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postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact45449
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV003.26.1
- Description
- Postcard, colour photo, glossy; horizontal; shows landscaping, lawn with flowerbeds, shrubs, trees, stone chapel in background; on reverse in blue, "OCEAN VIEW BURIAL PARK" "6790 Patterson Ave., S. Burnaby, B.C." "EVERGREEN GARDEN" "For the interment of cremated remains, in an area of flowers, shrubs and trees. A small bronze name plate marks each individual plot. Garden Chapel (Crematorium) shown in the background."; at lower left, "Colour Photo by Dominion Photo Co., Vancouver, B.C."; up centre, "A Traveltime PRODUCT, MADE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, BY GRANT-MANN LITHOGRAPHERS LTD."; at bottom, "C-476"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS", outline of rectangle "STAMP"; unused; slight wear on one corner
- Object History
- Purchased from E-Bay, #2163154620.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Ocean View Burial Park Evergreen Garden C-476
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings
- Buildings - Religious
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Names
- Dominion Photo Company
Images
precision pin vise hand drill with box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89817
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV018.37.26
- Description
- precision pin vise hand drill set with box; precision pin vise manual hand drill set with steel and brass pen-like handle and 23 inter-changable steel drill bits; "D.R.G.M. No 11771" stamped into the base of the handle; box is wood with black leather exterior and red velvet interior; hinged lid with silver metal closure; individual slots to hold handle and drill bits securely.
- Measurements
- Box: L: 12.4 cm W: 5.4 cm H: 3.4 cm
Images
Proposal to Place an Old Inter-Urban Tram on Property Lying Between the Burnaby Police Building and the BC Electric Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport42426
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38038
- Meeting Date
- 3-Feb-1958
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38038
- Meeting Date
- 3-Feb-1958
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proposed City Support for Burnaby Inter-Agency Council Poverty Initiative
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport2557
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 64572
- Meeting Date
- 7-Apr-2003
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 64572
- Meeting Date
- 7-Apr-2003
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proposed Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaws Related to Transportation Network Services (aka Ride-Hailing)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport82601
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93207
- Meeting Date
- 09-Mar-2020
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93207
- Meeting Date
- 09-Mar-2020
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proposed Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaws Related to Transportation Network Services (aka Ride-Hailing)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport82622
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93227
- Meeting Date
- 23-Mar-2020
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93227
- Meeting Date
- 23-Mar-2020
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request of Inter Committee re Surrey Contract
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport78117
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 82888
- Meeting Date
- 13-Feb-1904
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 82888
- Meeting Date
- 13-Feb-1904
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Rezoning Reference #84/71 (1) a 3.2 Acre Portion of the South-East 10.09 Acres South of the Railway, DL 124S Plan 3348 (2) that Portion of Delta Avenue South of the Burlington Northern Railway and North of Still Creek Avenue - Inter-City Express Exchange Proposal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport30008
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 24199
- Meeting Date
- 20-Dec-1971
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 82
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 24199
- Meeting Date
- 20-Dec-1971
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 82
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day, July 28, [1980] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-268.jpg?width=280)
Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45373
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 28, [1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day celebrations where children got together from various parks in Burnaby for fun and games. Paul Ludvigson, 11 years old, is wearing a space man costume. He is from Stride Community School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 28, [1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-268
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day celebrations where children got together from various parks in Burnaby for fun and games. Paul Ludvigson, 11 years old, is wearing a space man costume. He is from Stride Community School.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Clothing - Costumes
- Names
- Ludvigson, Paul
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "Paul Ludvigson, 11 (space man) Stride Comm School"
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Park
- Edmonds Street
- Street Address
- 7435 Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
Images
![Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day, July 28, [1980] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-268.jpg)
![Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day, July 28, [1980] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-269.jpg?width=280)
Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45374
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 28, [1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day celebrations where children got together from various parks in Burnaby for fun and games. Angela Bell, 10 years old, from George Leaf School is wearing deelie boppers on her head and pulling a face for the camera.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 28, [1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-269
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day celebrations where children got together from various parks in Burnaby for fun and games. Angela Bell, 10 years old, from George Leaf School is wearing deelie boppers on her head and pulling a face for the camera.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Clothing - Costumes
- Names
- Bell, Angela
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "Angela Bell, 10 Geo. Leaf Skool [sic]"
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Park
- Edmonds Street
- Street Address
- 7435 Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
Images
![Richmond Park 'Inter-galactic' fun day, July 28, [1980] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-269.jpg)
Road Closure Reference # 04-13 - Proposed Closure of Rear Lane Allowance between 4560 Harken Drive and 4579 Grassmere Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53044
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69126
- Meeting Date
- 27-Oct-2008
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69126
- Meeting Date
- 27-Oct-2008
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7646
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Call Number
- 971.133 ROO
. BV017.24.32.
