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Access Ability Program

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97786
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs(tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Gerry Passmore and John Cannon, who were retrained for computer technology skills through the Burnaby Skills Centre's Access Ability Program. Photographs depict Passmore posing with an ethernet cable; Cannon posing in his workplace; and Cannon meeting as a mentor with s…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
3 photographs(tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3038
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Gerry Passmore and John Cannon, who were retrained for computer technology skills through the Burnaby Skills Centre's Access Ability Program. Photographs depict Passmore posing with an ethernet cable; Cannon posing in his workplace; and Cannon meeting as a mentor with student Allan Newstead.
Subjects
Education
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-3038-1: "Gerry Passmore went from manhandling logs with thick steel cables to running fine ethernet cable and installing computer systems after he was retrained through the Access Ability Program following an accident that ended his career in the logging industry."
Caption from metadata for 535-3038-2: "A carpenter since he was 15 years old, John Cannon had to get used to the shirt-and-tie world as a computer programmer after job retraining through the Access Ability program following an accident that made it impossible to continue working in the trades. He's a senior manager of electronic communication for Future Shop/Best Buy, and he's now giving back to the program by volunteering as a mentor to new students."
Caption from metadata for 535-3038-3: "John Cannon, a graduate of the Burnaby Skills' Centre's Access Ability program, and now a senior manager of electronic communications for Future Shop/Best Buy, is giving back to the program that retrained him for a new career by mentoring new students. He's meeting with his latest protege, Allan Newstead."
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Allan Rock visits Burnaby North Secondary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97429
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jesse Chen, a grade 12 student at Burnaby North Secondary School, showing a computer game to Allan Rock, the federal Minister of Industry, and other unidentified officials, students, and news reporters.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2789
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jesse Chen, a grade 12 student at Burnaby North Secondary School, showing a computer game to Allan Rock, the federal Minister of Industry, and other unidentified officials, students, and news reporters.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Officials - Elected Officials
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Names
Burnaby North High School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jesse Chen, a Grade 12 student at Burnaby North Secondary, explains a computer game developed by students at the school, to federal Minister of Industry, Allan Rock. The Minister was visiting the school to announce the names of 30 new schools to the SchoolNet's Network of Innovative Schools."
Geographic Access
Hammarskjold Drive
Street Address
751 Hammarskjold Drive
Planning Study Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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Al Mattrick of insinc.ca

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96520
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Al Mattrick, the director of business development for Internet broadcaster insinc.ca, posing with a video camera inside of a recording studio.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2144
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Al Mattrick, the director of business development for Internet broadcaster insinc.ca, posing with a video camera inside of a recording studio.
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Al Mattrick is the director of business development for insinc.ca, a leading edge internet broadcaster based in Burnaby."
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Automatic equipment being installed

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34707
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men working with rows of equipment at the British Columbia Telephone Company Glenburn Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Automatic equipment being installed in the new Glenburn exchange. / B.C. Telephone Company…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
111-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men working with rows of equipment at the British Columbia Telephone Company Glenburn Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Automatic equipment being installed in the new Glenburn exchange. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Names
British Columbia Telephone Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp and annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Williams Bros. Photographers Ltd. / 413 Granville St. Vancouver 2, B.C. / Phone Tatlow 8588 / 06569-7"
Geographic Access
Delta Avenue
Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
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Bobbi Sami of Saafnet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96644
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bobbi Sami, CEO of Saafnet, seated at a desktop computer in his office overlooking the Old Orchard Shopping Centre. Sami is holding up Saafnet's "Alpha Shield" Internet security device for display.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2266
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bobbi Sami, CEO of Saafnet, seated at a desktop computer in his office overlooking the Old Orchard Shopping Centre. Sami is holding up Saafnet's "Alpha Shield" Internet security device for display.
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Saafnet CEO Bobbi Sami has issued a challenge to computer hackers worldwide from his Burnaby office; if anyone can get past his company's Alpha Shield internet security device, he'll give them one million dollars. The device creates a kind of firewall between a user's computer and the internet."
Geographic Access
Kathleen Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Compustep Youth Society

