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Scope and Content: Photograph of the commemorative cornerstone laid for the new Municipal Hall building. The stone reads: "This stone was laid by His Worship Reeve Charles W. MacSorley / September 23rd 1955."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1955

Collection/Fonds: Charles MacSorley fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 486-018

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2005-14

Scope and Content: Photograph of the commemorative cornerstone laid for the new Municipal Hall building. The stone reads: "This stone was laid by His Worship Reeve Charles W. MacSorley / September 23rd 1955."

Subjects: Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4949 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Cornerstone for New Municipal Hall, 1955 thumbnail

Aerial photograph of the Burnaby Village area

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Sperling Avenue/Douglas Road Burnaby Village area.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-532

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Sperling Avenue/Douglas Road Burnaby Village area.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Douglas Road; Sperling Avenue; Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Images

Aerial photograph of the Burnaby Village area, [1946] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Construction Sign

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 24, 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 an "obstruction ahead" sign put down by BC Hydro crew, who can be seen working in the background, near Sperling and Canada Way.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 24, 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.: 556-299

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows an "obstruction ahead" sign put down by BC Hydro crew, who can be seen working in the background, near Sperling and Canada Way.

Subjects: Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Names: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Born, A. J.

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue; Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Construction Sign, September 24, 1976 thumbnail

Highway No. 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September, 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 view of the No. 1 Highway looking northwest from Sprott Street overpass.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September, 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.: 556-520

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a view of the No. 1 Highway looking northwest from Sprott Street overpass.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Salmon, Stu

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Trans Canada Highway

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Highway No. 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 23, 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 view of underdeveloped area and the No. 1 Highway looking northwest from the Sperling Overpass with Capitol Hill in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 23, 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.: 556-533

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a view of underdeveloped area and the No. 1 Highway looking northwest from the Sperling Overpass with Capitol Hill in the background.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Campbell, Peg

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Trans Canada Highway

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

Images

Highway No. 1, September 23, 1976 thumbnail

New regulations at work site

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 16, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of signs attached to security fencing outside the closed Schou Education Centre on Canada Way. Signs are handwritten and contain COVID-19 site safety protocols. Photograph was taken from Norfolk Street, facing south.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 16, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 623-014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of signs attached to security fencing outside the closed Schou Education Centre on Canada Way. Signs are handwritten and contain COVID-19 site safety protocols. Photograph was taken from Norfolk Street, facing south.

Subjects: Construction; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Damer, Eric

Notes: Transcribed title

Geographic Access: Gilmore Avenue; Canada Way

Street Address: 4054 Norfolk Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

Images

New regulations at work site, April 16, 2020 thumbnail

Stormont Overpass

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45376

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1978

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Stormont Overpass which would provide a direct link from the Trans Canada Highway (previously named the 401 Freeway) to the Lougheed Highway and Simon Fraser University. This was taken when the excavation work was completed, and grading and paving still need to be done.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1978

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-271

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Stormont Overpass which would provide a direct link from the Trans Canada Highway (previously named the 401 Freeway) to the Lougheed Highway and Simon Fraser University. This was taken when the excavation work was completed, and grading and paving still need to be done.

Subjects: Construction - Road Construction; Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Altair Aviation / photo by / Craig Hodge"

Geographic Access: Cariboo Road; Gaglardi Way; Trans Canada Highway

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area; Cameron Area

Images

Stormont Overpass

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45377

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1978

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Stormont Overpass which would provide a direct link from the 401 Freeway to the Lougheed Highway and Simon Fraser University. This was taken when the excavation work was completed, and grading and paving still need to be done.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1978

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-272

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Stormont Overpass which would provide a direct link from the 401 Freeway to the Lougheed Highway and Simon Fraser University. This was taken when the excavation work was completed, and grading and paving still need to be done.