COURTESY OF JULIE
(CHAN) LEE.
在本拿比出生的郑
素英于1927年就读
道格拉斯路学校。
她家在道格拉斯路
城际电车站对面经
营菜园和养猪场。
本拿比市档案馆525-005。
Burnaby-born Laura
Suey Ying Jung
attended Douglas
Road School in 1927.
Her family operated
a farm and piggery
across from the
Douglas Road inter-
urban tram station.
CITY OF BURNABY ARCHIVES
525
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- ISBN
- 978-0-9689849-2-5
- Call Number
- 971.133 ROO
- Contributor
- Fong, Denise
- Lemke, Jane
- Codd, Lisa
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Printer
- Metropolitan Fine Printers
- Physical Description
- 203 p. : ill. ; 30.5 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Race discrimination -- Canada
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture
- Agriculture - Farms
- Persons - Families
- Rights
- Rights - Human Rights
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Notes
- There are two versions of the book: English and Simplified Chinese (left, below) and the other in English and Traditional Chinese (right, below).
- From the late 1800s to the present day, Chinese Canadians have made Burnaby into a more vibrant and livable city. Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby brings together a collection of diverse stories and photographs from the community, celebrating the legacy and contributions of Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community spanning over a century. This coffee-table book features oral histories and interviews with descendants of multigenerational family farms, green grocers, corner stores, restaurants, and places of worship. Also included are archival research and community perspectives on anti-Asian racism, community activism, courage, and resilience.
- The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discriminatory legislation by Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments that targeted Chinese Canadians by limiting opportunities to live, work and raise families in Canada. The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all migration from China and remained in place until 1947. Publishing this book in 2023 is an effort by the City of Burnaby to recognize the impact of discriminatory legislation on Chinese Canadians in our community, including discriminatory bylaws and practices implemented by Burnaby’s early municipal government.
- Edited by Denise Fong (Lead Researcher), Jane Lemke (Burnaby Village Museum Curator) and Lisa Codd (City of Burnaby Heritage Planner).
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Digital Books
Subdivision Control series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1940-2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the records created during the subdivision application process. This includes the initial application made by the property owner(s), the relevant reports and recommendations by outside departments and agencies, inter- and extra-office communication and correspondence, receipts o…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1940-2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Subdivision Control series
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the records created during the subdivision application process. This includes the initial application made by the property owner(s), the relevant reports and recommendations by outside departments and agencies, inter- and extra-office communication and correspondence, receipts of fees paid, maps, plans, architectural drawings, tentative approval checklists, right-of-way agreements, easements, covenants, road closure references, Title Search Certificates, and final approval checklists.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15664
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 29 Apr. 2021
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (87 min., 17 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements" and is presented by Fancy Poitras, Indigenous Relations Manager for the City of Bu…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (87 min., 17 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Presenters: Fancy Poitras and Rebekah Mahaffey
- Host: Jane Lemke
- Date of Presentation: Thursday, April 29, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks: 87 min., 17 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Recording Note: Film was edited from it's original recorded version (95 min., 34 sec.) to edited version (87 min., 17 sec.) for public viewing on Heritage Burnaby. This live recording experienced technical difficulties with the viewer window during the first few minutes of the presentation. This is resolved at 15:36.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements" and is presented by Fancy Poitras, Indigenous Relations Manager for the City of Burnaby and Rebekah Mahaffey, Social Planner for the City of Burnaby. The Zoom webinar is the second in a series of six "Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars exploring a range of topics shared by Indigenous speakers and knowledge keepers that were presented and made available to the public between April 27 and May 12, 2021. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. The webinar opens with host, Jane Lemke providing a Land Acknowlegement "The land on which Burnaby now sits is the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples". Jane explains that providing a land acknowledgement is part of the City of Burnaby's official policy and that the land is on the shared territory of many Nations including the sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), Kway-quit-lum, Kwantlen, ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Understanding the definitions of language groups, Nations, shared territory and many of the importance words form a basis of the subject matter for this webinar. Fancy Poitras and Rebekah Mahaffey enter a discussion exploring this topic while posing thought provoking questions to each other. As Burnaby's Indigenous Relations Manager, Fancy Poitras conveys her own experiences and knowledge while providing historical references and recommendations for further educational resources around territorial land acknowledgment. Following their discussion, Fancy and Rebekah take questions from the audience that are moderated by the host, Jane Lemke.
