Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

September 13, 1976

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level

Item

Record No.

556-411

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number

2013-13

Scope and Content

Photograph shows Bonsor Park Pool, at 4780 Brief Street (old address), between Fern Avenue and Bonsor Avenue. It was building it 1972 and 1973. The pool complex features an olympic size pool, dressing rooms, staff offices and gymnasium style bleachers that seat 250-500 spectators at pool-side.

Subjects

Buildings - Recreational

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Names

Bonsor Recreation Complex

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

McCarron, John

Notes

Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.

1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access

Bonsor Avenue

Street Address

6550 Bonsor Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Marlborough Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[2001]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description

1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level

Item

Record No.

535-2722

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No restrictions

Accession Number

2018-12

Scope and Content

Photograph of lifeguard Janine Smith cleaning the empty Central Park outdoor pool in the rain.

Subjects

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Buildings - Recreational - Outdoor Swimming Pools

Names

Central Park

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Bartel, Mario

Notes

Title based on caption

Collected by editorial for use in an August 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Caption from metadata: "Janine Smith cleans the pool at Central Park in the middle of another shower Thursday morning. All the rain this week has made her lifeguarding duties kinda lonely. "There's no people," she says. "But the algae keeps coming.""

Geographic Access

Central Park

Imperial Street

Street Address

3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[2005]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description

1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level

Item

Record No.

535-2186

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No restrictions

Accession Number

2018-12

Scope and Content

Photograph of Dr. Andrew Blaber, who studies the physiology of freedivers at Simon Fraser University, posing by the edge of a swimming pool.

Subjects

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Education

Names

Simon Fraser University

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Bartel, Mario

Notes

Title based on caption

Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Caption from metadata: "Dr. Andrew Blaber, of Simon Fraser University, is studying the physiology of freedivers, some of whom can hold their breath for up to eight minutes."

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[2000]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description

1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level

Item

Record No.

535-2621

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No restrictions

Accession Number

2018-12

Scope and Content

Photograph of Berwin Hong, a lifeguard at MacPherson Pool, testing the pool's water before the pool's opening for the summer.

Subjects

Occupations - Civic Workers

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Bartel, Mario

Notes

Title based on caption

Collected by editorial for use in an June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Caption from metadata: "Berwin Hong, a lifeguard at MacPherson Pool, tests the water in preperation for the pool's scheduled opening on Saturday. All five of Burnaby's outdoor pools are set to open for the summer on the weekend."

Geographic Access

Rumble Street

McPherson Park

Street Address

5485 Rumble Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Clinton-Glenwood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[2000]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description

1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level

Item

Record No.

535-2129

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No restrictions

Accession Number

2018-12

Scope and Content

Photograph of Misty McQueen, aquatic leader at Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool, posing with a pool noodle next to the swimming pool full of people.

Subjects

Occupations - Civic Workers

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Buildings - Civic - Community Centres

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Bartel, Mario

Notes

Title based on caption

Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Caption from metadata: "Misty McQueen, the aquatic leader at Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool, says she'll increase lifeguard staffing during afternoon public swimming hours in case Burnaby schools are on strike next week."

Geographic Access

Willingdon Avenue

Street Address

240 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Capitol Hill Area

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV002.61.6

Description

Postcard: colour photo of Robert Burnaby Park's outdoor swimming pool, in use; horizontal; on reverse in navy, "3" "ROBERT BURNABY PARK SWIMMING POOL" "Burnaby, B.C., Canada" "One of three "Z" shaped outdoor swimming pools..."; illustration at left of R.C.M.P. officer; at bottom, "Photo by George Allen Aerial Photos Ltd. For the Burnaby Parks & Recreation Commission" "S-2774"; navy bar up centre with "NATURAL COLOUR PRODUCTIONS, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C."; at bottom, "MADE IN CANADA" "GRANT-MANN", logo; at upper right, illustration of mounted R.C.M.P. officer, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS" and rectangle with "USE CANADIAN POSTAGE"; slight darkening around edges; unused

Category

06.Tools & Equipment for Communication

Classification

Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media

Object Term

Postcard

Maker

Natural Color Productions, Limited

Country Made

Canada

Province Made

British Columbia

Site/City Made

Vancouver

Title

Robert Burnaby Park Swimming Pool S-2774

Subjects

Documentary Artifacts

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Buildings

Buildings - Recreational

Buildings - Recreational - Outdoor Swimming Pools

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[2003]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description

1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level

Item

Record No.

535-2013

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No restrictions

Accession Number

2018-12

Scope and Content

Photograph of Lidia Lucacio Menzies, the swimming coach for the Dynamo Swim Club. She is crouched by the side of the pool at the Bonsor Recreation Centre and holds a stopwatch.

Subjects

Sports - Swimming

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Names

Bonsor Recreation Complex

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Bartel, Mario

Notes

Title based on caption

Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Caption from metadata: "This is how Lidia Lucacio Menzies' swimmers usually see her. She's the coach of the Dynamo Swim Club, at Bonsor Recreation Centre."

Geographic Access

Bonsor Avenue

Street Address

6550 Bonsor Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Marlborough Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

November 19, 1977

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level

Item

Record No.

556-598

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number

2017-57

Scope and Content

Photograph of the swimming pool and adjacent pool building in Robert Burnaby Park. The photograph is taken facing north, from a nearby high point.

Subjects

Geographic Features - Parks

Buildings - Recreational - Outdoor Swimming Pools

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Surridge, Jack

Notes

Title taken from project information form

Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)

BPL no. 48

Geographic Access

Robert Burnaby Park

Street Address

8175 Wedgewood Street

Historic Neighbourhood

East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[2002]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description

1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level

Item

Record No.

535-3042

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No restrictions

Accession Number

2018-12

Scope and Content

Photograph of 12-year-old swimmer Vanessa Hanbury, of the Gators Swim Club, posing next to the pool at Simon Fraser University before a meet. Other swimmers are visible in the pool in the background.

Subjects

Persons - Athletes

Persons - Children

Sports - Swimming

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Names

Simon Fraser University

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Bartel, Mario

Notes

Title based on caption

Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Caption from metadata: "Vanessa Hanbury, 12, of the Gators Swim Club, watches swimmers from Simon Fraser University work out before the Clan Cup Swim Meet. She'll be competing against the world record holder in the Women's 200-metre breaststroke, Hui Qi of China."

Geographic Access

University Drive

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Street Address

8888 University Drive

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 31 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content

City of Burnaby film welcoming the public back to Bonsor Recreation Complex after it was closed following public health restrictions in the spring of 2020. The film provides information to the public regarding the new procedures and protocols that were put in place and how they will be operating at a reduced capacity to allow for physical distancing and enhanced cleaning.

History

Video taken by the City of Burnaby Marketing Department in 2020. The original intent of the clip was to produce communications about the pandemic and changes throughout the City that residents needed to be aware of.

Creator

City of Burnaby

Subjects

Buildings - Recreational

Buildings - Recreational - Sports

Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Buildings - Civic - Community Centres

Public Services - Municipal Services

Pandemics - COVID-19

Names

Bonsor Recreation Complex

City of Burnaby

Geographic Access

Bonsor Avenue

Street Address

6550 Bonsor Avenue

Accession Code

BV021.2.4

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

September 2020

Media Type

Moving Images

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Marlborough Area

Notes

Title based on contents of film

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