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Advisory Planning Commission subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96030
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 40 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of commission records for the Advisory Planning Commission including agendas, minutes, reports, and correspondence and a Commission portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Advisory Planning Commission subseries
- Physical Description
- 40 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of commission records for the Advisory Planning Commission including agendas, minutes, reports, and correspondence and a Commission portrait.
- History
- The Advisory Planning Commission was established in July of 1963. The Advisory Planning Commission was the successor to the Town Planning Commission. The Commission was responsible for advising Council on land use matters and reviewing all zoning bylaw amendments before being forwarded to public hearing. The Commission was disbanded on February 20, 2017.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
Ancestral charts re Flemings and Waplingtons
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19017
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [2010]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two handwritten ancestral charts of Ray Fleming and Frances Louise Waplington. Charts also include their descendants.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two handwritten ancestral charts of Ray Fleming and Frances Louise Waplington. Charts also include their descendants.
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.178
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [2010]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-01-06
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Document is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Audit Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96328
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2012-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 4 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Audit Committee including agendas, minutes, and reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2012-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Audit Committee subseries
- Physical Description
- 4 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Audit Committee including agendas, minutes, and reports.
- History
- The Audit Committee was established on April 16, 2012. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the work of external auditors. This oversight is meant to enhance the credibility and reliability of financial reporting while helping to ensure the independence of the external auditors.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Bell's restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17002
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, tenders, workplans and budget information regarding the moving, restoration, repairs and upgrades to the Whitechurch Hardware - Bell's Dry Goods building on exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, tenders, workplans and budget information regarding the moving, restoration, repairs and upgrades to the Whitechurch Hardware - Bell's Dry Goods building on exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 1973-2012
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Architectural Drawing
- Notes
- Title based on content of subseries
BHS minutes 2010
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98330
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2010
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and reports, as well as the minutes and reports of the annual general meeting and newspaper clippings of articles related to items discussed at meetings.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2010
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-054
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and reports, as well as the minutes and reports of the annual general meeting and newspaper clippings of articles related to items discussed at meetings.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from original file folder
BHS minutes 2011
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98331
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and reports, as well as the minutes of the annual general meeting. File also contains an invitation to the official plaque unveiling of the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room at the City of Burnaby Archives and event program.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-055
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and reports, as well as the minutes of the annual general meeting. File also contains an invitation to the official plaque unveiling of the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room at the City of Burnaby Archives and event program.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from original file folder
BHS minutes 2012
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98332
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-056
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
BHS minutes 2013
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98333
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-057
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
BHS minutes 2014
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98334
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and reports and minutes and reports of the annual general meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-058
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and reports and minutes and reports of the annual general meeting.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
BHS minutes 2015
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98335
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-059
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
BHS minutes 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98336
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular and Executive meeting minutes and the minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-060
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular and Executive meeting minutes and the minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
BHS minutes 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98337
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and the minutes and scholarship report of the annual general meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-061
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and the minutes and scholarship report of the annual general meeting.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
BHS minutes 2018
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98338
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and the minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-062
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society regular meeting minutes and the minutes of the annual general meeting.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
BHS scholarships
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98417
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990-2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains records pertaining to Burnaby Historical Society scholarship. The scholarship was funded by Dr. Blythe and Violet Eagles and honours Evelyn Salisbury, former president of the Society. Records includes scholarship terms of reference, notification letters to award recipients, and the …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990-2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-084
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains records pertaining to Burnaby Historical Society scholarship. The scholarship was funded by Dr. Blythe and Violet Eagles and honours Evelyn Salisbury, former president of the Society. Records includes scholarship terms of reference, notification letters to award recipients, and the endowment stewardship report from Simon Fraser University who took over administration of the scholarship in 2017.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from original file folder
![Burnaby Historical Society Christmas, [between 1999 and 2010] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/629/633-011-1.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Historical Society Christmas
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98456
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1999 and 2010]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas party held in the ice cream parlour at the Burnaby Village Museum. The party included a performance by a group of burlesque dancers in retro costumes and visit by Santa Claus.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1999 and 2010]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 633-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas party held in the ice cream parlour at the Burnaby Village Museum. The party included a performance by a group of burlesque dancers in retro costumes and visit by Santa Claus.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Photographs were originally contained in a photograph album and removed by Archives staff for preservation purposes. Original order of photographs within the album is maintained.
