BC Conference on Post War Reconstruction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53705
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69790
- Meeting Date
- 27-Mar-1944
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69790
- Meeting Date
- 27-Mar-1944
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
The Canadian Legion Total War Effort
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54671
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70770
- Meeting Date
- 26-Nov-1941
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70770
- Meeting Date
- 26-Nov-1941
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Collection of Salvage Material by the Greater Vancouver War Chest Salvage Division
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53792
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69877
- Meeting Date
- 19-Jun-1944
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69877
- Meeting Date
- 19-Jun-1944
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Collection of Used Clothing for Distribution to the Needy and Destitute in the War Devastated Countries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53429
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69513
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jul-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69513
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jul-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany with bombing sites
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20312
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1938] (date of creation of map), annotations added [between 1943 and 1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; 51 x 77 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map entitled "Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany" with secondary title "Daily Telegraph WAR MAP No. 10 Revised Edition". Map was produced prior to the Second World War [pre-Munich International Boundary lines]. Map depicts approximately 47 N to 55 N and from 3E to 22E. The countr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; 51 x 77 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map entitled "Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany" with secondary title "Daily Telegraph WAR MAP No. 10 Revised Edition". Map was produced prior to the Second World War [pre-Munich International Boundary lines]. Map depicts approximately 47 N to 55 N and from 3E to 22E. The country of Germany sits at the centre of the map bordered by Holland, Belgium and France to the west; Switzerland, Austria and Hungary to the south; Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslavakia, Hungary and Romania to the east and Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the north. Annotations in green ink on the map mark areas of Germany that were bombed during World War Two and were added by Royal Canadian Air Force First Officer Joseph (Joe) H. Corsbie during his service.
- Creator
- Geographia Limited
- Publisher
- Hutchinsons & Co. (Publishers Ltd.) LONDON & MELBORNE"
- Parallel Title
- WAR MAP No. 10 Revised Edition
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Accession Code
- BV020.31.35
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [before 1938] (date of creation of map), annotations added [between 1943 and 1945]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Label printed on verso of map reads: "Daily Telegraph / War Map No. 10 / GERMANY / (REVISED EDITION) / PRICE 1/-NET"
- Copyright. "GEOGRAPHIA" LTD. 167 FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C.4
- Specially drawn for the Daily Telegraph by "Geographia" Ltd."
- Scale: "Heights in English Feet / Scale of English Miles / Kilometres"
Discount on Sale of Tax Sale Properties for Veterans of the 1939-1945 War
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49465
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49273
- Meeting Date
- 25-Mar-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49273
- Meeting Date
- 25-Mar-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Endorsement of Resolution Calling on the Provincial and Federal Governments to Assume the Costs of Laying the Mains for the Proposed Water Supply System Plan as Outlined by the Greater Vancouver Water District as a Post War Rehabilitation Scheme
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53313
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69397
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69397
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Grant to the Chinese War Relief Fund
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54209
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70296
- Meeting Date
- 16-Aug-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70296
- Meeting Date
- 16-Aug-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Greek War Relied Fund
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54155
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70241
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jun-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70241
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jun-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Notice of Motion re: Post-War Rehabilitation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54332
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70419
- Meeting Date
- 8-Nov-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70419
- Meeting Date
- 8-Nov-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Organization of a Burnaby Sub-Committee on Emergent Epidemics in Preparation for any Emergent Epidemic Which May Follow in the Wake of World War II
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53362
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69446
- Meeting Date
- 21-May-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69446
- Meeting Date
- 21-May-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Post-War Projects - Data Compilation by Municipal Engineer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53912
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69998
- Meeting Date
- 6-Nov-1944
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69998
- Meeting Date
