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Property master records series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1973-2022]

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 portfolio : (15 photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Series consists of a small selection of prop concept design plans and prototypes for films that Jimmy Chow worked on as property master along with a collection of Jimmy Chow's identification cards and business cards while working in the film industry. Prop concept designs and prototypes include; …

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Series: Property master records series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 portfolio : (15 photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Series consists of a small selection of prop concept design plans and prototypes for films that Jimmy Chow worked on as property master along with a collection of Jimmy Chow's identification cards and business cards while working in the film industry. Prop concept designs and prototypes include; "X2: X-Men United" and "The BFG".

Accession Code: BV022.21

Date: [1973-2022]

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Personal and political photograph album

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1972-1986

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 100 photographs)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph album containing ca. 100 photographs and ephemera, including both personal and work-related subjects such as cards from Harold and Jessie Winch's wedding, family vacations, newspaper clippings, and records relating to Winch's political career.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Series: Harold E. Winch photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 100 photographs)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph album containing ca. 100 photographs and ephemera, including both personal and work-related subjects such as cards from Harold and Jessie Winch's wedding, family vacations, newspaper clippings, and records relating to Winch's political career.

Subjects: Government - Federal Government

Names: Winch, Harold Edward; Winch, Jessie

Accession Code: BV013.12.14

Date: 1972-1986

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph album

Images

Personal and political photograph album, 1972-1986 thumbnail

Documents

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Democrat

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1972-1986

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of 75 issues of Democrat, a New Democratic Party (NDP) newspaper, collected by Harold Winch. Newspapers for each of 1973, 1974, and 1975 have been collected and bound in three separate portfolios.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Series: Harold E. Winch newspaper collection series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of 75 issues of Democrat, a New Democratic Party (NDP) newspaper, collected by Harold Winch. Newspapers for each of 1973, 1974, and 1975 have been collected and bound in three separate portfolios.

Names: New Democratic Party

Accession Code: BV013.12.35

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1972-1986

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1972-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 219 architectural drawings + 17 technical drawings + .5 m of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of architectural records, reports and documentation related to the construction, renovation, alteration and expansion of the Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) site and buildings between 1972 and 1989.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 219 architectural drawings + 17 technical drawings + .5 m of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of architectural records, reports and documentation related to the construction, renovation, alteration and expansion of the Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) site and buildings between 1972 and 1989.

Accession Code: BV019.52; BV020.5

Date: 1972-1989

Media Type: Architectural Drawing; Textual Record; Technical Drawing

Related Material: See also: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection; Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals aare expected; Contact Burnaby Village Museum for access

Century Park Museum Association committees' minutes and reports series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1972]-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of records pertaining to various committees while Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) was under the governance of the Century Park Museum Association. Records include committee minutes, reports, terms of reference and correspondence.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association committees' minutes and reports series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of records pertaining to various committees while Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) was under the governance of the Century Park Museum Association. Records include committee minutes, reports, terms of reference and correspondence.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1972]-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Heritage Village Museum staff adminstrative files series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1972-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of administrative records created by staff of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Records include co…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum staff adminstrative files series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of administrative records created by staff of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Records include correspondence, reports, and administrative records created and filed by the Executive Director, Curator and other employees regarding staffing, volunteers, collections management, exhibits, special events, buildings, visitor statistics and day to day operations.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.50; BV020.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1972-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Harold Winch biographical material

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1995

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including newspaper clippings relating to his political career.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Series: Harold E. Winch biographical records series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including newspaper clippings relating to his political career.

Names: Winch, Harold Edward

Accession Code: BV013.12.5

Date: 1971-1995

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Century Park Museum Association fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1814 photographs + 219 architectural drawings + 17 technical drawings + 4 videocassettes + 3 audio reels + 17 audio cassettes + 1.6 m of textual records + 2 maps

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created and collected by the Century Park Museum Association (renamed Burnaby Village Museum Association after 1984), which managed Heritage Village (later named Burnaby Village Museum) from its opening in 1971 until it's dissolution in December 1989. Records include archi…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1814 photographs + 219 architectural drawings + 17 technical drawings + 4 videocassettes + 3 audio reels + 17 audio cassettes + 1.6 m of textual records + 2 maps

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created and collected by the Century Park Museum Association (renamed Burnaby Village Museum Association after 1984), which managed Heritage Village (later named Burnaby Village Museum) from its opening in 1971 until it's dissolution in December 1989. Records include architectural drawings and proposals; photographs and films of the site; documentation of exhibits and artifacts, special events and programs; oral history interviews and other sound recordings; association meeting minutes; constitutions and bylaws; financial records; reports; correspondence; publications and research materials. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series 2) Century Park Museum Association film collection series 3) Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series 4) Heritage Village Museum oral history Interviews series 5) Heritage Village Museum presentations and Programming series 6) Century Park Museum Association reports series 7) Century Park Museum Association constitution, bylaws and agreements series 8) Century Park Museum Association minutes of meetings series 9) Century Park Museum association Board of Directors' administrative files series 10) Century Park Museum membership series 11) Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series 12) Century Park Museum Association committees' minutes and reports series 13) Museum staff adminstrative files series 14) Century Park Museum Association financial records series

