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Cost accountant (Engineering Department)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription871
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911-1913
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and application for employment for a posted position of a Cost Accountant and Board of Works Clerk for the Corporation of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911-1913
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
2635
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and application for employment for a posted position of a Cost Accountant and Board of Works Clerk for the Corporation of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Engineering Department Truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79440
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a District of Burnaby Engineering Department truck with the driver inside, parked on Cumberland Street near 17th Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-292
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a District of Burnaby Engineering Department truck with the driver inside, parked on Cumberland Street near 17th Avenue.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Transportation - Trucks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ross, Martha
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
17th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Engineering Department Truck

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 16, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a District of Burnaby Engineering Department truck with the work crew inside, parked in Deer Lake Park at the east end of Deer Lake.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 16, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-293
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a District of Burnaby Engineering Department truck with the work crew inside, parked in Deer Lake Park at the east end of Deer Lake.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Transportation - Trucks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Norton, Paul
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
17th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Engineering Department vehicle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90425
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
Physical Description
3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
614-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2016-24
Scope and Content
Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Occupations - Civic Workers
Media Type
Photograph
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Engineering student with robot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95719
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an engineering student posing with a robot that he designed and built.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1577
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an engineering student posing with a robot that he designed and built.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "SFU engineering student Derek Young shows off the business end of his "Battlebot," a remote-controlled robot he's designed and built to battle other robots in a television show on the Comedy Network."
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Burnaby Waterworks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39587
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Engineering Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of seven men standing in front of a truck with a sign that reads; "Corporation of Burnaby Waterworks Dept." written on its side.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Engineering Department fonds
Series
Engineering General and Administration series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
CBA11
Access Restriction
Open access
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2004-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of seven men standing in front of a truck with a sign that reads; "Corporation of Burnaby Waterworks Dept." written on its side.
Subjects
Public Services - Utilities
Occupations - Civic Workers
Public Services - Public Works
Names
Burnaby Waterworks
Media Type
Photograph
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Bob Baillie with City of Burnaby traffic camera

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97478
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Baillie, the supervisor of Traffic Engineering for the City of Burnaby, holding up one of the City's new Autoscope traffic management cameras. Baillie is standing on the pedestrian overpass over Canada Way by the City Hall complex.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2817
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Baillie, the supervisor of Traffic Engineering for the City of Burnaby, holding up one of the City's new Autoscope traffic management cameras. Baillie is standing on the pedestrian overpass over Canada Way by the City Hall complex.
Subjects
Photographic Tools and Equipment - Camera
Occupations - Civic Workers
Public Services - Public Works
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Bob Baillie, Burnaby's Supervisor of Traffic Engineering, shows off one of the city's Autoscope traffic management cameras which are being installed at major intersections. The cameras, mounted on light standards, replace the old wire loops that were cut into the pavement."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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City of Burnaby digital mapping system

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96720
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Terry Richard, from the City of Burnaby Engineering Department, posing with a map of Burnaby and a desktop computer displaying the City's new digital mapping system.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2325
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Terry Richard, from the City of Burnaby Engineering Department, posing with a map of Burnaby and a desktop computer displaying the City's new digital mapping system.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Terry Richard, of Burnaby's Engineering Department, is overseeing the transfer of its mapping system to the internet."
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The Development of Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription6018
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
Report drawn up by Associated Engineering Services Ltd and Swan Wooster Engineering Co. Ltd.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Studies, reports, and conferences series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
8969
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
Report drawn up by Associated Engineering Services Ltd and Swan Wooster Engineering Co. Ltd.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Dover Street crosswalk lights

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97008
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 the assistant director of traffic engineering at the City of Burnaby examining a piece of equipment installed in Dover Street as part of a pilot project for new crosswalk lights. A school crosswalk sign and passing vehicle are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2540
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the assistant director of traffic engineering at the City of Burnaby examining a piece of equipment installed in Dover Street as part of a pilot project for new crosswalk lights. A school crosswalk sign and passing vehicle are visible in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Features - Sidewalks
Occupations - Civic Workers
Public Services - Public Works
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby's assistand director of traffic engineering examines the new crosswalk lights, installed as a pilot project, on Dover, between Royal Oak and Nelson."
Geographic Access
Dover Street
Nelson Avenue
Royal Oak Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Ernie Olson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46218
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1978]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1978]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1106
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Olson, Ernie
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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IBM EXCITE Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97341
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of participants of the IBM EXCITE Camp for girls interested in engineering and technology. The campers are standing outside on the ledge of the IBM Innovation Centre in Burnaby during an experiment to drop an egg from a one-storey height.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2731
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of participants of the IBM EXCITE Camp for girls interested in engineering and technology. The campers are standing outside on the ledge of the IBM Innovation Centre in Burnaby during an experiment to drop an egg from a one-storey height.
Subjects
Persons - Adolescents
Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2731-1: "Ashlyn Anstee, 12, releases "Eggolina" to its fate, a storey below, at the IBM EXCITE Camp at the IBM Innovation Centre in Burnaby. Twenty-five teenage girls explore technology and engineering at the camp, including designing and building a carrier that will protect a raw egg from a one storey fall."
Caption from metadata for 535-2731-2: "Ashlyn Anstee, 12, and Amelia Hardjasa, 13, react as "Eggolina" survives a one-storey drop at the IBM EXCITE Camp."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Planning Study Area
Dawson-Delta Area
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Second Street School banners