- 6-Nov-1944
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Post-War Rehabilitation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54130
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70216
- Meeting Date
- 10-May-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70216
- Meeting Date
- 10-May-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proclamation of War Dated August 25, 1939
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54833
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70936
- Meeting Date
- 6-Sep-1939
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70936
- Meeting Date
- 6-Sep-1939
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proposal for an Amendment to the Dominion Income War Tax Act to Provide that Illegitimate Children be Considered Dependents Under the Act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54334
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70421
- Meeting Date
- 22-Nov-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70421
- Meeting Date
- 22-Nov-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proposals Submitted to the Post-war Rehabilitation Committee
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54484
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70582
- Meeting Date
- 5-Aug-1942
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70582
- Meeting Date
- 5-Aug-1942
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Purchase of a New Fire Truck in Response to the Emergency Caused by the Declaration of War Against Japan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54676
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70775
- Meeting Date
- 10-Dec-1941
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70775
- Meeting Date
- 10-Dec-1941
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Consideration to Re-Contour the Southern Slope of the Municipality as a Post War Rehabilitation Project
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54283
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70370
- Meeting Date
- 12-Oct-1943
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70370
- Meeting Date
- 12-Oct-1943
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Leave of Absence for War Service with the R.C.A.F. - Lewis Auvache (Fireman)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53984
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70070
- Meeting Date
- 1-Feb-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70070
- Meeting Date
- 1-Feb-1943
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Motion Regarding the Repatriation of People of Japanese Origin after the War
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53271
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69354
- Meeting Date
- 26-Feb-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69354
- Meeting Date
- 26-Feb-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Requirement that all Heads of Families and Single Adults in Receipt of Relief Produce Proof of Registration Under the National War Registration Scheme
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54733
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70832
- Meeting Date
- 18-Sep-1940
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70832
- Meeting Date
- 18-Sep-1940
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Sale of Dominion of Canada First War Loan 1948-1952
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54680
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70779
- Meeting Date
- 10-Dec-1941
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70779
- Meeting Date
- 10-Dec-1941
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Sale of Dominion of Canada Second War Loan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54397
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70494
- Meeting Date
- 10-Feb-1942
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70494
- Meeting Date
- 10-Feb-1942
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Suggested Municipal Works - Post-war Rehabilitation Council
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54477
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70575
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jul-1942
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70575
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jul-1942
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Unveiling of the All Saints Church War Memorial Roll
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48939
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49097
- Meeting Date
- 3-Nov-1947
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49097
- Meeting Date
- 3-Nov-1947
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Broadview Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark687
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Development in the Broadview area slowed during World War Two, but after the war, the area became home to a number of industrial sites. The first major plant to be built here was the Dominion Bridge Company which opened in 1930.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark563
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Public building.
- Associated Dates
- 1948
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1948
- Description
- Public building.
- Heritage Value
- The Capitol Hill Community Hall was designed by local architect Harold Cullerne (1890-1976). After Cullerne returned from service during the First World War, he joined J.H. Bowman in a partnership that lasted from 1919 to 1934. After Bowman retired in 1934, Cullerne practiced on his own, continuing to work on schools and institutional buildings, such as the Art Deco Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver. In 1944, Cullerne designed a community hall for Capitol Hill; the scheme was delayed, and redesigned before it was finally built after the end of the Second World War. A simple front gabled roof hall structure, this hall is a monument to community spirit, erected by community members on a volunteer basis, and used for community events for over half a century. The hall replaced two earlier structures, both destroyed by fire, that had served the same purpose.
- Locality
- Capitol Hill
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Architect
- Harold Cullerne
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Street Address
- 361 Howard Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Clinton School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark709
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Clinton Street
- Associated Dates
- 1948
- Heritage Value
- With the increasing settlement on the south slope between Kingsway and Marine Drive following World War Two, the old two-room school of Riverway East was considered inadequate so in 1948, the Clinton Elementary School opened. Clinton was to be the prototype of post-war elementary schools in Burnaby. It had no basement, no second storey and no high stairways. Classrooms were built in line and easily added as needed. Clinton had additions in 1950, 1951, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1967 and 1973.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
- Street Address
- 5858 Clinton Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
East Burnaby Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark712
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- After a lull in construction during the World War I period, East Burnaby Neighbourhood's growth resumed during the 1920s when many homes and businesses were constructed. The post-World War Two period also saw rapid construction and the creation of new housing developments in response to a population boom. The neighbourhood remained a primarily single-family residential area.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
George Derby Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark705
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Associated Dates
- 1947
- Heritage Value
- The George Derby Centre was opened in 1947 as a rehabilitation Centre for young disabled veterans returning from the war. The centre was named after George Cleveland Derby, a World War I veteran who was injured in the Battle of Vimy Ridge and later went on to become a District Administrator in the Department of Solders’ Civil Re-establishment, the forerunner of the Department of Veterans Affairs. His work took him to wartime England where he was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1943 for patriotic and philanthropic work.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Street Address
- 7550 Cumberland Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Standard Oil Company / Chevron
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark673
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue North
- Associated Dates
- 1935
- Heritage Value
- In 1935 the announcement that the California-based Standard Oil Company was going to build a huge "million dollar" refinery in Burnaby was greeted with cheers by residents who were eager for employment and good news during the Great Depression. The refinery, named Stanovan (aka: Standard Oil - Vancouver) was officially opened in 1936 with the ability to produce 2000 barrels per day. During World War Two, the capacity of the refinery doubled to assist in the war effort. In 1976, the company's name was changed to Chevron Canada Limited.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Street Address
- 355 Willingdon Avenue North
Images
Lower Mainland Regional Plan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90139
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm
- Scope and Content
- A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- 7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : in miles
- Map no. 4 is missing
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 59929
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2016-09
- Scope and Content
- A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps have are marked with boundaries, and landmarks including Historical Monuments, Custom Ports, Airports and Railways.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Credit on maps read as: "Bureau_of_Post_War / Rehabilitation_and_Reconstruction / Regional_Planning_Design / Parliament_Buildings_Victoria_BC / Date_Sept_1st_1945 / (signed by ) [A.G._Graham]"
Alta Vista Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark707
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- As with many areas of Burnaby during this period, the years after World War Two marked a rapid growth in residential development in the Alta-Vista Neighbourhood. Subdivisions like Sussex and Suncrest were built and new schools and amenities were constructed to meet the demands of increased population.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Burnaby Lake Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark700
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- After World War I and the Great Depression of the 1930s, more homes were constructed and subdivisions created in the Burnaby Lake district. The area around Deer Lake gained a reputation for being an "artistic development of commodious homes with park-like grounds."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Burnaby South High School Cenotaph & Memorial Tennis Courts
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark547
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- This memorial comprises a cenotaph and three tennis courts: the former a monument of British Columbia granite inscribed with the names of fifty-one students of Burnaby South High School who lost their lives in the Second World War; and the latter a living memorial to these former students.
- Associated Dates
- 1948
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Associated Dates
- 1948
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- This memorial comprises a cenotaph and three tennis courts: the former a monument of British Columbia granite inscribed with the names of fifty-one students of Burnaby South High School who lost their lives in the Second World War; and the latter a living memorial to these former students.
- Heritage Value
- This memorial is important for its spiritual, symbolic, and cultural associations for the former students of Burnaby South High School, and for all youth in the community. The cenotaph is of personal significance to the families of those who lost their lives. The unusual combination of cenotaph and living memorial - the tennis courts - represents a rare statement of a community's commitment to not allow the sacrifice of its youth to be forgotten by providing an active facility which draw people to the place on a regular basis rather than just on occasions of remembrance. As such it is an important symbol of a humanitarian ethic. In combination with the Kingsway East School, now rehabilitated as the Alan Emmott Centre, this memorial represents a valuable haven of green-space and recreation in the high-density urban development that now surrounds it.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Burnaby South High School Cenotaph & Memorial Tennis Courts include the: - location of the cenotaph adjacent to the living memorial - spatial association of this memorial and the remaining school building - physical fabric of both the granite monument and the tennis courts
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Function
- Primary Current--Public Feature
- Primary Historic--Public Feature
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 016-367-154 Legal Description: Lot 1, District Lot 96, Group 1 New Westminster District, Plan 86581
- Boundaries
- Burnaby South High School Cenotaph & Memorial Tennis Courts is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6650 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby.
