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- Alberta Photo Company 1
- Alexander, William John, 1855-1944 1
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- Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855-1932 1
- Dearness, John, 1852-1954 1
- Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814-1862 1
- Fraser, W. H. (William Henry), 1853-1916 1
- Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918 1
- Gillis family 1
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- Halpenny, J. 1
- Hardy, Richard 1
Person / Organization
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- Bolton, Richard 1
- Bossort, Kathy 6
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The Alexandra readers : second reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1503
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McIntyre, W. A. (William Albert), 1866-
- Dearness, John, 1852-1954
- Saul, John C. (John Cameron), 1869-1939
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Call Number
- 428.2 MCI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3724.1
- Call Number
- 428.2 MCI
- Author
- McIntyre, W. A. (William Albert), 1866-
- Dearness, John, 1852-1954
- Saul, John C. (John Cameron), 1869-1939
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- MacMillian Company of Canada Limited
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Series
- The Alexandra readers
- Physical Description
- 224 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Jenny" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "6" [handwritten in pencil of back of "Kiss Me" plate between p.192-193]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Department of Education for use in the schools of Alberta and Saskatchewan" --title page
- Author's given name and dates: Saul, John C. (John Cameron), 1869-1939
An introductory English grammar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1517
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3738.1
- Call Number
- 425 LAN Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company Limited
- Publication Date
- c1909
- Series
- Western Canada Series
- Printer
- The Copp Clark Press
- Physical Description
- x, 186 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "who subject / whom object" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). Various signatures thoughout the book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Grammar
- English language--Grammar--Study and teaching
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Authorized for use in the Schools of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia."
- Author's given name and dates: Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950
- Copy 1 of 9
Botany and flora
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.24.1
- Call Number
- 581 BAI
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Macmillan of Canada
- Publication Date
- c1915
- Physical Description
- xi, 214, xv, 181 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "No 3" -handwritten in ink inside front cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Botany
- Notes
- Contents: [Pt. 1] Beginners' botany / by L.H. Bailey ; adapted for Canadian schools by B.J. Hales -- [Pt. 2] Selected western flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta / by B.J. Hales.
- Includes index
- Author's' given name and dates: Bailey, L.H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954 Hales, B.J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945
Boy scouts in the Northwest : or fighting forest fires
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1619
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4016.1
- Call Number
- 813.5 RAL
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- M.A. Donohue & Company
- Publication Date
- c1912
- Series
- Boy Scouts
- Physical Description
- 255, [3] p. : ill
- Inscription
- "Vandenbrink" "45", handwritten in pencil inside front cover "---A. VANDENBRINK / Box 84 ---wood Park, Alberta", stamped in blue on front endpaper, part too faint to read, part crossed out in pencil, with "6412 - 103A Ave.", handwritten in blue pen below "Daniel L. Fiard. / Tolland / Alberta, / Xmas. 1931 / From Chris & Annie Thomsen", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper, all crossed out with pencil
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- frontispiece only
- 2016 Library "Book a Tour" Case
Calgary house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2811
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1917]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12 cm, mounted to card ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of what looks to be 2239 14th Street West, Calgary Alberta.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12 cm, mounted to card ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of what looks to be 2239 14th Street West, Calgary Alberta.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.286
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1917]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/24/2011
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Dominion school geography
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6441
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- British Columbia ed.
- Publication Date
- c1910
- Call Number
- 910.712 DOM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.120.10
- Call Number
- 910.712 DOM
- Edition
- British Columbia ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1910
- Physical Description
- v, 288 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- On front end pages of book "Peggy MacKay" "742 Broadway East" "Vancouver" "B.C"[handwritten in pencil] "Peggy MacKaye" {handwritten in pencil] On back end pages of book Drawings of woman's profile 1920'2/1930's bob hairstyle "Drawn by Peggy MacKay" [handwritten in pencil ] "Margaret McKay" [handwritten in pencil and repeated three times] "March 16/1926" [handwritten in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geography--Textbooks
- Notes
- "Authorized by the minister of education for Alberta ... British Columbia" -- t.p.
- "PART 1 : THE PRINCIPLES OF GEORGRAPHY' -- title page.
- PART 2 ; THE GEORGRAPHY OF THE CONTINENTS' -- title page.
Elementary composition
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6463
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.755.1
- Call Number
- 372.6 ALE
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Educational Book Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- c1912
- Physical Description
- xii, 220 p. : ill. ;19 cm.
- Inscription
- On front pastedown "The Alberta School Supply Company School & Library Books, EDMONTON, ALTA." [stamped in black ink and enclosed in an oval] On front endpaper "E.L. Keyes Bezanson, P.O. Alberta." {handwritten in pencil] "E.L. Keyes" [handwritten in light green pencil crayon] Various scribbling throughout the book in pencil and light green pencil crayon
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Textbooks
- English language--Composition and exercises
- Notes
- Author's given name and dates : Alexander, William John, 1855-1944.
