A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
File contains photographs of the Community Centred College for the Retired just before the grand opening of its home at the Alan Emmott Centre. Photographs depict Mac Robinson, Delphine Lupis, Babe Diwell, and Pat Wilson in an organ class, and Krystyna Clarke viewing a schedule board with an uniden…
File contains photographs of the Community Centred College for the Retired just before the grand opening of its home at the Alan Emmott Centre. Photographs depict Mac Robinson, Delphine Lupis, Babe Diwell, and Pat Wilson in an organ class, and Krystyna Clarke viewing a schedule board with an unidentified man seated in the background.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2031-1: "Mac Robinson, Delphine Lupis and Babe Diwell enjoy Pat Wilson's (standing) organ class, at the Community College for the Retired. The College will celebrate its 30th anniversary next Friday by officially opening their new home in the Alan Emmett [sic] Centre."
Caption from metadata for 535-2031-2: "Krystyna Clarke checks the schedule board at the Community College for the Retired. The College will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next Friday with the grand opening of its new home in the Alan Emmett [sic] Centre."
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Alan Emmett is amongst the first students getting ready for classes at the Community Centre that bears his name, and is now the new home for the Community College of the Retired. He's taking a computer course."
File contains photographs of the Community-Centred College for the Retired and several of its students and classes, in its former location in the Burnaby Public Library Middlegate branch. Photographs depict students and instructors in genealogy and music classes, and a meeting between College membe…
File contains photographs of the Community-Centred College for the Retired and several of its students and classes, in its former location in the Burnaby Public Library Middlegate branch. Photographs depict students and instructors in genealogy and music classes, and a meeting between College members and Joan Selvy, Social Planner for the City of Burnaby.
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2998-1: "Marilyn Sandvik is researching her family history with tips and techniques she's learned in a geneology course she's taking at the Community-Centred College for the Retired."
Caption from metadata for 535-2998-2: "Catherine Macdonald Glosli, a trainer for the Family History Centre, conducts a class in geneology at the College for the Retired."
Caption from metadata for 535-2998-3: "Marilyn Sandvik compares notes with Lynne Grauer in their geneology class."
Caption from metadata for 535-2998-4: "A music class at the College for the Retired studies theory."
Caption from metadata for 535-2998-5: "The tight confines of the College's current home, in the basement of the Middlegate branch of the Burnaby Public Library, means a planning meeting with Joan Selvy, the Social Planner for the City of Burnaby, has to be held standing up."
Caption from metadata for 535-2998-6: "Setsuko Klippenstein, a music instructor at the College for the Retired, prepares for her next class, as the hustle and bustle of the small school blurs past her."
Photograph of Jock, a miniature Schnauzer dog, standing in a room at the Community Centred College for the Retired. In the background, Norma Gibson plays the piano while Millie Wiley watches.
Photograph of Jock, a miniature Schnauzer dog, standing in a room at the Community Centred College for the Retired. In the background, Norma Gibson plays the piano while Millie Wiley watches.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: ""Jock," Millie Wiley's three year-old miniature schnauzer, stands guard as she gives a piano lesson to Norma Gibson. Jock has been accompanying Millie to her classes at the Community Centre College for the Retired since he was born."
Photograph of the planning group for the official opening of the Community Centred College for the Retired. Seated around the table are; registrar Joanne Du Brall, consultant Darryl Adam, finance coordinator Owen Sheffield, resource coordinator Marion Haden and founder Mabel Dunham.
Photograph of the planning group for the official opening of the Community Centred College for the Retired. Seated around the table are; registrar Joanne Du Brall, consultant Darryl Adam, finance coordinator Owen Sheffield, resource coordinator Marion Haden and founder Mabel Dunham.
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "College official opening planned by registrar Joanne Du Brall, consultant Darryl Adam, finance co-ordinator Owen Sheffield, resource co-ordinator Marion Haden and founder Mabel Dunham. More than 500 seniors take advantage of non-profit institution."
Photograph of Mabel Durham, founder of the Community College for the Retired. She sitting in a classroom, smiling with one hand resting on her chin. At this time, the College had it's headquarters at Clinton Elementary School.
Photograph of Mabel Durham, founder of the Community College for the Retired. She sitting in a classroom, smiling with one hand resting on her chin. At this time, the College had it's headquarters at Clinton Elementary School.
Photograph of Mabel Durham, founder of the Community College for the Retired. She sitting in a classroom, with books on the table in front of her, and holding her glasses in her left hand. At this time, the College had it's headquarters at Clinton Elementary School.
Photograph of Mabel Durham, founder of the Community College for the Retired. She sitting in a classroom, with books on the table in front of her, and holding her glasses in her left hand. At this time, the College had it's headquarters at Clinton Elementary School.
Photograph of Mabel Durham, founder of the Community College for the Retired. She sitting in a classroom, with books on the table in front of her, and holding her glasses in her left hand. At this time, the College had it's headquarters at Clinton Elementary School.
Photograph of Mabel Durham, founder of the Community College for the Retired. She sitting in a classroom, with books on the table in front of her, and holding her glasses in her left hand. At this time, the College had it's headquarters at Clinton Elementary School.
Photograph of Mabel Durham, founder of the Community College for the Retired. She sitting in a classroom, talking with one hand resting on her chin. At this time, the College had it's headquarters at Clinton Elementary School.
Photograph of Mabel Durham, founder of the Community College for the Retired. She sitting in a classroom, talking with one hand resting on her chin. At this time, the College had it's headquarters at Clinton Elementary School.