- Area
- 6,070.00
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Landscape Feature
- Structure
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Capitol Hill Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark667
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Although the Hastings street-car extension to Ellesmere opened in 1913 and there had been much speculation in the area during the real estate boom of 1909-1913, development in Capitol Hill did not really take off until after World War One when workers in Vancouver started to look to Burnaby for affordable but centrally-located neighbourhoods in which to build their homes. The 1913 one-room school had to be replaced in 1923 and in 1948, members of the community came together to build a new Community Hall.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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Central Park Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark688
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Although still largely a rural area during the 1920s, subdivisions began appearing in the Central Park neighbourhood at this time. Development was slowed by the Great Depression of the 1930s but the influx of commercial buildings and new housing initiatives in the post-war boom led to a period of rapid growth especially in the Garden Village subdivision which was undertaken in 1953 with the plan to build 500 modern homes in the 140-acre site. Despite the closure of the interurban line in 1953, the neighbourhood remained an active commercial and residential centre.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
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Ford Motor Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark698
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Associated Dates
- 1938
- Heritage Value
- In 1938, the Ford Motor Company selected Burnaby as its site for a new assembly plant to serve Western Canada. Ford purchased the land which had been owned by the Silver family at Kingsway and Silver Avenue and built its factory using steel from Burnaby's Dominion Bridge Company. During World War II, the plant was used to produce military vehicles. In 1988, the building was demolished and the Station Square development was constructed on the site.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Street Address
- 4600 Kingsway
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Lozells Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark701
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Like a lot of residential neighbourhoods in Burnaby during the post-War boom, the Lozells area during the 1925-1954 period was one of new construction and subdivisions. Although more homes were being built, the neighbourhood still retained a somewhat rural characteristic well into the 1950s.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
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Montague & Marcia Moore Residence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark499
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Montague and Marcia Moore Residence, situated on Sperling Avenue, is a one and one-half storey wood-frame house with Tudor Revival elements such as half-timbering and diamond-leaded windows. The landscaping includes a large hedge at the front of the property. It is located on a lakefront site w…
- Associated Dates
- 1943
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1943
- Description
- The Montague and Marcia Moore Residence, situated on Sperling Avenue, is a one and one-half storey wood-frame house with Tudor Revival elements such as half-timbering and diamond-leaded windows. The landscaping includes a large hedge at the front of the property. It is located on a lakefront site within the scenic Deer Lake Park Heritage Precinct.
- Heritage Value
- Located within the historic Deer Lake Park neighbourhood, the Montague and Marcia Moore Residence is valued as an example of the late persistence of the historicist influence on domestic architecture, at a time when it was still considered the height of good taste for a house to be designed in a recognizable period revival style. This is reflected in the rustic Tudor Revival elements such as half-timbering, waney-edged boards in the gables, brick nogging, diamond-leaded windows, and bird houses in the main gable. The cobblestone chimney, the major focal point of the house, was constructed from river stones that were transported from Lynn Canyon. Meticulously retained in its original condition, this was the last home to be constructed by the Moore family before the Second World War construction supply rationing took effect. It was built by Danish contractor, Hans Jorgensen Hau (1878-1944), who had a flair for the construction of homes with a rustic character, and shares a number of design features with Hau’s own house at 5070 Canada Way.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Montague and Marcia Moore Residence include its: - location on a lakefront site, within the Deer Lake Park Heritage Precinct - residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its one and one-half storey height, rectangular plan and front gabled roof - wood-frame construction - Tudor Revival elements such as stucco and wood half-timbering, diamond-leaded casement windows, scroll-cut brackets, brick nogging on the front façade, bird houses in the main front gable, waney-edged boards at gable peaks, plank front door with strap hinges and a prominent external cobblestone chimney - associated landscape features such as a granite wall, and mature coniferous and deciduous trees
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Organization
- Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Builder
- Hans Jorgensen Hau
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Deer Lake
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D.006-082-696
- Boundaries
- The Montague and Marcia Moore Residence is comprised of a single residential lot located at 5165 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 4104
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Documentation
- City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, Heritage Site Files
- Street Address
- 5165 Sperling Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Richard & Alice Dunn Residence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark552
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Residential building.
- Associated Dates
- 1939
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Jubilee Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1939
- Description
- Residential building.
