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District lot 172

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1921
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, assessment roll, notes, and data regarding jurisdiction over and governance of District Lot 172. File also includes 1 transparent plan of this lot, 1917.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1921
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2434
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, assessment roll, notes, and data regarding jurisdiction over and governance of District Lot 172. File also includes 1 transparent plan of this lot, 1917.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Ditches and water courses

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains reports, correspondence, declarations and appeals related to the construction of ditches and water courses as well as the application to construct ditches made by Ida I. Dow, William Buckoll, and O. Goodacre. File also includes white linen plan of "Proposed Ditch in lot 153, G1, NWD…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2387
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains reports, correspondence, declarations and appeals related to the construction of ditches and water courses as well as the application to construct ditches made by Ida I. Dow, William Buckoll, and O. Goodacre. File also includes white linen plan of "Proposed Ditch in lot 153, G1, NWD" located at M9-B-3-20.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
A map of Proposed Ditch in Lot 153 : M9-B-3-20
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Ditches and water courses (Sprott)

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual records, cartographic material and architectural material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, certificates signed by the District Engineer attesting to the fact that ditches were constructed according to the Ditches and Waterworks Act, as well as notices to residents that ditches were to be built along their property. File also includes 2 blueprint plans and 1…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual records, cartographic material and architectural material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2393
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, certificates signed by the District Engineer attesting to the fact that ditches were constructed according to the Ditches and Waterworks Act, as well as notices to residents that ditches were to be built along their property. File also includes 2 blueprint plans and 1 linen map of DL 79.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Ditches - Woolard v. Burnaby

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1907
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and court transcripts from the trial John Woolard v. Municipality of Burnaby which arose from charges brought against Burnaby for interfering with a ditch built by Woolard. File includes a blueprint plan of "Profile on Water Surface in Holland Road Ditch and Woollard's…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1907
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2395
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and court transcripts from the trial John Woolard v. Municipality of Burnaby which arose from charges brought against Burnaby for interfering with a ditch built by Woolard. File includes a blueprint plan of "Profile on Water Surface in Holland Road Ditch and Woollard's Ditch " (1904) and a linen plan of Woollard's and Hooland Road ditches (lot 155a, group 1).
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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DL 71 and 72 - Property of Burnaby

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917-1924
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File includes original news clippings and blueprints entitled: "Approximate Estimate to Clearing, the Grading and Macadamizing of Roads, and the Installation of water in District Lots 71 and 72, Municipality of Burnaby for a Soldier Settlement." Map in map case.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917-1924
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2900
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File includes original news clippings and blueprints entitled: "Approximate Estimate to Clearing, the Grading and Macadamizing of Roads, and the Installation of water in District Lots 71 and 72, Municipality of Burnaby for a Soldier Settlement." Map in map case.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Map of Burnaby in M9-A-3-1
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Dominion Bridge Company Limited - Burnaby Plant

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
29 Aug. 1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title o…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm
Material Details
Scale [1:960]
Scope and Content
Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title on plan reads "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY, LIMITED / "BURNABY PLANT" / Burnaby, B.C.". The site plan was surveyed by C. L. Schwaab Jr.
History
Dominion Bridge Company was a major enterprise in Burnaby operating from the 1930 until the mid 1970s. Dominion Bridge constructed steel structures ranging from portions of the Golden Gate and Lions Gate Bridges to holding tanks for pulp mills. Beginning in the mid-1970s, unused areas of the site were used for filming on a temporary basis and in 1987 the site was established as a dedicated studio production facility named Bridge Studios.
Creator
Schwabb, C.L. Jr.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Factories
Names
Dominion Bridge Company
Responsibility
Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Street Address
2400 Boundary Road
Accession Code
BV015.10.1
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
29 Aug. 1957
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Scan Resolution
400
Scan Date
2021-11-28
Notes
Title based on contents of plan
Scale on plan reads "1 inch = 80 ft / By V. Pitkin"
Identfication information in bottom right corner of plan reads: "FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING DIVISION / Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos. / Norwood, Mass. / SERIAl 47330 / Replacing 35238 / INDEX 3994"
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Douglas Road School site

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
April 19, 1915
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Douglas Road School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lot 21, of Blocks 1-5 inc. 11 & 12 of the subd. of north half of Lot 80, Group 1, New Westminster District".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale 40 feet = 1 inch
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Douglas Road School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lot 21, of Blocks 1-5 inc. 11 & 12 of the subd. of north half of Lot 80, Group 1, New Westminster District".
Creator
McGugan, Donald Johnston
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Douglas Road School
Responsibility
Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV003.83.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
April 19, 1915
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
440
Scan Date
22-Dec-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of plan
Note in black ink on verso of plan reads: "1747"
Oath on plan reads: "I, D.G. McGugan..." "...and did person- ally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 3rd day of April 1915"; signed by D.J. McGugan, notarized by "H.A. Eastman", sworn "...19th day of April 1915" "Burnett and McGugan" "B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster, B.C.."
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Dundonald United Church

