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Interview with Richard Liu
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20283
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Richard Liu Location of Interview: Love farmhouse at Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: September 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:33:33 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto three separate audio tracks, edited and merged together into one track and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced out by the communist regime in the early ‘50s and their experiences immigrating to Hong Kong, Europe and Canada. 00:26:40 - 00:32:59 Richard talks about his parents’ experiences living in Toronto, Victoria and Burnaby and shares some of his father’s business accomplishments including establishing the first direct flight to Beijing in 1987 and the first sister city between China and Canada. 00:33:00 – 01:13:59 Richard talks about living in Burnaby and his educational experiences at Thomas More Collegiate. He recalls his experience of travelling to North Korea in 1988 and being a student at Peking University in Beijing during the student-led demonstrations in Tiananmen Square and the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. 01:14:00 – 01:26:16 Richard talks about his education and reflects on how his experiences in Beijing influenced his education and career choices including working in the Prime Minister’s office on trade missions to China and talks about the importance of leaning French. 01:26:17 – 01:48:35 Richard shares his memories and experiences of; being on the Canadian Paralympic Committee during the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in China, supporting Rick Hansen during his visit to China for the 25th anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour and working with Team Canada in China for the 2022 Olympic Games. 01:48:36 – 01:52:22 Richard talks about his life in Burnaby after moving back from China in 2014 and the changes he’s noticed since being away. Richard talks about his involvement with St. John Ambulance, his role as the Honorary Brigade Division President and his role as Heritage Commissioner for the City of Burnaby. 02:14:32 – 02:29:27 Richard talks about his investiture to the Order of Saint John in 2023 and reflects on the accomplishments of his great uncle Dr. Shin-Shu Liu (China’s first Ambassador to Canada). 02:29:28 – 02:32:59 In closing Richard imparts some words of wisdom for future generations.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Richard N. Liu was born in 1970 in Toronto and raised in British Columbia. Richard's family has distinguished Canada-China ties for three generations. His Great-Uncle, Dr. Liu Shih-shun, was China's first Ambassador to Canada in 1942 and his father, Dr. Liu Dun-ren, built relations in education, culture and tourism for three decades including establishing the first Twin Sister City between Canada and China with Victoria and Suzhou in 1980. Richard's maternal great-grandfather, Dr. Wu Han-chi (1872-1913) played an active role in uprisings that shaped the future of modern China, was an elected member of the lower house of the first formal parliament in 1913 and was assassinated on political grounds. Dr. Wu's daughter, Dr. Wu Chi-mei served Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was elected as a Guangzhou City Councillor and visited Vancouver in 1929 and 1932. After graduating from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Vancouver, Richard Liu moved to China to begin his studies at Peking University but in 1989, following the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre, he was evacuated from China and returned to Canada. While back in Canada, Liu completed a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia and in 1993, he returned to China to continue his Chinese studies at Peking University and continued to live in China for twenty years. In 2008, Richard worked as Team Canada’s Attaché for the Paralympic Summer Games that took place in Beijing. In 2014, Liu returned to Canada and made his home in Burnaby with his wife and two children. In 2022, Liu returned to Beijing to serve as Mission Staff member for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics. Richard has also played a leading role with the Terry Fox Run, Special Olympics and Rick Hansen's visit to Beijing in 2011. Liu’s areas of expertize include; public relations, diplomacy, major events organization and education. Liu works as an advisor in East Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and is a MA Candidate at Peking University. Richard founded the Canadian Alumni Network that connects over 16,000 alumni in China who’ve attended Canada's post-secondary institutions. Liu has been a commissioner with the City of Burnaby’s Heritage Commission (2018-2023) and sits on various boards advising companies and organizations on a variety of sectors pertaining to Asia. In 2019, Liu was appointed the Honorary Brigade Division President for St. John Ambulance and was among 13 UBC Alumni to be recognized and awarded the 2018-2019 UBC Alumni Builder Award “For his service, dedication, and contribution to UBC and its alumni community. For his long record of service fostering connections with alumni and students in Beijing and Asia as well as dedication to mentoring students in the Faculty of Arts.” On June 24 2023, Richard was formally invested into the Order of St. John, one of five national orders in the Canadian Honours System. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Migration
- Officials
- Education
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Sports
- Travel
- Religions - Christianity
- Names
- Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Chak, Dr. Po Tin
- Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC
- Liu, Richard N.