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Burnaby Historical Society Christmas, [between 1999 and 2010] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/629/633-011-1.jpg)
Carousel photographs subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18309
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900] (date of originals)-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- approx. 480 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs pertaining to the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel's history, restoration, sod turning, opening ceremonies and various events regarding the carousel. Orignal photographs and reproductions in this series were created by staff of the Burnaby Village Museum for research a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Subseries
- Carousel photographs subseries
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- approx. 480 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs pertaining to the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel's history, restoration, sod turning, opening ceremonies and various events regarding the carousel. Orignal photographs and reproductions in this series were created by staff of the Burnaby Village Museum for research and documentation purposes.
- Accession Code
- X5124
- BV019.21
- BV019.39
- BV020.5
- BV022.2
- Date
- [1900] (date of originals)-2012
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Further accruals are expected
Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18781
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed 2019-2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) + 3 sound recordings (mp3)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of two oral history interviews that were conducted by Denise Fong of Burnaby Village Museum while conducting historical research regarding the history of Chinese Canadians in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) + 3 sound recordings (mp3)
- Material Details
- Digital master recordings (wav) were converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of two oral history interviews that were conducted by Denise Fong of Burnaby Village Museum while conducting historical research regarding the history of Chinese Canadians in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV019.15.1
- BV020.6
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed 2019-2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
Committee Administration subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96376
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]-2020
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 10 folders of textual records + 3 rolls of microfilm
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Committee Administration including directories, terms of reference, commissioner appointments, committee applications, successful candidates, and delegations.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]-2020
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Committee administration subseries
- Physical Description
- 10 folders of textual records + 3 rolls of microfilm
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Committee Administration including directories, terms of reference, commissioner appointments, committee applications, successful candidates, and delegations.
- History
- Committee Administration is responsible for the administrative management of Burnaby's various committees, commissions, and boards.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Community Development Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96377
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2005-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 23 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Community Development Committee including agendas, minutes, and committee reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2005-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Physical Description
- 23 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Community Development Committee including agendas, minutes, and committee reports.
- History
- The Community Development Committee (formerly the Housing Committee) was established in 2006. The Committee advised on protecting and providing affordable housing, leasing of City land for non-market and special needs housing, planning issues for residential land use, and impacts of federal and provincial policies on Burnaby housing issues. On January 26, 2015, the Committee’s name was changed from Community Development Committee to Planning and Development Committee.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Community Heritage Commission subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96378
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 46 folders of textual records + 2 photographs + 1 portrait
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Community Heritage Commission including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and heritage sites.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Community Heritage Commission subseries
- Physical Description
- 46 folders of textual records + 2 photographs + 1 portrait
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Community Heritage Commission including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and heritage sites.
- History
- The Community Heritage Commission was established December of 1994. This committee was formerly known as the Heritage Advisory Committee. The Community Heritage Commission supports efforts to increase public awareness of and provide management for constructed and natural heritage in the City of Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
Community Policing Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96425
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1994-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 44 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Community Policing Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and a commissioned portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1994-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Community Policing Committee subseries
- Physical Description
- 44 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Community Policing Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and a commissioned portrait.
- History
- The Community Policing Committee was established on March 21, 1994. The purpose of this committee was to advise Council on directions and strategies for community policing and crime prevention strategies; to serve as a liaison between Council, district community consultative committees, and the RCMP; and to serve as a link between those groups and the broader community. On January 26, 2015, the Committee’s name was changed from the Community Policing Committee to the Public Safety Committee.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
Council Indemnity Advisory Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96428
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1992-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 12 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Council Indemnity Advisory Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, terms of reference, and a resource manual.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1992-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Physical Description
- 12 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Council Indemnity Advisory Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, terms of reference, and a resource manual.
- History
- The Council Indemnity Advisory Committee was first established on February 24, 1992. It was then reported out on September 14, 1992 and re-struck in 2001, 2007, and 2011. This committee was created in order to establish Council indemnities (dollar amounts) and their effective dates. The committee provides Council with a detached and objective body to complete this process.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Dissolution and final disbursement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98419
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence from Burnaby Historical Society President, Goldie Carr, regarding the dissolution of the Society and disbursement of its final funds. Funds were disbursed to the Burnaby Historical Society Undergraduate Scholarship in Canadian History Endowment at Simon Fraser Universi…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-086
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence from Burnaby Historical Society President, Goldie Carr, regarding the dissolution of the Society and disbursement of its final funds. Funds were disbursed to the Burnaby Historical Society Undergraduate Scholarship in Canadian History Endowment at Simon Fraser University, Rivers to Sea Regional Heritage Fair, and Burnaby Village Museum.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Environmental Sustainability Strategy Steering Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96915
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Steering Committee including agendas, minutes, and committee reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Steering Committee including agendas, minutes, and committee reports.