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca.1910]
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a building insurance plan of "Dundonald United Church / Lots 9, 10 BK 28 DL 159 GP 1 / N.W.D.". Clinton Street is identified to the north of Lots nine and ten.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
Material Details
Scale 1 inch = 20 feet
Scope and Content
Item consists of a building insurance plan of "Dundonald United Church / Lots 9, 10 BK 28 DL 159 GP 1 / N.W.D.". Clinton Street is identified to the north of Lots nine and ten.
Creator
Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
Subjects
Buildings - Religious - Churches
Names
Dundonald United Church
Accession Code
BV003.83.52
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[ca.1910]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
15-Jan-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Transcribed title
Note in pencil on verso reads: "_ _Church / Lots 9 & 10 BK 28 DL 159 / 1" = 20' "
Note in black ink on verso reads: "3704"
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East Burnaby tank site - East 36' of Lot 8 and east 36' of Lot 9, Block 34, DL 30

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1922
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains agreements, conveyance, and correspondence pertaining to leases made with the Board of School Trustees for a water tank site. File also includes a plan of the southwest portion of Block 28, DL 30 G.I., N.W.D. on white linen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1922
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2285
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains agreements, conveyance, and correspondence pertaining to leases made with the Board of School Trustees for a water tank site. File also includes a plan of the southwest portion of Block 28, DL 30 G.I., N.W.D. on white linen.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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East Burnaby United Church

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca.1925]
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a building insurance plan of "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 GP 1 N.W.D.". Twelfth Avenue is identified to the north and Douglas Road to the west.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
Material Details
Scale 1 inch = 20 feet
Scope and Content
Item consists of a building insurance plan of "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 GP 1 N.W.D.". Twelfth Avenue is identified to the north and Douglas Road to the west.
Creator
Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
Subjects
Buildings - Religious - Churches
Names
East Burnaby United Church, 1925-2008
Accession Code
BV003.83.54
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[ca.1925]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
15-Jan-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Transcribed title
Note in pencil on verso reads: "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 / 1" = 20' "
Note in black ink on verso reads: "3704"
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Edmonds School subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916] (date of origial)-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916] (date of origial)-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Edmonds School subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1988-07
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.
History
Edmonds School traces its history back to the opening of the first school in Burnaby in 1894. The "Burnaby school" was a typical one-room school house constructed on a small site on the opposite side of Canada Way (then named Douglas Road) and 18th Avenue. In 1896, when West Burnaby School, was built the school was renamed the "East Burnaby School." By 1908, the original small school house and its little playground became too small to contain the growing number of school-aged children living in the area. That year the Municipality of Burnaby and the Burnaby School Board funded a new four room school to house 75 students on the present site facing Edmonds Street. This building was known for many years as the old "gray school" because of its drab paint colour. In 1913, a four-room addition completed this school which was then renamed the "Edmonds Street School." In 1922, the school was was expanded with a new four-room "bungalow" building on the Douglas Road side of the property. By 1925, four more rooms were added to house the student population of this rapidly growing district, which peaked at 580 by 1930. After World War II, the old school was designated as a junior high school and in 1949, the present building was opened on an expanded site. By 1953 and 1955 the school received more additions to accommodate a student enrolment that had expanded to thirteen hundred students. The original gray building was demolished in 1956 and the bungalow building, which had served for many years as the elementary school, was destroyed by fire in 1989. The school was later rebuilt as Edmonds Community School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Sound Recording
Creator
Edmonds Community School
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC207, MSS036
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Edmonds Street School site

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
March 8, 1915
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Edmonds Street School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 28 and 29 of the Subdivision of Lot 30, Group 1, New Westminster District";
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale: 4 feet = 1 inch
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Edmonds Street School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 28 and 29 of the Subdivision of Lot 30, Group 1, New Westminster District";
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Edmonds Community School
Responsibility
Burnett and McGugan B.C. Land Surveyors, New Westminster
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7641 Edmonds Street
Accession Code
BV003.83.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
March 8, 1915
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Scan Resolution
440
Scan Date
22-Dec-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of plan
Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...and did personally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 8th day of March 1915"; signed "D.J. McGugan", notarized by "S.F. Mark" "sworn...12th Day of April 1915"
handwritten on back, "1756"
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Encroachment - Gilmore Avenue east 1/2 of DL 117

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, reports, and Council minutes regarding the position of Gilmore Avenue, DL 117. File also includes translucent map of Gilmore Avenue, DL 117 and surrounding area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2550
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, reports, and Council minutes regarding the position of Gilmore Avenue, DL 117. File also includes translucent map of Gilmore Avenue, DL 117 and surrounding area.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Engineering Department fonds

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-2014
Collection/Fonds
Engineering Department fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-2014
Collection/Fonds
Engineering Department fonds
Physical Description
1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
History
In 2020, responsibility for environmental management transferred to Climate Action and Energy, with Engineering retaining responsibility for geotechnical investigations and graffiti management. In 2022, Engineering became responsible for a consolidated Transportation group that aligns transportation planning and implementation functions. Green Fleet and Equipment also moved from Climate Action and Energy to the Public Works division of the Engineering Department. In 2022, Facilities Management was transferred from Engineering to the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. James Lota served as General Manager, Engineering from 2021-2022. Jozsef Dioszeghy has served in the role since April 2022.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Architectural Drawing
Creator
City of Burnaby
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds.
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Ephemera subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original)-2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and cartographic records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original)-2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ephemera subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and cartographic records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-22
BHS1986-01
BHS1986-16
BHS1986-43
BHS1988-02
BHS1988-12
BHS1988-14
BHS1989-09
BHS1989-11
BHS1989-14
BHS1989-16
BHS1991-26
BHS1991-35
BHS1991-40
BHS1992-01
BHS1994-09
BHS1995-13
BHS1995-17
BHS1996-10
BHS1997-06
BHS1997-10
BHS1999-04
BHS1999-08
BHS2000-12
BHS2004-09
BHS2004-11
BHS2005-04
BHS2005-05
BHS2007-03
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
PC212, PC219, PC472, PC598, MSS005, MSS010, MSS034, MSS038, MSS046, MSS076, MSS081, MSS090, MSS111, MSS114, MSS119, MSS195
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Esmond Avenue

