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Burnaby Revenue Bylaw 1910 and the Burnaby School Board Revenue Bylaw 1910 be Reconsidered

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
81749
Meeting Date
9-Jul-1910
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
81749
Meeting Date
9-Jul-1910
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Burnaby School Board estimates

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription331
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1911
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing Burnaby School Board cost estimates for operating schools in the district.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1911
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
2024
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing Burnaby School Board cost estimates for operating schools in the district.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby School Board estimates

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1913
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and estimates of ordinary and extraordinary expenditures for the year 1913.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1913
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
2608
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and estimates of ordinary and extraordinary expenditures for the year 1913.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby School Board insurance policies

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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 papers related to the Burnaby School Board insurance policies.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911-1912
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
2023
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and papers related to the Burnaby School Board insurance policies.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Cheque be Drawn in Favor of the Burnaby School Board

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
81781
Meeting Date
6-Aug-1910
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
81781
Meeting Date
6-Aug-1910
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Election for the Purpose of the Burnaby School Board Loan No.1 and No.2 Bylaw 1912

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79954
Meeting Date
05-Feb-1912
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79954
Meeting Date
05-Feb-1912
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Engineer Report re Applications: (a) Blocks 109 and 111 DL 132 (b) Block 9 DL 42 (c) Block 9 DL 136 (d) Buller Ave. and Keith Street (e) Burnaby School Board- