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Deer Lake Gibraltar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34312
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 13.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the "Gibraltar" rock at mouth of Deer Lake Creek. This photograph was taken during the winter of 1924 and the lake is frozen over with ice. The surface of the lake is covered with marks made by ice skates. Deer Lake Creek is historically known as Deer Lake Brook.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 13.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the "Gibraltar" rock at mouth of Deer Lake Creek. This photograph was taken during the winter of 1924 and the lake is frozen over with ice. The surface of the lake is covered with marks made by ice skates. Deer Lake Creek is historically known as Deer Lake Brook.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Creeks
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Geographic Features - Rock Formations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Brook
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Haddon family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35568
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left) Gordon Haddon and (right) Jimmy Haddon, his cousin, at Burnaby Lake where Eagle Creek flows into it. At the left is the dock at the foot of Piper Avenue. The water was deep and good for swimming.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-426
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left) Gordon Haddon and (right) Jimmy Haddon, his cousin, at Burnaby Lake where Eagle Creek flows into it. At the left is the dock at the foot of Piper Avenue. The water was deep and good for swimming.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Geographic Features - Creeks
- Structures - Piers and Wharves
- Sports - Swimming
- Names
- Haddon, Gordon
- Haddon, Jimmy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Piper Avenue
- Eagle Creek
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Alouette Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82611
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 21, 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia, mounted on cardboard ; 12.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of men, women, and children on the beach of Alouette Lake. The fourth woman from the left is identified as Charlotte Hill. The man to the right of her is identified as Minard Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 21, 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia, mounted on cardboard ; 12.5 x 17 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-175
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of men, women, and children on the beach of Alouette Lake. The fourth woman from the left is identified as Charlotte Hill. The man to the right of her is identified as Minard Hill.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in black pen on the cardboard reads: "Alouette Lake / June 21, 1925"
- Accompanying newspaper clipping attached to album page is titled "Surveyors' Examinations"
Images
Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34563
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.4 x 35.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Lake, looking northwest. The north shore mountains, including The Lions, can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.4 x 35.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 050-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Lake, looking northwest. The north shore mountains, including The Lions, can be seen in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Cottage in the woods
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82641
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows cottages, one possibly belonging to Louisa Vidal, near a lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-194
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows cottages, one possibly belonging to Louisa Vidal, near a lake.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "1925"
Images
Cultus Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34393
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.4 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking over Cultus Lake towards the mountains. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.4 x 26.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-100
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking over Cultus Lake towards the mountains. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Cultus Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34396
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12.2 cm on page 17.4 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cultus Lake, looking towards the mountains. A wooden pier can be seen in the foreground and a row of cabins are visible on the far shore. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the T…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12.2 cm on page 17.4 x 26.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-103
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cultus Lake, looking towards the mountains. A wooden pier can be seen in the foreground and a row of cabins are visible on the far shore. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Structures - Piers and Wharves
- Geographic Features - Mountains
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
![Herbert, Louisa, Dorothy, and Alexander Vidal, [between 1920 and 1934] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-073.jpg?width=280)
Herbert, Louisa, Dorothy, and Alexander Vidal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82490
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of two women and two men identified from left to right as Louisa, Herbert, Dorothy and Alexander Vidal. They are sitting on a rock near a body of water.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-073
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of two women and two men identified from left to right as Louisa, Herbert, Dorothy and Alexander Vidal. They are sitting on a rock near a body of water.
- Names
- Loomis, Dorothy Kate Vidal
- Vidal, Alexander
- Vidal, Alexander E. E. "Bill"
- Vidal, Louisa Sophia "Lou" Jones
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Louisa Vidal / Herbert Vidal / Dorothy / Alexander"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Gan & Grandad / Aunt Dor & Uncle Bill"
Images
![Herbert, Louisa, Dorothy, and Alexander Vidal, [between 1920 and 1934] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-073.jpg)
Minard and Charlotte Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82621
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a man, three women and two children at Alouette Lake. The man is identified as Minard Hill. The woman on the far right is identified as Charlotte Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-182
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a man, three women and two children at Alouette Lake. The man is identified as Minard Hill. The woman on the far right is identified as Charlotte Hill.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph and note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "1925"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Allouette [sic] Lake / 1925"
Images
![Sunnyside, [between 1915 and 1934] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-078.jpg?width=280)
Sunnyside
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82502
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1915 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the embankment of a body of water lined with houses and trees in Toronto, Ontario.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1915 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-078
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the embankment of a body of water lined with houses and trees in Toronto, Ontario.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Sunnyside"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "Sunnyside"
Images
![Sunnyside, [between 1915 and 1934] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-078.jpg)
![Two men on rocky shore, [ca. 1920] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0040_0024C_001.jpg?width=280)
Two men on rocky shore
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4316
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 4.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men on a rocky shore of an unidentified body of water. One man is seated on a log, while the other man stands further back from the bank.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 4.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men on a rocky shore of an unidentified body of water. One man is seated on a log, while the other man stands further back from the bank.