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98169
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 an Brian Sarginson, of the City of Burnaby Engineering Department, installing banners depicting birds and a growing garden on a streetlight by Second Street School. The banners were painted by students and local artist Joanne Folks.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3247
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an Brian Sarginson, of the City of Burnaby Engineering Department, installing banners depicting birds and a growing garden on a streetlight by Second Street School. The banners were painted by students and local artist Joanne Folks.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Second Street School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Brian Sarginson, of Burnaby's Engineering Department, hangs some of the eight banners designed and painted by students at Second Ave. Community School, with a little guidance from local artist, Joanne Folks."
Geographic Access
2nd Street
Street Address
7502 2nd Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
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Arthur Orr

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46220
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963, published August 9, 1963
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 the first Superintendent of Engineering Services ever to be appointed at Simon Fraser University , Arthur Orr.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963, published August 9, 1963
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1108
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first Superintendent of Engineering Services ever to be appointed at Simon Fraser University , Arthur Orr.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Orr, Arthur
Simon Fraser University
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Barnet Park papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64451
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the development of Barnet Park, including Engineering Department Reports to Council, correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and the Deputy Minister of Lands in Victoria, Burnaby Citizens' Committee for Access to Burrard Inlet at Barnet Park rec…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS118-002
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the development of Barnet Park, including Engineering Department Reports to Council, correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and the Deputy Minister of Lands in Victoria, Burnaby Citizens' Committee for Access to Burrard Inlet at Barnet Park recommendations and a map of Burnaby from 1968 (to accompany Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 4742).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby Broadcast - September 8, 1927

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1718
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
Two copies of the Burnaby Broadcast, September 8, 1927, which features various articles on Burnaby municipal government, including articles regarding sidewalks and engineering.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
3538
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
Two copies of the Burnaby Broadcast, September 8, 1927, which features various articles on Burnaby municipal government, including articles regarding sidewalks and engineering.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby Lake Pilot Dredging Project

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91710
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1999 - September 1999
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
19 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs documenting the Burnaby Lake Pilot Dredging Project undertaken by the City of Burnaby between August 20 and September 16, 1999. Photographs depict silt-laded water in Still Creek prior to the dredging, mechanical dredging equipment on land and in use on the lake, and t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1999 - September 1999
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
19 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-029
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs documenting the Burnaby Lake Pilot Dredging Project undertaken by the City of Burnaby between August 20 and September 16, 1999. Photographs depict silt-laded water in Still Creek prior to the dredging, mechanical dredging equipment on land and in use on the lake, and the adjacent water treatment facility. Also contained in the file are photographs of Deputy Director of Engineering, Lambert Chu, speaking at the dredging site and vials containing two water samples: one clear and one opaque with brown sediment.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Still Creek
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Dease Lake survey map

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64449
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 12, 1944
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map
Scope and Content
Item is a Dease Lake survey map produced by the Canada Department of Mines and Resources, Surveys and Engineering Branch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 12, 1944
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 map
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS110-037
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
Item is a Dease Lake survey map produced by the Canada Department of Mines and Resources, Surveys and Engineering Branch.
Media Type
Cartographic Material
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Forth Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82572
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-143
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Postcard verso reads: "The Forth Bridge from South Queens Ferry. One of the greatest engineering glories of the age; was constructed by Sir William Arrol. Is about 1 1/2 miles in length, and its highest point is 450 feet from base. It took seven years to build (1883-1890) and cost 3 1/2 million pounds. It is on the main railway route of the L and N E Railway / New Color-crayon / Process from original drawing by Andrew Allan"
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Interview with Henry deJong by Kathy Bossort November 6, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory609
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1954-2015
Length
0:09:56
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Henry deJong’s 25 year career with the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services, and a discussion of off trail park use on Burnaby Mountain, including tobogganing and geocaching.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Henry deJong’s 25 year career with the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services, and a discussion of off trail park use on Burnaby Mountain, including tobogganing and geocaching.
Date Range
1954-2015
Length
0:09:56
Names
Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
Subjects
Education
Geographic Features - Parks
Recreational Activities
Regulations
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 6, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Henry deJong conducted by Kathy Bossort. Henry deJong was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Henry deJong’s work designing, developing and maintaining trails in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area as Park Design Technician for the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. He provides a history of trail development after the transfer of SFU land to Burnaby and the creation of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Plan. He also talks about monitoring and managing the forest environment, rehabilitating damaged areas, working with park users and stakeholders, and his favourite trails.
Biographical Notes
Henry G. deJong was born 1954 in Newmarket, Ontario, to Harmen and Griet deJong. He came west to enjoy outdoor recreation in BC and lived in Smithers for several years before marrying and moving to the Vancouver area, where he obtained a diploma in landscape design & horticulture from BCIT. Henry began working for the City of Burnaby in the Engineering Department in 1985, moving to Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1990, and currently has the position of Park Design Technician. His focus on trail design and construction on Burnaby Mountain began in 2000 after the development of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Plan. Henry lived in Burnaby for about 8 years in the Capital Hill and Edmonds area between 1983 and 1995 before moving to Cloverdale in Surrey. He belongs to the BC Mountaineering Club, the Willoughby Community Church and is a Boys Club volunteer.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:22:41
Interviewee Name
deJong, Henry G.
Interview Location
City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
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 Henry deJong

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