- History
- The Environmental Sustainability Strategy Steering Committee was established on December 10, 2012. The Committee advises on issues related to environmental strategies and initiatives focused on sustainability.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Environment Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96447
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2003-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 32 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Environment Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and a comissioned portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2003-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Environment Committee subseries
- Physical Description
- 32 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Environment Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and a comissioned portrait.
- History
- The Environment Committee (formerly the Environment and Waste Management Committee) was established on January 13, 2003. The Committee advises on issues such as minimizing environmental pollution, conserving and enhancing Burnaby’s natural landscape, and ensuring that new developments respect their natural surroundings. The Environment Committee and Social Planning Committee were integrated into the Sustainable City Advisory Committee in 2017. The Environment Committee was struck again in January of 2020.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
Executive Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96448
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1980-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 122 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Executive Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, grant reports, grant applications, lease grants, and Christmas dinner grants.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1980-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Executive Committee subseries
- Physical Description
- 122 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Executive Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, grant reports, grant applications, lease grants, and Christmas dinner grants.
- History
- Executive Committee was established on November 20, 1989. This committee assumed the responsibilities of the existing Finance Advisory Committee, the Exempt Staff Committee of Council, and the Council Procedures Committee. In January 2015, the responsibility for reviewing nominations and making recommendations for the City’s Citizen of the Year (Kushiro Cup recipient) was transferred to the Executive Committee of Council. The Committee advises on provision of grants to help cultural, athletic and volunteer assistance groups that provide a service or promote activities that are beneficial to Burnaby. This Committee also deals with human resource issues related to Senior Exempt staff and any other matters referred by Council. The Executive Committee of Council was integrated with the Financial Management Committee on February 20, 2017. On January 23, 2019 Council passed a report to dissolve the previous integration of The Executive Committee of Council with The Financial Management Committee, and once again have it be a stand-alone committee.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Finance and Civic Development Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96452
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2003-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 27 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Finance and Civic Development Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, and committee reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2003-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Physical Description
- 27 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Finance and Civic Development Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, and committee reports.
- History
- Finance and Civic Development Committee was established on January 13, 2003 when the Civic Development Committee and the Finance an Economic Development Committee merged to become the Finance and Civic Development Committee. The Committee was responsible for municipal buildings, facilities, conservation areas (etc.) and long term financial planning. On January 26, 2015, the Committee changed its name from the Finance and Civic Development Committee to the Financial Management Committee.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
International Relations and Friendship Cities Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96462
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the International Relations and Friendship Cities Committee including agendas, minutes, and committee reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the International Relations and Friendship Cities Committee including agendas, minutes, and committee reports.
- History
- The International Relations and Friendship Cities Committee was established January 12, 2012. The Committee acts as an advisory body for international relations and the Sister/Friendship City program and to assist Council in exploring opportunities for mutual economic and cultural benefits with other cities across the globe.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- In 2023, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Affairs Office requested from the City of Burnaby Mayor's Office that Taiwan be referred to as such without the written inclusion of China and affiliated names modern or historical, to keep in line with current Provincial and Federal practice. Historical records will not be altered and notes have been added where appropriate in archival descriptions in respect to the request.
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Interview with Shirley Cohn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Recreational Activities - Hiking
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
- Cohn, Shirley
- Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
- Burquest
- Hillel Jewish Students Association
- Simon Fraser University
- SFURA walking and hiking group
- Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
- Temple Shalom
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
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Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3Kushiro Cup Selection Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96463
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1997-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 13 folders of textual records + 2 photographs + 2 floppy discs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Kushiro Cup Selection Committee including agendas, minutes, and committee reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1997-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Physical Description
- 13 folders of textual records + 2 photographs + 2 floppy discs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Kushiro Cup Selection Committee including agendas, minutes, and committee reports.
- History
- This committee has been annually struck in order to choose an outstanding Burnaby citizen as the Kushiro Cup Award Citizen of the Year.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
Legal, grants etc
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98418
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1994-2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains records related to various legal agreements between the Burnaby Historical Society and other parties and grant requests from the Society to arts and heritage organizations and the City of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1994-2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-085
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains records related to various legal agreements between the Burnaby Historical Society and other parties and grant requests from the Society to arts and heritage organizations and the City of Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from original file folder
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19596
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass S…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)
- Material Details
- Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto separate audio tracks. Multiple tracks per interview were edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Some of the video recording (mp4) files were edited and saved as audio recording (wav) files
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass Sabha gudawara; Lachman Singh Gill; Joanne Smith; Ellen and Bill Schwartz; Sadhu Binning and Sukhwant Hundal (founders of Vancouver Sath); Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah; Jagandeep "Jag" Nagra; David Skulski; Kanwal Singh Neel; "The Bollywood Boyz" Harv Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra; Jenny Siormanolakis; Bill Gruenthal; Lama Tenzin Sherpa and Lama Sue Salter; Norman Dowad; Richard Liu; Shanaz Khan; Harry Toy; Lisette Pappas; Alex and Georgia Chronakis; Donna Wong and Jeffrey Wong.