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98146
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis St. Germain, information systems coordinator at St. Mary's Hospital, Len Worley, BCIT instructor, and David Dranchuk, executive director of the Compustep Youth Society, posing in a room filled with keyboards, CRT monitors, and other computer equipment.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3224
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis St. Germain, information systems coordinator at St. Mary's Hospital, Len Worley, BCIT instructor, and David Dranchuk, executive director of the Compustep Youth Society, posing in a room filled with keyboards, CRT monitors, and other computer equipment.
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Organizations - Charities
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Dennis St. Germain, information systems co-ordinator at St. Mary's Hospital, Len Worley, BCIT instructor, and David Dranchuk, executive director of the Compustep Youth Society, are ankle deep in used computers and monitors that will be refurbished and donated to worthy causes."
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Computer class at Burnaby Public Library

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96608
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an introductory computer class, led by Dom Lombardi, taking place in a computer lab at a Burnaby Public Library branch. Five students are seated at desktop computers behind Lombardi.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2230
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an introductory computer class, led by Dom Lombardi, taking place in a computer lab at a Burnaby Public Library branch. Five students are seated at desktop computers behind Lombardi.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Libraries
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Names
Burnaby Public Library
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Dom Lombardi discusses internet service providers to a class of computer newbies at the Burnaby Public Library."
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Crime Watch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96144
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Corson, a volunteer with Burnaby Crime Watch, holding up a PDA and observing the road ahead of him. The photograph is taken of Corson's reflection in his car's rearview mirror.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1841
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Corson, a volunteer with Burnaby Crime Watch, holding up a PDA and observing the road ahead of him. The photograph is taken of Corson's reflection in his car's rearview mirror.
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Persons - Volunteers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1841: "Armed with a PDA with which he can check license plates of possible stolen vehicles, Bill Corson patrols Burnaby neighbourhoods in his car as a volunteer with Crime Watch."
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Ernest E. Winch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64652
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 12, 1952
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch holding a telephone receiver up to his ear to receive the election results as he smiles at the camera.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 12, 1952
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch holding a telephone receiver up to his ear to receive the election results as he smiles at the camera.
Subjects
Elections
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note on recto of photograph reads: "Ernest E. Winch M.L.A. / Burnaby June 12 1952 / 1933 - 34 - 41- 45 - 49 - 52"
Note on verso of (destroyed) copy print read: "Ernest Winch Aged 73, Receiving Election Results in 1952"
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Ernie Chatham of Webtech Wireless

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96223
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2006]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernie Chatham, owner of Burnaby company Webtech Wireless, standing and leaning against his car while holding a GPS unit in his outstretched hand and looking up. The GPS unit, which tracks cars or helps to manage vehicle fleets, reads "WebTech Wireless" on the top.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2006]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1915
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernie Chatham, owner of Burnaby company Webtech Wireless, standing and leaning against his car while holding a GPS unit in his outstretched hand and looking up. The GPS unit, which tracks cars or helps to manage vehicle fleets, reads "WebTech Wireless" on the top.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2006 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Ernie Chatham's company, Webtech Wireless, installs GPS units into vehicles that allows owners to track their car in case its stolen, or fleet managers to keep tabs on their fleets."
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Gary Gumley

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96818
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gary Gumley, CEO of Ingenuity Works, with a screen showing the company's "LearningWindow.com" educational web portal site in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2376
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gary Gumley, CEO of Ingenuity Works, with a screen showing the company's "LearningWindow.com" educational web portal site in the background.
Subjects
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Gary Gumley, CEO and founder of Ingenuity Works, shows off his company's soon-to-be-opened educational web portal site."
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Ham radio

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98140
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person looking at a laminated page of QSL cards, as a promotion for the Burnaby Amateur Radio Club's "field day" event. Ham radio equipment is visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3219
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person looking at a laminated page of QSL cards, as a promotion for the Burnaby Amateur Radio Club's "field day" event. Ham radio equipment is visible in the background.
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Radios
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Hopeful sign on Smith Ave

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95099
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 21, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bright pink sign stapled to a telphone poll on Smith Avenue near Wakefield Court. A smiling green creature is painted on the sign along with the message "Stay Happy Stay Healthy!".
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 21, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
623-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-10
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bright pink sign stapled to a telphone poll on Smith Avenue near Wakefield Court. A smiling green creature is painted on the sign along with the message "Stay Happy Stay Healthy!".
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Damer, Eric
Notes
Transcribed title
Geographic Access
Smith Avenue
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
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Installing a traffic camera