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File includes pencil sketch of plan of Blocks 7 and 8, DL 116.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
3284
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File includes pencil sketch of plan of Blocks 7 and 8, DL 116.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Fire Department fonds

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-2019
Collection/Fonds
Fire Department fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direct…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-2019
Collection/Fonds
Fire Department fonds
Physical Description
1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direction, coordination, training services, and planning, including daily record books, emergency preparedness pamphlets, a departmental practice manual, procedural directives, scrapbooks, and an orthophoto map (in 63 pieces) of the City of Burnaby.
History
Serving the City since 1911, the Burnaby Fire Department is committed to providing timely, professional, and effective fire-related emergency services to save lives, property and the environment. Their dedicated staff serves the City via seven fire stations located strategically across Burnaby. Each of our stations is equipped with up-to-date vehicles and equipment. Their highly skilled and trained team of men and women provide many services, including fire suppression and prevention, investigation, inspection, training, medical, vehicle extrication, technical and other speciality rescues, hazardous materials response and public education services. The following information pertains to the publication "Follow That Fire": Communities have always lived with the threat of fire. Early Burnaby residents banded together to extinguish out-of-control brush fires. In the 1920s, the Municipal Police were responsible for fire-related matters, earning three dollars for attending a fire. Donations to the Vancouver and New Westminster Fire Departments' Benevolent Funds brought the first fire engines to Burnaby's rescue. As the population increased, by-laws were enacted to develop a full-time fire service. Several members saw the value in jotting down recollections of their experiences as Burnaby firemen, which sparked an interest in completing the History of the Burnaby Fire Department. While researching this project, the author was fortunate in being able to draw from the resources of retired chiefs Fred Blake and Lewis Auvache, who were original members of the Department. The Department's progression includes heated and sometimes humorous debates regarding who should be responsible for fire protection, deciding if there was a need for a fire services, and how taxes would be levied to support the service. Photographs throughout the text represent stages of development which include a pictorial record of Burnaby fire trucks from 1923 to the present platform ladder trucks. From its humble beginning as two separate fire departments operating from a converted police horse stable and a water pumping station, the Burnaby Fire Department has developed into a professional organization serving its citizens from six fire stations.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Cartographic Material
Creator
City of Burnaby
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds.
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Fire insurance key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XIX - Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan on 1 sheet : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a one page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XIX / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Key plan from compilation, "Insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver Plan No. 11, Volumes 15 to 19 Burnaby".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan on 1 sheet : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale [1:6000]
Scope and Content
Item consists of a one page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XIX / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Key plan from compilation, "Insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver Plan No. 11, Volumes 15 to 19 Burnaby".
Creator
British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Publisher
Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Accession Code
BV987.1.70
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1927
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Scan Resolution
400
Scan Date
2021-11-17
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Scale 500 feet = 1 inch
These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
Does not include the corresponding key plan page or associated plans numbered 1901 to 1914
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Fire insurance key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVI - Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 plans on 2 sheets: col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a two page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVI / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Volume XVI includes a two page Key Plan (C and D). .
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 plans on 2 sheets: col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a two page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVI / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Volume XVI includes a two page Key Plan (C and D). .
Creator
British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Publisher
Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters Association
Accession Code
BV987.1.70
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1927
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
400
Scan Date
11/17/2021
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Item "GREATER VANCOUVER / VOLUME XVI / MUNICIPALITY OF / BURNABY / KEY PLAN" does not include associated numbered plans (1601 to 1651)
These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
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Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVIII - Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1927-1950
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
22 plans on 12 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVIII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (G and H) and twenty associated plans numbered; 1801; 1802; 1803; 1804; 1805; 1806; 1807; 1808; 18…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
22 plans on 12 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scales between [1:600] and [1:6000]
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVIII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (G and H) and twenty associated plans numbered; 1801; 1802; 1803; 1804; 1805; 1806; 1807; 1808; 1809; 1810; 1811; 1812; 1813; 1814; 1815; 1819; 1820; 1821; 1822 and 1832.
Creator
British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Publisher
Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Accession Code
BV987.1.70
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1927-1950
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
400
Scan Date
11/17/2021
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Scale 1 inch = 50 feet
These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
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Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVII - Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1927-1950
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (E and F) and two associated plans numbered 1729 and 1738 (located within District Lot 35).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (E and F) and two associated plans numbered 1729 and 1738 (located within District Lot 35).
Creator
British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Publisher
Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Accession Code
BV987.1.70
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1927-1950
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Scan Resolution
400
Scan Date
2021-11-17
Notes
Title based on contents of item
These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
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Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XV - Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1927-1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identifi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scales between [1:600] and [1:6000]
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identified as; 1507; 1508 ; 1517; 1518; 1519; 1520;1521; 1531and 1532.
Creator
British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Publisher
Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Accession Code
BV987.1.70
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1927-1940
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
400
Notes
Title based on contents of item
These plans are contained within a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
Fire insurance plans cover various district lots in Burnaby including: District Lot 116,121, 186 and 187.
Sticker adhered to Key Plan B reads: "
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Fire insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1925-1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
over 100 plans on multiple sheets : col. lithographic prints
Scope and Content
Series consists of fire insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby created by the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association and a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company, Burnaby Plant created by Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
over 100 plans on multiple sheets : col. lithographic prints
Scope and Content
Series consists of fire insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby created by the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association and a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company, Burnaby Plant created by Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
History
The British Columbia Underwriters' Association was founded in Victoria in 1880, most likely under the name British Columbia Fire Underwriters Association. In 1928 the organisation changed its name to the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association, and again in 1940 to the British Columbia Underwriters Association.
Accession Code
HV972.111
BV987.1.70
BV015.10.1
Date
1925-1957
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Flood water - Royal Oak Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription887
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1914
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and reports regarding the control of surface water and flooding on Royal Oak road. File also includes pencil and ink sketch map of Royal Oak and Rumble Road intersection.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1914
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2651
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and reports regarding the control of surface water and flooding on Royal Oak road. File also includes pencil and ink sketch map of Royal Oak and Rumble Road intersection.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Flume - Kent Road and Gunn Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription718
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1914
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains agreement between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and J.H. Nasmyth and E.D. Taylor for changing the location of a flume constructed by Nasmyth and Taylor under the Government Street Bridge and moving it across Gunn Road for the purposes of conveying lumber to and from their…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1914
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2445
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains agreement between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and J.H. Nasmyth and E.D. Taylor for changing the location of a flume constructed by Nasmyth and Taylor under the Government Street Bridge and moving it across Gunn Road for the purposes of conveying lumber to and from their mill. Fill also includes correspondence related to the construction of a flume on Kent Road and one ink and pencil plan of "Bridge over Flume on Gunn Road."
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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The Fraser Canyon and Okanagan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66720
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Maurice Phillips collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. on paper ; 42.5 x 49 cm, folded to 23 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a map of "the Fraser Canyon and Okanagan / Scenic Highway Loop of British Columbia, Canada" published by the British Columbia Government Travel Bureau, Department of Trade and Industry.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Maurice Phillips collection
Physical Description
1 map : col. on paper ; 42.5 x 49 cm, folded to 23 x 10 cm
Material Details
Scale not indicated
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS158-003
Accession Number
2011-13
Scope and Content
Item is a map of "the Fraser Canyon and Okanagan / Scenic Highway Loop of British Columbia, Canada" published by the British Columbia Government Travel Bureau, Department of Trade and Industry.
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Notes
Transcribed title
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Game Regulation Map of British Columbia

