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21st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20318
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1945 and 1948]
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 28 x 39 cm mounted on matt board 30.5 x 41 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the "21st Legislative Assembly" portraits, 1945-1948. Members are identified in the top row left to right: J. Mowat; W.T. Straith K.C.; E.E. Winch; R.H. Carson; J.J. Gillis M.D.,C.M.; T. Uphill; T. King; L.Le Bourdais; S. Guthrie; L.H. Eyres; T.A. Love; second row left to right: Hon. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 28 x 39 cm mounted on matt board 30.5 x 41 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the "21st Legislative Assembly" portraits, 1945-1948. Members are identified in the top row left to right: J. Mowat; W.T. Straith K.C.; E.E. Winch; R.H. Carson; J.J. Gillis M.D.,C.M.; T. Uphill; T. King; L.Le Bourdais; S. Guthrie; L.H. Eyres; T.A. Love; second row left to right: Hon. E.C. Carson; Hon. F. Putnam; Hon. G.S. Pearson; Hon. r.L Maitland K.C.; Hon. H. Hart Premier; H.E. Winch Leader of the Opposition; Hon. E.T. Kenney; Hon. H. Anscomb; Hon. G.M. Weir M.A.,d.Paed.; third row left to right: G.S. Wismer K.C.; H. Gargrave; F.W. Green M.D., C.M.; W.A.C. Bennett; Mrs. N. Hodges; Hon. N.w. Whittaker K.C.; Mrs. T.J. Rolston; R.C. MacDonald; A.J. Turner; B.I. Johnson; H.J. Welch; fourth row, left to right: J.H. Corsbie; W.D. Smith; E.F.Rowland; McIntyre E.C. (Law Clerk); W.R. Webster Capt. (Sgt.at arms); R.S. Yates (Clerk of House); A.J. McDonell; D.C. Brown; A.C. Hope; bottom row left to right: C.W. Morrow; R. Harding; A.B. Ritchie; C.T. Beard; R.R. Laird M.D., C.M.; J. McInnis; W.J. Johnson; J.H. Cates; J.L. Webster; W.H. Brett.
- Accession Code
- BV020.31.41
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1945 and 1948]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 19-09-2023
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Signature of photographer in lower left corner of matt reads: "Philip Fort"
Images
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Application for Street Light Installation at the Corner of Cliff Avenue and Winch Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49489
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49253
- Meeting Date
- 11-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
- 49253
- Meeting Date
- 11-Mar-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Application to Keep Rabbits at 6836 Winch Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48391
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48583
- Meeting Date
- 18-Oct-1948
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48583
- Meeting Date
- 18-Oct-1948
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
BC Telephone Pole Plan A-13798 on Winch Street West of Sperling Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport80110
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 84562
- Meeting Date
- 6-Nov-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
- 84562
- Meeting Date
- 6-Nov-1940
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Biography- HEW - Bernie Simpson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3644
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1933-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including notes on sources of information, correspondence, and financial reference material. Bernie Simpson was an NDP MLA in Vancouver-Fraserview (1990-1995) and a friend of Jessie Winch's.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including notes on sources of information, correspondence, and financial reference material. Bernie Simpson was an NDP MLA in Vancouver-Fraserview (1990-1995) and a friend of Jessie Winch's.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.1
- Date
- 1933-1995
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Bulldozing the property at 6650 Winch Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15059
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 4 Mar. 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man bulldozing the property at 6650 Winch Street to make way for the building of a duplex. Other houses are visible in the background and a white shed is visible in the foreground of the photograph.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man bulldozing the property at 6650 Winch Street to make way for the building of a duplex. Other houses are visible in the background and a white shed is visible in the foreground of the photograph.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Winch Street
- Street Address
- 6650 Winch Street
- Accession Code
- BV019.37.34
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 4 Mar. 1948
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- February 4, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Bulldozing where the / duplex now stands / March 4th 1948"
- Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"
Images
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CCF MLA's in their seats in the B.C. Legislature
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3699
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1956]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Members of the Legislative Assembly at their seats inside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Photograph is taken inside the legislature. Members are identified as; Frank Calder, Rupert Haggen, Leo Nimsick, Frank Mitchel…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Members of the Legislative Assembly at their seats inside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Photograph is taken inside the legislature. Members are identified as; Frank Calder, Rupert Haggen, Leo Nimsick, Frank Mitchell, Arthur Turner, Harold Winch, Ernest Winch, and Ran Harding.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Organizations - Political Parties
