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Yanko family house under construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-450

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "May 1950 to April 5, 1951 Moved in April 6, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#8 May 1950 House"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Yanko family house under construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-462

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "House 18 1950 May"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Yanko family house under construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-463

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#7 House May 1950"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Yanko family house under construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-464

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#14 May 1950 House"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Yanko family house under construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-465

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "May 1950 House"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Yanko family house under construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction. An unidentified man is standing at the doorway to the house.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-466

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction. An unidentified man is standing at the doorway to the house.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#16 May 1950 House"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Yanko family house under construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby with its construction almost complete.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-467

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby with its construction almost complete.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#18 House May 1950"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Historic photo of Cariboo Road

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] date of original, copied [198_]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the …

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the man.

Subjects: Construction - Road Construction

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Geographic Access: Cariboo Road

Accession Code: BV020.5.860

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [190-] date of original, copied [198_]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 25-Aug-2020

Scale: 100

Photographer: Brown, Cice Chandler

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Historic photo of Cariboo Road, [190-] date of original, copied [198_] thumbnail

Jubilee Avenue

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1955

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a section of Jubilee Avenue; the entire span of the paved road has been dug up and two trucks are visible driving over the muddy ground.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a section of Jubilee Avenue; the entire span of the paved road has been dug up and two trucks are visible driving over the muddy ground.

Subjects: Construction - Road Construction; Transportation - Trucks

Geographic Access: Jubilee Avenue

Accession Code: BV004.7.5

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: May 1955

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Related Material: For another photograph of roadwork scene at Jubilee Avenue, see BV004.7.6

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Jubilee Ave/ May 1955"

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Jubilee Avenue

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1955

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a section of Jubilee Avenue; the entire span of the paved road has been dug up and a line of dump trucks are driving over the muddy ground in the distance.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a section of Jubilee Avenue; the entire span of the paved road has been dug up and a line of dump trucks are driving over the muddy ground in the distance.

Subjects: Construction - Road Construction; Transportation - Trucks

Geographic Access: Jubilee Avenue

Accession Code: BV004.7.6

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: May 1955

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Related Material: For another photograph of roadwork scene at Jubilee Avenue, see BV004.7.5

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "At its worst/ Jubilee Ave/ South Burnaby/ May 1955"

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Overpass

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 4.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a newly constructed overpass, with a roadway below prepared for construction. An unidentified man is standing on the right side. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 4.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a newly constructed overpass, with a roadway below prepared for construction. An unidentified man is standing on the right side. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Roads; Construction - Road Construction

Accession Code: HV976.251.29

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1976

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 22/8/2006

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The print is made as a black and white print from a colour negative film

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Overpass, [195-] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail

Street clearing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 4.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Grandview ramp off of the Trans Canada Highway in Burnaby that is cleared, possibly in preparation for the highway. The clearing for the street is several lanes wide, and in the distance, an overpass bridge can be seen. There are houses and along both sides of the cleared street.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 4.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Grandview ramp off of the Trans Canada Highway in Burnaby that is cleared, possibly in preparation for the highway. The clearing for the street is several lanes wide, and in the distance, an overpass bridge can be seen. There are houses and along both sides of the cleared street.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Roads; Construction - Road Construction

Accession Code: HV976.251.27

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1976

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 22/8/2006

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The print is made as a black and white print from a colour negative film

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Street clearing, [195-] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail

Booms and mill

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1950] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of log boom pond of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited in Burrard Inlet.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of log boom pond of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited in Burrard Inlet.

Subjects: Persons - South Asian Canadians; Industries - Logging/lumber

Names: Kapoor Sawmills Limited

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet; Barnet Marine Park

Accession Code: BV019.32.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1950] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 66 in book "In the Shadow by the Sea - recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "The vast log boom pond of Kapoor Sawmill, c. 1950"

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Booms and mill, [1950] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

General catalog index of Marshall-Wells company, limited

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Marshall-Wells Company Limited

Publication Date: 1950

Call Number: 621.9 MAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV978.50.45

Call Number: 621.9 MAR

Author: Marshall-Wells Company Limited

Place of Publication: Winnipeg

Publisher: Marshall-Wells Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: 1950

Physical Description: xlv, 1858 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.

