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Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Kerri Wells is in charge of making sure Burnaby's electronic election machines are in good working order for the upcoming civic elections."

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City of Burnaby voting machines, [1999] thumbnail

BVA offices

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 15, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 6 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) members moving into the new BVA offices in April 1996. Photographs depict members moving furniture, painting, and washing the exterior windows.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 15, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 6 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-033

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) members moving into the new BVA offices in April 1996. Photographs depict members moving furniture, painting, and washing the exterior windows.

Subjects: Elections

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs

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BVA Party '89

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 15, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of a Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) party. Council members in attendance include Gary Begin and Doreen Lawson.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 15, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 3 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-034

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of a Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) party. Council members in attendance include Gary Begin and Doreen Lawson.

Subjects: Elections

Names: Begin, Gary; Lawson, Doreen A.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title

BVA Party 1989

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 15, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 23 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of a Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) party, with attendees mingles outside and indoors.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 15, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 23 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-035

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of a Burnaby Voter Association (BVA) party, with attendees mingles outside and indoors.

Subjects: Elections

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs; Note in black ink on negative envelope reads: "July '88 / BVA / [illegible] birthday"

Svend Robinson with his supporters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78656

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 18, 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby MP Svend Robinson with supporters as they enter the New Democratic Party (NDP) Leadership Convention in Ottawa, Ontario.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 18, 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby MP Svend Robinson with supporters as they enter the New Democratic Party (NDP) Leadership Convention in Ottawa, Ontario.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Elections

Names: Robinson, Svend

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Kirkby, Gareth

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby Gareth 2876 / 80% Bby - p. 3"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Svend Robinson with his supporters, October 18, 1995 thumbnail

Svend Robinson, Alexa McDonough and Lorne Nystrom

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 18, 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Svend Robinson, Alexa McDonough, Lorne Nystrom and a fourth unidentified man at the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership election.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 18, 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0019

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Svend Robinson, Alexa McDonough, Lorne Nystrom and a fourth unidentified man at the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership election.

Subjects: Elections; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Robinson, Svend; McDonough, Alexa; Nystrom, Lorne

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Kirkby, Gareth

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Crop / 2876C Gareth Bby / Bby - 1 - 106% / Crop"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Svend Robinson, Alexa McDonough and Lorne Nystrom, October 18, 1995 thumbnail

Elections BC records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82745

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1991]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of a booklet entitled "British Columbia's Political Contributions Program", blank Appointment of Scrutineer form, Elections BC Guide for Candidates, blank Nomination Paper, blank Guide for Scrutineers, two identical copies of Guide to the Election Act and an older copy of Guide to the…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1991]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett political papers series

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS167-012

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: File consists of a booklet entitled "British Columbia's Political Contributions Program", blank Appointment of Scrutineer form, Elections BC Guide for Candidates, blank Nomination Paper, blank Guide for Scrutineers, two identical copies of Guide to the Election Act and an older copy of Guide to the Election Act. Also included is an enveloped letter addressed to Hazel Simnett on October 11, 1991 regarding scrutineers and ballot counting, written by Carole Legge.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Elections

Names: Simnett, Hazel

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Simnett political papers series

Election 1990 photographs

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs : col. and b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm and 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs related to Doreen Lawson's 1990 election campaign. One photograph is a black and white portrait of Ms. Lawson and the second photograph depicts two municipal election signs posted in a resident's front yard.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 2 photographs : col. and b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm and 10 x 15 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 605-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-30

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs related to Doreen Lawson's 1990 election campaign. One photograph is a black and white portrait of Ms. Lawson and the second photograph depicts two municipal election signs posted in a resident's front yard.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Portraits; Elections

Names: Lawson, Doreen A.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs; Photographs separated from file MSS071-002

Images

Election 1990 photographs, 1990 thumbnail

Interview with William J. Copeland by Rod Fowler February 18, 1990 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory440

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1990

Length: 00:01:45

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's possibility of running for a second term and the political group he represents (BCA)

1 image 1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's possibility of running for a second term and the political group he represents (BCA)

Date Range: 1990

Photo Info: Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon for the opening of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan, 1995. Item no. 535-0067

Length: 00:01:45

Subjects: Elections

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 18, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with former Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Copeland was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Copeland’s education, career and experience as a Burnaby firefighter from 1955 to 1987, and his work for the union International Association of Fire Fighters. He talks about his early family life in Burnaby and Vancouver, war service, training with the Federal Fire Service, the organizations he has belonged to, and the careers of his three children. He briefly talks about Burnaby politics and his unexpected election to Mayor of Burnaby. Major themes of the interview, described by track: Track 1: Organizations - Unions; Public Services - Fire Protection; International Association of Fire Fighters; Track 2: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 3: Elections; Track 4: family history and education; Track 5: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 6: Elections