- Names
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Calder, Frank
- Haggen, Rupert
- Nimsick, Leo
- Mitchell, Frank
- Turner, Arthur
- Harding, Ran
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.56
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1956]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Portley, John S.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten annotations on recto of photograph provide identification and read from left to right: "Frank Calder_Rupert Hagen_Leo Nimsick_Frank Mitchell / Arthur Turner_Harold Winch_Ernest Winch_Ran Harding / CCF MLA's / in their seats in the B.C. Legislature"
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Our fighting '8' in the BC Legislature : / Were we downhearted? / Yes & No / HW"
- Stamp in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "John S. Portley [sic]"
Images
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CCF News
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3674
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1946-1947, 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of extracts from 28 issues of the CCF News, a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) newspaper, collected by Winch. In most cases pages 3 and 4 are present; in some cases pages 3 through 6 are present. It is possible these were kept for the serial article "Knowledge is Power" on p…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of extracts from 28 issues of the CCF News, a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) newspaper, collected by Winch. In most cases pages 3 and 4 are present; in some cases pages 3 through 6 are present. It is possible these were kept for the serial article "Knowledge is Power" on page 3 of each issue, which provides an ongoing course of study for political groups. Issue from July 21, 1954 is four pages in length but appears to be missing a front page.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.31
- Date
- 1946-1947, 1954
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Wonderings of a Wandering Winch or is it Wanderings of a Wondering Winch? [travel diary]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3666
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 v. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item is a travel diary kept by Harold Winch during travels across Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe (including Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Israel). Diary entries include personal impressions as well as accounts of political meetings and individuals. There is a focus on e…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 v. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item is a travel diary kept by Harold Winch during travels across Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe (including Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Israel). Diary entries include personal impressions as well as accounts of political meetings and individuals. There is a focus on each country's social programs, such as child care, co-operative housing, and insurance. Margin notes provide an index of subjects and locations.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.23
- Date
- 1949
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Coal mine South Wales
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3723
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.6 x 12.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with four other men at a coal mine in South Wales, United Kingdom. One man is identified as "Col. Smith, B.C. House, Eng." The photograph is quite blurry.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.6 x 12.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with four other men at a coal mine in South Wales, United Kingdom. One man is identified as "Col. Smith, B.C. House, Eng." The photograph is quite blurry.
- Subjects
- Industries - Mining
- Industries
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.80
- Date
- 1949
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party members
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3731
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Ernest "Ernie" Winch, Grace MacInnis, and Grant MacNeil, all of whom served as Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) MLAs in the 1940s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Ernest "Ernie" Winch, Grace MacInnis, and Grant MacNeil, all of whom served as Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) MLAs in the 1940s.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.88
- Date
- [194-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party members, [194-?] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0088_001.jpg)
Correspondence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64758
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS129-004
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10611
