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Interview with Rick Sporns by Kathy Bossort October 30, 2015 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory606
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1900-2015
- Length
- 0:17:11
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s discussion of the value of natural areas to Burnaby, the city’s history of protecting green spaces, and the complementary role the Pavilion area plays in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He talks about how the rose garden and “Playground of…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s discussion of the value of natural areas to Burnaby, the city’s history of protecting green spaces, and the complementary role the Pavilion area plays in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He talks about how the rose garden and “Playground of the Gods” sculptures (Kamui Mintara) help Pavilion area visitors more fully appreciate the mountain setting. He also talks about the history of the construction of the Kamui Mintara sculptures.
- Date Range
- 1900-2015
- Length
- 0:17:11
- Names
- Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden
- Burnaby Mountain Centennial Park
- Kamui Mintara
- Central Park
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 30, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Rick Sporns conducted by Kathy Bossort. Rick Sporns was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Rick Sporn’s description of the history and design of Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden and the significance of the Centennial Pavilion area in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Rick Sporns also talks about his career with the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, management of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, and the value of natural areas to Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Richard Sporns was born in 1957 in Daly Municipality, Manitoba, to Ulrich and Charlotte Sporns. The family moved to the Burquitlam Area of Burnaby in about 1965. Rick Sporns obtained his BSc degree in biology at SFU and a degree in landscape architecture at UBC. In 1985 he began his career in the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services department where he currently is Assistant Manager - Parks Design. Rick was responsible for designing Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden, a legacy project proposed by Mark Stockdale to commemorate Burnaby’s 1992 Centennial. The rose garden opened to the public July 18, 1992.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 1:01:40
- Interviewee Name
- Sporns, Richard "Rick"
- Interview Location
- City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Rick Sporns
Track four of interview with Rick Sporns
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-008/MSS196-008_Track_4.mp3![Jean Dyson and Birdie in Lake Winnipeg, [between 1905 and 1907] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1983/198300420039.jpg?width=280)
Jean Dyson and Birdie in Lake Winnipeg
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription299
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1905 and 1907]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 8.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two women in bathing suits, standing in a large body of water at a point where the water is up to their knees. Their bathing suits appear like sailor shirts with skirts and stockings, with caps over their heads. The inscription identifies the girl on the left as Jean Dyson, and the g…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 8.6 cm
- Material Details
- inscribed in pencil, verso, t. "
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two women in bathing suits, standing in a large body of water at a point where the water is up to their knees. Their bathing suits appear like sailor shirts with skirts and stockings, with caps over their heads. The inscription identifies the girl on the left as Jean Dyson, and the girl on the right is identified as Gloriana Bird (or Birdie). They are at a beach in Winnipeg. The inscription dates the photograph circa 1906 or 1907. However, other prints of the same image are dated circa 1905. Annotations on the back of the postcard read: "Taken 1906 or 1907 [erased and corrected dates. Previously written 1905 or 1906]" and "Jean & Birdie / in Lake Wpeg."
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Sports - Swimming
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Accession Code
- HV983.42.39
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1905 and 1907]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For other prints of this image, see HV983.42.38 - .41
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Jean Dyson and Birdie in Lake Winnipeg, [between 1905 and 1907] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1983/198300420039.jpg)
![Sitting on a canoe, [1905] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1983/198300420037.jpg?width=280)
Sitting on a canoe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription297
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.3 x 10.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two girls in bathing suits sitting on a canoe that has been turned upside down on a sand beach. The bathing suits appear like sailor shirts with skirts and stockings, with caps over their heads. In comparing the photograph with other photographs of the same subject, the girls are id…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.3 x 10.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two girls in bathing suits sitting on a canoe that has been turned upside down on a sand beach. The bathing suits appear like sailor shirts with skirts and stockings, with caps over their heads. In comparing the photograph with other photographs of the same subject, the girls are identified as Jean Dyson and Gloriana Bird (or Birdie) at a beach in Winnipeg.
- Accession Code
- HV983.42.37
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1905]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For other photographs of these two girls in the same bathing suits, see HV983.42.38 - .41
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Sitting on a canoe, [1905] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1983/198300420037.jpg)
![Women in bathing suits, [1905] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1983/1983_0042_0041_001.jpg?width=280)
Women in bathing suits
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription301
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two young women in bathing suits, standing in a large body of water at a point where the water is up to their knees. Their bathing suits appear like sailor shirts with skirts and stockings, with caps over their heads. They are at a beach at Lake Winnipeg.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two young women in bathing suits, standing in a large body of water at a point where the water is up to their knees. Their bathing suits appear like sailor shirts with skirts and stockings, with caps over their heads. They are at a beach at Lake Winnipeg.
- Accession Code
- HV983.42.41
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1905]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For other prints of this image, see HV983.42.38 - .41
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The photograph is a reversed image of photographs HV983.42.38 - .40
Images
![Women in bathing suits, [1905] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1983/1983_0042_0041_001.jpg)