"Burnaby School" found 136 records

John and Timothy Chalk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46098

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk and his four year old son Timothy in a row boat, floating a large "Elect John Chalk" election sign out into the middle of Burnaby Lake. John Chalk was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edm…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-986

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk and his four year old son Timothy in a row boat, floating a large "Elect John Chalk" election sign out into the middle of Burnaby Lake. John Chalk was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Chalk, John; Chalk, Timothy; Burnaby School Trustees; Social Credit Party of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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John and Timothy Chalk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46099

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk and his four year old son Timothy in a row boat, floating a large "Elect John Chalk" election sign out into the middle of Burnaby Lake. John Chalk was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edm…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-987

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk and his four year old son Timothy in a row boat, floating a large "Elect John Chalk" election sign out into the middle of Burnaby Lake. John Chalk was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Chalk, John; Chalk, Timothy; Burnaby School Trustees; Social Credit Party of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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John and Timothy Chalk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46100

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk and his four year old son Timothy in a row boat, floating a large "Elect John Chalk" election sign out into the middle of Burnaby Lake. John Chalk was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edm…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 19.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-988

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk and his four year old son Timothy in a row boat, floating a large "Elect John Chalk" election sign out into the middle of Burnaby Lake. John Chalk was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Chalk, John; Chalk, Timothy; Burnaby School Trustees; Social Credit Party of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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John and Timothy Chalk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46101

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk and his four year old son Timothy in a row boat, floating a large "Elect John Chalk" election sign out into the middle of Burnaby Lake. John Chalk was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edm…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-989

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk and his four year old son Timothy in a row boat, floating a large "Elect John Chalk" election sign out into the middle of Burnaby Lake. John Chalk was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Chalk, John; Chalk, Timothy; Burnaby School Trustees; Social Credit Party of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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John Chalk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46095

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972], published August 28, 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk, taken in a photographic studio. He was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972], published August 28, 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-983

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk, taken in a photographic studio. He was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Chalk, John; Burnaby School Trustees

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Coombes

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy print accompanying; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Coombes/ de Hass Studio / 4439 W 10th Ave. / Vancouver 8, B.C. / 2240711; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Return to Library"

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John Chalk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46097

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1973]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w 4.5 x 3.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk, taken in a photographic studio. He was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1973]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w 4.5 x 3.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-985

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk, taken in a photographic studio. He was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Chalk, John; Burnaby School Trustees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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John Chalk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36179

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1973]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk, taken in a photographic studio. He was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1973]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 20 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 231-009

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Chalk, taken in a photographic studio. He was a teacher and was on the Burnaby school board from 1969 until 1972, when became the Social Credit candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Chalk, John; Burnaby School Trustees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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June Williams

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46147

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1976]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of June Williams, Burnaby school trustee from 1977 to 1979.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1976]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1035

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of June Williams, Burnaby school trustee from 1977 to 1979.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Williams, June; Burnaby School Trustees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Maurits Mann

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46249

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1971

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ;16.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Maurits Mann, elected Burnaby Citizen's Association president in 1971, and serving as a school trustee in 1970.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1971

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ;16.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1137

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Maurits Mann, elected Burnaby Citizen's Association president in 1971, and serving as a school trustee in 1970.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Mann, Maurits; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Citizens Association

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Maurits Mann

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46250

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Maurits Mann, elected Burnaby Citizen's Association president in 1971, and serving as a school trustee in 1970.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1138

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Maurits Mann, elected Burnaby Citizen's Association president in 1971, and serving as a school trustee in 1970.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Mann, Maurits; Burnaby School Trustees; Burnaby Citizens Association

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Mayor Tom Costable with Ann Blakey and Brian Gunn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45365

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1974

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of School Board Trustee Ann Blakey, Mayor Tom Constable, and Alderman Brian Gunn with their hands joined and raised in victory, having just won their seats.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1974

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-260

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of School Board Trustee Ann Blakey, Mayor Tom Constable, and Alderman Brian Gunn with their hands joined and raised in victory, having just won their seats.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Burnaby School Trustees; Blakey, Ann; Constable, Thomas W. "Tom"; Gunn, Brian M.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby Mayor Tom Constable, centre, with winners Ann Blakey and Brian Gunn."