- Heritage Value
- This house was built for Richard Dunn, a police sergeant with the B.C. Police force and his wife Alice. This house is a notable example of a Storybook Cottage, dating from just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. Modest houses of the era often assumed a cottage appearance that provided a romantic ideal of traditional domesticity. With its smooth, planar stucco, severely-clipped roof edges, round-arched door and windows, side arch with a catslide roof, cross-leaded glass and brick detailing, this house is an excellent example of this picturesque housing trend. Located on a corner lot, the house was sited at an angle. The large Chilean Pine, or monkey-puzzle tree, entrance is a remarkable specimen.
- Locality
- Alta Vista
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 7207 Jubilee Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark649
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Church building.
- Associated Dates
- 1930
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Esmond Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1930
- Description
- Church building.
- Heritage Value
- This church replaced the first Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church, which opened in 1911 and later became the Masonic Hall. This site was purchased in 1928, but the new church was not completed until 1930, due to the financial constraints of the Depression era. B.C. Lieutenant-Governor Bruce dedicated the church on Feb. 16, 1931. The building has retained its Classical Revival form and detailing, including its symmetrical design, columns flanking the recessed main entrance and arched windows with keystone detailing. The Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church was designed by Australian-born architect H.H. Simmonds (1883-1954). After serving in the First World War, Simmonds resumed his local practice, and even during the Depression, his output remained prolific. In the 1920s and 30s, Simmonds was commissioned by the City of Vancouver to replace several pavilions at the Pacific National Exhibition with a consistent grouping of Art Deco buildings including the surviving Livestock Building (1929), Women and Fine Arts Building (1931) and Forum (1933).
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Architect
- H.H. Simmonds
- Area
- 566.79
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 140 Esmond Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Westridge Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark680
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- The Westridge Neighbourhood of Burnaby was created as a new subdivision during the post-World War Two housing boom in Burnaby. Developed by the C.B. Riley Company, it was laid out in a plan contoured to the shapes of the land and was situated to allow residents easy access to main transportation routes.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
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Willingdon Heights Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark670
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Willingdon Heights was another new subdivision developed in Burnaby during the post-World War Two building boom. A brochure about the development published in 1948 proclaimed "the Willingdon Heights 500 home development project in Burnaby fulfills its promise to provide a self-contained community for former members of the armed services and their families...the largest single veteran housing project in Canada as far as homes for individual ownership is concerned, Willingdon Heights development was planned by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation...At this date the earlier built rows of homes have passable roads and the owners are improving lawns and gardens in spare time...eventually additional stores and professional services will be installed and recreational projects will add to the amenities of a community of congenial residents..."
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
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England House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark501
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Mary England Residence is a one and one-half storey, wood-frame, Period Revival cottage with a steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof. Situated on Griffiths Drive within the Edmonds neighbourhood of Burnaby, the Mary England Residence has an original attached garage.
- Associated Dates
- 1930
- Formal Recognition
- Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Mary England Residence
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Mary England Residence
- Geographic Access
- Griffiths Drive
- Associated Dates
- 1930
- Formal Recognition
- Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Council Resolution
- Enactment Date
- 26/05/2003
- Description
- The Mary England Residence is a one and one-half storey, wood-frame, Period Revival cottage with a steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof. Situated on Griffiths Drive within the Edmonds neighbourhood of Burnaby, the Mary England Residence has an original attached garage.
