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Letter from the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals re: Trapping of Wild Animals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22279
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14598
- Meeting Date
- 20-Feb-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 14
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14598
- Meeting Date
- 20-Feb-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 14
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
1972 Annual Report of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28716
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20546
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jan-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 5
- Item No.
- 13
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20546
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jan-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 5
- Item No.
- 13
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Animal Control - Domestic Animals Protection Act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport24291
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17205
- Meeting Date
- 31-May-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 37
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17205
- Meeting Date
- 31-May-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 37
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Animals (Thompson)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28026
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 21238
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jul-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 18
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 21238
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jul-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 18
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BCSPCA)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport3342
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63811
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jan-2002
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 1
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63811
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jan-2002
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 1
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Keeping of Animals and Stabling for Them
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport34656
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 30529
- Meeting Date
- 15-May-1967
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 30529
- Meeting Date
- 15-May-1967
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Mr. Guy Turnbull re: Permission to Trap Animals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport23581
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15580
- Meeting Date
- 17-Jan-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 3
- Item No.
- 22
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15580
- Meeting Date
- 17-Jan-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 3
- Item No.
- 22
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Svend J. Robinson, MP, re: Care of Animals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport18247
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2770
- Meeting Date
- 9-Aug-1982
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 46
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2770
- Meeting Date
- 9-Aug-1982
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 46
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals which appeared on the Agenda for the 1978 September 25 Meeting of Council re: Leg-Hold Traps
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21634
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15234
- Meeting Date
- 2-Oct-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15234
- Meeting Date
- 2-Oct-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter re: Killing of Domestic Animals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport15460
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10634
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jul-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 42
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10634
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jul-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 42
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Performing Animals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport10447
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3725
- Meeting Date
- 4-May-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 32
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3725
- Meeting Date
- 4-May-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 32
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Contract 1978
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22420
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16705
- Meeting Date
- 19-Dec-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 86
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16705
- Meeting Date
- 19-Dec-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 86
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Contract for Services in 1976
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport24577
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16942
- Meeting Date
- 15-Mar-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 16
- Item No.
- 18
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 16942
- Meeting Date
- 15-Mar-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 16
- Item No.
- 18
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Spay and Neuter Clinic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport23236
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15885
- Meeting Date
- 12-Apr-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 27
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15885
- Meeting Date
- 12-Apr-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 27
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Contract 1977
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport23651
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17873
- Meeting Date
- 20-Dec-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 82
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17873
- Meeting Date
- 20-Dec-1976
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 82
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Trapping of Wild Animals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22294
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14572
- Meeting Date
- 13-Feb-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 12
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14572
- Meeting Date
- 13-Feb-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 12
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory594
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1995-2015
- Length
- 0:15:39
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ discussion of the natural and community values of Stoney Creek. They talk about changes in fish population, the presence of other animals in the watershed, and how people benefit from natural areas.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ discussion of the natural and community values of Stoney Creek. They talk about changes in fish population, the presence of other animals in the watershed, and how people benefit from natural areas.
- Date Range
- 1995-2015
- Length
- 0:15:39
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Streams
- Animals - Fish
- Animals - Deer
- Animals - Bears
- Recreational Activities
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Stoney Creek
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 26, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).
- Biographical Notes
- The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 2:08:27
- Interviewee Name
- Templeton, John R.
- James, Alan C.
- Leston, Christine
- Interview Location
- Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, Burnaby
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track eight of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
Track eight of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-006/MSS196-006_Track_8.mp3Interview 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…
- 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
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson
Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_3.mp3Interview with Jim and Linda Champion by Eric Damer October 21, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory318
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1951-1969
- Length
- 0:11:40
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Linda and Jim Champion's memories of living so close to the Oakalla Prison Farm. They also tell stories about changes to the neighbourhood, the family horse and living "a country life."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Linda and Jim Champion's memories of living so close to the Oakalla Prison Farm. They also tell stories about changes to the neighbourhood, the family horse and living "a country life."
- Date Range
- 1951-1969
- Length
- 0:11:40
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 21, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Jim Champion and his daughter Linda Champion conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 21, 2012. Major themes discussed are: raising a family in Burnaby as well as the experience of growing up in the area as it developed from farmland to suburbia.
- Biographical Notes
- Although Jim Champion was born in Burnaby in 1924, he grew up and attended school in White Rock. After serving in the navy during the war, Jim Champion came back to Vancouver, met and married Ethel (Danielson) Champion and began working for the Vancouver Fire Department. Jim and Ethel Champion's eldest daughter, Linda Champion, was born in 1948. In 1949, the Champions bought 1.8 undeveloped acres on Gilpin Street and began to build. By the time their house was built, they had become a family of six, so Jim and Ethel worked to built a larger house adjacent to the first. The Champions had chickens and a horse as their neighbourhood changed from farmland to suburbia. Jim has retired from the Vancouver Fire Department and his daughter Linda Champion is currently a City of Burnaby employee.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:41:09
- Interviewee Name
- Champion, Jim
- Champion, Linda
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Jim and Linda Champion
Track four of recording of interview with Jim and Linda Champion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-007/MSS171-007_Track_4.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory652
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1934-1990
- Length
- 0:15:30
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s chicken farm. She describes the farm buildings, other animals on the farm, and how her father operated the chicken farm, especially his approach to keeping the chickens disease free. She also talks about cutting down the …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s chicken farm. She describes the farm buildings, other animals on the farm, and how her father operated the chicken farm, especially his approach to keeping the chickens disease free. She also talks about cutting down the alder at the back of the property for the chicken run, and building rock walls and a driveway with rocks taken off the property. She also describes how the property was subdivided in the 1980s.
- Date Range
- 1934-1990
- Length
- 0:15:30
- Subjects
- Occupations - Farmers
- Animals - Poultry
- 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 three of interview with Reidun Seim
Track three of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_3.mp3