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Interview with Barry Jones by Kathy Bossort December 9, 2015 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1967-2015

Length: 0:09:36

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking about the rhododendron garden planted in 1967 on Centennial Way for Canada’s Centennial and the gardens current neglect. He talks about management of the conservation area and the Pavilion area, the trails on the mountain, and the people w…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking about the rhododendron garden planted in 1967 on Centennial Way for Canada’s Centennial and the gardens current neglect. He talks about management of the conservation area and the Pavilion area, the trails on the mountain, and the people who use the trails.

Date Range: 1967-2015

Length: 0:09:36

Names: Burnaby Mountain Centennial Park; Burnaby Mountain Park

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Plants - Flowers; Celebrations - Centennial

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: December 9, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Barry Jones conducted by Kathy Bossort. Barry Jones was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Barry Jones talking about his home and the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and about the negotiations that resulted in the agreement between Simon Fraser University and the City of Burnaby in 1995. He talks about the building of Burnaby Mountain Parkway and its link to the 1995 agreement, and about his experiences with Trans Mountain tank farm and pipeline. He also talks about his education and career as teacher, school board trustee and politician.

Biographical Notes: Barry Jones was born 1940 in Princeton, BC. His father moved the family to a home on Georgia Street in North Burnaby in 1944 where Barry grew up. He attended UBC majoring in mathematics and chemistry, and unable to find work in his field, taught two years in northern BC. He liked teaching and returned to school, enrolling in education at the newly opened Simon Fraser University in 1965. He taught one year at Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby and finished his 25 year teaching career in Coquitlam. Barry served ten years as a Burnaby School board trustee, and then ten years as North Burnaby MLA (NDP) beginning in 1986, serving five years in Official Opposition and five years in government under then-premier Mike Harcourt. During his time in government, Barry Jones successfully lobbied for freedom of information legislation. He also played a role in resolving the dispute between SFU and Burnaby over control and ownership of land on Burnaby Mountain and in creating the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area in 1995. He continues to live on Burnaby Mountain in a home he bought in 1971.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:06:23

Interviewee Name: Jones, J. Barry

Interview Location: City of Burnaby City Hall law libary

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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Barry Jones

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-015/MSS196-015_Track_3.mp3

Burnaby Art Gallery daffodil gardens

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the back of the Burnaby Art Gallery and its daffodil gardens.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Art Gallery subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 242-027

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1990-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of the back of the Burnaby Art Gallery and its daffodil gardens.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Art Galleries; Plants - Flowers

Names: Burnaby Art Gallery

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6344 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Burnaby Art Gallery daffodil gardens, April 1983 thumbnail

Garden in Robert Burnaby Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1949 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the garden and fence in Robert Burnaby Park. Alice Massey is standing in the centre of the photograph near a large bunch of poppies with an unidentified woman to the left.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1949 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of the garden and fence in Robert Burnaby Park. Alice Massey is standing in the centre of the photograph near a large bunch of poppies with an unidentified woman to the left.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Geographic Features - Gardens

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

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Garden in Robert Burnaby Park, [between 1949 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Parade float

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36703

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a parade float decorated with flowers, including "Burnaby" written along the side.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-058

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a parade float decorated with flowers, including "Burnaby" written along the side.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Transportation - Parade Floats