- Heritage Value
- The Mary England Residence, built in 1930, is valued as a representation of the period revival styles that were popular in the era between the two World Wars. At this time, it was considered the height of fashion for a house to reflect historical styles, even when combined in an eclectic manner, that expressed a domestic ideal of cozy traditionalism. The Mary England Residence is an exuberant example of this trend. Half-timbering, multi-paned and leaded casement windows and a steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof impart a storybook cottage charm. Its first owner, Mary England, was employed for several years as stenographer at the old Burnaby Municipal Hall. An original attached garage is evidence of the growing presence of automobiles in domestic life of the 1930s. Additionally, the Mary England Residence is a testament to the continued suburban growth of the Edmonds neighbourhood. During the Edwardian era, the area experienced a housing boom. Its proximity to New Westminster, coupled with its regional transportation links, made it an attractive area for middle-class residences. Despite the economic recession of the 1930s, the Edmonds area continued to develop with modest but handsome housing.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Mary England Residence: - location, in the Edmonds neighbourhood of East Burnaby - residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its one and one-half storey height with full basement, rectangular plan and steeply pitched cross-gabled roof - Period Revival elements such as rough-cast stucco, half-timbering, minimal eave overhangs, arched entry with glazed wooden front door, and arched-top feature window - mixture of windows including: double-hung, multi-paned wooden sash windows in double assembly; 6-over-1 double-hung wooden sash windows in multiple assembly; multi-paned casement windows; and straight-leaded feature windows - external parged chimney and two internal chimneys - attached front-gabled garage - associated landscape features including mature deciduous trees and fruit trees
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Edmonds
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D.011-115-424
- Boundaries
- The Mary England Residence is comprised of a single residential lot located at 7276 Griffiths Drive, Burnaby.
- Area
- 1404.26
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Documentation
- City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, Heritage Site Files
- Street Address
- 7276 Griffiths Drive
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Vincent & Edna Dodd Residence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark650
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Residential building.
- Associated Dates
- 1941
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Clinton Street
- Associated Dates
- 1941
- Description
- Residential building.
- Heritage Value
- Designed to simulate a Norman cottage, the most distinctive feature of this eclectic bungalow is its round entrance tower with a conical shaped roof. Other distinctive features include rolled roof edges clad with steam-bent shingles to resemble a thatched roof, and round-arched windows surrounded with initiation voussoirs. The traditional character reflects the Storybook Cottage movement popular in the years between the two World Wars. It was built for Vincent Esmond Dodd (1913-1985), a plumber and electrician, and his wife Edna Mary Dodd (née Engeseth). Edna continued to live in the house after Vincent’s death in 1985.
- Locality
- Alta Vista
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
- Area
- 613.16
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 6270 Clinton Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
William & Annie Mawhinney Residence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark653
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Residential building.
- Associated Dates
- c.1930
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Associated Dates
- c.1930
- Description
- Residential building.
- Heritage Value
- Local farmers William Alexander Mawhinney (1870-1953) and Annie Josephine Mawhinney (née Sutcliff, 1871-1956) built this residence as their retirement home. It was the last of several houses built in the immediate vicinity by members of the Mawhinney family between 1909 and 1930. Born in Ireland, William Mawhinney first came to Burnaby to help his brother Isaiah establish his fruit farm. Due to his farm management experience, in 1908 William became foreman of the Avalon estate at Deer Lake that was owned by F.J. Hart. When he retired in 1930, William had fifty years of experience as a fruit and grain farmer.This house is situated on its lot at an angle, rather than parallel to the street, to take advantage of the view of wooded Buckingham Creek that runs through the northeast section of the property. Complementing the picturesque character of the property is this charming cottage-style residence, which is an excellent example of an interwar Storybook Cottage. During the years between the two World Wars, domestic styles in North America were resolutely historicist. In order to display good taste, it was expected that a house would have an identifiable period revival style. As economics dictated that houses of the time were generally modest, they often assumed a cottage appearance that provided a romantic ideal of traditional domesticity. The American Sesquicentennial reinforced this historicist trend, and the most popular Hollywood movies of the time were swashbuckling costume dramas. With its distinctive roughcast stucco and half-timbering, this house is an excellent example of this housing trend. The rolled roof edges, with steam-bent cedar shingles, simulate a traditional thatched roof. Other picturesque features include a front porch with round-arched openings, battered wall buttresses, an oriel window and diamond-paned leaded casement windows.
- Locality
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Area
- 1848.00
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 6011 Buckingham Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Joseph H. Corsbie RCAF records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20332
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1942-1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs + 1 book + 10 maps + 2 cm textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of documents and photographs relating to Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie's service and training with the Royal Canadian Air Force between 1942 and 1945.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs + 1 book + 10 maps + 2 cm textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of documents and photographs relating to Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie's service and training with the Royal Canadian Air Force between 1942 and 1945.