Biographical Notes: William John (Bill) Copeland (1927-2002) was born in Vancouver May 19, 1927. As a young child he lived with his parents on Southwood Street in South Burnaby on a chicken ranch. Bill’s father was a miner and was often away from home. The family moved to Pioneer Mines at Bridge River for a few years and then moved back to Vancouver in 1941 when his father contracted silicosis. Bill served in the navy for about a year near the end of WWII, was in the Canadian Merchant Marine and worked as a pipe fitter, before beginning his career as a fire fighter. He trained with the Federal Fire Service and worked two years at the Wireless Station in Delta. In 1955 he started work as Fire Fighter No. 53 in Burnaby, retiring 33 years later in 1987. Most of his career was spent at the Control Station or Number 1 Firehall, first located at Wiilingdon and Hastings (now No.5 Station) and later on Sperling near Canada Way. Bill worked as a first aid instructor, eventually moving into the training office, and retired as assistant chief. In 1987, shortly after retiring, Bill was asked to run for Mayor for the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). Much to his surprise he won. He served with distinction for three terms (1987-1996). Bill, his wife Ruth, and their three children, Doug and Dan (both firefighters) and Emily (a teacher), lived in North Burnaby on Cliff Avenue, the family home for about 35 years. Bill was active in many organizations including the Cliff Avenue soccer organization, St. John Ambulance, Burnaby Red Cross, and CNIB, among others. He began representing firefighters locally in the International Association of Fire Fighters in the early 1960s, eventually becoming President of the provincial association and then Vice President of the 6th District representing Western Canada.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 0:25:35

Interviewee Name: Copeland, William J

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon for the opening of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan, 1995. Item no. 535-0067 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with William J. Copeland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-013/MSS187-013_Track_6.mp3

Burnaby Citizen's Association committee members

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 13, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Citizen's Association (BCA) committee members sitting and standing in front of a portrait of the Queen. Sitting in front are Gerd Evans and Marlene Ast. Standing in the back row, left to right, are Barry Dean, Eric Goodman, David Fairey and Jo Gunn.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 13, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 19 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1286

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Citizen's Association (BCA) committee members sitting and standing in front of a portrait of the Queen. Sitting in front are Gerd Evans and Marlene Ast. Standing in the back row, left to right, are Barry Dean, Eric Goodman, David Fairey and Jo Gunn.

Subjects: Elections

Names: Burnaby Citizens Association; Evans, Gerd; Ast, Marlene; Dean, Barry; Goodman, Eric; Fairey, David; Gunn, Jo

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "BCA committee that elects the people you elect includes, front row, Gerd Evans and Marlene Ast, back row left to right, Barry Dean, Eric Goodman, David Fairey and Jo Gunn."

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Burnaby Citizen's Association committee members, November 13, 1979 thumbnail

123 Cinema sign

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46283

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 15, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 123 Cinema sign at Lougheed Mall which reads; "VOTE NOV 17 / DAVE MERCIER BVA / MAYOR".

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 15, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 9.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1171

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 123 Cinema sign at Lougheed Mall which reads; "VOTE NOV 17 / DAVE MERCIER BVA / MAYOR".

Subjects: Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards; Elections

Names: Lougheed Town Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Now showing: Strong support for Mercier."

Geographic Access: Austin Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cameron Area

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123 Cinema sign, November 15, 1979 thumbnail

Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 13

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1979-1990

Length: 00:06:22

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s continued involvement with BTA on its Board, and his run for provincial office for Socreds in 1979 against Rosemary Brown

1 image 1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s continued involvement with BTA on its Board, and his run for provincial office for Socreds in 1979 against Rosemary Brown

Date Range: 1979-1990

Photo Info: Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012

Length: 00:06:22

Subjects: Elections

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: March 14, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 1:34:40

Interviewee Name: Lewarne, William A. "Bill"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track thirteen of interview with Bill Lewarne

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-019/MSS187-019_Track_13.mp3

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 11

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1979-1990

Length: 00:09:05

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings

1 image 1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings

Date Range: 1979-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:09:05

Names: Copeland, William J; Lewarne, William A. "Bill"

Subjects: Officials - Aldermen and Councillors; Planning; Elections

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track eleven of interview with Don Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%2011.mp3

Frank Bennett Boden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64824

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1977]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of municipal election candidate Frank Bennett Boden.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1977]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1551

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of municipal election candidate Frank Bennett Boden.

Subjects: Elections

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Frank Boden / Bby. Ald. candidate"

Images

Francois Bierre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64839

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1977

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of mayoral candidate Francois Bierre.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1977

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1566

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of mayoral candidate Francois Bierre.