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1934-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs + 9 architectural drawings + approx. 4 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of E.W. Martin during his military service with the RCAF; development in Burnaby along Winch Street; Martin's Auto Villa on Hastings and Paneloc buildings together with E.W. Martin's military service records and other records relating to E.W. Martin's involvement with …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs + 9 architectural drawings + approx. 4 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of E.W. Martin during his military service with the RCAF; development in Burnaby along Winch Street; Martin's Auto Villa on Hastings and Paneloc buildings together with E.W. Martin's military service records and other records relating to E.W. Martin's involvement with Paneloc Marketing Ltd. and other businesses. Fonds is arranged in the following series 1) E.W. Martin photographs series 2) E.W. Martin military records and photographs series 3) E.W. Martin business records series
- History
- Elmer Wilson Martin (1909-1973) was a professional engineer who lived most of his life in Burnaby. He was born in Treesbank Manitoba to William Henry Martin and Bethia “Bertie” Snell. Elmer married Ellen "Reta" Renetta Boyd (1908-1984) in approx. 1930. The couple moved to Burnaby in 1931 and Elmer graduated from UBC. Following his graduation from UBC, he spent two years at the University of Saskatchewan doing research. From 1936-1937 he worked at the Port Alice mill of the B.C. Pulp and paper Co and later worked for the Boeing aircraft plant at Vancouver. He joined the RCAF in September 1939, serving as chief engineering officer at various Canadian and overseas stations during WWII, until being discharged as a pilot and wing commander in November 1945. He served as NHA assistant regional engineer for a year after his discharge before becoming the owner and operator of Martin Auto Villa at 6574 East Hastings Street in North Burnaby. He was a director of the Burnaby Board of Trade from 1951 and chairman of the Burnaby Industrial Development Board and a member of the Professional Engineers' Association. He ran for Reeve under the Non-Partisan Association in Burnaby's municipal election in 1959 and donated land on Burnaby Mountain for Simon Fraser University. He had many businesses throughout his life including Paneloc Marketing Ltd. and his last one was as Director with the construction company Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd. The couple lived at various locations in Burnaby including, 6574 East Hastings Street eventually settling at 7231 Sutliff Street in North Burnaby in 1957. Elmer's brother, Wilbert Maurice Martin (1907-1980) was also born in Treesbank, Manitoba. Wilbert "Bert" was married to Eva (nee Erhart) Martin (1911-1993). Wilbert and Eva Martin lived on Winch Street in Burnaby. They first lived at 6776 Winch Street before relocating their house to 6656 Winch Street, Burnaby. Wilbert worked in construction as a building contractor and Eva worked as a hostess in the hotel industry. Paneloc buildings were developed by Elmer W. Martin, president of Paneloc Manufacturing Ltd. beginning in 1957 and were based on a design by A.B. Wenaus and Sons Ltd. In 1964, Martin held patents for his design of paneloc buildings in thirty six countries. Since Martin trained as a mechanical engineer, he developed a plan for his home model over a six year period in series of experiments with materials, styles, methods and sizes. Paneloc homes were prefabricated, using specially built bevelled wall panels cut-pie segments to form both the roof and the floor. The wall panels were designed to squeeze together by two metal straps on a turn-buckle basis. The roof and floor were held in place with factory-installed tap block bolts and a long wooden spine which fit in a keyway between the sections. The prefabricated parts were insulated and built with door and window allowances at Harrigan Industries Ltd. in Vancouver where Martin was part owner. Epoxy resin allowed the panels to be assembled without nails using weather-proofed five ply plywood. Sizes of homes varied using four by eight foot wall panels and increasing the span of the floor and roof sections. Harrigan Industries Ltd. continued to sell the prefabricated paneloc buildings until it went into receivership in late 1974.
- Creator
- Martin, Elmer Wilson
- Accession Code
- BV015.39
- BV019.37
- BV019.40
- Date
- 1934-1973
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Architectural Drawing
- Arrangement
- The records are organized into three series based on the individual's business work as well as military and personal life. The photograhs series includes both professional and personal content.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Ernest and Alan Winch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64752
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) standing next to his son Alan Winch, dressed in uniform. An unidentified dog stands between them, facing the camera.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-030
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) standing next to his son Alan Winch, dressed in uniform. An unidentified dog stands between them, facing the camera.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Ernest and Alan - 1942"
Images
Ernest Winch fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64651
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 15 cm of textual records and 31 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, political leaflets, postcards, publications, correspondence and a scrapbook documenting the political careers of Ernest and Harold Winch.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 15 cm of textual records and 31 photographs
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, political leaflets, postcards, publications, correspondence and a scrapbook documenting the political careers of Ernest and Harold Winch.