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Accession Code
- BV020.31
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1942-1945
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
RCAF Flying Log Book and navigation maps
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20321
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1943-1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 book (hardcover) + 1 map : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 34.5 x 40.5 cm + 7 maps : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 41.5 x 33.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a "Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot" assigned to J.H. Corsbie along with eight aircraft navigation maps for flying at night titled; "Newcastle to Prague" and "Hull to Venice" with navigational markings created by Joseph H. Corsbie. Entries in lo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 book (hardcover) + 1 map : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 34.5 x 40.5 cm + 7 maps : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 41.5 x 33.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1:2,890,000 (approx.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a "Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot" assigned to J.H. Corsbie along with eight aircraft navigation maps for flying at night titled; "Newcastle to Prague" and "Hull to Venice" with navigational markings created by Joseph H. Corsbie. Entries in log book provide detailed records of Corsbie's training and flights undertaken on RCAF service aircraft between March 1943 and July 1945 along with units which Corsbie served as observer or air gunner and the aircraft in which he's flown (1943-1944).
- Other Title Information
- Full title of book "Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for aircrew other than Pilot"
- Responsibility
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Accession Code
- BV020.31.44
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1943-1945
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 19-09-2023
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- 7 maps titled "Hull to Venice / Heights in Feet" include identifier below bottom border reading: "O.R.1373 / Spot-Height Corrections, 1944"_"Compiled and drawn at H.Q./G.S.G.S.-1943"
- 1 map titled "Newcastle to Prague / Heights in Feet" include identifier below bottom border reading: "O.R.1373 / Spot-Height Corrections, 1944"_" H.Q./G.S.G.S.-1943"
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Documents
Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20275
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1941-1988]
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs + 1.5 cm textual records + 1 map + 1 book
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and documents relating to Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie during his service with the RCAF during World War II (1942-1945) along with photographs and docments relating to his personal and professional life (. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Joseph H.C. Co…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs + 1.5 cm textual records + 1 map + 1 book
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and documents relating to Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie during his service with the RCAF during World War II (1942-1945) along with photographs and docments relating to his personal and professional life (. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Joseph H.C. Corsbie RCAF records series 2) Joseph H.C. Corsbie personal and professional records series
- History
- Joseph “Joe” Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie was born in 1913 in Peace River (Doe River) to parents Joseph Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie and Winnifred Ann Mapleton Corsbie. As an adult Joe trained and served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator between 1942 and 1945. In 1945, while serving with the RCAF during World War II, Joe was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After World War II, Joe returned to Peace River where he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly serving as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLA for one term between 1945 and 1948. In April 1948, Joe Corsbie married Margaret Carr in the Metropolitan United Church in Victoria followed by a reception held at the B.C. Legislature buildings. On their wedding day, the couple were honoured with a hand painted congratulatory certificate signed by members of the B.C. Legislature. In late, 1948, Joe lost the election and moved with his wife Margaret to Black Creek, B.C. to manage a co-op store. In 1949, the couple welcome their first child who they named Margaret after her mother. In 1950, Joe, Margaret and their daughter moved to a home on Charles Street in Burnaby and Joe began working as the General Manager of the Gulf and Fraser Fishermen’s Credit Union. In 1951, Joe and Margaret welcomed their second child, named Josesph after his father and in 1952, Joe, Margaret and family moved to 84 Springer Avenue, Burnaby where they lived until 1989. Between 1959 and 1976, Joe worked as a General Manager for the CU & C Health Services Society (later became Pacific Blue Cross). While working there, he focused on organizing both extended healthcare benefits and dental coverage for employee groups. In 1964, Joe Corsbie was elected to Burnaby Municipal Council and served one term between 1964 and 1968. Joe also served on the Burnaby Parks Commission (after 1968); served on the Board of Directors for Heritage Village, worked for a short period as a temporary curator for Heritage Village, represented the United Church in organizing and building St. Michael’s Care Centre and served on the Board of Director's. Joe Corsbie died in 1992 and his wife Margaret Corsbie died in 2004.
- Accession Code
- BV020.31
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1941-1988]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Arrangement
- Arrangement of fonds is based on the original arrangement by donor.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds