Photograph of Bill Banks' garage at Britton and Kingsway, with a sign at the edge of the driveway (to the left) which reads, "BURNABY GARAGE." Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fire truck and drive it to emergencies on an on-call basis.
Photograph of Bill Banks' garage at Britton and Kingsway, with a sign at the edge of the driveway (to the left) which reads, "BURNABY GARAGE." Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fire truck and drive it to emergencies on an on-call basis.
Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some ques…
Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some question as to its accuracy.
Note on recto of photograph reads: "This Creek will be diverted 400 ft this way"
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson points to area where creek would be diverted, 400 feet from present site.
Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the annual Sports Day events held at Burnaby Central Park. The film opens with an unidentified dedication ceremony and tree planting in an unknown location and switches to students marching into Central Park. Hundreds of child…
Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the annual Sports Day events held at Burnaby Central Park. The film opens with an unidentified dedication ceremony and tree planting in an unknown location and switches to students marching into Central Park. Hundreds of children and Youth are showcased in sporting field events and competitions such as track and field sports, acrobatics, gymnastics, dancing, leap frog, skipping, rugby.
Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'May Day Events'
Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaf…
Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaffie. Second row; J. Munro, T.H. Dick, G.S. Pringle, W.G. Maybee "Principal" and below it "E. Bind Assist." (largest photograph); E. Boyaner, I.R. Higgins, D.B. Curtis. Third row; V.M. Young, F.G. Smith, W.L. Wells, E.W. Watt, W.D. Graham, A.R. Hopkins. Fourth row; O.T. Walker, E.E. Miller, R.A. Burke, J.E. Hamilton, H.A. Smith, H.L. McDiarmid; "Freeland".
Guaranteed Dental Plan - Certificate -- [1918]. Dental plan certificate for Mrs. T. Osecki-? which entitled her to a year of dentistry work including teeth cleaning and polishing three times a year, extraction of bad teeth, free examination and diagnosis. The certificate cost $2.50. The Dental Office was in Calgary, Alberta.
Bookplate on front pastedown reads
"Property of Ted Brue"
"from daughter Anita + Don" [handwritten in blue ink]
"Birthday Greetings"
"Oct. 21, 1982" [handwritten in black ink on front end paper]
Photograph of Dave Thompson of the Burnaby RCMP, who was seconded to work in Southeast Asia following the tsunami as a forensic photographer. The photograph is a close-up of Thompson, who holds up a camera in front of his face.
Photograph of Dave Thompson of the Burnaby RCMP, who was seconded to work in Southeast Asia following the tsunami as a forensic photographer. The photograph is a close-up of Thompson, who holds up a camera in front of his face.
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Dave Thompson, of the Burnaby RCMP, says he was taken aback by the scale of the tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia when he was seconded there to work as a forensic photographer, assisting in the identification of bodies."
Photograph of Bill Banks, Officer in Charge of Fire Area no. 1 in South Burnaby, sitting behind the steering wheel of Burnaby Fire Department fire truck no. 2. Bill Banks was the owner of Burnaby Garage where he built and serviced fire trucks for the municipality.
Photograph of Bill Banks, Officer in Charge of Fire Area no. 1 in South Burnaby, sitting behind the steering wheel of Burnaby Fire Department fire truck no. 2. Bill Banks was the owner of Burnaby Garage where he built and serviced fire trucks for the municipality.
Photograph of Don Brown, a former Burnaby RCMP officer and Burnaby alderman, posing against a police car with a copy of his book: "Why? The Last Years of the British Columbia Provincial Police 1858-1950."
Photograph of Don Brown, a former Burnaby RCMP officer and Burnaby alderman, posing against a police car with a copy of his book: "Why? The Last Years of the British Columbia Provincial Police 1858-1950."
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Retired police officer Don Brown, who's written a book on the history of the old British Columbia Provincial Police force, says its time the province look into re-establishing such a force."
Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University, speaking into a microphone at the opening of the new Burquitlam elementary school in Coquitlam. Visible sitting in chairs behind him are; school principal C.J. Webb, chairman of Coquitlam school board W.M. Johnstone, Rev. H.J.H…
Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University, speaking into a microphone at the opening of the new Burquitlam elementary school in Coquitlam. Visible sitting in chairs behind him are; school principal C.J. Webb, chairman of Coquitlam school board W.M. Johnstone, Rev. H.J.H. Oldfield, and architect R.B. Howard.
Photograph of Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson being congratulated by Mayor Tom Constable for receiving the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators.
Photograph of Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson being congratulated by Mayor Tom Constable for receiving the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators.
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "ENGINEER TOPS ... Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson (right) accepts congratulations from Mayor Tom Constable after Olson was chosen as the winner of the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators. His computer-assisted mapping facility was judged the best entry in Canada. Along with the plaque, Olson received a cheque for $200."
This film is created by Lester Gierarch. Part of the Gierach heritage his father instilled in him was the work ethic of “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This film shares Lester’s happy memories of working on the Y.Y. Sim farm, in Cloverdale, B.C., when he was 1…
This film is created by Lester Gierarch. Part of the Gierach heritage his father instilled in him was the work ethic of “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This film shares Lester’s happy memories of working on the Y.Y. Sim farm, in Cloverdale, B.C., when he was 15 years old. He worked hard alongside Chinese men and women who were new immigrants to Canada as he helped to harvest lettuce and celery for 80 cents an hour. Through this experience Lester grew comfortable working with people of another culture who also knew the importance of working hard.
History
Lester Gierach has lived in Burnaby for the past 22 years.
The film was produced in 2016 as part of the Elders Digital Storytelling project. Digital storytelling is a form of narrative that creates short movies using relatively simple media technology. The project began in 2014 funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC) and AGE-WELL NCE grants. In partnership with the City of Burnaby, digital storytelling workshops were offered in Burnaby. The workshops helped older adults create short autobiographical films that tell a special story in their lives, complete with music, photos and narration. This film was produced at one of those workshops.
Photograph of George Salt working with an unidentified fellow labourer. George Salt is wearing overalls and holding a wood planer in his hands. The other man is wearing a striped shirt with suspenders and is resting his right hand on an axe handle.
Photograph of George Salt working with an unidentified fellow labourer. George Salt is wearing overalls and holding a wood planer in his hands. The other man is wearing a striped shirt with suspenders and is resting his right hand on an axe handle.