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Interview with Joe Sadowski, 2017

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: June 16, 2017

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (01:46.06 min)

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Joe Sadowski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Rebeca Salas, June 16, 2017. Major themes discussed: the history of the Burnaby Park Advisory Association and the Group of Ten, and the ongoing conservation of Burnaby Lake. 00:00 – 3:05: Joe discusses his inv…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Museum research interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (01:46.06 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Rebeca Salas Interviewee: Joe Sadowski Date of interview: June 16, 2017 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:46:06

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Joe Sadowski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Rebeca Salas, June 16, 2017. Major themes discussed: the history of the Burnaby Park Advisory Association and the Group of Ten, and the ongoing conservation of Burnaby Lake. 00:00 – 3:05: Joe discusses his involvement with the Association from its early days in the late 1960s. He describes the formation of the group, its original intentions, and its changing focus. 3:05 - 5:54: Joe recalls how the group decided to further their purpose by involving the public, and the rationale behind building a trail system. He explains how the Burnaby Outdoor Education Association was formed and describes its activities. 5:54 – 9:20: Joe relates how the Association was able to access federal funding for the trail. He shares his perspective about local businesses having changed their priorities since that time. 9:20 – 13:31: Joe discusses how the group expanded its base, and why it changed its name to the Burnaby Lake Advisory. He explains how the trail system came to be under the jurisdiction of Metro Parks, and why the name was changed to the Burnaby Lake Park Association. He describes the shift in the group’s composition and responsibilities. 13:31 – 17:06: Rebeca notes that the museum is interested in the reasons for the group coming together in the 1960s. Joe describes how the group’s plans regarding the lake informed their subsequent activities there. He talks about the changing attitude to pollution in the 1970s. 17:06 - 22:05: Joe describes what Burnaby Lake was like in the 1960s. He discusses its importance to migrating birds, and talks about the improvement to Still Creek. 22:05 – 29:48: Joe talks about the big Burnaby Lake Clean Up. He notes that the public’s changing attitudes have made further large clean-ups unnecessary. 29:48 – 32:00: Joe talks about the work of the Eagle Creek Streamkeepers, the Sapperton Fish and Game Club, The Semiahmoo Rod and Gun Club, and the Hyde Creek Watershed Society. He observes that game clubs have broader interests now than sport alone. 32:00 – 37:37: Joe discusses the return of salmon to the lake, the improvement in the quality of water, and the increased numbers of birds. He shares his perspective that the relationship of the public to the lake changed as visitors began to take ownership. 37:37 – 39:30: Joe talks about the importance of leadership in conservation efforts, discussing how Bob Gardner and Elmer Rudolph inspired people to become involved. He describes the positive results of volunteering. 39:30 – 41:48: Asked what he feels has made the biggest difference in improving the health of the lake, Joe describes the change in the attitude of the public and contrasts this new environmental awareness with that of people in other parts of the world. 41:48 – 47:46: Joe discusses the importance of the buffer zone, and of giving students the opportunity to be involved in efforts to remove invasive species and plant native ones. 47:46 – 56:10: Joe talks about the nesting box program. He notes that interacting with wildlife may influence people’s future behavior and describes the experience as cross-cultural. 56:10 – 58:17: Joe discusses the design of the trail around the lake. 58:17 – 1:02:32: Joe mentions the advisory role of Dr. Milton McLaren in the Association’s trail building work. He remarks on the importance to the project of people such as Tony Fabian and John Thomson. Joe also discusses the material used for the trail’s construction. 1:02:32 – 1:10:53: Joe describes the Association’s relationship with the Nature House and the Wildlife Rescue Centre. He recalls the acquisition of the Nature House building. 1:10:53 – 1:19:57: Asked about consultation, Joe describes the design and construction of the trail as the only subject in which the group’s expertise was deferred to. He discusses his concerns about dredging, and mentions the installation of squirrel nesting boxes as a successful enhancement project. 1:19:57 – 1:28:05: Joe talks about how the Burnaby Lake area has changed since he moved to Burnaby in 1964, and mentions some of the detrimental effects of development. He recalls the construction of the original observation tower by Aril Dalsvaag’s students at Burnaby Central Secondary School, talks about the current tower and discusses the success of the Association’s turtle nesting pad. 1:28:05 – 1:34:50: Joe discusses the introduced species in Burnaby Lake, and the efforts to eradicate them. He mentions the work of Bob Gunn, from B.C.I.T., a former student of Bob Gardner. 1:34:50 – 1:49:28: Asked about the substances used to control the mosquito population at Burnaby Lake, Joe voices his concerns about the effects of spraying, noting that the butterfly garden has been negatively affected by it in the past. He describes the origin of the garden. 1:40:28 – 1:46:06: Rebeca summarizes the interview and thanks Joe. Joe describes his hopes for the B.L.P.A. and the future of the lake. He reiterates the importance of preservation and accessibility and remarks on the number and diversity of the visitors.