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Parade float, [195-] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their p…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah Location of Interview: Nalliah family home Interview Date: May 29, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 68 min., 6 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Ruth (Angela) Nalliah with husband Samuel Nalliah WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this interview (00:40:58 – 00:57:31) regarding the Tamil genocide may be upsetting to some people.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their parentage, place of birth (Sri Lanka), spoken language and education. Sam Nalliah shares details on his education while living in Sri Lanka, his later education in Wales where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and his migration to Halifax in 1978 after obtaining a job at Dalhousie University as a systems analyst. Sam conveys how he decided to relocate from Halifax to Vancouver in 1986 and started his employment with BC Tel. Angela Nalliah shares details on her education and employment after immigrating to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1986. Angela conveys how she first lived in Ottawa, moved to Toronto in 1989 where she began working for TD bank and moved to Vancouver in 1999. 00:13:31 – 00:20:03 Sam Nalliah talks about how he and his wife Angela first met and married in 1999 and moved to Vancouver. Sam shares information on where his other family members immigrated to and why he decided to immigrate to Canada. Angela shares information on other members of her family who immigrated to Canada before her and how her uncle sponsored them all to come. 00:20:04 – 00:29:30 Sam provides further details regarding his family make up including; his first wife, his daughters (born in 1983 and 1985), his step daughter (born in 1991) and his youngest daughter (born in 2000). Sam tells how he worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Sam provides locations of homes that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver. Sam and Angela describe what they liked about living in Burnaby, where their daughter attended school and where they did their shopping. 00:29:31 – 00:32:11 Angela talks about working for Prospera Credit Union from 2003 after TD bank downsized. Sam describes how they rented out their house in Vancouver and lived in a rental home in Burnaby that was owned by the City of Burnaby. Sam and Angela recollect the time period that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver before deciding to move to Surrey in 2015. 00:32:12 – 00:35:59 Sam and Angela provide details regarding their daughter’s post-secondary education and careers. Angela talks about her social activities, volunteer work and involvement with the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia, the Women’s Network as well as the Westminster Bible Chapel Church in Burnaby and the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church in Surrey. 00:36:00 – 00:40:57 Sam recalls hearing Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau speak about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at Dalhousie University and the effect that his speech made on him. Sam talks about joining the National Democratic Party when Peter Julian was elected as a Member of Parliament for Burnaby. 00:40:58 – 00:57:31 (WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this portion of the interview may be upsetting to some people) Sam and Angela speak about their involvement with the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC). Angela describes the brutal violence that she witnessed while living in Sri Lanka during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide in the 1980’s. Sam and Angela recollect and discuss their views and actions pertaining to the MV Sun Sea incident where a Thai cargo ship carrying Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to British Columbia were identified as terrorists by the Canadian Government and held in detention facilities. 00:57:32 – 01:08:07 Sam reflects on what he likes about Burnaby. Angela and Sam talk about Hindu temples attended by many Tamil and Sri Lankan people living in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Angela talks about the many cultural events and celebrations that are celebrated within the Tamil and Sri Lankan community including the Pongal Festival. Angela and Sam reflect on how grateful they are to be residents of Canada.

History: Interviewees biographies: Samuel (Sam) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1949. Sam immigrated to Halifax in 1977 after obtaining a position as a systems analyst at Dalhousie University. In 1986, Sam sponsored his parents to come to Canada. In 1986, after being introduced to the milder weather in Victoria, Sam decided to move to British Columbia. He moved to Burnaby in 1990 and began working for BC Tel in Burnaby. Following his job at BC Tel, Sam worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Ruth (Angela) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1964 and immigrated to Canada in 1986. As a Tamil living in Sri Lanka in the 1980’s Angela witnessed first hand the brutal violence during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide. In 1986 Angela was relieved to be able to immigrate to Canada after being sponsored by her uncle. Angela first lived and worked in Ottawa and Toronto before marrying Samuel Nalliah in Ottawa in 1999 and the couple moved to Burnaby. Angela worked for TD bank in both Toronto and Vancouver until it downsized in 2003 and she began working for Prospero Credit Union. While living in Burnaby, Angela attended the Westminster Bible Chapel and after moving to Surrey she became a member of the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church. Sam and Angela Nalliah have four daughters and since moving to British Columbia they’ve lived in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Both Sam and Angela are involved with the Tamil Cultural Association of British Columbia and the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) as well as participates in Sri Lankan and Tamil community cultural events. Interviewer biography: James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Events - Festivals; Government; Government - Federal Government; Migration; Occupations; Organizations - Political Parties; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Religions; Religions - Christianity; Religions - Hinduism; Rights; Rights - Human Rights; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Social Issues - Discrimination

Names: Nalliah, Ruth "Angela"; Nalliah, Samuel "Sam"; Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC); Westminster Bible Chapel; Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCSBC)

Responsibility: Binks, James

Accession Code: BV023.16.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum

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Audio Tracks

Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0008_003.mp3

Spring Tea at Ellesmere United Church

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 17, 1958

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Composite photograph of the Spring Tea and Open House for the Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten at Ellesmere United Church hall. The mothers of the kindergartners donated sandwiches, cookies and cakes and a net profit of $26.05 was made.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 17, 1958

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 13.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 246-039

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1990-12

Scope and Content: Composite photograph of the Spring Tea and Open House for the Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten at Ellesmere United Church hall. The mothers of the kindergartners donated sandwiches, cookies and cakes and a net profit of $26.05 was made.

Subjects: Celebrations; Events - Fundraising

Names: Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten; Ellesmere United Church

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Thanks for a swell evening / Maurie K'

Geographic Access: Ellesmere Avenue; Hastings Street

Street Address: 300 Ellesmere Avenue North

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Spring Tea at Ellesmere United Church, May 17, 1958 thumbnail

Yanko family album

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956-1979

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (613 photographs : col.)

Scope and Content: Photographic album documenting John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and their two daughters, Rhonda and Charmaine (later Bayntun). Photographs depict family parties and events, travel snapshots, scenes in Vancouver, and the family home and pets.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956-1979

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 album (613 photographs : col.)