Inscription: "Form 48 1M 2-49 Marshall-Wells British Columbia Sectional Catalogue DATE ISSUED October 2, 1950 ON LOAN TO Lakeview Lumber Co. ADDRESS Powell River, B. C. TO BE USED BY LOCATION PLEASE NOTE:-- This new Sectional Catalogue is entered in our Catalogue Records as shown above. we ask you to notify us promptly of any change of name or location, in order that new sections or revised sections may be sent to you correctly addressed as they are compiled in the future. "WE CARRY THE STOCKS" COMPLIMENTS OF: MARSHALL-WELLS B. C. LIMITEDXXX549 CARRALL STREET - - VANCOUVER, B. C." [Typed and glued to front endpaper]

Library Subject (LOC): Tools; Mills and mill-work; Catalogs

Subjects: Industries - Forestry

Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1942-2015

Length: 0:13:21

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s overview of the history of the Trans Mountain tank farm site on Burnaby Mountain, the delineation of the first conservation area on the mountain in 1974, and the reasons for inclusion of the tank farm in the conservation area. She also talks a…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s overview of the history of the Trans Mountain tank farm site on Burnaby Mountain, the delineation of the first conservation area on the mountain in 1974, and the reasons for inclusion of the tank farm in the conservation area. She also talks about Suncor’s site and its inclusion in the conservation area.

Date Range: 1942-2015

Length: 0:13:21

Names: Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Company; Suncor Energy Inc.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Planning; Industries - Petroleum Industry

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 16, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Alekxos Sarter conducted by Kathy Bossort. Alekxos Sarter 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 history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain from Alekxos Sarter’s perspective and experience as employee in the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The interview provides an excellent explanation of the history and function of kinds of park dedications used by the City of Burnaby; an overview of issues around including the Trans Mountain tank farm in the conservation area; and the background to the land use and ownership disagreement between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, its resolution, and the subsequent development of SFU’s UniverCity. Alekxos Sarter talks about Richard Bolton, Burnaby’s Acting-Commissioner who was responsible for dedicating the first park on Burnaby Mountain in 1942, and the creation of a park named after him in UniverCity.

Biographical Notes: Alekxos Sarter was born in Vancouver in 1961, to Daine and Kasandra Sarter. She grew up in North Vancouver and since 1994 has lived on a sailboat in False Creek. After attending UBC where she studied landscape architecture, she was hired by the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1986. Working first in parks design, Alekxos quickly moved into parks planning, her preferred career. As Research Officer she covers research, planning, public consultation, parks and facility inventory, parkland acquisition, among other duties.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 2:20:47

Interviewee Name: Sarter, Alekxos T.

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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Alekxos Sarter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-005/MSS196-005_Track_4.mp3

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:14:54

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:14:54

Names: Olofson, Axel; GAK Fur Farm; Sperling Avenue School

Subjects: Agriculture; Industries - Fur Trade; Occupations - Farmers; Transportation; Persons - Children

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Westridge Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson'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.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory574

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1950-2015

Length: 0:16:59

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s current activities on Burnaby Mountain and how she feels about use of the mountain today and in the past.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s current activities on Burnaby Mountain and how she feels about use of the mountain today and in the past.

Date Range: 1950-2015

Length: 0:16:59

Names: Simon Fraser University

Subjects: Recreational Activities; Industries; Geographic Features - Forests

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson'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.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_6.mp3

Interview with Roy Brainerd by Eric Damer October 23, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory305

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1951-1983

Length: 0:08:58

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's working life during the early years of his marriage. He discusses the automobile industry in Burnaby, the importance of the interurban tram and concludes with a story of a "stolen" bus.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's working life during the early years of his marriage. He discusses the automobile industry in Burnaby, the importance of the interurban tram and concludes with a story of a "stolen" bus.

Date Range: 1951-1983

Photo Info: Roy Brainerd walking along Granville Street in Vancouver, [1945 or 1946]. Item no. 549-016

Length: 0:08:58

Subjects: Industries - Automobile

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 23, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Roy Brainerd conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 23, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Burnaby with particular focus on school days and the automobile industry.

