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City of Burnaby Archives

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 2001

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Albert Street

Associated Dates: 2001

Heritage Value: The City of Burnaby Archives officially opened on Saturday, November 10, 2001. The Archives is Burnaby's first municipal archives, and is located in the McGill Branch Library. The City Archives functions as a branch of the Office of the City Clerk and operates as the official repository of Burnaby's municipal records, containing records dating back to Burnaby's incorporation in 1892. In 2007, the City of Burnaby Archives expanded its collection mandate to include private as well as public records. On February 14, 2007 an agreement was signed with the Burnaby Historical Society and, as a result, the Archives accepted into its custody the collection of community records that had been maintained and managed by the Historical Society since the 1950s. In the Spring of 2007, these records were transferred from the Burnaby Village Museum to their permanent home in the Archives facility.

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Street Address: 4595 Albert Street

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Jubilee Grove Arch

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: The Jubilee Grove Arch sits at the corner of Kingsway and Patterson Avenue. Located within Central Park, the ceremonial arch and its decorative plantings provide a visual anchor to the northeast corner and entry point to the park.

Associated Dates: 1939

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Imperial Street

Associated Dates: 1939

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 9807

Enactment Date: 23/11/1992

Description: The Jubilee Grove Arch sits at the corner of Kingsway and Patterson Avenue. Located within Central Park, the ceremonial arch and its decorative plantings provide a visual anchor to the northeast corner and entry point to the park.

Heritage Value: Jubilee Grove Arch was dedicated as part of the municipality’s celebration of the Jubilee of the coronation of King George V and was dedicated during Burnaby’s annual May Day celebrations in 1935. Much of the construction work was carried out by local citizens under the direction of the Burnaby Engineering Department through a Depression era work relief program that provided a way for local residents to pay their taxes. The garden was also chosen as the site for the ceremonial planting of an oak tree from the Royal Forest at Windsor, in honor of the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937. The original bronze garden dedication plaque and oak tree remain at the site today. The decorative stone arch was erected in 1939 as a symbol of Burnaby's, and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia’s, strong ties to the English monarchy at the time, and the arch’s unveiling during May Day ceremonies shows the social role that such a commemorative feature played both to the local government and people of Burnaby. It was erected just prior to the Royal Visit of 1939, the first time that reigning British monarchs had travelled to Canada. Built of Haddington Island sandstone, the arch itself was reconstructed from a salvaged architectural element of a historic Vancouver landmark. The arch originally framed the entrance door to the Vancouver Club building in Vancouver, built in 1893-94 on West Hastings Street and designed by architect C.O. Wickenden. The building was demolished in 1930, however the arch was stored and rebuilt as the focal point of the Jubilee Grove after being bought by the Municipality of Burnaby. The work was undertaken by Italian-born stone mason Rizieri Stefanini (1879-1954), the owner of Burnaby Monumental Works. The re-use of the arch symbolizes the close tie between Vancouver and Burnaby and the joint evolution of the neighbouring cities.

Defining Elements: The Jubilee Grove Arch has character-defining elements that recognize it both as a remnant of a past building and as a new and individual structure. These include its: - axial diagonal placement and prominent corner location marking one of the entries to Central Park - visibility and accessibility as a public monument - hand carved stone blocks of Haddington Island sandstone - decorative twisted-rope motif carved to outline the arch - supporting rusticated sidewalls with planting urns - original bronze dedication plaque - flanking ornamental gardens - Royal Oak tree and plaque

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Organization: City of Burnaby

Architect: C.O. Wickenden

Builder: Rizieri Stefanini; Burnaby Monumental Works

Function: Primary Current--Park Fixture; Primary Historic--Park Fixture

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: P.I.D. No. 017-767-172 Legal Description: Block B of Lot 2 Except Firstly: Part on Plan 8669 and Secondly: Part on Plan LMP4689 District Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 3443

Boundaries: The property (Central Park) is a municipally-owned park that lies at the western edge of Burnaby, between 49th Avenue to the south, Kingsway to the north, Boundary Road to the west and Patterson Avenue to the east.

Area: 853,403.82

Contributing Resource: Structure; Landscape Feature

Ownership: Public (local)

Documentation: Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2

Names: Burnaby Monumental Works

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

Images

View of Jubilee Grove Arch, 2013.. Front elevation. thumbnail

View of Jubilee Grove and arches, 1940 (Front elevation. Historic Photo). Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

2014 Child Care Facilities Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Burnaby and Burnaby School District - Revised Approach

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Repository: Legislative Services

Report ID: 92992

Meeting Date: 28-Oct-2019

Format: Council - Committee Report

Item No.: 7

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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Repository: Legislative Services

Report ID: 92992

Meeting Date: 28-Oct-2019

Format: Council - Committee Report

Item No.: 7

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 92992

28-Oct-2019 Meeting Minutes

2021 City of Burnaby By-Election Official Results

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Repository: Legislative Services

Report ID: 93774

Meeting Date: 12-Jul-2021

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Item No.: 3

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: Legislative Services

Report ID: 93774

Meeting Date: 12-Jul-2021

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Item No.: 3

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 93774

12-Jul-2021 Meeting Minutes

Agreement Between the Burnaby Horsemen's Association and the City of Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 62332

Meeting Date: 9-Aug-1999

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 21

Item No.: 4

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 62332

Meeting Date: 9-Aug-1999

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 21

Item No.: 4

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 62332

9-Aug-1999 Meeting Minutes

BHS Community Archives collection and transfer to City of Burnaby Archives

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1985-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the establishment of a City Archives and transfer of the Burnaby Historical Society's community archives collection to the City Archives, including the signed and sealed agreement between the Society and City of Burnaby. File also includes a Burnaby Historical Soci…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1985-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Administration series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS205-081

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-06

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the establishment of a City Archives and transfer of the Burnaby Historical Society's community archives collection to the City Archives, including the signed and sealed agreement between the Society and City of Burnaby. File also includes a Burnaby Historical Society Archives Report 1984-1985, compiled by Society Archivist Jim Wolf in October 1985.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original file folder

Bob Baillie with City of Burnaby traffic camera

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Baillie, the supervisor of Traffic Engineering for the City of Burnaby, holding up one of the City's new Autoscope traffic management cameras. Baillie is standing on the pedestrian overpass over Canada Way by the City Hall complex.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2817

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Baillie, the supervisor of Traffic Engineering for the City of Burnaby, holding up one of the City's new Autoscope traffic management cameras. Baillie is standing on the pedestrian overpass over Canada Way by the City Hall complex.

Subjects: Photographic Tools and Equipment - Camera; Occupations - Civic Workers; Public Services - Public Works

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Bob Baillie, Burnaby's Supervisor of Traffic Engineering, shows off one of the city's Autoscope traffic management cameras which are being installed at major intersections. The cameras, mounted on light standards, replace the old wire loops that were cut into the pavement."