History: The Heritage Village Museum was originally created as a British Columbia Centennial Project in 1971 through funding from the Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments. A sub-committee of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee was responsible for the creation of a permanent commemorative project. The concept for an open-air museum was developed with the location to be in Burnaby on lots 8,9, 10 and 11 of District Lot 79 and Lots 2 and 5, Block "R" of Districts Lots 79 and 85. The official sod turning for Heritage Village took place on April 11, 1971. In the spring of 1971, a museum director and curator were hired to oversee the development of the project and the acquisition of artifacts with funding from the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Century Park Museum Association (CPMA) was founded under the auspices of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee to govern Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorative Project, Heritage Village. The CPMA Board of directors were elected on October 26, 1971 with Donald (Don) Copan as the founding president (Don continued to serve on the Board until 1989). The Board of Directors reported directly to the Municipal Council. The association had an overall objective of providing a museum that was a historical resource for Burnaby and the region. The museum mandate was to collect, preserve, research, document and interpret artifacts and historical buildings that illustrated the history and lifestyle of the Lower Mainland in B.C. and Burnaby. The Museum focused on the period between 1890 and 1925 depicting a village lifestyle of a small community. This was achieved through the use of exhibits and displays within historic buildings and built reconstructions along with costumed museum interpreters. Many people contributed to the construction and design of the village. Architect, Rudy Kovach created the initial concept drawings and architecture designs were created by architectural design consultants Hopping, Kovach and Grinnell. Many carpenters and tradespeople worked on the construction of the buildings including Mr. Angelo Giacometti who was respsonible for much of the final decorative elements. The official opening of Heritage Village took place on November 19, 1971 with Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie and Canada’s Governor General Roland Michener. Heritage Village was opened up to the public for a few days between November 19 and 21 with approximately 15,000 visitors. On July 1st, 1972 Heritage Village re-opened for the summer season with CPMA president, Don Copan and Mayor Bob Prittie officiating. This opening showcased further development of the site with more buildings and exhibits added. In 1984, Heritage Village Museum changed its name to “Burnaby Village Museum” and in turn, the Century Park Museum Association changed its name to the “Burnaby Village Museum Association”. Burnaby Village Museum continued to be governed by the Burnaby Village Museum Association until the end of 1989. In 1990, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby assumed the operation and management of Burnaby Village Museum under the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department and the Burnaby Village Museum Association was dissolved.

Responsibility: Century Park Museum Association

Accession Code: BV985.6028; BV005.14; BV000.18; BV011.44; BV011.50; BV014.30; BV016.56; BV017.46; BV018.21; BV019.52; BV020.4; BV020.5; BV021.5; BV022.9

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Photograph; Sound Recording; Textual Record; Architectural Drawing; Moving Images; Cartographic Material; Technical Drawing

Related Material: Donald Copan fonds; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection; Royal Bank exhibit collection; Bell's Dry Goods exhibit collection; Jesse Love farmhouse fonds; Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Arrangement: Records are arranged by types and functions of the Century Park Museum Association. The series reflects how they were maintained by the associaton, it's members and staff of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) while under the governance of the association.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Further accruals are expected; Some records within this fonds are Closed - contact Burnaby Village Museum for access

Heritage Village project series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1981, predominant 1971

Collection/Fonds: Donald Copan collection

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 3 architectural drawings + 2 folders of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of architectural drawings and a proposal for the site of Heritage Village Museum also known as "Heritage Park" and a Century Park - Heritage Village Newsletter with details on the project.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Donald Copan collection

Series: Heritage Village project series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 3 architectural drawings + 2 folders of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of architectural drawings and a proposal for the site of Heritage Village Museum also known as "Heritage Park" and a Century Park - Heritage Village Newsletter with details on the project.