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65823
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1954
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; on sheet 55 x 70 cm folded to 23 x 11 cm + 1 p. (newsprint)
Scope and Content
Item is the "Game Regulation Map of British Columbia" for the 1954-1955 hunting season showing provincial electoral districts.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1954
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ephemera subseries
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; on sheet 55 x 70 cm folded to 23 x 11 cm + 1 p. (newsprint)
Material Details
1 p. accompanying is a newspaper clipping from the Vancouver Sun dated August 6, 1954 that pertains to the "new" game regulations
Scale : 1 inch = 40 miles
Description Level
Item
Record No.
42684
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is the "Game Regulation Map of British Columbia" for the 1954-1955 hunting season showing provincial electoral districts.
Media Type
Cartographic Material
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Gilmour Avenue School site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11129
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 27, 1915
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Survey plan of Gilmore Avenue School site. Title on plan reads: "Gilmour Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality / Being Lots 1-10 inc. & Lots 27-36 inc. of Block 9 / of Subdivision of a Portion of Lot 187, GP.1 / New Westminster District". "Note. School site is as shown below, the original...am…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch
Scope and Content
Survey plan of Gilmore Avenue School site. Title on plan reads: "Gilmour Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality / Being Lots 1-10 inc. & Lots 27-36 inc. of Block 9 / of Subdivision of a Portion of Lot 187, GP.1 / New Westminster District". "Note. School site is as shown below, the original...amended" "by cancelling Lots 1-10 & 27-30 inc....order of court filed No.4938".
History
The school was named after Hugh B. Gilmour, but an error by a municipal clerk in the Street Naming Bylaw in 1912 (Bylaw Number 135) changed the spelling to "Gilmore" Avenue and the school name was spelled "Gilmore" Avenue School hereafter.
Creator
McGugan, Donald Johnston
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Responsibility
Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV003.83.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 27, 1915
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
440
Scan Date
22-Dec-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Transcribed title taken from plan
Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did superintend the survey", "...completed on the 27th day of May 1915" and noterized by Walter Edmonds" "sworn...29th Day of May 1915"; "Burnett and McGugan. B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster. B.C."
Note in black ink on verso of plan reads: "1782"
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Gordon Presbyterian Church

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca.1912]
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of building insurance plan of "Gordon Presbyterian Church / Blocks 1-2 BK 7 DL 30 GP1 N.W.D.". Arbutus Street is identified to the north of Lots 1, 2, & 3 and Humphries Avenue to the east.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
Material Details
Scale 1 inch = 20 feet
Scope and Content
Item consists of building insurance plan of "Gordon Presbyterian Church / Blocks 1-2 BK 7 DL 30 GP1 N.W.D.". Arbutus Street is identified to the north of Lots 1, 2, & 3 and Humphries Avenue to the east.
Creator
Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
Subjects
Buildings - Religious - Churches
Names
Gordon Presbyterian Church
Accession Code
BV003.83.45
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[ca.1912]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
15-Jan-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Transcribed title
Note in pencil on verso reads: "Gordon Presbyterian Church / Blocks 1-2 BK 7 DL 30 / Scale 1 inch = 20 feet" "Total area Lot 1 / Portion exempted / Total area Lot 2 / Portion exempted"
Note in balck in on verso reads: "3704"
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Graphic Map and Street Guide of Vancouver British Columbia / Graphic Publishers Canada

