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Officials holding Canada Day cake

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of officials holding Canada Day cake at Burnaby Village Museum. From left to right: Burnaby Councillor Pietro Calendino and MLA Frederick Randall.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of officials holding Canada Day cake at Burnaby Village Museum. From left to right: Burnaby Councillor Pietro Calendino and MLA Frederick Randall.

Subjects: Officials - Aldermen and Councillors; Officials - Elected Officials; Holidays - Canada Day

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Calendino, Pietro; Randall, Frederick G.; Relke, Chris

Accession Code: BV020.4.859

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: July 1997

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 19-Jan-2021

Photographer: Relke, Chris

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. contact sheet accompanying negative

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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…

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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.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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Joan Sawicki speaking from podium during opening ceremonies for carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18294

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.

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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.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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Officials serving cake at Canada Day event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16575

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Member of Parliament for Burnaby-Douglas, Svend Robinson (left) and Member of Parliament for Burnaby-South, Herb Dhaliwal (right) serving slices of a Canada flag cake to visitors at Burnaby Village during a Canada Day event.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Member of Parliament for Burnaby-Douglas, Svend Robinson (left) and Member of Parliament for Burnaby-South, Herb Dhaliwal (right) serving slices of a Canada flag cake to visitors at Burnaby Village during a Canada Day event.

Subjects: Holidays - Canada Day; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Robinson, Svend; Dhaliwal, Herb; Relke, Chris

Accession Code: BV020.4.927

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: July 1997

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 19-Jan-2021

Photographer: Relke, Chris

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. contact sheet accompanying negative

Images

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Officials serving Canada Day cake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16502

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Member of Parliament for Burnaby-Douglas, Svend Robinson (left) and Member of Parliament for Burnaby-South, Herb Dhaliwal (right) serving slices of a Canada flag cake to visitors at Burnaby Village during a Canada Day event.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Member of Parliament for Burnaby-Douglas, Svend Robinson (left) and Member of Parliament for Burnaby-South, Herb Dhaliwal (right) serving slices of a Canada flag cake to visitors at Burnaby Village during a Canada Day event.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Holidays - Canada Day

Names: Robinson, Svend; Dhaliwal, Herb; Burnaby Village Museum; Relke, Chris

Accession Code: BV020.4.854

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: July 1997

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 19-Jan-2021

Photographer: Relke, Chris

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. contact sheet accompanying negative

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Sod turning ceremony for carousel building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18242

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [April 1992]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 17 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley, Burnaby Mayor William J. "Bill" Copeland and other dignitaries gathered together at the sod turning ceremony for the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum. Dignitaries are identified as; Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland (third fro…

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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 : b&w print ; 17 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley, Burnaby Mayor William J. "Bill" Copeland and other dignitaries gathered together at the sod turning ceremony for the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum. Dignitaries are identified as; Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland (third from left), "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley (fourth from left), Burnaby-Douglas Member of Parliament (MP) Svend Robinson (second from right) and Burnaby-Willingdon Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Joan Sawicki (far right). The building opened in March 1993 and was named the "Friends of the Carousel" Chairman Don Wrigley Pavilion.

Subjects: Events; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Copeland, William J.; Wrigley, Donald "Don"; Sawicki, Joan; Robinson, Svend

Accession Code: BV022.2.97

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [April 1992]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-02-15

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Sod turning ceremony for carousel building, [April 1992] thumbnail

Svend Robinson speaking at opening ceremonies for carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18258

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 British Columbia Member of Parliament Svend Robinson speaking from a 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.

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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.negative ; 5.6 x 4.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Member of Parliament Svend Robinson speaking from a 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: Robinson, Svend

Accession Code: BV022.2.115

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 17-18 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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Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond cutting Union Jack cake at Canada Day event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16572

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond cutting into a sheet cake decorated with a Union Jack flag at Burnaby Village Museum during a Canada Day event.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond cutting into a sheet cake decorated with a Union Jack flag at Burnaby Village Museum during a Canada Day event.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Holidays - Canada Day

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"; Relke, Chris

Accession Code: BV020.4.924

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: July 1997

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 19-Jan-2021

Photographer: Relke, Chris

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. contact sheet accompanying negative

Images

Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond cutting Union Jack cake at Canada Day event, July 1997 thumbnail

Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond giving a speech

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16483

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond giving a speech at Burnaby Village Museum during a Canada Day event.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond giving a speech at Burnaby Village Museum during a Canada Day event.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Holidays - Canada Day

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"; Relke, Chris

Accession Code: BV020.4.835

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: July 1997

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 19-Jan-2021

Photographer: Relke, Chris

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. contact sheet accompanying negative

Images

Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond giving a speech, July 1997 thumbnail

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…

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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

2023_0016_0017_006

Audio Tracks

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

Mayor Doug Drummond delivering speech

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16490

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond giving a speech from the Bandstand at Burnaby Village Museum during a Canada Day event.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond giving a speech from the Bandstand at Burnaby Village Museum during a Canada Day event.