- History
- Ernest Edward (Ernie) Winch was born at Harlow, Essex, England on March 22, 1879. Ernest was one of seven children; Walter, Albert, Alfred, Horace, Ernest, Emma and Caroline (Carrie). In 1898, when he was 19 years old, Ernest immigrated to Canada with his friend Jack Holttum to work on a farm in Saskatchewan. Ernest’s brother Alfred followed soon after and together the Winch brothers worked in British Columbia, then in Australia. Unfortunately the country was at the height of a heavy drought and so Ernest returned to Harlow and followed in his father's footsteps, apprenticing as a bricklayer. In 1905 Ernest Winch met and married Australian born Linda Marian Hendy. While in England they had Harold, born June 18, 1907, and Eileen, born in 1908. Ernest sailed back to Canada alone in 1910, his young family following him months later. He quickly became a member of the Bricklayers and Masons International Union No. 1, Vancouver Branch. Ernest began studying socialism in 1910 and joined the Social-Democratic Party of Canada in 1911. The Burnaby local of the Social-Democratic Party nominated Ernest Winch as a candidate for School Trustee in 1914. He received seven votes. In 1915 he and his eldest son Harold left the rest of the family at their home in White Rock and went to Mission to establish a homestead. While living in the Dewdney area, he organized a small Social-Democratic group in Mission and became its Secretary. However, he did not stay long in Dewdney. In the summer of 1918, Ernest left the Social-Democratic Party to join the Socialist Party. Once back in Burnaby, now 38 years old and looking for a way to support his family, Ernest answered a call for new workers from the Longshoremen’s Union. He joined the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) Auxiliary and soon was elected its Secretary. By 1917, he was a part of the Vancouver Trades and Labour Council, serving as its President by 1918. In 1919, he joined the B.C. Loggers Union (later the Lumber-Workers Industrial Unit), serving as Secretary. Ernest endorsed both the Vancouver General Strike in 1918 and the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 and was active in his support of the One Big Union (O.B.U). After two and a half years, Ernest left the ILA and rejoined the Longshoremen’s Union along with his former O.B.U. brother, William A. Pritchard. Soon after, a strike broke out and its unsuccessful end caused Winch to go back to bricklaying. By this time, the four youngest Winch children had been born: Charlie, Grace, Alan and Eric. Ernest re-founded the Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia) in 1932 and, with it, joined the new Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. In the 1933 provincial election he, his son Harold Winch, and five others became the first CCF Members of Legislative Assembly. As a CCF MLA for Burnaby, Ernest became a resolute advocate for immediate reform, exposing abuses and inadequacies in BC's social welfare and correctional institutions (including Oakalla) and taking a special interest in the problems of the aged. One of his many notable contributions was the creation of the New Vista Society, first developed to ease the problem of overcrowding in mental hospitals at the time. Ernest Winch held his seat in the legislature continuously until his death on January 11, 1957. One of his legacies left to the people of Burnaby are the New Vista Society senior citizens homes. He also founded the New Westminster branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (S.P.C.A.). Ernest and Linda’s eldest son Harold Edward, an electrician by trade, married Dorothy Ada Hutchinson on May 11, 1929. At 26 years old, he was elected CCF MLA for Vancouver East (in 1933) and became provincial party leader by 1938, serving as leader of the Opposition from 1941 to 1953. When the CCF was defeated in the controversial election of 1953, which saw W.A.C. Bennet come to power, Harold abandoned provincial politics for the House of Commons, where he represented Vancouver East until his retirement in 1972.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS129, photo catalogue 514
![Ernie Winch, [194-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-506.jpg?width=280)
Ernie Winch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35648
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernie Winch (left) and an unidentified helper working as stone masons building a brick chimney.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-506
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernie Winch (left) and an unidentified helper working as stone masons building a brick chimney.
- Names
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Ernie Winch, [194-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-506.jpg)
E.W. Martin photographs series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15110
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1945-1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs documenting the construction of Martin's Auto Villa on East Hastings Street in Burnaby; house relocation and construction of a duplex along Winch Street in Burnaby; a plaque unveiling at Simon Fraser University and portraits of Elmer Wilson Martin.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs documenting the construction of Martin's Auto Villa on East Hastings Street in Burnaby; house relocation and construction of a duplex along Winch Street in Burnaby; a plaque unveiling at Simon Fraser University and portraits of Elmer Wilson Martin.
