - Wilson Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5072
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Girl Guide camp at Wilson Creek. There is a clearing in the foreground of the photograph and several cabins and forest in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Girl Guide camp at Wilson Creek. There is a clearing in the foreground of the photograph and several cabins and forest in the distance.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.36.111
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Loose photographs and slides arranged by Kathryn Raadsheer nee Hardy.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of slides reads: "Burnaby_Camp,_Wilson_Creek";
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Burnaby camp, Wilson Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5074
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a campsite in a wooded clearing. There is a tent next to a large tree and some campers can be seen in the shaded area of the photograph.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a campsite in a wooded clearing. There is a tent next to a large tree and some campers can be seen in the shaded area of the photograph.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.36.108
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Loose photographs and slides arranged by Kathryn Raadsheer nee Hardy.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of slides reads: "Burnaby Camp, Wilson Creek"
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Burnaby Guides at Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4541
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jul 1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Girl Guides seated on a wooden bench outside at and unidentified camp. Many of the girls are in uniform and identified: Back row L to R: Anneka Schootman, _, Donna Brett; Front row L to R: _, Connie Horning, _, Marilyn Moore, Helen Little, Susan Carlson.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Girl Guides seated on a wooden bench outside at and unidentified camp. Many of the girls are in uniform and identified: Back row L to R: Anneka Schootman, _, Donna Brett; Front row L to R: _, Connie Horning, _, Marilyn Moore, Helen Little, Susan Carlson.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Moore, Marilyn
Schootman, Anneka
Brett, Donna
Horning, Connie
Little, Helen
Carlson, Susan
Accession Code
BV015.36.85
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Jul 1960
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Loose photographs and slides arranged by Kathryn Raadsheer nee Hardy.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Back_Row_L_to_R/ Anneka_Schootman_?/ Donna Brett./ Front_ Row_L_ to_R:/ ?_Connie_Horning_?_ Marilyn/ Moore,_ Helen_Little,/ Susan_Carlson"
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Burnaby Mountain Golf Course photographs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66715
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965-1970
Collection/Fonds
Robert Bailey fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
39 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of the construction and opening of the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course, taken by Robert Bailey.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965-1970
Collection/Fonds
Robert Bailey fonds
Physical Description
39 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
526-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-14
Scope and Content
Photographs of the construction and opening of the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course, taken by Robert Bailey.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Golf
Names
Bailey, Robert
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bailey, Robert
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Note on verso of 526-001-4 reads: "Burnaby clearing"
Note on verso of 526-001-14 reads: "Ravine Burnaby"
Note on verso of 526-001-17 reads: "Burnaby GClub / Apr 26 68"
Note on verso of 526-001-29 reads: "#8 Tee Burnaby / Apr 26 68"
Date on stamp on verso of 526-001-30 reads: "Mar 69V3"
Note on recto of 526-001-30 reads: "Burnaby in Fall #7"
Note on verso of 526-001-31 reads: "Burnaby Lake & Clubhouse / April [?] / 68"
Note on verso of 526-001-32 reads: "Burnaby Const[?] / Bob Bailey - Emilio"
Date stamp on verso of 526-001-33:526-001-39 reads: "May 69V2"
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
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Campsite Collection

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4589
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1958 and 2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file : 33 photographs + textual records + other material
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs, an illustration, ephemera and histories about Burnaby Guiding Camps including Burnaby Chalet on Cypress Mountain, Galalina Camp at Camp Olave near Sechelt B.C., Burnaby Guide Camp at Wilson Creek and a few postcards of Camp Tsoona, Rosedale B.C. A collection of written…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file : 33 photographs + textual records + other material
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs, an illustration, ephemera and histories about Burnaby Guiding Camps including Burnaby Chalet on Cypress Mountain, Galalina Camp at Camp Olave near Sechelt B.C., Burnaby Guide Camp at Wilson Creek and a few postcards of Camp Tsoona, Rosedale B.C. A collection of written material provides historical background regarding the two storey cabin on Hollyburn Mountain. The cabin was purchased by Burnaby Girl Guides in 1964 and appropriately named Burnaby Chalet. A Chalet Committee was formed with representatives from each Division appointing a Chalet Manageress to handle reservations. This typical ski cabin can accomodate up to 40 people. The file also includes a "Campsite Log Book" for the Hollyburn Chalet with handwritten notes from 1981 and 1982, an embroidered triangular shaped badge "Burnaby Royal / Girl Guides / Hollyburn Chalet" and a dedication ceremony program for "Burnaby Guide Camp / June 8, 1958" (Wilson Creek).
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.161
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1958 and 2002]
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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Chapel entrance - Wilson Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5073
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Chapel entrance of the Burnaby Girl Guide camp at Wilson Creek. The chapel entrance is a stone walled structure with a decorative wooden gate and circular portico surrounded by trees and foliage.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Chapel entrance of the Burnaby Girl Guide camp at Wilson Creek. The chapel entrance is a stone walled structure with a decorative wooden gate and circular portico surrounded by trees and foliage.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.36.112
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
May 1965
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Loose photographs and slides arranged by Kathryn Raadsheer nee Hardy.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of slides reads: "Chapel entrance Wilson / Creek May 65"
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Cooking on Pioneer site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4563
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jul 1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of three unidentified Girl Guides cooking over a stove at the Pioneer camp. The girls are standing at a metal barrel stove in a clearing in the woods.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of three unidentified Girl Guides cooking over a stove at the Pioneer camp. The girls are standing at a metal barrel stove in a clearing in the woods.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.36.101
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Jul 1964
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Loose photographs and slides arranged by Kathryn Raadsheer nee Hardy.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Images
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Dave Mercier and his wife

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46293
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dave Mercier and his wife sitting inside at the Hastings Park racetrack in Vancouver, BC, reading over the racing form together. Dave Mercier was a council member from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor from 1979 to 1981.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1181
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dave Mercier and his wife sitting inside at the Hastings Park racetrack in Vancouver, BC, reading over the racing form together. Dave Mercier was a council member from 1968 to 1971, and from 1977 to 1981, serving as Mayor from 1979 to 1981.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Recreational Activities
Names
Mercier, David M. "Dave"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Symonds, John
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Social"
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