Description Level: File

Record No.: 545-249

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photographic album documenting John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and their two daughters, Rhonda and Charmaine (later Bayntun). Photographs depict family parties and events, travel snapshots, scenes in Vancouver, and the family home and pets.

Subjects: Celebrations - Birthdays; Celebrations; Travel

Names: Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman; Yanko, John Ivan; Yanko, Rhonda; Bayntun, Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file

1982 - Moving the Roberts House

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1982

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the land being cleared at 5496 Dominion Street in order to create a path to move the Roberts' house onto the property. Included in the clearing are the stumps of two apples trees, a poplar tree, and a maple tree. The debris from the site was burned and smoke can seen rising from a s…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1982

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 620-061

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2017-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the land being cleared at 5496 Dominion Street in order to create a path to move the Roberts' house onto the property. Included in the clearing are the stumps of two apples trees, a poplar tree, and a maple tree. The debris from the site was burned and smoke can seen rising from a small pile of brush on the right.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from donor's notes; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "p.3"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "2"

Street Address: 5496 Dominion Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

Images

1982 - Moving the Roberts House, 1982 thumbnail

1982 - Moving the Roberts House 5538 Dominion Street to its new location at 5496 Dominion Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91879

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1982

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 cm x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the site at 5496 Dominion Street where the Roberts' house was to be moved. To the left is the old garage that was originally part of the small dwelling the Roberts lived in during the construction of their house in the early 1920s. In the background is 3093 Douglas Road and in the f…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1982

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 cm x 13 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 620-060

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2017-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the site at 5496 Dominion Street where the Roberts' house was to be moved. To the left is the old garage that was originally part of the small dwelling the Roberts lived in during the construction of their house in the early 1920s. In the background is 3093 Douglas Road and in the foreground are two apple trees planted by John W. Roberts.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from donor's notes; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "p.2"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Garage, Poplar Tree and Apple Trees before they had to go to make room to move house here / Spring 1982"; 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971

Street Address: 5496 Dominion Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

Images

1982 - Moving the Roberts House 5538 Dominion Street to its new location at 5496 Dominion Street, 1982 thumbnail

6742 Walker Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37844

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, with only the trees in the yard visible from the road. A van is parked in front.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-432

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, with only the trees in the yard visible from the road. A van is parked in front.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast; Copied from col. photograph

Geographic Access: Walker Avenue

Street Address: 6742 Walker Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Richmond Park Area

Images

6742 Walker Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37845

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue with some of the trees in the yard cut down.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-433

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue with some of the trees in the yard cut down.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast; Copied from col. photograph

Geographic Access: Walker Avenue

Street Address: 6742 Walker Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Richmond Park Area

Images

6742 Walker Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37846

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, showing the stumps of the recently cut down trees in the yard of the house.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-434

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, showing the stumps of the recently cut down trees in the yard of the house.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast; Copied from col. photograph

Geographic Access: Walker Avenue

Street Address: 6742 Walker Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Richmond Park Area

Images

Allan Beaton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36690

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 9 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Allan Beaton inspecting an apple tree in front of a house.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 9 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-045

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Allan Beaton inspecting an apple tree in front of a house.

Subjects: Plants - Trees; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Beaton, Allan

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Parker Street

Street Address: 3966 Parker Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Willingdon Heights Area

Images

Allan Beaton, [195-] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

A Woman blowing a dandelion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58928

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman blowing dandelion seeds from her outstretched hand.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1378

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman blowing dandelion seeds from her outstretched hand.

Subjects: Plants

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page A-2 / Burnaby / Today"

Images

A Woman blowing a dandelion, ca.1983 thumbnail

Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91701

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1982 - April 1982

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 17 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists photographs of Burnaby Lake taken in late winter. The foliage around the lake is primarily brown and wilted with the first new growth of Spring just emerging. Canadian geese swim on the lake in the foreground of several of the photographs, with snow-covered mountains and the Loughee…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1982 - April 1982

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 17 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-019

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists photographs of Burnaby Lake taken in late winter. The foliage around the lake is primarily brown and wilted with the first new growth of Spring just emerging. Canadian geese swim on the lake in the foreground of several of the photographs, with snow-covered mountains and the Lougheed Mall skyline visible in the distance. Also included in the file is one photograph of the forest alongside the Brunette River.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Animals - Birds; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from label on slide sheets photographs originally housed in

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake; Brunette River

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Images

Burnaby Lake, March 1982 - April 1982 thumbnail

Eagle Creek treehouse

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1980 and 2001]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 5 photographs : col. ; 15 cm x 10 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of a rustic two-storey treehouse located in the forest at Eagle Creek. The treehouse is triangular in shape and constructed around three evergreen trees. The file also contains one photograph of a broken tree stump.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1980 and 2001]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 5 photographs : col. ; 15 cm x 10 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-022

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of a rustic two-storey treehouse located in the forest at Eagle Creek. The treehouse is triangular in shape and constructed around three evergreen trees. The file also contains one photograph of a broken tree stump.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs; Note in black in on verso of photographs 618-022-1 : 618-022-4 reads: "Bby. Mtn. Parkway [at] Curtis / Eagle Creek, Upper Reaches / East Fork"; Note in black in on verso of photograph 618-022-5 reads: "Bby. Mtn. Parkway / Eagle Creek, Upper Reaches"

Geographic Access: Eagle Creek

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Eagle Creek treehouse, [between 1980 and 2001] thumbnail

Family house and lot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36044

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a family home and lot full of flowering trees. The house is believed to be the Dickie family home.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Grace Dickie subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 215-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a family home and lot full of flowering trees. The house is believed to be the Dickie family home.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Front yard of 5486 Dominion Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91870

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Small family's house at 5486 Dominion Street (left) and the Peterson's house at 5776 Dominion Street (right). In the front yard of the Smalls' house is a maple tree, which is one of many planted by John W. Roberts along the Dominion Street boulevard. Much of this tree, along wit…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 620-051

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2017-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Small family's house at 5486 Dominion Street (left) and the Peterson's house at 5776 Dominion Street (right). In the front yard of the Smalls' house is a maple tree, which is one of many planted by John W. Roberts along the Dominion Street boulevard. Much of this tree, along with many others in the neighbourhood, was blown over during Typhoon Frieda on October 12, 1962.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from donor's notes; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P13"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "5486 Dominion St. / Probably late 1950s / Peterson's house on right"; 5486 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5480 and 5488 Dominion Street; 5476 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5472 and 5478 Dominion Street

Street Address: 5476 Dominion Street; 5486 Dominion Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

Images

Front yard of 5486 Dominion Street, [between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008 thumbnail

Interview with Steve Mancinelli by Kathy Bossort September 13, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory547

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1955-1990

Length: 0:08:36

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli’s early life growing up in the Cascade-Schou District, playing in the bush as a child, fishing at Stoney Creek, tobogganing on Burnaby Mountain, and learning more about nature as an adult. He also talks about the Pavilion area restaurant calle…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli’s early life growing up in the Cascade-Schou District, playing in the bush as a child, fishing at Stoney Creek, tobogganing on Burnaby Mountain, and learning more about nature as an adult. He also talks about the Pavilion area restaurant called “The Owl and the Oarsman”.

Date Range: 1955-1990

Length: 0:08:36

Names: The Owl and the Oarsman Restaurant

Subjects: Persons - Children; Plants; Recreational Activities

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: September 13, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Steve Mancinelli conducted by Kathy Bossort. Steve Mancinelli was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the activities of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society between 1988 and 1997 and its advocacy for the protection of green space on Burnaby Mountain prior to the land transfer from SFU to Burnaby in 1995. Steve Mancinelli also talks about his other environmental and political activities, recreation on Burnaby Mountain, and the value of its natural assets.

Biographical Notes: Stephen Mancinelli was born in Vancouver in 1953 to Mario and Joan Mancinelli, one of three sons. The Mancinelli family moved to Burnaby in 1955 to the Cascade-Schou District. Steve attended Schou School (Gr. 1- 7) and Moscrop School (Gr. 8-10), playing as a child in the bush on the future Discovery Park site, before the family moved to Port Coquitlam. Steve moved back to Burnaby when he was 18, married his wife Glenda in 1980, and raised his family of two daughters (Julia and Aimee) in the Capital Hill District, before moving to Coquitlam in 2002. Employed as a sheet metal worker for 25 years, Steve has recently worked as a custodian for Coquitlam School District 43 for 19 years. Steve was one of the founding members of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, and has also been a member of the Capital Hill Community Association, on the Board of Directors for Burnaby Psychiatric Services, and a Regional Director for the Green Party. Steve took an early interest in organic gardening, planting trees, and finding inventive ways to recycle waste and promote responsible use of the environment. Steve’s experience working on environmental issues was an important asset to the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which formed ca. 1988 to become a key advocate for preserving parkland on Burnaby Mountain. The Society was awarded the City of Burnaby 1998 Environment Award in Communications for its work in preserving the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. In 2001 Steve was awarded an Environmental Star in Community Stewardship for being “active in preserving and enhancing Burnaby’s natural environment for over thirty years”.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 1:31:42

Interviewee Name: Mancinelli, Stephen J. "Steve"

Interview Location: Steve Mancinelli's home in 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.