- History
- Fancy Poitras was hired as the City of Burnaby's first Indigenous Relations Manager in 2021. Prior to her role, she worked for the First Nations Health Authority for more than five years, first as a Senior Policy Analyst, then as the Manager and Acting Director of Strategic Policy; throughout her time with FNHA, she worked on an extensive portfolio of health and wellness, and service design and delivery issues, including primary care, cancer, seniors and elders. Fancy has a Master’s degree in Public Policy and a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Social Policy Issues from Simon Fraser University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of Alberta. Fancy is a member of Mikisew Cree First Nation, Treaty 8 territory, and she grew up primarily in the Northwest Territories. Rebekah Mahaffey (she, her, hers) is a Social Policy Planner at the City of Burnaby. She is a settler on these lands, and is of mixed French-Scottish-Irish ancestry. She grew up in Indonesia, Libya and England and has called the west coast home for almost 15 years. Rebekah has degrees in International Development, Art History and Urban Planning. In her work she focuses on inter-culturalism, access and inclusion, anti-racism, and working with Burnaby’s 2SLGBTQQIA community. When not at work, she enjoys hiking, reading, and listening to podcasts. She lives in Vancouver with her young child.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Government relations
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - , Treatment of
- Responsibility
- Lemke, Jane
- Accession Code
- BV021.17.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 29 Apr. 2021
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of video recording The following links wereshared at the end of the presentation:
- My Conversations with Canadians by Lee Maracle: https://bookhugpress.ca/shop/ebooks/essays-ebooks/conversations-with-canadians-by-lee-maracle/
- 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph: https://www.ictinc.ca/books/21-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-indian-act
- CBC documentary series 8th Fire: https://www.cbc.ca/firsthand/blog/8th-fire-wabs-walk-through-history ‘Whose Land’ App: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/whose-land/id1350310353
- “Unreserved” Podcast, Episode: January 20, 2019, ‘Hayden King’: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/redrawing-the-lines-1.4973363/i-regret-it-hayden-king-on-writing-ryerson-university-s-territorial-acknowledgement-1.4973371
- Guidelines for Indigenous Territory Acknowledgement http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/Burnaby+Interagency/Guidelines+for+Indigenous+Territory+Acknowledgement.pdf
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Calls_for_Justice.pdf
Images
Video
Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements, 29 Apr. 2021
Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements, 29 Apr. 2021
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2021_0017_0002_002.mp4
Tram 1223 being moved to Burnaby's Centennial Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36099
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 17, 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram 1223 being moved from Edmonds Loop to Burnaby's Centennial Heritage Village, where it became a permanent archive. A man looks on as a railworker moves under the tram just as two large cranes lift it into the air.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 17, 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Columbian Newspaper subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 222-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram 1223 being moved from Edmonds Loop to Burnaby's Centennial Heritage Village, where it became a permanent archive. A man looks on as a railworker moves under the tram just as two large cranes lift it into the air.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping glued to verso of photograph reads: "It took two cranes and about three hours to transport old B.C. Electric inter-urban tram car from it's former home at Edmonds Loop to it's new home at Burnaby's Centennial Heritage Village. Tram is to be a permanent archive at the village.
- July 17, 1971 is stamped on verso of photograph, overtop of the newspaper article
Images
Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5863
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Contributor
- Friends of Interurban 1223
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Printer
- City of Burnaby Printshop
- Physical Description
- 91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric railroads
- Local transit
- Street-railroads
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Name Access
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Notes
- Editor : Pixie McGeachie
Images
Digital Books
Update for Inter South Vancouver Committee re Boundary Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport78297
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 83040
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jul-1904
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 83040
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jul-1904
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Velodrome Proposal - Letter from Inter Municipal Planning and Conservation Team (IMPACT)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport12250
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6941
- Meeting Date
- 12-Feb-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 11
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6941
- Meeting Date
- 12-Feb-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 11
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Walker family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78708
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1957 (date of originals); 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Walker family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs (7 jpeg : col., 300 dpi ; 7 jpeg : col., 96 dpi ; 10 jpeg : b&w, 300 dpi ; 12 jpeg : b&w, 96 dpi). 1 drawing (jpeg) : col., 300 dpi ; 2 maps (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi ; 397.67 KB of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 41 jpegs of original photographs (some include annotation), maps, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Scotty Walker, his family and the Inter-City Driving Range that he created.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1957 (date of originals); 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Walker family fonds
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs (7 jpeg : col., 300 dpi ; 7 jpeg : col., 96 dpi ; 10 jpeg : b&w, 300 dpi ; 12 jpeg : b&w, 96 dpi). 1 drawing (jpeg) : col., 300 dpi ; 2 maps (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi ; 397.67 KB of textual records.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2013-15
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 41 jpegs of original photographs (some include annotation), maps, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Scotty Walker, his family and the Inter-City Driving Range that he created.