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46977
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[ca. 1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map
Scope and Content
Map and street guide of Vancouver, including North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Lulu Island. Map also includes an index of parks, schools, hospitals and other places of interest.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[ca. 1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ephemera subseries
Physical Description
1 map
Description Level
Item
Record No.
37274
Accession Number
2008-19
Scope and Content
Map and street guide of Vancouver, including North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Lulu Island. Map also includes an index of parks, schools, hospitals and other places of interest.
Media Type
Cartographic Material
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Growing up in Burnaby subseries

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
36 sound recordings (mp3)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information beca…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
36 sound recordings (mp3)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information became part of Burnaby Village Museum's Summer 2005- Stride Studios Exhibition entitled: "My Name: Growing Up in Burnaby". Persons interviewed included Burnaby Retired Teachers Association Heritage Committee members- Janet White and Ken and Gail Yip as well as Burnaby residents, Ella Beatty; Robert Lowe, Cice Brown and Maureen Sawshe.
Accession Code
BV017.45
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Date
1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
Most of the interviews have been divided into Tracks and described accordingly
Interview with Maureen Sawshe is Closed due to access and reproduction restrictions
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Gunn Road diversion (Banfield, J.J.)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription319
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905-1911
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains records, including blueprint, related to the proposed diversion of Gunn Road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905-1911
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2010
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains records, including blueprint, related to the proposed diversion of Gunn Road.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
White linen plan : Diversion of Gunn Road Lots 10 and 4 Group One" : M9-A-3-17.
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Hamilton Road School site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11139
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
April 27, 1915
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Hamilton Road School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being the westerly 2 acres of Block 2 of the subd. of a portion of Lot 8, Group 1"; "New Westminster District”.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale 40 feet = 1 inch
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Hamilton Road School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being the westerly 2 acres of Block 2 of the subd. of a portion of Lot 8, Group 1"; "New Westminster District”.
Creator
Burnett, Geoffrey K.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Hamilton Road School
Responsibility
Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
Geographic Access
Lyndhurst Street
Accession Code
BV003.83.18
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
April 27, 1915
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
Scan Resolution
440
Scan Date
22-Dec-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of plan
handwritten on back, "1752" and mathematical calculations
Oath on plan reads: "I, Geoffrey K. Burnett...and did person- ally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 27th day of April 1915"; signed by Geoffrey K. Burnett, notary illegible, sworn "...27th day of April 1915" "Burnett and McGugan" "B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster, B.C."
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Hastings Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription458
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1909
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and reports arising from a survey of Hastings Road and two maps associated with the correspondence. One map is of Hastings Road through Westminster District and the the other is a tracing of Douglas Road from original notes of the Royal Engineers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1909
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2163
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and reports arising from a survey of Hastings Road and two maps associated with the correspondence. One map is of Hastings Road through Westminster District and the the other is a tracing of Douglas Road from original notes of the Royal Engineers.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
A map of Hastings Road through N. West (1909) : M9-B-1-1; "Tracing of original notes from Royal Engineers of Douglas Road" : M9-B-1-2
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Hastings Road diversion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription322
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1906]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains record of surveys done for Hastings Road diversion. White linen plans in map case.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1906]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2015
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains record of surveys done for Hastings Road diversion. White linen plans in map case.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Survey of Hastings Road from Hastings Townsite to Still Creek : M9-A-3-2; M9-A-3-7
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Herbert Yee Law family fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1938-1959] (date of originals), 2017-2019 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiffs + jpgs)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of Herbert Yee Law, United Fruit Growers, his farm on Marine Drive and a scanned copy of a survey plan of District Lots 163, 162, 157, 158 and 165.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiffs + jpgs)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of Herbert Yee Law, United Fruit Growers, his farm on Marine Drive and a scanned copy of a survey plan of District Lots 163, 162, 157, 158 and 165.
History
Herbert (Yee) Law was born in New Westminster British Columbia in 1916. Between 1938 and 1945, Yee Law worked for the United Fraser Growers Limited in Vancouver. The company was a wholesaler that purchased produce from Chinese farmers. In 1948 Yee Law purchased land from another Chinese family along Marine Drive in the Big Bend Area of Burnaby. From this location, Yee Law operated a Chinese market garden. Yee Law and his wife Jean had five daughters who attended schools in the area including Riverway West School, McPherson Park School and Burnaby South High School. In 1954, Yee Law continued to live in the area but left his farm to work for a plastic bag company on Annacis Island. Herbert (Yee) Law died in 2003.
Creator
Law, Yee "Herbert"
Accession Code
BV017.40
BV019.11
Date
[1938-1959] (date of originals), 2017-2019 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Photograph
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971-1989
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
707 photographs + 1 audio reel + 3 audio cassettes + 2 maps
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting Heritage Village (1971-1983) and Burnaby Village Museum (1984-1989) exhibits and artifacts while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989.…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
707 photographs + 1 audio reel + 3 audio cassettes + 2 maps
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting Heritage Village (1971-1983) and Burnaby Village Museum (1984-1989) exhibits and artifacts while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Series includes photographs and textual records pertaining to exhibits and artifacts including buildings that form part of the museum's collection along with interpretive maps, audio recordings of samplings from the collection and registers from the Village Church.
Accession Code
BV985.6028
BV005.14
BV016.56
BV017.46
BV020.4
BV020.5
BV021.5
Date
1971-1989
Media Type
Photograph
Sound Recording
Cartographic Material
Related Material
See also Don Copan fonds; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
Arrangement
Item level descriptions available
Notes
Title based on contents of series
Further accruals are expected
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Heritage Village Museum oral history interviews series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1977]-1989 (interview dates), digitized in 2020
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
4 audio cassettes
Scope and Content
Series consists of audio recordings of interviews conducted by Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) staff with Burnaby residents including; Beulah Coates; Gordon Haddon and Phoebe Love Feedham between 1977 and 1989.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum oral history interviews series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
4 audio cassettes
Scope and Content
Series consists of audio recordings of interviews conducted by Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) staff with Burnaby residents including; Beulah Coates; Gordon Haddon and Phoebe Love Feedham between 1977 and 1989.
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5
Date
[1977]-1989 (interview dates), digitized in 2020
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
See also: Jesse Love farmhouse fonds; Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Notes
Title based on contents of series
Contact Burnaby Village Museum for access
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Heritage Village Museum presentation and programming series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971-1989
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2 audio reels + 10 audio cassettes + 344 photographs + 10 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of audio recordings, photographs and textual records of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) presentations involving staff orientation and training, interpretive guides as well as school and public programming while under the governance of Century Park Museum Association…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum presentation and programming series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2 audio reels + 10 audio cassettes + 344 photographs + 10 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of audio recordings, photographs and textual records of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) presentations involving staff orientation and training, interpretive guides as well as school and public programming while under the governance of Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum).
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV011.44
BV020.5
Date
1971-1989
Media Type
Sound Recording
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
Further accruals are expected
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Highways map of British Columbia, Alberta and adjacent states

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. lithographic print ; both sides ; 89.5 x 58 cm, folded to 11.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Double sided road map published by Imperial Oil, Ltd. and featuring the main travelled highway routes of British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwestern-most states of the United States of America. The map is a colour lithograph. The main map is green, with the highways highlighted in red. The litho…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of British Columbia and Canada series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. lithographic print ; both sides ; 89.5 x 58 cm, folded to 11.5 x 20 cm
Material Details
Scale 1 inch = 20 miles
A.R. THOMSON / CHIEF CARTOGRAPHER
Scope and Content
Double sided road map published by Imperial Oil, Ltd. and featuring the main travelled highway routes of British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwestern-most states of the United States of America. The map is a colour lithograph. The main map is green, with the highways highlighted in red. The lithograph was created in Canada by Rolph Clark Stone Ltd in Toronto. The opposite side of the map features inset maps of the following: the Trans-Canada Highway, the highway between Prince Rupert and Prince George, the highway through the Canadian Rockies, and the highway through the Peace River District. Small city plan maps of highways through major cities, as well as advertisements for Imperial Oil products, are also found on the opposite side of the main map. This map is one of four produced by Imperial Oil that covered the most populated areas of Canada from coast to coast and paralleled Imperial Oil's distribution service.
Creator
Thomson, A.R.
Publisher
Imperial Oil Limited
Accession Code
HV977.37.187
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1930]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-11-10
Notes
Title based on content of map
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Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1950-2022
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interviews series 2) Jimmy Chow family photographs series 3) Property master photographs series 4) Property master records series
History
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow (1913-1991) fled China to escape the Communist Revolution and to be reunited with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow (1906-1990) who’d immigrated to Canada many years earlier. Jimmy’s elder sister Shao-Lin Chow stayed behind in China. Jimmy’s father, Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Canada in 1921 at 14 years of age and was forced to pay the Chinese head tax of $500. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother first fled to Hong Kong before immigrating to Canada and arriving in Vancouver. Jimmy Chow’s birth name is Hipman Chow but when he arrived in Canada, his father indicated that he needed an English name and he was given the name “Jimmy” but retained his birth name “Hipman Chow”. Over the years, Jimmy has also used the name “James H. Chow” and is often credited by this name in the film industry. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec where his father had work in hotels and restaurants. While living in Asquith, Saskatchewan Jimmy attended school and began to learn English. In 1954, Jimmy and his parents returned to Vancouver, first living in the area of Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant where they purchased a house located on 15th Avenue east of Main Street. While living in Mount Pleasant, Jimmy attended both elementary and high school. While attending high school, Jimmy began working at the local grocery store where he worked for many years living at home and saving his money. In 1970 while attending Vancouver City College, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos. Two years later, they moved in together, married in 1981 and started a family. Jimmy and Donna first lived in North Burnaby before purchasing a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they raised their three children. Growing up in a traditional Chinese Canadian family, Jimmy was always one who went against the grain. Although his father wanted him to get a business degree, Jimmy had aspirations for a different career path. Through the referral of a friend, he entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver. While working at the CBC, Jimmy gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career in the film industry. Over a 45 year career, Jimmy worked on over 50 blockbuster movies, historical period films, science fiction films and fantasy films, where he honed in on his expertise as a set decorator, art director and property master. He built an international reputation through working with production companies, prop makers and antique sellers across the globe. As a property master in the film industry, Jimmy Chow has been responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: The BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, Once a Thief and many more. With Jimmy's many years of professional experience in the film industry, he has been a union member of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians...) from July 1979, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 2018 and has worked as a guest lecturer in film production at Capilano University and Langara University. He was also a key contributor to the Burnaby Village Museum’s 2014 temporary exhibition Burnaby Makes Movies. Donna Polos was born in Vancouver in 1949 to parents Mayme "May" Helen Tillikana Polos (1931-1977) and Donald James Polos (1926-2017). Donna’s maternal grandparents, Elvi Tienhara and Toiva Tillikana immigrated to Canada from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Chimiki Polos emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James "Jimmy" Kostopolus emigrated as an orphan from Sparta Greece at the age of 12 years. In 1908, he first immigrated to the United States where he was denied entry so immigrated to Canada, entering through Halifax at Pier 17. When immigrating, James changed his last name to "Polos". Jimmy Polos arrived in Halifax with only five dollars in his pocket. He lived in Halifax for many years before making his way to Vancouver where he established three restaurants and raised his family. James was the proprietor of three restaurants in Burnaby including; the Home Apple Pie Café (1941-1944) located on East Hastings near Princess Avenue; Jimmy’s Café (1945-1955) located on East Hastings near Hawks Avenue and another restaurant located near 10th Avenue and Alma Street. Donna grew up with her family in Vancouver, first living in the downtown eastside before moving to a home near Joyce Station. Donna attended elementary school and high school while growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. Donna moved out of her family home at 21 years of age and lived with roommates before moving in with Jimmy Chow in 1972. Donna attended Vancouver City College and the University of British Columbia where she obtained her teaching degree in 1974. Donna first taught at Gilmore Elementary School before being hired to teach at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. While raising their three children, Donna worked part time teaching in schools in Burnaby. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. This experience led her to experimenting with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. In 2008, Donna retired from teaching but continued her art career often working as an Artist in Residence at various schools and exhibiting her work. While living in Burnaby Donna has been politically active with a particular passion for heritage, housing and preserving the natural environment. Donna was instrumental in advocating and petitioning for the establishment of a tree bylaw in Burnaby which was eventually adopted by the City.
Creator
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Polos, Donna
Accession Code
BV022.21
BV023.11
Date
1950-2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Photograph
Textual Record
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
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Howard Avenue School site