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education for Alberta." -- title page
- Includes index
Engineer Report re Alberta Avenue DL 161
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport72108
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79463
- Meeting Date
- 29-Jun-1914
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79463
- Meeting Date
- 29-Jun-1914
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
English poetry : book ii : for use in colleges and schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1852
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.76.27
- Call Number
- 821.8 JMD
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Temple Press
- Physical Description
- vii, 314 p. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- Bottom edge of text block: "E.B." [written in black ink] Front endpaper: "Eric Brooks Rinby Alberta" [written in black ink] "F.C. Brooks A.C." [written in black ink] Throughout book: Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil and black ink.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- Notes
- Includes notes and annonations on every poem.
Execution Quit Claim Deeds re Burnaby to Lambert Road and Burnaby to Alberta Financial Corporation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport72817
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79789
- Meeting Date
- 5-Jan-1914
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79789
- Meeting Date
- 5-Jan-1914
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Flooding and surface water control
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription604
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1912
- 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 reports arising from the flooding and the need to control surface water in properties owned by the Alberta Financial Co. (DL 175), Mr. Lambert Bond (DL 175), the Scott Brokerage Co. (DL 161), and B. Mercer (Boundary Road).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1912
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2317
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and reports arising from the flooding and the need to control surface water in properties owned by the Alberta Financial Co. (DL 175), Mr. Lambert Bond (DL 175), the Scott Brokerage Co. (DL 161), and B. Mercer (Boundary Road).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Gillis family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66689
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- Gillis family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (jpeg)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- Gillis family fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (jpeg)
- Material Details
- Records exist only in electronic format
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-10
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.
- History
- Duncan Gillis was born on March 25, 1892, in Vancouver, B.C., to James Gillis and Isabelle (Adams) Gillis. He had four older siblings: Isabel, Allan, James, and Marion. Duncan died on April 2, 1985, in Kamloops, B.C. James and Isabelle were from New Brunswick and lived in Minnesota for a time, which is where the three oldest children were born, and then came to British Columbia and pioneered in Yennadon (Maple Ridge) in 1890. Florence Ethel Denton was born on December 9, 1894, in Vancouver, B.C. to Edwin Denton and Elizabeth Anne (Zinn) Denton. She had three siblings: John, Edwin, and Beatrice. Florence died on February 28, 1962, in Kamloops, B.C. Edwin Denton was born in England and met Elizabeth in Ohio were she was born. They were married in 1890 in Vancouver. Florence’s older brother, John Montague Denton, was born on August 7, 1892. He enlisted on October 6, 1915, as part of the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 72nd Batalion and was killed in France on November 1, 1916, at the age of 24. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Duncan married Florence on June 27, 1914, in Eburne, B.C. Florence was the first schoolteacher at the newly built school in Yennadon (Maple Ridge), which was built by Duncan’s father James in 1913. This is how they met. Duncan was working as a carpenter and saw filer before enlisting on January 8, 1916, at the age of 23. He served overseas and was captured as a prisoner of war (POW) for a time. When Duncan returned to Canada, he and Florence had three sons: Boyd Leslie “Bud” born on January 7, 1920; Norman Montague born on August 20, 1921; and Donald Allan Gillis born on February 23, 1923. They raised their family in Burnaby, B.C., and lived there until 1960, then moving to Kamloops, B.C. Bud served overseas as a Flying Officer (Wireless Gunner) during World War II for the 428 (RCAF) Squadron. He was on his fifteenth operation and took part in the raid on Aachem on the night of July 13 (14), 1943, when the plane was shot down over Holland. It was later determined that he had been captured as a POW at Stalag 6 and wasn’t released until May 14, 1945, returning home in August of 1945. He married Mary Irene Thoen and had five children: James, Steven, Donna, Gregory, and Pamela. Boyd was also a carpenter and saw filer and had a saw shop in Kamloops where he raised his family. He also enjoyed woodworking in his spare time and built three airplanes. Boyd died in 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta. Norman Montague served overseas as a Flight Engineer Sergeant during World War II for the 138 RCAF Squadron. His plane crashed in the woods while attempting to land at RAF Woodridge, England, returning from an operational flight. He was pronounced dead on admission to hospital, December 17, 1943, at the age of 22. He is buried in Rushden Cemetery, Northamptonshire, England. Donald served in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve during World War II. He enlisted on May 9, 1942, and was a Signalman on a Corvette in the Atlantic. In 1944, after hearing of the loss of his two older brothers, the RCNR moved him to the Pacific, where he was until November 9, 1945. He married May Yule Ferrier and had two children, Robert and Barbara. Donald graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1951 with a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering. He worked for the City of Burnaby for five years and for the Greater Vancouver Regional District for 32 years, while living in Burnaby, B.C. and raising his family. He retired to the Sunshine Coast, Halfmoon Bay, B.C. in 1988, where he still lives today.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Gillis family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 524
Grading of Alberta Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport74157
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 80380
- Meeting Date
- 4-Nov-1912
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 80380
- Meeting Date
- 4-Nov-1912
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
High school physical geography
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3189
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1914
- c1902
- Call Number
- 917.02 GIL Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.187.8
- Call Number
- 917.02 GIL Copy 1
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1914
- c1902
- Physical Description
- 351 p. : ill. , map ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- inside, "Ella Mildred McEwan Junior 1"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Physical geography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario."
