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Crosswalks - Westridge Area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport38988
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 35277
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jul-1962
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 35277
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jul-1962
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Rezoning Reference #22/94 Westridge Area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport8806
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4683
- Meeting Date
- 2-May-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4683
- Meeting Date
- 2-May-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Rezoning Reference #68/94 Westridge Area Rezoning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport8289
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4854
- Meeting Date
- 19-Dec-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 71
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4854
- Meeting Date
- 19-Dec-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 71
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Traffic Situation in the Westridge Area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport35823
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31132
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jan-1966
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31132
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jan-1966
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Westridge Area - Request for Area Rezoning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport9666
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5656
- Meeting Date
- 3-May-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5656
- Meeting Date
- 3-May-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Westridge Area: Request for Rezoning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport9726
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5641
- Meeting Date
- 5-Apr-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 21
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5641
- Meeting Date
- 5-Apr-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 21
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Westridge Area Rezoning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport8525
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4776
- Meeting Date
- 6-Sep-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4776
- Meeting Date
- 6-Sep-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Westridge Area Rezoning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport8860
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4662
- Meeting Date
- 5-Apr-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 22
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4662
- Meeting Date
- 5-Apr-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 22
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Westridge - Area Specific Zoning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport9449
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5704
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jul-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 19
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 5704
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jul-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 19
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
6511 Hastings St
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94339
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of various commerical and undeveloped properties in Burnaby. Businesses visible in the photographs include: Liquidation World, Big-O Tires, CSD Computers, and Full Gospel Assembly Vancouver.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-124
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of various commerical and undeveloped properties in Burnaby. Businesses visible in the photographs include: Liquidation World, Big-O Tires, CSD Computers, and Full Gospel Assembly Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 95-243-B
- Photographer identified as "D.M."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 6511 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
6850 Hastings burnaby [sic]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94297
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 26 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior of a Liquidation World store and several houses along an unidentified residential street. The address 6850 Hastings Street no longer exists.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 26 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-082
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior of a Liquidation World store and several houses along an unidentified residential street. The address 6850 Hastings Street no longer exists.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 93-468-B
- Photographer identified as "L.D."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
A & Aero Trading Salvage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79166
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 16, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a large sign advertising lawn mower sharpening over A & Aero Trading Salvage at 6147 Hastings Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 16, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-184
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a large sign advertising lawn mower sharpening over A & Aero Trading Salvage at 6147 Hastings Street.
- Names
- A & Aero Trading Salvage
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Photographers identified by surnames only: Carr and Vardeman
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 6147 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
Images
A & Aero Trading Salvage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79167
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 12, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows hitchikers being picked up outside A & Aero Trading and Salvage at 6147 Hastings Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 12, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-185
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows hitchikers being picked up outside A & Aero Trading and Salvage at 6147 Hastings Street.
- Names
- A & Aero Trading Salvage
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Born, A. J.
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 6147 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
Images
Aerial photograph of Burnaby Mountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84882
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Burnaby Mountain and surrounding area with Burrard Inlet to the north.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 561-003
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2014-08
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Burnaby Mountain and surrounding area with Burrard Inlet to the north.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Province of British Columbia
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- This photo is indentified as BC5061:83 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5061:84 to the west and BC5061:82 to the east
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Lake City Area
Aerial photograph of North Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84881
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby with Burrard Inlet to the north and Hastings Street, Inlet Drive, Barnet Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 561-002
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2014-08
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby with Burrard Inlet to the north and Hastings Street, Inlet Drive, Barnet Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Province of British Columbia
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- This photo is indentified as BC5061:84 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5061:85 to the west and BC5061:83 to the east
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
- Westridge Area
Aerial photograph of North Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93598
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby with Burrard Inlet to the north and Hastings Street, Inlet Drive, Barnet Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 561-001
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2014-08
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby with Burrard Inlet to the north and Hastings Street, Inlet Drive, Barnet Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Province of British Columbia
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- This photo is identified as BC5061:85
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
- Westridge Area
Burnaby Mountain Autobody and Dedemus (Lloyd) Electric Ltd.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79209
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 11, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Burnaby Mountain Autobody and Dedemus (Lloyd) Electric Ltd. at 6861 Hastings Street with Burnaby Automotive in the rear.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 11, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-208
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Burnaby Mountain Autobody and Dedemus (Lloyd) Electric Ltd. at 6861 Hastings Street with Burnaby Automotive in the rear.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Photographers identified by surnames only: Carr and Vardeman
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 6861 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
Images
Hallett's Eggs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93656
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 13, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a house surrounded by trees at 6947 Hastings Street. There is a sign in front of the home advertising "Hallett's Eggs & Poultry" and a "For Sale" sign. The photograph is taken from across the street, facing northeast.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 13, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-613
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a house surrounded by trees at 6947 Hastings Street. There is a sign in front of the home advertising "Hallett's Eggs & Poultry" and a "For Sale" sign. The photograph is taken from across the street, facing northeast.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Poultry
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Chapman, Fred
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 63
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 6947 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
Images
Interview with Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen by Kathy Bossort October 9, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory563
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1965-1995
- Length
- 0:05:25
- Summary
- This portion of the interview introduces Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen. Karen Morcke talks about coming to SFU from Germany as a student in 1968 and then working as an instructor at SFU until she retired in 1995. She describes the trails on Burnaby Mountain when she first started walking them. Dian…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview introduces Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen. Karen Morcke talks about coming to SFU from Germany as a student in 1968 and then working as an instructor at SFU until she retired in 1995. She describes the trails on Burnaby Mountain when she first started walking them. Diane Hansen describes moving to Westridge in 1971.
- Date Range
- 1965-1995
- Length
- 0:05:25
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 9, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen conducted by Kathy Bossort. Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and activities of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society of which Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen were founding members, and the environmental and recreational value of the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Karen Morcke also talks about walking the trails on Burnaby Mountain from 1968 to present and her involvement in other environmental groups.
- Biographical Notes
- Diane Hansen was born in Winnipeg in 1941, trained as a nurse in Toronto, and moved with her husband Ingolf Hansen to the Westridge Area in Burnaby in 1971, where Diane lived until 2010. Diane has one daughter Kristin. Karen Morcke was born in Germany in 1940, immigrating to Canada in 1968 to attend SFU. After completing her Masters degree in 1970 Karen was hired by SFU as a language instructor from which she retired in 1995. She has one son Erik and has lived almost continuously in North Burnaby since 1968. Both Diane Hansen and Karen Morcke have been active volunteers in local environmental groups and were founding members of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which formed about 1989 to lobby for a conservation area that integrated SFU land below the campus ring road with City of Burnaby parkland on Burnaby Mountain. Diane has also been active in wild bird rescue groups. Karen walked the trails on Burnaby Mountain to and from work, and began lobbying for protection of green space on Burnaby Mountain in the 1970s.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 1:10:35
- Interviewee Name
- Morcke, Karen
- Hansen, H. Diane
- Interview Location
- Karen Morcke'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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen
Track one of interview with Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-003/MSS196-003_Track_1.mp3Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory571
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1942-1980
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vanco…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vancouver.
- Date Range
- 1942-1980
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Names
- Olofson, Axel
- GAK Fur Farm
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Lochdale 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson
Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_3.mp3