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
March 24, 1915
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Howard Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality", "Being Lots 1-5 and 14-18 Inc. Block 5 of the Subd. of Easterly 3/4 of Lot 127. Group 1, New Westminster District";
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Howard Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality", "Being Lots 1-5 and 14-18 Inc. Block 5 of the Subd. of Easterly 3/4 of Lot 127. Group 1, New Westminster District";
Creator
McGugan, Donald Johnston
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Howard Avenue School
Responsibility
Burnett and McGugan B.C. Land Surveyors, New Westminster
Geographic Access
Howard Avenue
Georgia Street
Accession Code
BV003.83.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
March 24, 1915
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Scan Resolution
440
Scan Date
22-Dec-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of plan
Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...and did personally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 24th day of March 1915"; signed "D.J. McGugan", notarized on April 12th, 1915 by "R. Chapman"
handwritten on back, "1754"
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Imperial Oil Company

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence pertaining to oil storage tanks belonging to Imperial Oil Co., in DL 218. A plan is in map case at M9-A-1-2.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2243
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence pertaining to oil storage tanks belonging to Imperial Oil Co., in DL 218. A plan is in map case at M9-A-1-2.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
A plan of subdivision of Block B, DL 218 (Imperial Oil) : M9-A-1-2.
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Indexed guide map of the City of Vancouver and suburbs

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 51.5 x 71 cm folded to 21 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a fold out map entitled "Indexed Guide Map of Vancouver and Suburbs" with index. Map includes concentric circles raditating out from Vancouver City Hall on corner of Hastings Street and Main Street; electric railways are indicated by heavy red lines in centres of streets. Includes …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 51.5 x 71 cm folded to 21 x 10 cm
Material Details
Scale [1:47520]
Index on 4 pages within cardstock cover with advertisements on verso
Scope and Content
Item consists of a fold out map entitled "Indexed Guide Map of Vancouver and Suburbs" with index. Map includes concentric circles raditating out from Vancouver City Hall on corner of Hastings Street and Main Street; electric railways are indicated by heavy red lines in centres of streets. Includes old and new street names. Index includes a District Lot Index and Street Index.
Creator
Vancouver Map and Blue Print Company
Publisher
Vancouver Map and Blue Print Company
Accession Code
HV975.61.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1920]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Textual Record
Publisher Series
6th edition revised June 1920
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-11-10
Notes
Title based on contents of map
Cover of booklet reads: "INDEXED / Guide Map / of the CITY of / VANCOUVER / and / SUBURBS / Compiled and Published by / The Vancouver Map & Blue Print Co. / ...."INTERNATIONAL / BOOK SHOP / Cor. Columbia and Hastings Sts._Vancouver, B.C.".
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Indexed guide map of the city of Vancouver and Suburbs