Accession Code: BV005.54

Date: 1971-1981, predominant 1971

Media Type: Textual Record; Architectural Drawing

Notes: Title based on contents of the series

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

Century Park Museum Association constitution, bylaws and agreements series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Century Park Museum Association (1971-1983), Burnaby Village Museum Association (1984-1989) as well as agreements with the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers and CUPE 23 regarding the governan…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association constitution, bylaws and agreements series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Century Park Museum Association (1971-1983), Burnaby Village Museum Association (1984-1989) as well as agreements with the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers and CUPE 23 regarding the governance, management, staffing and operations of Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) between October 1971 and December 1989.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV014.30; BV020.5

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Century Park Museum Association minutes of meetings series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 37 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) Board of Directors, Executive and Annual General Meetings between October 1971 and December 1989.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association minutes of meetings series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 37 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) Board of Directors, Executive and Annual General Meetings between October 1971 and December 1989.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44; BV014.30; BV020.5

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Futher accruals are expected

Century Park Museum Association Board of Directors' administrative files series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 60 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of administrative records retained by the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) Board of Directors. Series includes correspondence, reports and documentation regarding the governance and administration of the association as well as the governance, admi…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association Board of Directors' administrative files series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 60 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of administrative records retained by the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) Board of Directors. Series includes correspondence, reports and documentation regarding the governance and administration of the association as well as the governance, administration and operations of the Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum).

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44; BV014.30; BV016.56; BV018.21; BV020.5

Access Restriction: Subject to FIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FIPPA

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Century Park Museum Association membership series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 3 folders of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of records pertaining to membership of the Century Musuem Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between October 1971 and December 1989. Records include membership lists, receipts and correspondence.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association membership series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 3 folders of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of records pertaining to membership of the Century Musuem Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between October 1971 and December 1989. Records include membership lists, receipts and correspondence.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV011.44; BV014.30; BV020.5

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected.

Century Park Museum Association finanical records series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971-1989

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of financial records, reports and budgets regarding the operations of the Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) and the Century Park Museum Association.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association finanical records series

Description Level: Series

Material Details: 3 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of financial records, reports and budgets regarding the operations of the Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) and the Century Park Museum Association.

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1971-1989

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected

Cecil Lee business records series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1970-1980, predominant 1970-1979

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 12 cm of textual records + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col.

Scope and Content: Series consists of business records collected and created by Cecil Lee while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chinese mandarin oranges. Records include correspondence, photographs, documentation regarding …

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Cecil Lee business records series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 12 cm of textual records + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col.

Scope and Content: Series consists of business records collected and created by Cecil Lee while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chinese mandarin oranges. Records include correspondence, photographs, documentation regarding travel within China along with export and import information, contracts, financial reports, credit applications, Chinese trade fair information and ephemera.

History: Kelly Douglas and Company Limited was founded in 1896 as a wholesale grocery business. In 1946, its headquarters moved from Vancouver to Burnaby and a manufacturing plant and warehouse were built on the site at 4700 Kingsway. During the nineteen seventies, Kelly Douglas and Company Limited and the Produce Department of Western Commodities Limited were located on this site. In 1986, the building was demolished and the produce department of Kelly Douglas was relocated to 6451 Telford Burnaby and the head office to 808 Nelson Street, Vancouver. In the nineteen seventies, Cecil Lee worked as a produce buyer for Kelly Douglas & Company Ltd.and Western Commodities. In the mid-1970s, Lee was asked to oversee the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into Canada. Until that time, mandarin oranges had come from Japan and were sold in the winter, especially at Christmas. When the Japanese market could no longer keep up with demand, Kelly Douglas & Company looked to China. The company relied on Lee’s cultural knowledge to build this very profitable part of their business. Cecil Lee designed the cardboard Chinese mandarin orange box to replace wooden container

Subjects: Foods; Agriculture - Fruit and Berries

Names: Kelly Douglas and Company Limited; Western Commodities Limited

Accession Code: BV019.6

Access Restriction: Subject to FIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FIPPA

Date: 1970-1980, predominant 1970-1979

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of series; A large portion of these records are subject to FIPPA, contact Burnaby Village Museum for access

Harry Toy fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [197-]-2023

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.

History: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use as a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present.

Creator: Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"

Names: Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"; Fraser Merchants' Association; Canada Way Food Market

Accession Code: BV023.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [197-]-2023

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Related Material: See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy; For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Harry Toy business records series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970-1990]

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of business records relating to Harry's store, the Canada Way Food Market and the Fraser Merchants' Associaton.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Series: Harry Toy business records series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of business records relating to Harry's store, the Canada Way Food Market and the Fraser Merchants' Associaton.

Creator: Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"

Names: Fraser Merchants' Association; Canada Way Food Market

Accession Code: BV023.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1970-1990]

Media Type: Textual Record

Related Material: See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy; For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Harry Toy photographs series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970-1990]

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs relating to Harry Toy's store, the Canada Way Food Market, his involvement with the Fraser Merchants' Associaton and his family.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harry Toy fonds

Series: Harry Toy photographs series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs relating to Harry Toy's store, the Canada Way Food Market, his involvement with the Fraser Merchants' Associaton and his family.

Names: Fraser Merchants' Association; Canada Way Food Market; Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"

Accession Code: BV023.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1970-1990]

Media Type: Textual Record

Related Material: See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy; For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17