Subjects: Elections

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Francois Bierre / Burnaby NALP / Mayoralty candidate"

Images

Francois Bierre, November 1977 thumbnail

Doreen Lawson portraits

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription89276

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1977

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 13 cm and 25 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of two photographs of Doreen Lawson taken in a studio and used as her official election and council photograph in 1977.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1977

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 13 cm and 25 x 20 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 605-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-30

Scope and Content: File consists of two photographs of Doreen Lawson taken in a studio and used as her official election and council photograph in 1977.

Subjects: Elections; Documentary Artifacts - Portraits

Names: Lawson, Doreen A.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lindner, Franz

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs; Handwritten note on verso of 605-001-1 reads: "Mrs. Doreen Lawson"; Handwritten note on verso of 605-001-1 reads: "1977"; Photographer's stamp on verso of 605-001-1 reads: "Franz LINDNER"; Photographer's caption on recto of 605-001-2 reads: "Franz LINDNER vancouver, b.c."; Photographs separated from file MSS071-001

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Interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan by Kathy Bossort January 28, 2016 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory681

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1977-2015

Length: 0:06:12

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Mayor Corrigan talking about his political career, in particular what sparked his interest to run for municipal office for the first time in 1979. He talks about being involved in the protest against a proposed development in a forested park called “The Peanut…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Mayor Corrigan talking about his political career, in particular what sparked his interest to run for municipal office for the first time in 1979. He talks about being involved in the protest against a proposed development in a forested park called “The Peanut” [Simon Fraser Hills Park] in the Stoney Creek neighbourhood. He talks about the rebuilding of the Burnaby Citizens Association, and running for council several times before being elected in 1987.

Date Range: 1977-2015

Length: 0:06:12

Names: Simon Fraser Hills Park; Burnaby Citizens Association

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Elections; Officials - Aldermen and Councillors

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; Stoney Creek

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: January 28, 2016

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan conducted by Kathy Bossort. Derek Corrigan was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mayor Corrigan talking about the history and value of protecting the environment and green space in Burnaby, and the different positions held by the City and SFU about land use and control on Burnaby Mountain between 1964 and 1995. He talks about the increasing awareness that a solution needed to be found that gave certainty to the protection of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain. Mayor Corrigan also talks about what conservation means to him, the role that the Centennial Pavilion area plays on Burnaby Mountain, and the future for the urban forest on Burnaby Mountain. Other topics include his childhood, education, formative events in his life, and his career in politics.

Biographical Notes: Derek Corrigan was born and grew up in Vancouver. He attended a number of elementary schools in East Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Elementary School (Gr. 4-7) and Sir Charles Tupper High School. He attended UBC, majoring in philosophy and political science, and after travel in Europe, successfully applied to enter law school without completing his bachelors degree. He graduated in 1977, articled with Jim Lorimer in Burnaby and was called to the bar in 1978. In 1977 Derek Corrigan and his wife Kathy moved to Burnaby, first to the Stoney Creek neighborhood and then to a home on the South Slope where they raised their family of four children. Derek Corrigan first ran for Burnaby Council in 1979 with the Burnaby Citizens Association, and after three more tries was elected to council in 1987. He has served Burnaby for 28 years, first as a councillor and then as mayor since 2002. During his career he has served on many committees at the local, regional and national levels.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 1:31:24

Interviewee Name: Corrigan, Derek

Interview Location: Mayor’s office at Burnaby City Hall

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-018/MSS196-018_Track_3.mp3

Cliff Oswald

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46197

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1975

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Cliff Oswald standing and smiling as he watches the "returns" on a television in his constituency office during the 1975 provincial election. In the end, he lost to Eileen Dailly by a very short margin. He was the Social Credit provincial candidate for Burnaby-North in 1975 (and 1979).

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1975

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 19 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1085

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Cliff Oswald standing and smiling as he watches the "returns" on a television in his constituency office during the 1975 provincial election. In the end, he lost to Eileen Dailly by a very short margin. He was the Social Credit provincial candidate for Burnaby-North in 1975 (and 1979).

Subjects: Elections

Names: Oswald, Cliff; Social Credit Party of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "Oswald watch returns on T.V. during close race"; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph describes the situation

Images

Candidate speeches

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45366

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of candidate speeches during the Burnaby elections. David Mercier is at the podium. The candidates seated in a row and facing the audience are; Merrill Gordon, Ted Burnham, unidentified, Tom Constable, Colin Snell, and Frederick Randall.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 19 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-261

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of candidate speeches during the Burnaby elections. David Mercier is at the podium. The candidates seated in a row and facing the audience are; Merrill Gordon, Ted Burnham, unidentified, Tom Constable, Colin Snell, and Frederick Randall.