- "Authorized for use in Saskatchewan and Alberta."
How to be healthy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary299
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Halpenny, J.
- Ireland, Lilian B.
- Publication Date
- c1911
- Call Number
- 613 HAL Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.9
- Call Number
- 613 HAL Copy 1
- Author
- Halpenny, J.
- Ireland, Lilian B.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1911
- Series
- Western Canada series
- Physical Description
- 242 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Free text-book the property of marjorie Dunham, Aberdeen School... by order of the education department of B.C." -- stickered on endpaper (front) "516" in pen (crossed out) "Marjorie Dunham"
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island."
- Author's given name and dates : Halpenny, J. (Jasper), 1869-1930.
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9771
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [188_]-1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Hugh H. Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records + 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs collected or created by Hugh H. Stewart in the course of his personal and professional life. Records include receipts relating to property sales and taxes, utilities, association memberships (Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Vancouver Heights Ratep…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hugh H. Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records + 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs collected or created by Hugh H. Stewart in the course of his personal and professional life. Records include receipts relating to property sales and taxes, utilities, association memberships (Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Vancouver Heights Ratepayers Association, Burnaby Lions Club and Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans), insurance, loans and healthcare along with an elections candidate card and documents from his business “Stewart’s Cartage and Fuel Supply”; minutes from the Ratepayers Association and a handwritten recipe for potato salad. Records have been arranged into the following series: 1) Hugh H. Stewart photographs series 2) Hugh H. Stewart personal documents series 3) Stewart's Cartage and Fuel Supply business records series 4) Hugh H. Stewart associations and memberships series
- History
- Hugh Henry Stewart was born July 18 1887 to Duncan Hugh (1860-1935) and Henrietta Stewart (1860-1944) in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The couple moved to Nanaimo in 1888 with their four children, the oldest of which was Hugh Henry. The family moved to Vancouver in about 1908 and lived at 995 West 7th Avenue while Duncan Stewart worked as a carpenter. Hugh Henry found work as a hardware clerk at the “Forbes and Van Horne” hardware store located at 52 West Hastings, Vancouver. He worked at the store until WWI broke out and his wages were cut. In 1910 Hugh Henry Stewart moved to Burnaby and purchased a house in District Lot 116, in the 3900 block of Albert Street between Ingleton Avenue and McDonald Avenue. This was the only house in this block at the time (3902 Albert Street) but the following year, five more houses were built. In 1911, Hugh married Patience (known as Bertha) Alberta Inglis of Vancouver and between 1911 and 1912, Hugh cleared land around the house. The couple raised three children at their home in Vancouver Heights (now named Burnaby Heights); Duncan Hugh, Daniel Melbourne and Audrey Pearl. In 1914, the Vancouver Heights Ratepayers Association was formed and Hugh Stewart joined. This association lobbied city council to establish land uses which they felt could benefit the citizens of North Burnaby. Following his work at the hardware store, Hugh went to work as a longshoreman at the Hastings Mill in Vancouver and the Barnet Mill in Burnaby. In the 1920s, Stewart started up his own business delivering fuel to households in North Burnaby. His business was named “Stewart’s Cartage and Fuel Supply” which had an office located at 3870 East Hastings Street. Stewart moved his business office to their home in the 1950s which continued to operate at this location until the early 1960s. In 1926, the Burnaby Board of Trade was formed with Hugh Stewart as one of the founding members. The organization changed its name to the North Burnaby Board of Trade in May 1927. Hugh served as president from 1940-1946 and was instrumental in bringing about the amalgamation of the North and South Burnaby Boards of Trade to form the Burnaby Chamber of Commerce. Hugh ran for municipal council in the 1940s and was also a member of other organizations including the Burnaby Lions Club, The International Order of the Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) and the Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans. Patience Alberta Stewart died in 1967 and Hugh continued to live in their home on Albert Street until 1978. In 1979 he moved to an apartment on McGill Street in Burnaby. Hugh H. Stewart died in 1981.
