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Andy Digney Film

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1934 and 1961]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments h…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1934 and 1961]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments have all been described at item level.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; Recreational Activities - Fishing; Recreational Activities - Camping; Recreational Activities - Picnics; Geographic Features - Rivers; Events - Parades

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film; The original 8mm film footage was digitized and broken down into 18 segments, reflecting the original order. Items are described as 562-003-1 : 562-003-18

Bob Prittie with Cheryl Manning and Faure Girgrich

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1969, published February 21, 1969

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie visiting the rehearsal of "Man in the Moon" put on by the Burnaby players. Bob Prittie is sitting next to Cheryl Manning who is dressed as a Phoenix, and holding a "rejuvenation egg" up for him to look at. Faure Girgrich is at his shoulder, dressed as "Moon Tree."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1969, published February 21, 1969

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-912

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie visiting the rehearsal of "Man in the Moon" put on by the Burnaby players. Bob Prittie is sitting next to Cheryl Manning who is dressed as a Phoenix, and holding a "rejuvenation egg" up for him to look at. Faure Girgrich is at his shoulder, dressed as "Moon Tree."

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Recreational Activities - Theatre; Clothing - Costumes

Names: Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"; Manning, Cheryl; Girgrich, Faure

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Bob Prittie with Cheryl Manning and Faure Girgrich, 1969, published February 21, 1969 thumbnail

Nurses' skit

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Betty-Lou Sundquist, Bing Bakkan and Pat Whalen participating in the nurses’ skit, "The Baby Visit," at a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) annual meeting.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 8 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-053

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Betty-Lou Sundquist, Bing Bakkan and Pat Whalen participating in the nurses’ skit, "The Baby Visit," at a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) annual meeting.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses; Whalen, Pat; Bakkan, M.W. "Bing"; Sundquist, Betty-Lou

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: “1968 / Nurses skit at VON annual mtg. / Betty-Lou Sundquist / Bing Bakkan / Pat Whalen / “The Baby Visit”

Images

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65522

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-060

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65523

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-061

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65524

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-062

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65525

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-063

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65526

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-064

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65527

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-065

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65528

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-066

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65530

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-068

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65531

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-069

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65532

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-070

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65533

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-071

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Nurses' skit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65534

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1963

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-072

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a scene in a skit performed at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

St. Patrick's Day school play

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1964

Collection/Fonds: Harold H. Johnston fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of eleven children on a decorated stage, participating in a St. Patrick's Day school play. The play was likely held at the Holy Cross Primary School.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1964

Collection/Fonds: Harold H. Johnston fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 483-027

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2008-08

Scope and Content: Photograph of eleven children on a decorated stage, participating in a St. Patrick's Day school play. The play was likely held at the Holy Cross Primary School.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Holy Cross Primary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Johnston, Harold H.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Delta Avenue

Street Address: 1450 Delta Avenue

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

Images

St. Patrick's Day school play, 1964 thumbnail

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:11:02 min)

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the earning and spending of money, household living arrangements, friends, and recreational activities. Bob describes his small businesses, and how he spent the money he earned. He shares his perspective that the self-sufficiency and practicality o…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:11:02 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the earning and spending of money, household living arrangements, friends, and recreational activities. Bob describes his small businesses, and how he spent the money he earned. He shares his perspective that the self-sufficiency and practicality of the people he knew at the time had their origin in the community’s experiences of the First World War. Bob discusses his family’s living arrangements, and how they moved as circumstances required, although they always remained in the same area. Bob recalls his school sporting activities, and the Army Cadets organized in his high school during World War II. He talks of his friends and how they played in the bush, at the millponds, and on Still Creek, and how they could skate on the frozen creek to Burnaby Lake. He describes the hunting and fishing, and the field and water trials for retrievers in the marsh.