- Liu, Dr. Dun-ren
- Liu, Dr. Shih-Shun
- Gigli, Beniamino
- Hansen, Richard Marvin "Rick"
- Olympic Games
- Paralympic Games
- Peking University
- St. John Ambulance
- St. Thomas More Collegiate
- Tiananmen Square
- University of British Columbia
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- transcription available
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Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0017_004.mp3Interview with Tony Fabian by Kathy Bossort October 29, 2015 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory602
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1970-2015
- Length
- 0:12:19
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s views about the Trans Mountain pipeline protest on Burnaby Mountain and how he sees himself as an environmentalist. At the end of the interview he summarizes some of his successes when he was a Parks Commissioner.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s views about the Trans Mountain pipeline protest on Burnaby Mountain and how he sees himself as an environmentalist. At the end of the interview he summarizes some of his successes when he was a Parks Commissioner.
- Date Range
- 1970-2015
- Length
- 0:12:19
- Names
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Company
- Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commission
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 29, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Kathy Bossort. Tony Fabian was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Tony Fabian’s part in park creation and protection of natural areas in Burnaby, particularly as a member of the Park and Recreation Commission in the 1970s; his childhood and how that contributed to his land ethic; and the history of the uses made of and setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Tony S. Fabian was born in 1934 in north Saskatchewan. At less than a year old Tony, along with his siblings, was removed from his family home and eventually placed with an immigrant farm family. As a child he worked on the farm and witnessed what he considered abusive treatment of the land and farm animals. When he was about 12 years old his adoptive family moved to the BC coast where he went on his own, working for a variety of farmers in Richmond and Delta. At 19 he contracted polio, quit farm work, and found work with the telephone company. In 1956 Tony married, and in 1957 he and his wife moved to a home on Hardwick Street in Burnaby where he still lives. Tony entered civic politics in the 1960s when he objected to development on Hardwick Park and became concerned about the destruction of Burnaby’s natural landscapes. He became a life long advocate for preserving natural areas and helped to create large parks in Burnaby on the foreshore of the Fraser River and on Burrard Inlet. He served as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission 1970-1975, is a long time volunteer with the Burnaby Lake Park Association, and continues to stay current on local and regional environmental issues. In 2008 Tony was presented with the City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:43:22
- Interviewee Name
- Fabian, Tony S.
- Interview Location
- Tony Fabian's home in Burnaby
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track seven of interview with Tony Fabian
Track seven of interview with Tony Fabian
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-007/MSS196-007_Track_7.mp3Interview with William Pritchard and Norman Penner by Dr. Lawrence Fast July / August 1973 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory74
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- predominate 1919, 1973
- Length
- 0:09:54
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to how the book "Winnipeg 1919", edited by Norman Penner, came into being. Both Norman Penner and labour activist William A. Pritchard answer questions posed by Dr. Lawrence Fast about the Winnipeg General Strike, the subsequent trial and the striker's account…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to how the book "Winnipeg 1919", edited by Norman Penner, came into being. Both Norman Penner and labour activist William A. Pritchard answer questions posed by Dr. Lawrence Fast about the Winnipeg General Strike, the subsequent trial and the striker's account written while in jail.
