Letter from Mrs. Lynda Stewart which appeared on the agenda for the 1980 June 16 Meeting of Council re: Parks and Recreation Facilities and Programs in the Burnaby Heights Area
Up until the 1970s, this neighbourhood was known as Vancouver Heights. When a new park was created during that decade and named "Burnaby Heights Park," the name was gradually adopted by newcomers to the area. Today, you will hear residents refer to their neighbourhood as Burnaby Heights, Vancouver Heights, or just "The Heights." Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the commercial district in this neighbourhood continued to grow and a Retail Merchants Association was formed which later became known as the Heights Merchants Association. The neighbourhood still retains a residential neighbourhood characteristic with an increasing number of apartment buildings and multi-family units being built over the past 20 years.
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
Photograph of three women singing carols in front of a market on Hastings Street in Burnaby Heights. The women are dressed in period costumes and hold large song books that read "Noel" on the covers.
Photograph of three women singing carols in front of a market on Hastings Street in Burnaby Heights. The women are dressed in period costumes and hold large song books that read "Noel" on the covers.
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Wandering carollers, "Noel" (Vanessa LeBourdai, Shelley Preston, Debbie Reid), entertain shoppers and merchants in the Burnaby Heights area along Hastings St."
Photograph of the 3700 block of Hastings Street in North Burnaby, looking southeast. Kato Japanese Chinese Restaurant is one of the visible businesses and some snow is on the ground.
Photograph of the 3700 block of Hastings Street in North Burnaby, looking southeast. Kato Japanese Chinese Restaurant is one of the visible businesses and some snow is on the ground.
Photographs of the residential houses and laneways located at 3717-3763 Albert Street - addresses that no longer exist. The property's current address is 3755 Albert Street.
Photographs of the residential houses and laneways located at 3717-3763 Albert Street - addresses that no longer exist. The property's current address is 3755 Albert Street.
Photographs of a two-storey commercial building located at 3900 through 3978 Hastings Street, with a residential tower visible behind it. Stores visible in the photograph include: Budget Video, a dental centre, a produce store, Autoplan Insurance, Da Vinci Travel, Great Pacific Management, and Hea…
Photographs of a two-storey commercial building located at 3900 through 3978 Hastings Street, with a residential tower visible behind it. Stores visible in the photograph include: Budget Video, a dental centre, a produce store, Autoplan Insurance, Da Vinci Travel, Great Pacific Management, and Head Waze Hair and Skin Studio.
Photograph of Alan Ammerlaan, the executive director of transition house Luke 15, and Les Solyts, Luke 15's resident staff, outside on the street in front of a house. Ammerlaan is holding a book.
Photograph of Alan Ammerlaan, the executive director of transition house Luke 15, and Les Solyts, Luke 15's resident staff, outside on the street in front of a house. Ammerlaan is holding a book.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Alan Ammerlaan, the executive director of Luke 15, and Les Soltys, the resident staff, are facing a battle to keep their transition house operating in its new home, on Union St. in North Burnaby."
Photograph of the exterior of an art deco style house in Burnaby. The home was located at 4289 Oxford Street at the northwest corner of Madison Avenue.
Photograph of the exterior of an art deco style house in Burnaby. The home was located at 4289 Oxford Street at the northwest corner of Madison Avenue.
Photograph of Bev Price, an employee at Seton Villa and a participant in the Terry Fox Run, doing up her sandal. Matilda Rudd sits on a bench in the background in front of Seton Villa.
Photograph of Bev Price, an employee at Seton Villa and a participant in the Terry Fox Run, doing up her sandal. Matilda Rudd sits on a bench in the background in front of Seton Villa.
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Bev Price, who works at Seton Villa, does up her walking sandals in preparation for this year's Terry Fox Run, at Swangard Stadium. She's participating in the Run as a gift to her friend, and Seton Villa resident, Matilda Rudd, 82, who's no longer able to take part."
Photograph of artist Shelley Twist holding one of her paintings in a Quizno's sandwich shop in North Burnaby. Twist's paintings are being displayed as part of Burnaby Heights' Artwalk event.
Photograph of artist Shelley Twist holding one of her paintings in a Quizno's sandwich shop in North Burnaby. Twist's paintings are being displayed as part of Burnaby Heights' Artwalk event.
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Shelley Twist tries to decide where in the Quizno's sandwich shop in North Burnaby to hang her next painting, part of the 2nd annual Artwalk event in the Heights."
Photograph of Teresa Keserich showing her son, Adam, and friend Tommy Branson the newly-unveiled tile mosaic at Burnaby Heights Fountain Square on Hastings Street.
Photograph of Teresa Keserich showing her son, Adam, and friend Tommy Branson the newly-unveiled tile mosaic at Burnaby Heights Fountain Square on Hastings Street.
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Teresa Keserich, her son, Adam and friend, Tommy Branson, admire some of the tile mosaic at the Burnaby Heights Fountain Square at Hastings and McDonald, which was officially unveiled on Saturday."
Photograph of Monique Koningstein, the program coordinator of the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association, holding a bouquet of daffodils and standing on Hastings Street. Some businesses, including the Dollar Mart, and neighbourhood flags for "The Heights" on the streetlights are visible in the backg…
Photograph of Monique Koningstein, the program coordinator of the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association, holding a bouquet of daffodils and standing on Hastings Street. Some businesses, including the Dollar Mart, and neighbourhood flags for "The Heights" on the streetlights are visible in the background.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Monique Koningstein, the program co-ordinator of the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association, enjoys a burst of Spring. Merchants in the Heights shopping district handed out daffodils to their customers on Saturday as a way to celebrate the season and to support the Cancer Foundation."
Photograph of Bob Coghlan, president of the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association, and Joe Dobson, the executive director, posing in front of a mural in the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood.
Photograph of Bob Coghlan, president of the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association, and Joe Dobson, the executive director, posing in front of a mural in the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood.
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Bob Coghlan, the President of the Burnaby Heights Merchants' Association, and Joe Dobson, the Executive-Director, work to keep the Associaton involved with the community's non-profit and social service groups. The Association was recently honored with a Community Spirit Award at the Burnaby Business Excellence Awards."
Photograph of Jacquie Rolston painting a mural on the side of a building at MacDonald and Hastings in the Burnaby Heights shopping district. The mural depicts a hypnotist performing with shoppers.
Photograph of Jacquie Rolston painting a mural on the side of a building at MacDonald and Hastings in the Burnaby Heights shopping district. The mural depicts a hypnotist performing with shoppers.
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jacquie Rolston cleans her brushes while putting the finishing touches to the latest mural to adorn the Burnaby Heights shopping district. The mural, at MacDonald and Hastings, depicts her interpretation of an actual event, when a hypnotist wowed shoppers in the 1930s, putting one of them to sleep in a storefront window."