- Accession Code
- BV015.40.24c
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- Frame for photograph - BV015.40.24
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05-Jun-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Two men on rocky shore, [ca. 1920] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0040_0024C_001.jpg)
![Yellow Point, [1925] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-190.jpg?width=280)
Yellow Point
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82637
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a lakeside.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-190
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a lakeside.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on page reads: "Yellowpoint [sic]"
Images
![Yellow Point, [1925] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-190.jpg)
Interview with Joe Sadowski, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5115
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 16, 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (01:46.06 min)
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Joe Sadowski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Rebeca Salas, June 16, 2017. Major themes discussed: the history of the Burnaby Park Advisory Association and the Group of Ten, and the ongoing conservation of Burnaby Lake. 00:00 – 3:05: Joe discusses his inv…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Museum research interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (01:46.06 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Rebeca Salas Interviewee: Joe Sadowski Date of interview: June 16, 2017 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:46:06
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Joe Sadowski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Rebeca Salas, June 16, 2017. Major themes discussed: the history of the Burnaby Park Advisory Association and the Group of Ten, and the ongoing conservation of Burnaby Lake. 00:00 – 3:05: Joe discusses his involvement with the Association from its early days in the late 1960s. He describes the formation of the group, its original intentions, and its changing focus. 3:05 - 5:54: Joe recalls how the group decided to further their purpose by involving the public, and the rationale behind building a trail system. He explains how the Burnaby Outdoor Education Association was formed and describes its activities. 5:54 – 9:20: Joe relates how the Association was able to access federal funding for the trail. He shares his perspective about local businesses having changed their priorities since that time. 9:20 – 13:31: Joe discusses how the group expanded its base, and why it changed its name to the Burnaby Lake Advisory. He explains how the trail system came to be under the jurisdiction of Metro Parks, and why the name was changed to the Burnaby Lake Park Association. He describes the shift in the group’s composition and responsibilities. 13:31 – 17:06: Rebeca notes that the museum is interested in the reasons for the group coming together in the 1960s. Joe describes how the group’s plans regarding the lake informed their subsequent activities there. He talks about the changing attitude to pollution in the 1970s. 17:06 - 22:05: Joe describes what Burnaby Lake was like in the 1960s. He discusses its importance to migrating birds, and talks about the improvement to Still Creek. 22:05 – 29:48: Joe talks about the big Burnaby Lake Clean Up. He notes that the public’s changing attitudes have made further large clean-ups unnecessary. 29:48 – 32:00: Joe talks about the work of the Eagle Creek Streamkeepers, the Sapperton Fish and Game Club, The Semiahmoo Rod and Gun Club, and the Hyde Creek Watershed Society. He observes that game clubs have broader interests now than sport alone. 32:00 – 37:37: Joe discusses the return of salmon to the lake, the improvement in the quality of water, and the increased numbers of birds. He shares his perspective that the relationship of the public to the lake changed as visitors began to take ownership. 37:37 – 39:30: Joe talks about the importance of leadership in conservation efforts, discussing how Bob Gardner and Elmer Rudolph inspired people to become involved. He describes the positive results of volunteering. 39:30 – 41:48: Asked what he feels has made the biggest difference in improving the health of the lake, Joe describes the change in the attitude of the public and contrasts this new environmental awareness with that of people in other parts of the world. 41:48 – 47:46: Joe discusses the importance of the buffer zone, and of giving students the opportunity to be involved in efforts to remove invasive species and plant native ones. 47:46 – 56:10: Joe talks about the nesting box program. He notes that interacting with wildlife may influence people’s future behavior and describes the experience as cross-cultural. 56:10 – 58:17: Joe discusses the design of the trail around the lake. 58:17 – 1:02:32: Joe mentions the advisory role of Dr. Milton McLaren in the Association’s trail building work. He remarks on the importance to the project of people such as Tony Fabian and John Thomson. Joe also discusses the material used for the trail’s construction. 1:02:32 – 1:10:53: Joe describes the Association’s relationship with the Nature House and the Wildlife Rescue Centre. He recalls the acquisition of the Nature House building. 1:10:53 – 1:19:57: Asked about consultation, Joe describes the design and construction of the trail as the only subject in which the group’s expertise was deferred to. He discusses his concerns about dredging, and mentions the installation of squirrel nesting boxes as a successful enhancement project. 1:19:57 – 1:28:05: Joe talks about how the Burnaby Lake area has changed since he moved to Burnaby in 1964, and mentions some of the detrimental effects of development. He recalls the construction of the original observation tower by Aril Dalsvaag’s students at Burnaby Central Secondary School, talks about the current tower and discusses the success of the Association’s turtle nesting pad. 1:28:05 – 1:34:50: Joe discusses the introduced species in Burnaby Lake, and the efforts to eradicate them. He mentions the work of Bob Gunn, from B.C.I.T., a former student of Bob Gardner. 1:34:50 – 1:49:28: Asked about the substances used to control the mosquito population at Burnaby Lake, Joe voices his concerns about the effects of spraying, noting that the butterfly garden has been negatively affected by it in the past. He describes the origin of the garden. 1:40:28 – 1:46:06: Rebeca summarizes the interview and thanks Joe. Joe describes his hopes for the B.L.P.A. and the future of the lake. He reiterates the importance of preservation and accessibility and remarks on the number and diversity of the visitors.