- Date Range
- predominate 1919, 1973
- Photo Info
- William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930. Item no. 459-016
- Length
- 0:09:54
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Interviewer
- Fast, Dr. Lawrence
- Interview Date
- July / August 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with William Pritchard and writer Norman Penner by Dr. Lawrence Fast. Norman Penner is the editor of the book "Winnipeg 1919" about the strike from the striker's perspective. William Pritchard wrote the speech that was included in the book. Major theme discussed is: The Winnipeg General Strike. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- William "Bill" Arthur Pritchard was born on April 3, 1888 in Salford, England, the son of a miner and factory worker. In May 1911, Bill moved to British Columbia and within a week of arriving became an active member of the Socialist Party of Canada. From 1914 to 1917, he served as editor of the Western Clarion – the SPC newspaper. He became such a well-known socialist figure that when he travelled to Winnipeg to participate in the General Strike in 1919, he was one of only seven people arrested and imprisoned for his participation in the event despite the fact that he was in no way directly involved in its planning nor development. In 1922, Bill and his family settled in North Burnaby in the Capitol Hill District. Almost immediately after his arrival, Bill began to advocate for change and a planned development scheme for the municipality. Pritchard ran successfully for the position of Reeve and held the post until the end of 1932. One of Reeve Pritchard’s highest priorities while in office was to attempt to provide work for as many unemployed as possible all the while trying to elicit more support from the provincial and federal governments. Bill was a strong advocate of the belief that relief work should be focused on projects that would see a comprehensive development scheme for Burnaby – including planned sewers, roads and water supply. Despite Bill's best efforts, however, Burnaby was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, a Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city. Reeve Pritchard, having done all he could as a champion of the unemployed, stepped down as Reeve but left behind an undeniable legacy of courage and determination. He was rewarded for his enormous contributions to the city in 1975 when he was chosen to be made a Freeman of Burnaby. William Pritchard died on October 23, 1981. Norman Penner was born in Winnipeg in 1921 to Rose and Jacob Penner and brother to Roland, Ruth and Walter. Their father Jacob was a leading member of the Communist Party and popular Winnipeg Alderman. Norman graduated from high school in 1937 but did not begin university until much later, preferring to begin his adult life from 1938 to 1941 as a full-time officer of the Winnipeg branch of the Communist Party of Canada. From 1941 to 1946 he served with the Canadian Army which included two-and-a-half years of overseas combat duty. On his return to Canada in 1947 he again returned to his duties as a full-time officer with the communist Labour-Progressive Party (formed in 1941 after the Canadian Communist Party was officially banned). After the abortive Hungarian revolution in 1956, Norman Penner resigned from the party and instead worked as a self-employed manufacturer’s sales representative until 1971. In 1964 he decided to go back to school part time and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto in 1969. He took an MA in 1971 and a PhD in 1975 from the same institution. Penner was hired as a lecturer at York University's Glendon College in 1972 and soon became a professor, continuing to teach until 1995. He wrote extensively on the Canadian left. Penner edited and introduced "Winnipeg 1919: The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike" in 1973, published "The Canadian Left: A Critical Analysis" in 1977 and contributed three chapters to as well as editing "Keeping Canada Together Means Changing Our Thinking" in 1978. He published "Canadian Communism: The Stalin Years and Beyond" in 1988 and "From Protest to Power: Social Democracy in Canada 1900 to Present" in 1992 as well as numerous articles, reviews and book chapters. Norman Penner was married to Norma Lipes for sixty-seven years. The couple had four children: Steve (Mary Ellen Marus); Joyce (Herman Parsons); Gary (Marlene Kadar); and Bob (Shaena Lambert). Norman Penner died April 16, 2009 at the age of eighty-eight.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:47
- Interviewee Name
- Pritchard, William A.
- Penner, Norman
- Fast, Dr. Lawrence
- Interview Location
- Library of Vancouver City College, Langara Campus
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
Track one of interview with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-02-1/100-13-02-1_Track_1.mp3John Reynolds, Bruce Johnson, Keith Sheedy and Heidi
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46352
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Reynolds smiling as he gets a kiss from a canine picketer; a St. Bernard named Heidi. Strikers Bruce Johnson and Union Local President Keith Sheedy (holding Heidi's leash) discussed the distillery dispute with their Member of Parliament for the Burnaby-Richmond-Delta riding John …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1240
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Reynolds smiling as he gets a kiss from a canine picketer; a St. Bernard named Heidi. Strikers Bruce Johnson and Union Local President Keith Sheedy (holding Heidi's leash) discussed the distillery dispute with their Member of Parliament for the Burnaby-Richmond-Delta riding John Reynolds.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Canine picket Heidi, wearing a Please Don't Buy sign on her keg, welcomes MP John Reynolds. At left are Bruce Johnson and union local president Keith Sheedy. Mr. Reynolds discussed the distillery dispute with the strikers."
Images
Karl Losken
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81043
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 31, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Karl Losken of Earth Save Canada speaking to protestors outside of the Heath Canada office in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 31, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1213
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Karl Losken of Earth Save Canada speaking to protestors outside of the Heath Canada office in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Names
- Losken, Karl
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ray, Steve
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby - 2 57% / 1196 Bby Steve"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
- Accompanying caption reads: "May 31, 1998 1196: / Protestors gather to demand for independent investigation of Health Canada."