- Responsibility
- Stewart, Hugh Henry
- Accession Code
- HV979.50
- Date
- [188_]-1960
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Records are arranged by subject and format.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory579
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1910-1960
- Length
- 0:21:54
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s historical overview of early public recreation, and intentions to set aside parkland, on Burnaby Mountain; Acting-Commissioner Richard Bolton’s signing of By Law 1772 that created Barnet Mountain Park in 1942; and her explanation about the fun…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s historical overview of early public recreation, and intentions to set aside parkland, on Burnaby Mountain; Acting-Commissioner Richard Bolton’s signing of By Law 1772 that created Barnet Mountain Park in 1942; and her explanation about the function and kinds of park dedications used in Burnaby.
- Date Range
- 1910-1960
- Length
- 0:21:54
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 16, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Alekxos Sarter conducted by Kathy Bossort. Alekxos Sarter was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain from Alekxos Sarter’s perspective and experience as employee in the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The interview provides an excellent explanation of the history and function of kinds of park dedications used by the City of Burnaby; an overview of issues around including the Trans Mountain tank farm in the conservation area; and the background to the land use and ownership disagreement between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, its resolution, and the subsequent development of SFU’s UniverCity. Alekxos Sarter talks about Richard Bolton, Burnaby’s Acting-Commissioner who was responsible for dedicating the first park on Burnaby Mountain in 1942, and the creation of a park named after him in UniverCity.
- Biographical Notes
- Alekxos Sarter was born in Vancouver in 1961, to Daine and Kasandra Sarter. She grew up in North Vancouver and since 1994 has lived on a sailboat in False Creek. After attending UBC where she studied landscape architecture, she was hired by the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1986. Working first in parks design, Alekxos quickly moved into parks planning, her preferred career. As Research Officer she covers research, planning, public consultation, parks and facility inventory, parkland acquisition, among other duties.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 2:20:47
- Interviewee Name
- Sarter, Alekxos T.
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Alekxos Sarter
Track three of interview with Alekxos Sarter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-005/MSS196-005_Track_3.mp3Interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse by Kathy Bossort November 24, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory628
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1913-2015
- Length
- 0:19:24
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain beginning in 1942 with By-Law 1772; the kinds of park dedications used by the City and shift in nature of dedications to accommodate long range park planning…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain beginning in 1942 with By-Law 1772; the kinds of park dedications used by the City and shift in nature of dedications to accommodate long range park planning; and looking at the big picture policy and programs for land assembly for major open spaces and linkages.
- Date Range
- 1913-2015
- Length
- 0:19:24
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Planning
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- November 24, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse conducted by Kathy Bossort. Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland by dedication on Burnaby Mountain, the 1974/76 delineation of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and the dispute between Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain, as discussed by two retired participants in these events from the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department, Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They also talk about their interaction with the public in developing policies, particularly for the 1974 report “The Public Meetings - Phase One”, and the importance of a strong policy base for long range planning and the patience needed to assemble land for large parks. They talk as well about their careers, their close working relationship in the department, and the cooperation between City and SFU staff in the development of UniverCity.
- Biographical Notes
- Basil Luksun was born and educated in South Africa, immigrating to Canada and Burnaby in 1972 to escape the harmful effects of apartheid. He holds a BSc degree from the University of Cape Town and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Town Planning from the University of Witwatersrand. He joined the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department in 1973, working his way up through the organization to Director of the department before retiring after 39 years in 2012. When he started work in the 1970s, the City of Burnaby was focusing on green space planning projects and he takes great pride in these projects as well as the city’s focus on long-term planning. Basil lived in the Capital Hill area from 1972 to 1990. He currently resides in Vancouver and has two sons, Warren and Derek. Jack Belhouse was born in 1946 in Vancouver and attended UBC, York University and SFU (1965-1972), majoring in urban geography. He began working in Burnaby’s planning department as a summer student in 1968, and was offered a full-time position when he graduated from university. He became Director of the Planning and Building Department before retiring after 38 years with the city in 2006. He and Basil Luksun worked closely together in long range planning in the department. Jack lives in Coquitlam with his wife Linda and has two children, Brad and Lori.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:58:23
- Interviewee Name
- Luksun, Basil
- Belhouse, Jack
- Interview Location
- Basil Luksun's home in Vancouver
- 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 two of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
Track two of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-012/MSS196-012_Track_2.mp3Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory569
- 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…
- 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
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Maureen Olofson
Track one of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_1.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory650
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1904-1940
- Length
- 0:11:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two ro…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two room house for the family, Reidun’s birth in 1931, and the family’s move to Curtis Street in 1932. She talks about her childhood memories of playing on a big stump and cedar log in the yard.
- Date Range
- 1904-1940
- Length
- 0:11:22
- Names
- Seim, Sjur
- Seim, Martine
- Geographic Access
- Curtis Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- 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 Reidun Seim
Track one of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_1.mp3