History: Interviewee: Joe Sadowski is a founding member of the Burnaby Lake Park Association which was formerly named the Burnaby Outdoor Education Association. He has been recognized for his environmental efforts and was awarded the Community Stewardship Star in 2000 and 2004. Interviewer: Rebeca Salas is a MA student in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. Rebeca is interested in the relationship between property and memory. Rebeca is an experienced researcher and oral history interviewer and has conducted several oral histories for Landscapes of Injustice Archive.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Environmental Issues; Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection; Geographic Features - Streams; Geographic Features - Natural Waterways; Geographic Features - Parks

Names: Sadowski, Joe; Burnaby Lake Park Association; Sapperton Fish & Game Club

Responsibility: Salas, Rebeca

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park; Burnaby Lake

Accession Code: BV018.18.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: June 16, 2017

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Interview with Joe Sadowski, 2017, June 16, 2017

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Burnaby Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 13.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 13.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 389-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake; Roberts Street

Street Address: 6871 Roberts Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Burnaby Lake Pavilion

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 13.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 13.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 389-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Names: Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake; Roberts Street

Street Address: 6871 Roberts Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Burnaby Lake rowing course dredging

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Burnaby Lake rowing course being dredged in 1971, in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 18 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 400-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Burnaby Lake rowing course being dredged in 1971, in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Roberts Street; Burnaby Lake

Street Address: 6871 Roberts Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Images

Burnaby Lake rowing course dredging, 1971 thumbnail

Doreen Lawson feeding birds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1970 and 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w & sepia ; 16.5 cm x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Doreen Lawson feeding a group of birds on the bank of Burnaby Lake.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1970 and 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w & sepia ; 16.5 cm x 23.5 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 605-020

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2003-30

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Doreen Lawson feeding a group of birds on the bank of Burnaby Lake.

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

Names: Lawson, Doreen A.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Diack, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs; Stamp on verso of photographs 605-020-2:605-020-3 reads: "Photo by George Diack / Vancouver Sun"; Sticker on verso of photograph 605-020-1 reads: "Purchase or possession of this print gives no right of duplication, publication or other use without permission from the Vancouver Sun or Province. Contact INFOLINE at [phone]. Fax #: [fax] / 425-015"; Sticker on verso of photograph 605-020-1 reads: "Copyright - Vancouver Sun / George Diack"

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Rowing on Burnaby Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 13.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man rowing on Burnaby Lake.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 13.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 389-007

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man rowing on Burnaby Lake.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Recreational Activities - Boating

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake; Roberts Street

Street Address: 6871 Roberts Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Rowing on Burnaby Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 13.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man rowing on Burnaby Lake, while three others can be seen in the foreground getting into a boat.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1972]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 13.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 389-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man rowing on Burnaby Lake, while three others can be seen in the foreground getting into a boat.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Recreational Activities - Boating

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake; Roberts Street

Street Address: 6871 Roberts Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Saving Burnaby Lake

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2018

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 25 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: This short film was produced by the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission to commemorate Burnaby's 125th anniversary. It features the story of the preservation of Burnaby Lake.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Burnaby Community Heritage Commission 125 Video Collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 25 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: This short film was produced by the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission to commemorate Burnaby's 125th anniversary. It features the story of the preservation of Burnaby Lake.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Other Title Information: title given by film makers

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Accession Code: BV018.12.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2018

Media Type: Moving Images

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Notes: Transcribed title; Reproduction of content is restricted

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Video

Saving Burnaby Lake, 2018

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Snow Owl / Burnaby Lake Snow Pictures

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1970 and 2001]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists photographs of a snow-covered Burnaby Lake and a snowy owl perched on a large tree stump.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1970 and 2001]

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-020

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists photographs of a snow-covered Burnaby Lake and a snowy owl perched on a large tree stump.

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

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from negative envelope

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Images

Snow Owl / Burnaby Lake Snow Pictures, [between 1970 and 2001] thumbnail

Continental Can Company

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 24, 1978

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 the exterior of Continental Can Company factory, located on Winston Street by Burnaby Lake. The photograph is taken from across Winston Street, facing south, and the railway tracks are visible in front of the manufacturing plant. The Continental Can water tower stands in the backgroun…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 24, 1978

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.: 556-665

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of Continental Can Company factory, located on Winston Street by Burnaby Lake. The photograph is taken from across Winston Street, facing south, and the railway tracks are visible in front of the manufacturing plant. The Continental Can water tower stands in the background, and there are signs on the side of the road for a "spindle sale" and Braemar Gardens.

Subjects: Buildings - Industrial - Factories; Structures - Water Tanks and Towers

Names: Continental Can Co.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Surridge, Jack

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. 113

Geographic Access: Winston Street; Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Government Road Area

Images

Continental Can Company, February 24, 1978 thumbnail

Warehouses - Burnaby Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 22, 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 commercial and industrial buildings by Burnaby Lake on Winston Street. The photograph is taken from a high point, facing south. The photograph shows the Furniture Fair warehouse and parking lot in the foreground and the Continental Can Company plant and its water tower are in the back…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 22, 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.: 556-584

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of commercial and industrial buildings by Burnaby Lake on Winston Street. The photograph is taken from a high point, facing south. The photograph shows the Furniture Fair warehouse and parking lot in the foreground and the Continental Can Company plant and its water tower are in the background.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Stores; Buildings - Industrial - Factories; Structures - Water Tanks and Towers

Names: Continental Can Co.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Surridge, Jack

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. 33

Geographic Access: Winston Street; Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Government Road Area

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