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98227
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person wearing a reflective vest installing a traffic camera.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3305
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person wearing a reflective vest installing a traffic camera.
Subjects
Public Services - Public Works
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Looking southwest from corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91877
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 cm x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of trees and a telephone pole situated at the southwest corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street. The large oak, hemlock, and fir to the left of the telephone pole were planted as part of the original landscaping of the Roberts' property in the 1920s. The photograph was taken from th…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 cm x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
620-058
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2017-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of trees and a telephone pole situated at the southwest corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street. The large oak, hemlock, and fir to the left of the telephone pole were planted as part of the original landscaping of the Roberts' property in the 1920s. The photograph was taken from the Douglas Road and Dominion Street intersection.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from donor's notes
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.20"
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Photo 1978"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Looking at S.W. corner of Douglas Rd and Dominion Street, from intersection / Oak tree, hemlock tree, and fir tree, Japanese Plum Tree"
The oak tree is the same tree as in photographs 620-007, 620-014, 620-015, and 620-016
Geographic Access
Dominion Street
Douglas Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
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McGill Library Internet workshop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96346
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Public Library librarian Linda Levar, posing next to a desktop computer and holding a book that reads "Internet for Kids."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2027
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Public Library librarian Linda Levar, posing next to a desktop computer and holding a book that reads "Internet for Kids."
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Libraries
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Names
Burnaby Public Library
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Linda Levar, a reference librarian at Burnaby's McGill Library, has organized a workshop on internet awareness for kids and parents. The workshop will give internet users the tools and strategies to protect their personal information."
Geographic Access
Albert Street
Street Address
4595 Albert Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
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Neil Squire Foundation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97068
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
5 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of people using adaptive technology at the Neil Squire Foundation (now Neil Squire Society) in Burnaby. Photographs depict researcher Joel Macht with a SafeType keyboard; Mandakini Wineberg using voice-recognition technology; Sunny Doig with his morse code-controlled compu…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
5 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2596
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of people using adaptive technology at the Neil Squire Foundation (now Neil Squire Society) in Burnaby. Photographs depict researcher Joel Macht with a SafeType keyboard; Mandakini Wineberg using voice-recognition technology; Sunny Doig with his morse code-controlled computer; and Jova Bosanac using a desktop computer.
Subjects
Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Organizations - Charities
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2596-1: "Joel Macht, a researcher and instructor at the Neil Squire Foundation, trains injured and disabled computer users to use adaptive technology, like the SafeType keyboard. The keyboard is designed to ease the pain of repetitive strain injuries by allowing users to keep their hands and wrists in a more natural upright position. The mirrors attached to the keyboard allow users to check the position of the keys."
Caption from metadata for 535-2596-3: "Mandakini Wineberg is learning how to use voice-recognition technology at the Neil Squire Foundation after being diagnosed with repetitive strain injury."
Caption from metadata for 535-2596-4: "Sunny Doig uses his computer to express himself by writing stories and diary entries despite being blind and a quadriplegic. He writes by tapping out morse code on a touch pad pinned to his shirt."
Caption from metadata for 535-2596-5: "Jova Bosanac's limited mobility because of Noonan's Syndrome means it can take a superhuman effort for him to use his computer."
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promotional telephone book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17849
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV978.17.18
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV978.17.18
Description
Yellow Star Checker Taxi - Phone Book -- [191-?]. Orange and black flip notebook style phone book with advertising for Yellow Star Checker taxi companies on the front. On the first page of the phone book are phone numbers for Emergency Calls, Hospitals, Boats and Trains, Airlines, Bus Lines, Ambulances, and Printers. The rest of the book is blank for personal phone numbers.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
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Radical sentiments

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95098
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 29, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Socialist Alternative "Fight Coronavirus & Fight Capitalism" sign posted to a telephone poll near the BCIT campus.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 29, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
623-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-10
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Socialist Alternative "Fight Coronavirus & Fight Capitalism" sign posted to a telephone poll near the BCIT campus.
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Damer, Eric
Notes
Transcribed title
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Sanderson Way
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
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Rita Brown of Telus

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96358
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rita Brown, the vice president of consumer and customer care and sales for Telus, posing with data and phone lines in a server room.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2039
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rita Brown, the vice president of consumer and customer care and sales for Telus, posing with data and phone lines in a server room.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Telephones
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Rita Brown, the vice-president of consumer and customer care and sales for Telus, examines some of the 800-1000 data lines and 800 phone lines that will service their new consolidated call center in Burnaby."
Images
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