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Brunette River Conservation Area - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNR) Request for a Statutory Right-of-Way to Permit the Reconstruction of the Stoney Creek Fishway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport6398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60749
- Meeting Date
- 26-May-1997
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 15
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60749
- Meeting Date
- 26-May-1997
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 15
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Contract #9719 - Stoney Creek Pedestrian Bridge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport5968
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61190
- Meeting Date
- 15-Dec-1997
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 33
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61190
- Meeting Date
- 15-Dec-1997
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 33
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Environmental Issues Raised by the Stoney Creek Environment Committee
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport6140
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61016
- Meeting Date
- 29-Sep-1997
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 25
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61016
- Meeting Date
- 29-Sep-1997
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 25
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Playground Development Grant Request From Stoney Creek Community School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport82934
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93541
- Meeting Date
- 07-Dec-2020
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93541
- Meeting Date
- 07-Dec-2020
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Relocation of Environmental Education Centre to Stoney Creek
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport7150
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 25610
- Meeting Date
- 27-May-1996
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 25610
- Meeting Date
- 27-May-1996
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
School files - Stoney Creek Community School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66626
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990-2006
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Stoney Creek Community School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1990-2006
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- School files subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 43108
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Stoney Creek Community School.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Stoney Creek
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66637
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stoney Creek taken from above.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 353-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2011-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stoney Creek taken from above.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Creeks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lyndhurst Area
Images
Stoney Creek Bridge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66638
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge soon after it was built. An unidentified man and woman are visible on the bridge.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 353-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2011-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge soon after it was built. An unidentified man and woman are visible on the bridge.
- Subjects
- Structures - Bridges
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lyndhurst Area
Images
Stoney Creek Bridge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66639
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge taken from a distance. A bicycle rider is about to cross the bridge.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 353-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2011-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge taken from a distance. A bicycle rider is about to cross the bridge.
- Subjects
- Structures - Bridges
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lyndhurst Area
Images
The Stoney Creek Connector
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98237
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1998-1999
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four issues of the Stoney Creek Connector newspaper: Spring 1998, Winter 1998, Spring/Summer 1999, and Winter 1999. The Connector newspaper is published by the Stoney Creek Community Council.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1998-1999
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS203-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-07
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four issues of the Stoney Creek Connector newspaper: Spring 1998, Winter 1998, Spring/Summer 1999, and Winter 1999. The Connector newspaper is published by the Stoney Creek Community Council.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Stoney Creek path
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66640
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the paved walking trail that leads to Stoney Creek Bridge.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 353-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2011-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the paved walking trail that leads to Stoney Creek Bridge.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Trails
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lyndhurst Area
Images
Stoney Creek - Sedimentation Concern
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport5116
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62023
- Meeting Date
- 8-Mar-1999
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62023
- Meeting Date
- 8-Mar-1999
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Stoney Creek Storm Water Management Plan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport5047
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62105
- Meeting Date
- 19-Apr-1999
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62105
- Meeting Date
- 19-Apr-1999
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Stoney Creek Storm Water Management Study
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport5830
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61329
- Meeting Date
- 9-Mar-1998
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 61329
- Meeting Date
- 9-Mar-1998
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Stoney Creek student with a pumpkin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98355
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stoney Creek Elementary School student Michael Cao holding a pumpkin and wearing a backpack while standing in the field of the Laity Pumpkin Farm in Maple Ridge.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3365
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stoney Creek Elementary School student Michael Cao holding a pumpkin and wearing a backpack while standing in the field of the Laity Pumpkin Farm in Maple Ridge.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ray, Steve
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Michael Cao from Stoney Creek Elementary carries his pumpkin across the field at the Laity pumpkin farm in Maple Ridge on Thursday morning."
Images
Stoney Creek surrounds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66641
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the treed area surrounding Stoney Creek.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1998-1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 353-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2011-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the treed area surrounding Stoney Creek.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lyndhurst Area
Images
Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory593
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1995-2015
- Length
- 0:18:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ description of the history, structure and operation of the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (SCEWG), and examples of how the group brings stakeholders together and support one another. They also talk abou…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ description of the history, structure and operation of the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (SCEWG), and examples of how the group brings stakeholders together and support one another. They also talk about working with various City of Burnaby departments and the management of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Date Range
- 1995-2015
- Length
- 0:18:22
- Names
- Stoney Creek Environment Committee
- Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group
- Simon Fraser University
- Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Company
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Streams
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Persons - Volunteers
- Public Services - Municipal Services
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Stoney Creek
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 26, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).