- History
- Interviewee: Joe Sadowski is a founding member of the Burnaby Lake Park Association which was formerly named the Burnaby Outdoor Education Association. He has been recognized for his environmental efforts and was awarded the Community Stewardship Star in 2000 and 2004. Interviewer: Rebeca Salas is a MA student in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. Rebeca is interested in the relationship between property and memory. Rebeca is an experienced researcher and oral history interviewer and has conducted several oral histories for Landscapes of Injustice Archive.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
- Geographic Features - Streams
- Geographic Features - Natural Waterways
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Responsibility
- Salas, Rebeca
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
- Burnaby Lake
- Accession Code
- BV018.18.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- June 16, 2017
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Interview with Joe Sadowski, 2017, June 16, 2017
Interview with Joe Sadowski, 2017, June 16, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2018_0018_0001_001.mp3Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 9
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory595
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1995-2015
- Length
- 0:12:28
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ discussion of how the history of the forest and natural area on Burnaby Mountain forms part of our appreciation for the mountain. They talk about the impact of the conservation area on adjacent urban areas such a…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ discussion of how the history of the forest and natural area on Burnaby Mountain forms part of our appreciation for the mountain. They talk about the impact of the conservation area on adjacent urban areas such as the neighbourhood of Forest Grove, and the future of the urban forest on Burnaby Mountain.
- Date Range
- 1995-2015
- Length
- 0:12:28
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Stoney Creek
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 26, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).
- Biographical Notes
- The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 2:08:27
- Interviewee Name
- Templeton, John R.
- James, Alan C.
- Leston, Christine
- Interview Location
- Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, Burnaby
- 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 nine of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
Track nine of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-006/MSS196-006_Track_9.mp3
Arthur Francis Peers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34492
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.8 x 13.5 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Arthur Francis Peers on a raft on Texas Lake. Arthur Peers, later of the Royal Canadian Navy and Order of the British Empire worked on the surveys for the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the late 1920s and documented a lot of the work through his photographs.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.8 x 13.5 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-199
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Arthur Francis Peers on a raft on Texas Lake. Arthur Peers, later of the Royal Canadian Navy and Order of the British Empire worked on the surveys for the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the late 1920s and documented a lot of the work through his photographs.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Blue River Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34486
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 9.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a tree-lined lake identified as the Blue River Lake in Oregon. A cabin can be seen on the opposite shoreline. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 9.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-193
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a tree-lined lake identified as the Blue River Lake in Oregon. A cabin can be seen on the opposite shoreline. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Boating on Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39305
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three young people boating on Deer Lake. All are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-624
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three young people boating on Deer Lake. All are unidentified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Boating on Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39306
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four people, all unidentified, boating on Deer Lake. In the background, the grounds and water tower of the Fairacres estate belonging to Henry Ceperley are visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-625
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four people, all unidentified, boating on Deer Lake. In the background, the grounds and water tower of the Fairacres estate belonging to Henry Ceperley are visible.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Boating on Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39307
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.3 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three people in a boat on the shore of Deer Lake. All are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.3 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-626
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three people in a boat on the shore of Deer Lake. All are unidentified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Claude Hill's Boathouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34310
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.3 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three people outside Claude Hill's boathouse - all unidentified. The boathouse was located at the mouth of Deer Lake Creek (historically known as Deer Lake Brook) This photograph was taken during the winter of 1924 and the water is frozen over with ice.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.3 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three people outside Claude Hill's boathouse - all unidentified. The boathouse was located at the mouth of Deer Lake Creek (historically known as Deer Lake Brook) This photograph was taken during the winter of 1924 and the water is frozen over with ice.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Brook
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