Subjects: Construction - Road Construction; Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "After six years, work on the Stormont interchange in Burnaby is only a few weeks from completion. The huge clover-leaf junction of Gaglardi Way and the Freeway is on the top left-hand corner, with Gaglardi Way approaching from the bottom right where a bridge has been completed over the Burlington Northern tracks. An embankment linking that bridge with one over the Brunette River awaits only a layer of tarmac, and a path has been cleared through the woods to link up with the clover-leaf. The present access to the Freeway is along the road running from the left to right across the middle of the picture. The interchange will open next month."; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Altair Aviation / photo by / Craig Hodge"

Geographic Access: Cariboo Road; Gaglardi Way; Trans Canada Highway

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area; Cameron Area

Images

Stormont Overpass

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1978]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Stormont Overpass which would provide a direct link from the Trans Canada Highway (previously named the 401 Freeway) to the Lougheed Highway and Simon Fraser University. This was taken when the excavation work was completed, and paving still need to be done.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1978]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-275

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Stormont Overpass which would provide a direct link from the Trans Canada Highway (previously named the 401 Freeway) to the Lougheed Highway and Simon Fraser University. This was taken when the excavation work was completed, and paving still need to be done.

Subjects: Construction - Road Construction; Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "One of the biggest Highways"

Geographic Access: Cariboo Road; Gaglardi Way; Trans Canada Highway

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area; Cameron Area

Images

Vacant Lots

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September, 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 sign advertising vacant lots at Canada Way and Laurel Street, zoned for stores and offices.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September, 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.: 556-253

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a sign advertising vacant lots at Canada Way and Laurel Street, zoned for stores and offices.

Subjects: Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Salmon, Stu

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Canada Way; Laurel Street

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1906-1950

Length: 0:09:08

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Av…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Avenue in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on Burnaby Mountain.

Date Range: 1906-1950

Length: 0:09:08

Names: Olofson, Axel; GAK Fur Farm; Skofteby, Gus; Ericksson, Karin

Subjects: Agriculture

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Westridge Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson's home in 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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory570

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:14:54

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:14:54

Names: Olofson, Axel; GAK Fur Farm; Sperling Avenue School

Subjects: Agriculture; Industries - Fur Trade; Occupations - Farmers; Transportation; Persons - Children

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Westridge Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson's home in 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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory571

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1942-1980

Length: 0:06:55

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vanco…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vancouver.

Date Range: 1942-1980

Length: 0:06:55

Names: Olofson, Axel; GAK Fur Farm

Subjects: Agriculture; Animals - Livestock; Animals - Bears

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Westridge Area; Lochdale Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson's home in 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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_3.mp3

Aerial photograph of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84903

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby with the Trans Canada Highway running through and the Forest Lawn Cemetery to the south.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 561-024

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-08

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby with the Trans Canada Highway running through and the Forest Lawn Cemetery to the south.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Province of British Columbia

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; This photo is indentified as BC5062:27 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5061:26 to the east

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area; Ardingley-Sprott Area; Dawson-Delta Area

Aerial photograph of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84907

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby with the Trans Canada Highway running from through and Burnaby Lake in the south east corner.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 561-025

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-08

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby with the Trans Canada Highway running from through and Burnaby Lake in the south east corner.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Province of British Columbia

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; This photo is indentified as BC5062:26 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5062:27 to the west and B.C. air photograph BC5062:25 to the east

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area; Ardingley-Sprott Area; Burnaby Lake Area

Aerial photograph of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84911

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby with Lougheed Highway running west to east through the middle of the photograph and the Trans Canada Highway in the lower left segment.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 561-029

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-08

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby with Lougheed Highway running west to east through the middle of the photograph and the Trans Canada Highway in the lower left segment.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Province of British Columbia

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; This photo is indentified as BC5062:22 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5062:23 to the west and B.C. air photograph BC5062:21

Historic Neighbourhood: Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood); Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lake City Area; Government Road Area; Burnaby Lake Area; Lyndhurst Area; Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Aerial photograph of Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of East Burnaby up to North Road and south of the Trans Canada Highway.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 561-031

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-08

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of East Burnaby up to North Road and south of the Trans Canada Highway.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Province of British Columbia

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; This photo is indentified as BC5062:70 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5062:21 to the west and BC5062:71 to the east

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cameron Area; Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Aerial photograph of Burnaby Lake Area

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby with Lougheed Highway in the north west corner, the Trans Canada Highway in the south east corner and Burnaby Lake appearing from the west.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 561-026

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-08

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby with Lougheed Highway in the north west corner, the Trans Canada Highway in the south east corner and Burnaby Lake appearing from the west.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Province of British Columbia

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; This photo is indentified as BC5062:25 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5062:26 to the west and B.C. air photograph BC5062:24 to the east