- Biographical Notes
- The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 2:08:27
- Interviewee Name
- Templeton, John R.
- James, Alan C.
- Leston, Christine
- Interview Location
- Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, 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 seven of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
Track seven of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-006/MSS196-006_Track_7.mp3Heather Langlais, Rayanne Langlais and Janelle Langlais
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79525
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 4, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Heather Langlais in Stoney Creek School garden, with daughters Rayanne and Janelle.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 4, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0409
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Heather Langlais in Stoney Creek School garden, with daughters Rayanne and Janelle.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ray, Steve
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 2159 Steve / 75% p. 8 Bby."
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Interview with John Kirbyson by Kathy Bossort September 28, 2015 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory561
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1980-2005
- Length
- 0:14:53
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s description of the use of local knowledge and the history of the mountain in developing the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Management Plan. He talks about particular stakeholders such as streamkeeper, naturalists, hikers and biker grou…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s description of the use of local knowledge and the history of the mountain in developing the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Management Plan. He talks about particular stakeholders such as streamkeeper, naturalists, hikers and biker groups; the decision to exclude the target range from the conservation area; and his family’s activities on the mountain.
- Date Range
- 1980-2005
- Length
- 0:14:53
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- September 28, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Kirbyson conducted by Kathy Bossort. John Kirbyson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about John Kirbyson’s education and career as parks planner for the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, and the development of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Management Plan. The interview explores how parks management balances environmental and recreational values and safety, and the importance of good guidelines and public input in the parks planning process. John Kirbyson also talks about recreational activities and various developments on Burnaby Mountain in the 1990s, such as the Kamui Mintara sculptures.
- Biographical Notes
- John Kirbyson was born in Vancouver in 1954, to Arnold and Winnifred Kirbyson. After several years spent in Winnipeg and Calgary, the Kirbyson family moved to Hunter Street in Burnaby in 1969 where John remembers living near the City’s nursery. John earned his BSc degree at SFU in Physical Geography (1973-1978) and then worked for the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services between 1978 and 2005, where he moved from labourer to management positions. Supported by the City, he returned to SFU to earn his Masters degree in the School of Resource and Environment Management in 1991, his thesis being on restoration of Deer Lake. He was Manager of Parks Planning, Design and Development in the 1990s at the time that land on Burnaby Mountain was transferred from SFU to the City of Burnaby, and had the opportunity to direct the development of the first management plan for the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. From 2005 to 2010 John was Manager of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Dept. in Penticton, after which he has worked as an environmental consultant for Lees & Associates Landscape Architects and Planners. He is married to wife Linda and has three children: Linnaea, Jeremy and Colin.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:33:43
- Interviewee Name
- Kirbyson, John W.
- Interview Location
- John Kirbyson's son's home in Langley
- 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 six of interview with John Kirbyson
Track six of interview with John Kirbyson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-002/MSS196-002_Track_6.mp3Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory587
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1970-2015
- Length
- 0:14:04
- Summary
- This portion of the interview introduces John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston, three members of the stream keepers group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC), and their description of The Great Salmon Send-Off event on Stoney Creek and its start in 1990. John Templeton also talks ab…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview introduces John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston, three members of the stream keepers group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC), and their description of The Great Salmon Send-Off event on Stoney Creek and its start in 1990. John Templeton also talks about the life cycle of chum and coho salmon.
- Date Range
- 1970-2015
- Length
- 0:14:04
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Streams
- Events
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Persons - Volunteers
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Brunette River
- Stoney Creek
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 26, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).
- Biographical Notes
- The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 2:08:27
- Interviewee Name
- Templeton, John R.
- James, Alan C.
- Leston, Christine
- Interview Location
- Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, 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 John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
Track one of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-006/MSS196-006_Track_1.mp3