Images
Larry Pierce
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46118
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of rally moderator Larry Pierce speaking at a microphone during the strike at Simon Fraser University.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of rally moderator Larry Pierce speaking at a microphone during the strike at Simon Fraser University.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "Larry Pierce - Rally Moderator"
- Geographic Access
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Lilly Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78675
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 5, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lilly Brown and young child holding a "Save our trees" sign in protest at tree removal.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 5, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0036
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lilly Brown and young child holding a "Save our trees" sign in protest at tree removal.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Names
- Brown, Lilly
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Mario B Bby 3040 / 11/5 BNW p. 1? 88%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
No rubbish to be dumped here
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37722
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1938] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edythe King, Jean [last name unknown], and Alice Younger at an empty lot on Grange Street. They are standing with a sign that reads, "No rubbish to be dumped here / by order Municipal Engineer." Houses are visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1938] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-310
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edythe King, Jean [last name unknown], and Alice Younger at an empty lot on Grange Street. They are standing with a sign that reads, "No rubbish to be dumped here / by order Municipal Engineer." Houses are visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Names
- King, Edythe
- Younger, Alice
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Grange Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Nursing students protest
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45444
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately three hundred and fifty nursing students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology protested the provincial government decision to re-open the Willingdon School as a juvenile detention centre, instead of allowing it to remain a nursing school, thereby displacing …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-339
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately three hundred and fifty nursing students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology protested the provincial government decision to re-open the Willingdon School as a juvenile detention centre, instead of allowing it to remain a nursing school, thereby displacing the student nurses and potentially jeopardising their education.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Some 350 nursing students at BCIT took their Willingdon School protest to the streets Friday. They marched down Willingdon Avenue carrying signs."
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
On strike
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45543
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 4, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Association of University and College Employees (AUCE) picketing in front of the registrar's office at Simon Fraser University, as students line up to register for classes. These members of the AUCE are the non-teaching employees of Simon Fraser University.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 4, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-437
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Association of University and College Employees (AUCE) picketing in front of the registrar's office at Simon Fraser University, as students line up to register for classes. These members of the AUCE are the non-teaching employees of Simon Fraser University.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "STUDENTS QUEUE DESPITE STRIKE...Hundreds of Simon Fraser University students lined up to register this morning for the spring term while striking non-teaching employees quietly picketed in front of the registrar's office. Strikers did not interfere with registration, although office hours have been cut back. The strikers, members of the Association of University and College Employees, have been off work since Dec. 5."
- Geographic Access
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
On strike
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45544
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University staff members standing along the roadway, wearing placards which read; "ON STRIKE". Cars and a small crowd of people are visible in the background. These non-teaching employees of Simon Fraser University are members of the Association of University and College …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-438
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University staff members standing along the roadway, wearing placards which read; "ON STRIKE". Cars and a small crowd of people are visible in the background. These non-teaching employees of Simon Fraser University are members of the Association of University and College Employees (AUCE).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Striking SFU staff found it a great day for picketing with sun and warm weather."
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
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Open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner July / August 1973 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory84
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1919-1975
- Length
- 0:10:47
- Summary
- This portion of the meeting pertains to the legacy of the Winnipeg General Strike.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the meeting pertains to the legacy of the Winnipeg General Strike.