- Accession Code
- BV019.37; BV019.40
- Date
- 1945-1965
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Family and political photograph album
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3654
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1914-1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 85 photographs)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 85 photographs)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Winch, Linda Marian Hendy
- Winch, Grace
- Winch, Eileen
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Winch, Eric
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
- New Democratic Party
- Douglas, Tommy
- MacInnis, Grace
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.11
- Date
- 1914-1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- A selection of photographs from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV013.12.36 to BV015.35.117)
Images
Documents
![[Family photograph], [194-?] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0064_001.jpg?width=280)
[Family photograph]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3707
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 11.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of five unidentified women outdoors. The women are likely relatives or friends of Harold Winch.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 11.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of five unidentified women outdoors. The women are likely relatives or friends of Harold Winch.
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.64
- Date
- [194-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![[Family photograph], [194-?] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0064_001.jpg)
The Federationist
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3673
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1936, 1943
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of sixteen issues of "The Federationist", a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) newspaper, collected by Winch. Issues include: Vol 1, No1 August 21, 1936 to Vol 1, No 11 October 29, 1936 and Vol 1, No. 16 December 3, 1936; Vol VII, No. 37 April 22, 1943; Vol VII, No 41 May 20,1…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of sixteen issues of "The Federationist", a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) newspaper, collected by Winch. Issues include: Vol 1, No1 August 21, 1936 to Vol 1, No 11 October 29, 1936 and Vol 1, No. 16 December 3, 1936; Vol VII, No. 37 April 22, 1943; Vol VII, No 41 May 20,1943 and Vol VII, No 47 July 1, 1943. (Page one of Vol 1, No.2 is included as a partial duplicate to the front page of the full four page edition)
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.30
- Date
- 1936, 1943
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
![Harold and Ernie Winch, [194-?] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0066_001.jpg?width=280)
Harold and Ernie Winch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3709
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.8 x 23.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold and his father Ernest "Ernie" Winch, who both served as Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) MLAs in BC.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.8 x 23.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold and his father Ernest "Ernie" Winch, who both served as Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) MLAs in BC.
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.66
- Date
- [194-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Harold and Ernie Winch, [194-?] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0066_001.jpg)
Harold Edward Winch collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1914]-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- approx. 23 cm of textual records + approx. 600 photographs (b&w + col.)
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch's family life and political career. It includes photographs of Winch's parents, family, and wife Jessie, as well as photographs, correspondence and other textual records from Harold's political work and experiences, a travel diary, gues…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- approx. 23 cm of textual records + approx. 600 photographs (b&w + col.)
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch's family life and political career. It includes photographs of Winch's parents, family, and wife Jessie, as well as photographs, correspondence and other textual records from Harold's political work and experiences, a travel diary, guest books, and certificates. The collection includes a number of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and New Democratic Party newspapers. The collection also includes records relating to Winch's death, such as obituaries, memorials, articles, and a guest book. Finally, the collection includes a small number of records relating to Winch's father, Ernie Winch, and his own political career. The collection has been arranged into five series: 1) Harold E. Winch biographical records (1933-2003) 2) Harold E. Winch photographs series (1914-[ca. 1990]) 3) Harold E. Winch political photograph album and records series ([1937]-1993) 4) Harold E. Winch personal records series (1949-1993) 5) Harold E. Winch newspaper collection series (1936-1986)
- History