Images

Mayor Tom Costable with Ann Blakey and Brian Gunn, 1974 thumbnail

Peter Boyle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64851

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby School Board secretary-treasurer Peter Boyle looking towards the camera and smiling.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1578

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby School Board secretary-treasurer Peter Boyle looking towards the camera and smiling.

Names: Burnaby School Board

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "60% / p. 2 Bby Today"; Newspaper clipping caption adhered to verso reads: "New board secretary-treasurer, Peter Boyle."

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R. F. Kissner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45797

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1974

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Citizens Association school trustee candidate R. F. (Bob) Kissner.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1974

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-691

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Citizens Association school trustee candidate R. F. (Bob) Kissner.

Names: Kissner, RF "Bob"; Burnaby Citizens Association; Burnaby School Trustees

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Burnaby Photographers

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Terry Waterhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97553

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Terry Waterhouse, the Manager of Youth Services at the Burnaby School District, posing with his arms crossed in a hallway as students pass by in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2892

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Terry Waterhouse, the Manager of Youth Services at the Burnaby School District, posing with his arms crossed in a hallway as students pass by in the background.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers; Education; Buildings - Schools

Names: Burnaby School District No. 41

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Terry Waterhouse, the Burnaby School District's Manager of Youth Services, hosted a forum on bullying, at Burnaby South Secondary School, on Thursday."

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Tom Peach

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46188

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Voters Association school trustee, Tom Peach. He was on the school board for the year 1980.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1980]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1076

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Voters Association school trustee, Tom Peach. He was on the school board for the year 1980.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Peach, Tom; Burnaby School Trustees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Tony Verlaan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45279

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1974]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Anthony (Tony) M. Verlaan a Burnaby Voters Association School Board Trustee candidate. He was not elected, but instead served on Burnaby's Planning Advisory Commission from 1977 to 1984.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1974]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-175

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Anthony (Tony) M. Verlaan a Burnaby Voters Association School Board Trustee candidate. He was not elected, but instead served on Burnaby's Planning Advisory Commission from 1977 to 1984.

Names: Verlaan, Anthony M. "Tony"; Burnaby School Trustees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Copy print was taken from a campaign flyer

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William H. Burke

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45134

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of William H. Burke, a BC Hydro Armoured Car Attendant. He had been a Burnaby School Trustee for six years when he used this photograph in his election campaign to become re-elected.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 10 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-030

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of William H. Burke, a BC Hydro Armoured Car Attendant. He had been a Burnaby School Trustee for six years when he used this photograph in his election campaign to become re-elected.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Burnaby School Trustees

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Burnaby Photographers

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory615

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

Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory616

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1980-2015

Length: 0:09:21

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of mountain biking on Burnaby Mountain in the 1980’s and 1990’s and trail building on SFU lands prior to the land transfer in 1995/96. He talks about the guidelines used for trail building, and the uncertainty about what impact the lan…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of mountain biking on Burnaby Mountain in the 1980’s and 1990’s and trail building on SFU lands prior to the land transfer in 1995/96. He talks about the guidelines used for trail building, and the uncertainty about what impact the land transfer from SFU to Burnaby would have on biking in the new conservation area. He also talks about forming the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association in 2000, its goals, fund raising, and members.

Date Range: 1980-2015

Length: 0:09:21

Names: City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services; Simon Fraser University; Burnaby Mountain Biking Association

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Trails; Sports - Cycling; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Persons - Volunteers

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 two of interview with Ron Burton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-010/MSS196-010_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory617

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 2000-2015

Length: 0:11:04

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of how volunteers participate in maintaining trails on Burnaby Mountain in cooperation with City staff, which are organized as four Trail Days per year. He talks about the relationship between Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and th…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of how volunteers participate in maintaining trails on Burnaby Mountain in cooperation with City staff, which are organized as four Trail Days per year. He talks about the relationship between Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and the Parks department, the role the BMBA plays in educating its members, and the challenge biking’s “extreme” image has presented.

Date Range: 2000-2015

Length: 0:11:04

Names: City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services; Burnaby Mountain Biking Association

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Trails; Sports - Cycling; Organizations - Societies and Clubs

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

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Track three of interview with Ron Burton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-010/MSS196-010_Track_3.mp3

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

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Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 2

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Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 3

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