- Date Range
- 1919-1975
- Photo Info
- William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930. Item no. 459-016
- Length
- 0:10:47
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Interview Date
- July / August 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a open meeting with William Pritchard and writer Norman Penner. Norman Penner is the editor of the book "Winnipeg 1919" about the strike from the striker's perspective. William Pritchard wrote the speech that was included in the book. Audience members were invited to ask Pritchard questions. Major theme discussed is: The Winnipeg General Strike. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- William "Bill" Arthur Pritchard was born on April 3, 1888 in Salford, England, the son of a miner and factory worker. In May 1911, Bill moved to British Columbia and within a week of arriving became an active member of the Socialist Party of Canada. From 1914 to 1917, he served as editor of the Western Clarion – the SPC newspaper. He became such a well-known socialist figure that when he travelled to Winnipeg to participate in the General Strike in 1919, he was one of only seven people arrested and imprisoned for his participation in the event despite the fact that he was in no way directly involved in its planning nor development. In 1922, Bill and his family settled in North Burnaby in the Capitol Hill District. Almost immediately after his arrival, Bill began to advocate for change and a planned development scheme for the municipality. Pritchard ran successfully for the position of Reeve and held the post until the end of 1932. One of Reeve Pritchard’s highest priorities while in office was to attempt to provide work for as many unemployed as possible all the while trying to elicit more support from the provincial and federal governments. Bill was a strong advocate of the belief that relief work should be focused on projects that would see a comprehensive development scheme for Burnaby – including planned sewers, roads and water supply. Despite Bill's best efforts, however, Burnaby was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, a Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city. Reeve Pritchard, having done all he could as a champion of the unemployed, stepped down as Reeve but left behind an undeniable legacy of courage and determination. He was rewarded for his enormous contributions to the city in 1975 when he was chosen to be made a Freeman of Burnaby. William Pritchard died on October 23, 1981. Norman Penner was born in Winnipeg in 1921 to Rose and Jacob Penner and brother to Roland, Ruth and Walter. Their father Jacob was a leading member of the Communist Party and popular Winnipeg Alderman. Norman graduated from high school in 1937 but did not begin university until much later, preferring to begin his adult life from 1938 to 1941 as a full-time officer of the Winnipeg branch of the Communist Party of Canada. From 1941 to 1946 he served with the Canadian Army which included two-and-a-half years of overseas combat duty. On his return to Canada in 1947 he again returned to his duties as a full-time officer with the communist Labour-Progressive Party (formed in 1941 after the Canadian Communist Party was officially banned). After the abortive Hungarian revolution in 1956, Norman Penner resigned from the party and instead worked as a self-employed manufacturer’s sales representative until 1971. In 1964 he decided to go back to school part time and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto in 1969. He took an MA in 1971 and a PhD in 1975 from the same institution. Penner was hired as a lecturer at York University's Glendon College in 1972 and soon became a professor, continuing to teach until 1995. He wrote extensively on the Canadian left. Penner edited and introduced "Winnipeg 1919: The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike" in 1973, published "The Canadian Left: A Critical Analysis" in 1977 and contributed three chapters to as well as editing "Keeping Canada Together Means Changing Our Thinking" in 1978. He published "Canadian Communism: The Stalin Years and Beyond" in 1988 and "From Protest to Power: Social Democracy in Canada 1900 to Present" in 1992 as well as numerous articles, reviews and book chapters. Norman Penner was married to Norma Lipes for sixty-seven years. The couple had four children: Steve (Mary Ellen Marus); Joyce (Herman Parsons); Gary (Marlene Kadar); and Bob (Shaena Lambert). Norman Penner died April 16, 2009 at the age of eighty-eight.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:03:00
- Interviewee Name
- Pritchard, William A.
- Penner, Norman
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track seven of open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
Track seven of open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-02-2/100-13-02-2_Track_7.mp3Opposed to twin-tower development
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56666
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Willingdon Heights community protesting against Bosa Bros Construction Ltd's proposal to build a twin-tower development on corner of Hastings Street and Boundary Road. They protested with picket signs that read: "STOP BLOCK-BUSTING" and "COUNCIL MUST LISTEN!". Despite t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1255
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Willingdon Heights community protesting against Bosa Bros Construction Ltd's proposal to build a twin-tower development on corner of Hastings Street and Boundary Road. They protested with picket signs that read: "STOP BLOCK-BUSTING" and "COUNCIL MUST LISTEN!". Despite these demonstrations, Bosa Bros Construction Ltd. was eventually granted permission from council to build the twin-towers.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Names
- Bosa Properties
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "RESIDENTS AGAINST HIGHRISES ... Burnaby residents braved a Sunday drizzle to carry on their battle to stop Bosa Bros. Construction from building a 13 and 15-storey apartment complex at the corner of Hastings and Boundary. Protesters say the complex will not fit in with the character of the surrounding neighbourhood."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Boundary Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
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People protesting in front of the Black Cat Video Store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59202
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of protestors outside of Black Cat Video, demonstrating against the sale of pornography. They are walking and holding up signs. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1518
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of protestors outside of Black Cat Video, demonstrating against the sale of pornography. They are walking and holding up signs. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto reads: "Bby store"
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 70% / page 3 / Burnaby / Today"
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Picketer upset over excessive increases
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45443
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;16.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Institute of Technology student watching George Scott picketing in protest to the jump in food and supply prices at the school cafeteria and bookstore. Instead of the 10% increase in prices that the school's board of governors had set (which had the support of student…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;16.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-338
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Institute of Technology student watching George Scott picketing in protest to the jump in food and supply prices at the school cafeteria and bookstore. Instead of the 10% increase in prices that the school's board of governors had set (which had the support of student council) prices jumped by as much as 80%, which meant that the "main meal" price climbed from $1.10 to $1.85. Students and staff protested the "excessive increase" with picket lines and demonstrations.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "To eat or not to eat. A dispute which erupted Thursday at BCIT in Burnaby over increased food costs obviously didn't bother one lunchtime dinner [sic]. Picketer George Scott looks on."
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Pickets stall traffic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45549
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of one hundred and twenty pickets assembled at the approach to Simon Fraser University to slow traffic as the strike of non-teaching staff continued in its third week. These non-teaching employees of Simon Fraser University who are striking are members of the Association of University an…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-443
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of one hundred and twenty pickets assembled at the approach to Simon Fraser University to slow traffic as the strike of non-teaching staff continued in its third week. These non-teaching employees of Simon Fraser University who are striking are members of the Association of University and College Employees (AUCE).
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "PICKETS STALL SFU TRAFFIC...120 pickets assembled at the approach to Simon Fraser University today to slow traffic as the strike of non-teaching staff continues in its third week with no hope of settlement in sight. Picketers were joined today by former SFU president Pauline Jewett who said strikers' demands are fair and SFU is being 'stubborn'."
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
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Protest against aerial spraying around Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96834
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a protest against planned aerial spraying around Burnaby Lake, at Burnaby City Hall. Photographs depict a group of protestors standing and holding signs that read "Stop Aerial Spraying" and "Live Bacteria Kills," and Martin Hanle holding up a sign in protest.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2392
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a protest against planned aerial spraying around Burnaby Lake, at Burnaby City Hall. Photographs depict a group of protestors standing and holding signs that read "Stop Aerial Spraying" and "Live Bacteria Kills," and Martin Hanle holding up a sign in protest.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Names
- Burnaby City Hall
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2392-1: "A small group of protestors gather at Burnaby City Hall Monday night to express their opposition to planned aerial spraying around Burnaby Lake."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2392-2: "Martin Hanle expresses his opposition to planned aerial spraying around Burnaby Lake, at a small protest outside Burnaby City Hall on Monday."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Protester being arrested
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45548
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 22, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a protestor being handcuffed and arrested by a police officer. The protestor was supporting the strike by the Association of University and College Employees at Simon Fraser University by attending the pro-union rally held at the Gaglardi Way and Curtis Avenue intersection(this inters…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 22, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-442
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a protestor being handcuffed and arrested by a police officer. The protestor was supporting the strike by the Association of University and College Employees at Simon Fraser University by attending the pro-union rally held at the Gaglardi Way and Curtis Avenue intersection(this intersection no longer exists). Eighteen protestors were arrested in total.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Police handcuff strike supporter."
- Geographic Access
- Gaglardi Way
- Curtis Street
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
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Protesters being arrested
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45547
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 22, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two protestors being arrested. They were supporting the strike by the Association of University and College Employees at Simon Fraser University by attending the pro-union rally held at the Gaglardi Way and Curtis Avenue intersection (this intersection no longer exists). Eighteen prot…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 22, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-441
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two protestors being arrested. They were supporting the strike by the Association of University and College Employees at Simon Fraser University by attending the pro-union rally held at the Gaglardi Way and Curtis Avenue intersection (this intersection no longer exists). Eighteen protestors were arrested in total.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Two SFU protesters await their trip to paddy wagon."
- Geographic Access
- Gaglardi Way
- Curtis Street
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
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Protesting at the Burnaby General Hospital
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45336
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 13, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby General Hospital workers protesting budget cuts and reduction in patient care in a demonstration outside the hospital.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 13, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-231
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby General Hospital workers protesting budget cuts and reduction in patient care in a demonstration outside the hospital.
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Names
- Burnaby General Hospital
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby General workers demonstrate outside hospital protesting budget cuts and reduction in patient care."
- Geographic Access
- Kincaid Street
- Street Address
- 3935 Kincaid Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area