- Harold Edward Winch (June 18, 1907-February 1, 1993) was born in Loughton, Essex, England to Ernest “Ernie” Edward Winch (March 22, 1879-January 11, 1957) and his wife Linda Marian (nee Hendy). Harold was the eldest of six children; the others were Eileen, Charlie, Grace, Alan, and Eric. Ernest moved to BC in 1909, followed by Linda, Harold, and Eileen in 1910. The remaining children were born in BC. Ernie, a brick mason, built the family a series of homes in the Lower Mainland as the family moved around for a number of years, living in Burnaby, White Rock, Mission, and Vancouver before finally settling back in Burnaby. Ernie Winch joined the Social Democratic Party of Canada in 1911 and became secretary of the party in 1913, and was heavily involved in trade unions and the labour and socialist movements. He helped re-establish the Socialist Party of Canada (BC) in 1932, which soon merged with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). Ernie was a CCF MLA in Burnaby from 1933 until his death in 1957, following which his son-in-law Cedric Cox (husband of Eileen) won the seat in a byelection. Ernie was particularly interested in institutions, including jails, mental hospitals, and industrial schools, and founded the New Vista Society in 1943 to provide a live-in rehabilitation program to women with psychiatric problems. The organization later expanded to focus on low-cost housing for seniors, and an apartment complex was built for this purpose in Burnaby. Both Ernie and Harold were lifelong members of the New Vista Society board of trustees. Harold Winch trained as an electrician, but also followed his father into politics, serving as a CCF MLA in Vancouver East from 1933 to 1953 – Ernie and Harold were two of the first seven CCF MLAs. The Winches set a Guinness world record for the longest father-and-son parliamentary tenure. Like his father, Harold was also highly involved in the labour movement, and acted as a liaison between workers and government during the Depression, particularly during the relief camp strike in Vancouver in 1935 which precipitated the On to Ottawa trek. He was the leader of the BC CCF from 1938 to 1953, and Leader of the Opposition from 1941 to 1953. In 1953, Harold stepped down from provincial politics to enter the federal arena, and served as a CCF MP for Vancouver East from 1953 to 1961, when the CCF became the New Democratic Party (NDP); Harold continued to serve as an NDP MP from 1961 to 1972, when he retired for health reasons. In federal office, Harold remained dedicated to the working class and humanitarian causes, issuing reports on subject such as unemployment, veterans’ rights, low-cost housing for seniors, animal welfare, drug addiction, and mental health concerns. Harold earned honorary law degrees from both UBC (1973) and SFU (1974). He was involved in numerous humanitarian and other organizations and his roles included president and treasurer of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; co-founder of the Immigrant Services Society of Vancouver; director of the Boag Foundation; and lifelong member of the Association for Protection of Fur Bearing Animals. Harold married Dorothy Ada Hutchinson (December 1, 1907-October 24, 1974) on May 11, 1929. They had three children: Donald, Gerald ("Jerry"), and Shirley. Following Dorothy’s death, Harold married Jessie Margaret Mendels (nee Sweezey) (June 29, 1913-May 9, 2006) on May 19, 1981. Jessie grew up in Grand Forks, BC, and her family moved to Vancouver when she was in high school. Her first husband was George Edward Mendels (November 2, 1905-September 2, 1978). She had no children. Jessie served as a St. John’s ambulance driver during World War II. She was also active in the CCF and NDP parties in BC, having been Provincial Secretary for the CCF in the 1940s, a vice-president of the party in the 1950s, and Provincial Secretary for the NDP in the 1960s. Like Harold, she later served as a director of the Boag Foundation. Jessie traveled widely throughout her life. The collection contains a small number of Jessie’s photographs. Harold Winch died in White Rock, where he and Jessie had retired, on February 1, 1993.
- Responsibility
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12
- Date
- [1914]-2003
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Records within fonds have been arranged by subject and format.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Harold E. Winch biographical records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3639
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1933-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch and the process of writing his biography. Records include newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, publications, and one photograph. Some correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other textual records deal with the potential biography sp…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch and the process of writing his biography. Records include newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, publications, and one photograph. Some correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other textual records deal with the potential biography specifically, including agreements between Jessie Winch and the Boag Foundation and financial records. It is unclear whether the biography was ever written.
- Accession Code
- BV013.12
- Date
- 1933-2003
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Harold E. Winch newspaper collection series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3643
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1936-1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 7 files of newspapers
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of issues of the following Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and New Democratic Party (NDP) newspapers: The Commonwealth (1936); The Federationist (1936, 1943); CCF News (1946-1947, 1954); CCF News - for British Columbia and Yukon (1954); The British Columbian (1960); The D…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 7 files of newspapers
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of issues of the following Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and New Democratic Party (NDP) newspapers: The Commonwealth (1936); The Federationist (1936, 1943); CCF News (1946-1947, 1954); CCF News - for British Columbia and Yukon (1954); The British Columbian (1960); The Democrat (1966-1969); and Democrat (1972-1986).
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12
- Date
- 1936-1986
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Harold E. Winch personal records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3642
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records relating to Harold Winch's personal life, including a travel diary, correspondence, certificates marking his achievements, and a guest book from his memorial.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records relating to Harold Winch's personal life, including a travel diary, correspondence, certificates marking his achievements, and a guest book from his memorial.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12
- Date
- 1949-1993
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series