Biographical Notes: Roy Brainerd’s parents, Lawrence and Violet Brainerd came to Vancouver in 1925 or 1926 and purchased a small house on Harwood Street in North Burnaby. There were two older children in the family already when Roy was born in 1928 at Royal Columbian hospital. His sister Patricia Brainerd (later White) was born in 1931, also at Royal Columbian Hospital. Roy’s father Lawrence rebuilt and renovated the house to fit his growing family, planting abundant vegetable gardens and building a chicken coop. Roy started at Douglas Road School in 1934 and then attended Hugh M. Fraser High School. Roy left his high school at fifteen to work for Snap-On Tools, working his way up from pushing a broom to becoming a branch manager. He retired in 1983 after forty-one years of service. Together with his wife Carol, Roy raised three daughters.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:56

Interviewee Name: Brainerd, Roy

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Roy Brainerd walking along Granville Street in Vancouver, [1945 or 1946]. Item no. 549-016 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Roy Brainerd

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-004/MSS171-004_Track_4.mp3

Interview with William J. Copeland by Rod Fowler February 18, 1990 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory438

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1927-1990

Length: 00:06:37

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's childhood in Burnaby and Vancouver, his father's work as a miner, his war service, education, and his three children

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's childhood in Burnaby and Vancouver, his father's work as a miner, his war service, education, and his three children

Date Range: 1927-1990

Photo Info: Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon for the opening of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan, 1995. Item no. 535-0067

Length: 00:06:37

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Education; Industries - Mining

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 18, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with former Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Copeland was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Copeland’s education, career and experience as a Burnaby firefighter from 1955 to 1987, and his work for the union International Association of Fire Fighters. He talks about his early family life in Burnaby and Vancouver, war service, training with the Federal Fire Service, the organizations he has belonged to, and the careers of his three children. He briefly talks about Burnaby politics and his unexpected election to Mayor of Burnaby. Major themes of the interview, described by track: Track 1: Organizations - Unions; Public Services - Fire Protection; International Association of Fire Fighters; Track 2: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 3: Elections; Track 4: family history and education; Track 5: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 6: Elections

Biographical Notes: William John (Bill) Copeland (1927-2002) was born in Vancouver May 19, 1927. As a young child he lived with his parents on Southwood Street in South Burnaby on a chicken ranch. Bill’s father was a miner and was often away from home. The family moved to Pioneer Mines at Bridge River for a few years and then moved back to Vancouver in 1941 when his father contracted silicosis. Bill served in the navy for about a year near the end of WWII, was in the Canadian Merchant Marine and worked as a pipe fitter, before beginning his career as a fire fighter. He trained with the Federal Fire Service and worked two years at the Wireless Station in Delta. In 1955 he started work as Fire Fighter No. 53 in Burnaby, retiring 33 years later in 1987. Most of his career was spent at the Control Station or Number 1 Firehall, first located at Wiilingdon and Hastings (now No.5 Station) and later on Sperling near Canada Way. Bill worked as a first aid instructor, eventually moving into the training office, and retired as assistant chief. In 1987, shortly after retiring, Bill was asked to run for Mayor for the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). Much to his surprise he won. He served with distinction for three terms (1987-1996). Bill, his wife Ruth, and their three children, Doug and Dan (both firefighters) and Emily (a teacher), lived in North Burnaby on Cliff Avenue, the family home for about 35 years. Bill was active in many organizations including the Cliff Avenue soccer organization, St. John Ambulance, Burnaby Red Cross, and CNIB, among others. He began representing firefighters locally in the International Association of Fire Fighters in the early 1960s, eventually becoming President of the provincial association and then Vice President of the 6th District representing Western Canada.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 0:25:35

Interviewee Name: Copeland, William J

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon for the opening of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan, 1995. Item no. 535-0067 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with William J. Copeland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-013/MSS187-013_Track_4.mp3

Kapoor Sawmills Limited, cabins and log booms

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15188

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Panorama photograph of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited, cabins and log booms in Burrard Inlet. Cabins are located on the lower shore.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Panorama photograph of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited, cabins and log booms in Burrard Inlet. Cabins are located on the lower shore.

Subjects: Industries - Logging/lumber; Persons - South Asian Canadians

Names: Kapoor Sawmills Limited

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet; Barnet Marine Park

Accession Code: BV019.32.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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