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Friday, April 15, 2011

1971 video captures the beginning of Burnaby's Heritage Village

Burnaby Village Museum began its life as "Heritage Village," a project initiated by Burnaby's Centennial Committee, who were looking for ways to commerate the 100th anniversary of British Columbia joining Confederation.

The official sod-turning for the village project took place on Easter Sunday, 1971. The event was broadcast on CBC Television. The original footage has been digitized and posted on Youtube at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWm8CYrIjpo&feature=channel_video_title

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