- Accession Code
- BV023.16
- BV024.4
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Some of the recordings within this subseries have access restrictions
- Further accruals are expected
Mayor's Task Force on Graffiti subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96466
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2006-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 15 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Mayor's Task Force on Graffiti including agendas, minutes, committee reports, and a commissioned portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2006-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Mayor's Task Force on Graffiti subseries
- Physical Description
- 15 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Mayor's Task Force on Graffiti including agendas, minutes, committee reports, and a commissioned portrait.
- History
- The Mayor's Task Force on Graffiti was appointed May 8, 2006. The purpose of this committee was to develop anti-graffiti strategies and programs, promote mural programs. On January 26, 2015, the responsibilities for the Mayor’s Task Force on Graffiti were transferred to the Public Safety Committee.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
Membership lists
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98416
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society membership lists, including contact information and fees paid. File also includes other documentation related to Society membership, including correspondence and executive nomination papers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-083
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society membership lists, including contact information and fees paid. File also includes other documentation related to Society membership, including correspondence and executive nomination papers.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from original file folder
- Some restrictions on access
Museum materials for exhibits subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18848
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 digital files (tiff, pdf)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of discrete items and records pertaining to various permanent and temporary exhibits created by Burnaby Village Museum.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum exhibits series
- Subseries
- Museum materials for exhibits subseries
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 digital files (tiff, pdf)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of discrete items and records pertaining to various permanent and temporary exhibits created by Burnaby Village Museum.
- Accession Code
- BV019.36.1
- BV019.61.1
- Date
- 2019
- Media Type
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- further accruals are expected
Museum research interviews subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18780
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [2015]-2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (mp3) + 51 video recordings (02:55:45 min) + 5 audio recordings (wav)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted by staff of Burnaby Village Museum for various research projects regarding the history of Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Museum research interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (mp3) + 51 video recordings (02:55:45 min) + 5 audio recordings (wav)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted by staff of Burnaby Village Museum for various research projects regarding the history of Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV018.18.1
- BV019.13.1
- BV019.14.1
- Date
- [2015]-2017
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Fall 2017 subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18200
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 m4v video recordings
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of two Chinese Canadian Stories lectures that took place as part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Presentations were recorded live while delivered by Julie Lee and Ken Yip. Both Julie Lee and Ken…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 m4v video recordings
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of two Chinese Canadian Stories lectures that took place as part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Presentations were recorded live while delivered by Julie Lee and Ken Yip. Both Julie Lee and Ken Yip share their stories about their family farms in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Accession Code
- BV018.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
People files - Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66331
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 2010
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the programme for the memorial service for well-respected Burnaby Historian Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 2010
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- People files subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 42756
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the programme for the memorial service for well-respected Burnaby Historian Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
People files subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97359
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of papers pertaining to notable people in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- People files subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1993-03
- BHS1997-16
- BHS1999-02
- BHS2000-06
- BHS2003-13
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of papers pertaining to notable people in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of subseries
Photos of other dry goods stores
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17000
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print + xerox copies
- Scope and Content
- File consists of copies of photographs of other dry goods stores that were used for research in the creation of the Bell's Dry Goods exhibit and the report for upgrades in 2012.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Subseries
- Bell's research files subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print + xerox copies
- Scope and Content
- File consists of copies of photographs of other dry goods stores that were used for research in the creation of the Bell's Dry Goods exhibit and the report for upgrades in 2012.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Museums
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1967
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2012
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
![Pixie McGeachie, [between 1990 and 2010] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/629/633-013-1.jpg?width=280)
Pixie McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98458
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1990 and 2010]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 15 cm x 19 cm and 13 cm x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Pixie McGeachie participating in Burnaby Historical Society events, including receiving a Heritage award and serving as a judge for two unidentified competitions.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1990 and 2010]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 15 cm x 19 cm and 13 cm x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 633-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Pixie McGeachie participating in Burnaby Historical Society events, including receiving a Heritage award and serving as a judge for two unidentified competitions.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Images
![Pixie McGeachie, [between 1990 and 2010] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/629/633-013-1.jpg)
Simon Fraser Liaison Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96471
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1994-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 6 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Simon Fraser Liaison Committee including agendas, minutes, and correspondence.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1994-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Simon Fraser Liaison Committee subseries
- Physical Description
- 6 folders of textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Simon Fraser Liaison Committee including agendas, minutes, and correspondence.