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 55 x 78 cm on sheet 58.5 x 82 cm folded to 20 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a map "Indexed Guide Map of the City of Vancouver and Suburbs compiled and published by The Vancouver Map and Blueprint Co. Ltd. Map shows district lots, blocks and boundaries between City of Vancouver, Point Grey, South Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and parts of Richmond, No…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 55 x 78 cm on sheet 58.5 x 82 cm folded to 20 x 10 cm
Material Details
Scale not defined
Map is folded into booklet form
Scope and Content
Item consists of a map "Indexed Guide Map of the City of Vancouver and Suburbs compiled and published by The Vancouver Map and Blueprint Co. Ltd. Map shows district lots, blocks and boundaries between City of Vancouver, Point Grey, South Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and parts of Richmond, North Vancouver and West Vancouver. Concentric cirlces indicate the distance in miles from the intersection of Main Street and Hastings Street, Vancouver in intervals of 1/2 mile. Map is folded into booklet form and includes a four page index with cardstock cover. Index page 1 is titled "Hotels"; page 2 is titled "District Lot Index"; pages 3-8 "Street Index".
Creator
Vancouver Map and Blue Print Company
Publisher
Vancouver Map and Blueprint Company Limited
Edition
5th Edition revised to June 1914
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV983.9.18
Date
1914
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-17
Notes
Transcribed title from map and cover
Sticker adhered to front cover of index of two lions "Service / "WE GIVE IT" / WESTERN SPECIALTY / LIMITED/ STATIONERS AND PRINTERS / VANCOUVER - B.C."
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Indexed map of Greater Vancouver

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map + 1 p. textual records : b&w lithographic print on 1 sheet ; 46 x 41 cm folded to 23 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a promotional brochure for Bekins Moving and Storage, with an indexed map of Greater Vancouver showing distances from the Bekins building located at Pender Street and Beatty Street on one side, and text and images advertising the company's services and facilities on the other side.…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map + 1 p. textual records : b&w lithographic print on 1 sheet ; 46 x 41 cm folded to 23 x 10 cm
Material Details
Scale not defined
Printing on two sides of sheet
Folded into eight sections
Scope and Content
Item consists of a promotional brochure for Bekins Moving and Storage, with an indexed map of Greater Vancouver showing distances from the Bekins building located at Pender Street and Beatty Street on one side, and text and images advertising the company's services and facilities on the other side. Cover of folded map reads "Indexed Map of Greater Vancouver / The Great Northwest for Opportunity / Compliments of / Bekins Moving and / Storage Co.".
Responsibility
Bekins Moving and Storage Company Limited
Accession Code
HV976.26.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-17
Notes
Title based on contents of map
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Inman Avenue School site

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 3, 1915
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Inman Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 3 -12 inc. Blk. C. of Subd. of Blks.5" "13-19 inc. & 21-28 inc. of Subd. of Westerly 80 Acres of, and portion of D.L. 34, Group One. New Westminster District".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Inman Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 3 -12 inc. Blk. C. of Subd. of Blks.5" "13-19 inc. & 21-28 inc. of Subd. of Westerly 80 Acres of, and portion of D.L. 34, Group One. New Westminster District".
Creator
McGugan, Donald Johnston
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Inman Avenue School
Responsibility
Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
Geographic Access
Brandon Street
Street Address
3963 Brandon Street
Accession Code
BV003.83.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 3, 1915
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Scan Resolution
440
Scan Date
22-Dec-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of plan
Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did...superintend the survey...", "...completed on the 3rd day of May 1915"; signed "D.J. McGugan", notariz- ed by "Walter Edmonds" "sworn...22nd Day of May 1915"; "Burnett and McGugan. B.C. Land Surveyors. Etc. New Westminster. B.C.";
handwritten note reads: "Note: Before using this Mon. see plan / of resubdivision of Lots 5 & 6 / of Block 'B' D.L. 34 / June 1945"
handwritten twice on back, "1776"
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Insurance Plan of the Municipality of Burnaby, B.C. Volume 1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1964
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 plan : col. ; both sides ; on 39 sheets 33 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Item is volume one of the fire insurance plan for the Municipality of Burnaby for 1963, updated to 1964. This item was collected by the Burnaby Planning Department for information purposes. The Fire Insurance plans cover areas east of Boundary Road and west of Gilley Avenue with Burrard Inlet to th…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1964
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Planning General series
Physical Description
1 plan : col. ; both sides ; on 39 sheets 33 x 30 cm
Material Details
Scale : 1 inch = 1200 feet
Description Level
Item
Record No.
46225
Accession Number
2012-15
Scope and Content
Item is volume one of the fire insurance plan for the Municipality of Burnaby for 1963, updated to 1964. This item was collected by the Burnaby Planning Department for information purposes. The Fire Insurance plans cover areas east of Boundary Road and west of Gilley Avenue with Burrard Inlet to the north and the Fraser River to the south.
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Publisher
Toronto, Ontario : Underwriters Survey Bureau
Notes
Transcribed title
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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1945
Length
0:10:12
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's parents. Aili tells the story of her parents meeting, getting married and eventually setting in Crabtown with their two children. She explains what it was like to live in Crabtown during the depression years; the homes were…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's parents. Aili tells the story of her parents meeting, getting married and eventually setting in Crabtown with their two children. She explains what it was like to live in Crabtown during the depression years; the homes were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand.
Date Range
1920-1945
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:10:12
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory420
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1945
Length
0:07:49
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's collection of photographs. Aili describes each photograph and tells stories of her childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet; the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's collection of photographs. Aili describes each photograph and tells stories of her childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet; the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand.
Date Range
1920-1945
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:07:49
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

Less detail

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