- History
- Scotty Walker purchased the property at 974 12th Avenue in 1948 under the Veteran’s Land Act (VLA) grant from the government. He was in the Air Force during the Second World War. Previous to the purchase he ran a trucking business in New Westminster and lived at 1421 Nanaimo Street. The family consisted of Scotty, his wife Elizabeth, and three children, Alex, Barbara, and James. The land was overgrown with trees, scrub bushes, and a general swampy area. Scotty had the plan to build a Golf Driving Range, but it would take a lot of work. He owned three acres and leased three acres from the Lady of Mercy Church. Then they started working the land. The trees and scrub bush had to be removed and it was all done by hand. As the weather warmed and the swamp dried somewhat, Scotty got the idea to do selective burning. After many times doing this in small sections, the wind changed and the fire was headed for some houses on Tenth Avenue. The fire departments from New Westminster and Burnaby showed up and he was severely punished. It created other problems too. The land was swampy and when it dried, it was a peat bog, so the fire would burn down and turn up all over the place. That winter when the rains came, the land flooded and froze. The kids in the neighbourhood took advantage of the open spaces and brought out their skates. They had a great time. Some pigs were purchased with the idea that they could help dig up the roots and could be butchered later. Well they cleared the roots, but the kids all said they would not eat the pigs. The pigs were sold as they had become like pets. The land was then bulldozed into a berm on the 12th Street side of the land and a fence was built on top of the hill. The Walkers still had to clear the roots and branches that accumulated on the berm. The big problem was snakes. There were pits of water snakes that had been moved with the bulldozing. The family is not sure what happened with the snakes but eventually they moved. The area that would have been to the left of the property was still a swamp, so maybe they went there. The Walkers built drainage ditches through the land and let it drain to the natural slope toward Eighth Street. Construction on the Golf Range started and the grass was seeded. The “Inter-City Golf Range” opened on June 16, 1951. It had been a long hard road for the whole family but it worked out quite well. There was no automatic machine picking up balls, it was all done by hand and washed in a washing machine. Eventually they got Shag Bags that helped some but it was a huge job. The Golf Range ran for a few years and then Burnaby had a very sunny summer and the sun was in the patrons' eyes. So Scotty decided to move the buildings to the 12th Avenue part of the land. The club house and coffee shop was moved. The family took the building apart board by board and reconstructed it at the other end of the land. This worked well. All this had been accomplished on a shoestring budget as there was no big money behind anything. The Walkers cut the grass with gas hand mowers, washed the balls with the washing machine, and worked very long hours. Then the Catholic Church decided not to renew the lease. The family had worked so hard and now Scotty’s dream was dashed. It was a devastating time. Eventually the property was sold to the Christian Brothers and the buildings to Gus Brown in Richmond. The church bought the land for $25,000, in 1957. The end of the dream was very hard on everyone. Eventually life went on. It is sad that Scotty was just so far ahead of his time. He was a small man about 5’6" and about 140 pounds but had dreams as big as anyone and worked like three men to accomplish his dream. The cleared land was eventually developed into Saint Thomas Moore School. Biography provided by B. Kromm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Walker family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 557
Webster's new unabridged dictionary of the English language
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2317
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
- Edition
- New and enl. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Call Number
- 423 WEB 1901
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV977.39.1
- Call Number
- 423 WEB 1901
- Edition
- New and enl. ed.
- Author
- Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
- Contributor
- Fallows, Samuel, 1835-1922
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Thompson & Thomas
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Physical Description
- xvii, 1281 p., 1074 p. ; ill. (some col.) : 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Dictionaries
- Notes
- "Containing fully 45,000 more words, definitions and phrases than are to be found in the latest editions of Webster's and Worchester's unabridged dictionaries; and about 25,000 more words than are contained in Webster's Interational Dictionary, making them ost comprehensive and complete dictionary of the English language extant."--t.p. "Illustrated with 2000 engravings"--t.p. "Greatly englarged and thoroughly revised to daye by Rt. Rev. Samual Fallows"--t.p.