- History
- The Simon Fraser Liaison Committee was established in 1991. The Committee liaises with Simon Fraser University on matters of common interest.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Social Issues Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96472
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2003-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 35 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Social Issues Committee including agendas, minutes, committee reports, and a commissioned portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2003-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Social Issues Committee subseries
- Physical Description
- 35 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Social Issues Committee including agendas, minutes, committee reports, and a commissioned portrait.
- History
- The Social Issues Committee was established January 13, 2003 to replace the Community Issues and Social Planning Committee. The Social Issues Committee advised on a variety of social issues including crime prevention, leasing space at Burnaby’s Community Resource Centres, and the needs of seniors, youth, families, ethnic groups and persons with disabilities. On January 26, 2015, the Social Issues Committee changed its name to the Social Planning Committee.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19345
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1600-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 19 sound recordings (wav) + 9 sound recordings (mp3)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of nine oral history interviews that were conducted in 2022 and 2023 by Museum Registrars Rajdeep and James Binks and Contractor and SFU Lecturer Anushay Malik with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. The interviews were conducted as part of th…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 19 sound recordings (wav) + 9 sound recordings (mp3)
- Material Details
- Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto separate audio tracks. Multiple tracks per interview were edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of nine oral history interviews that were conducted in 2022 and 2023 by Museum Registrars Rajdeep and James Binks and Contractor and SFU Lecturer Anushay Malik with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. The interviews were conducted as part of the second year of the Burnaby Village Museum's South Asian Research project. Interviews were conducted with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar; Prem Gill, Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Gill; Sadhu Binning; MLA: Honourable Raj Chouhan; Surjeet Kaur Parmar and Maninder Arora.
- Accession Code
- BV022.29
- BV023.1
- Date
- [1600-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Further accruals expected
South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86015
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2010
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records including; entrants lists, a list of judges, a winners list, ticket sales, entry forms and divisions.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2010
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS182-001
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- 2014-14
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records including; entrants lists, a list of judges, a winners list, ticket sales, entry forms and divisions.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file titled 'S. Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair 2010'.
South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86016
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2010-2011
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records including; a program, a winners list, ticket sales, entry forms and division details and meeting minutes for August 24, 2010 and March 2011 through to August 2011.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2010-2011
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS182-002
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- 2014-14
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records including; a program, a winners list, ticket sales, entry forms and division details and meeting minutes for August 24, 2010 and March 2011 through to August 2011.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file titled 'S. Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair 2011'
South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86017
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2011-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records including; a program, lists of entrants, raffle tickets and winners, entry forms, an invitation, correspondence and meeting minutes for August 24 and September 21, 2011 and February 2012 through to August 2012.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2011-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS182-003
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- 2014-14
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records including; a program, lists of entrants, raffle tickets and winners, entry forms, an invitation, correspondence and meeting minutes for August 24 and September 21, 2011 and February 2012 through to August 2012.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file titled 'S. Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair 2012'
South Burnaby Garden Club financial records
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86018
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2009-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club audit and review of financial records for 2009.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2009-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS182-005
- Accession Number
- 2014-14
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club audit and review of financial records for 2009.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file titled 'South Burnaby Garden Club Receipts'.
South Burnaby Garden Club records
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86019
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2009-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club records including; an insurance contract, a page from Society Act Annual Report, City of Burnaby Facility Agreement Contract, Guide to 23rd Annual Burnaby Rhodendrun Festival, Fall Fair Winners list, members list and correspondence from 'Country Fair Bakin…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2009-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- South Burnaby Garden Club fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS182-004
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- 2014-14
- Scope and Content
- File consists of South Burnaby Garden Club records including; an insurance contract, a page from Society Act Annual Report, City of Burnaby Facility Agreement Contract, Guide to 23rd Annual Burnaby Rhodendrun Festival, Fall Fair Winners list, members list and correspondence from 'Country Fair Baking Contests' sponsor.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file titled 'South Burnaby Garden Club Receipts'.
St. Helen's Parish Centennial Celebrations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77947
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- St. Helen's Parish fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm. of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of posters, post cards, a medallion and a 2012 calendar created as part of the Centennial Celebrations for St. Helen's Catholic Church and Parish.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- St. Helen's Parish fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm. of textual records.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS174-001
- Accession Number
- 2013-10
- Scope and Content
- File consists of posters, post cards, a medallion and a 2012 calendar created as part of the Centennial Celebrations for St. Helen's Catholic Church and Parish.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file