History: Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Recreational Activities; Organizations - Boys Societies and Clubs; Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Sports - Skating

Names: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake; Still Creek

Accession Code: BV017.45.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Audio Tracks

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 2, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_002.mp3

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:03:12 min)

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Janet White’s school years and the activities and sports she participated in, formally and informally. She lived near 6th and Edmonds St., and then in the Cascades area, by Nithsdale St., and attended Schou Elementary. She attended many schools as …

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:03:12 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Janet White’s school years and the activities and sports she participated in, formally and informally. She lived near 6th and Edmonds St., and then in the Cascades area, by Nithsdale St., and attended Schou Elementary. She attended many schools as soon as they were built, attending Gilmore Avenue, then Cascade Heights, Alpha Junior High, Moscrop Secondary, and finally Burnaby Central Secondary. Play was unstructured, with the Cascades bush and the tunnel parallel to and going under Smith Avenue being favourite places to play.

History: Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Sports; Recreational Activities

Names: Gooden, Tom; White, Janet; Schou Street School; Gilmore Avenue School; Cascade Heights Elementary School; Alpha Secondary School; Moscrop Secondary School; Burnaby Central Secondary School

Geographic Access: 6th Street; Edmonds Street

Accession Code: BV017.45.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

Audio Tracks

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 1, [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0001_001.mp3

Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1954-2015

Length: 0:08:52

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s memories about his childhood, education and career. He talks about the sports he enjoyed growing up, getting his first mountain bike in 1980, and first experiences riding on Burnaby Mountain. He also talks about his work as a Burnaby school truste…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s memories about his childhood, education and career. He talks about the sports he enjoyed growing up, getting his first mountain bike in 1980, and first experiences riding on Burnaby Mountain. He also talks about his work as a Burnaby school trustee.

Date Range: 1954-2015

Length: 0:08:52

Subjects: Education; Recreational Activities; Sports - Cycling

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: November 16, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Ron Burton conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Burton 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 founding, goals, and activities of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association as told by one of the founders and President of the club, Ron Burton, and about the development of mountain biking and trail construction on Burnaby Mountain, both prior to and after the creation of the conservation area in 1995/96. Ron Burton also talks about his childhood, his work as a Burnaby school trustee, and the sports and recreational activities he has enjoyed on the mountain.

Biographical Notes: Ron Burton was born in Burnaby in 1954 to Fred and Shirley Burton. He grew up in East Vancouver and attended Hastings Elementary and Gladstone Secondary schools. He worked on the waterfront for Viterra, became a member of the Grain Workers Union and joined the NDP in 1972. He and his wife moved to Burnaby’s Vancouver Heights in 1982 and Forest Grove in 1988. He has served as a Board of Education Trustee in the Burnaby School District since first being elected in 1987, currently serving as Board Chair. Ron is founder and President of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and an active rider on Burnaby Mountain since 1988. The Association was founded in 2000, registering as a society in 2005, with the goals to build sustainable trails on Burnaby Mountain, to provide education about trail riding, and to advocate for and improve the image of mountain biking. Under Ron’s leadership the Association has successfully recruited members and formed a cooperative relationship with Burnaby’s Parks staff and with other park trail users.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 1:01:32

Interviewee Name: Burton, Ronald C. "Ron"

Interview Location: Meeting room at the Burnaby School District office

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 one of interview with Ron Burton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-010/MSS196-010_Track_1.mp3

McLean family activities

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85426

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 30 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film and opens with Sharon McLean's birthday party with family and friends gathered around and continues with some boys playing guitars and McLean family members looking on. The film then switches to views on a golf course with people playing a round of golf, foll…

1 image 1 video

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 30 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 567-001-11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-03

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film and opens with Sharon McLean's birthday party with family and friends gathered around and continues with some boys playing guitars and McLean family members looking on. The film then switches to views on a golf course with people playing a round of golf, followed by a large group of people playing a game of egg toss outdoors, family on a beach, children reading in sleeping bags, Brad McLean's birthday and birthday cake and young Teresa McLean walking under a table in the family kitchen. The film ends with the McLean family swimming at an outdoor swimming pool.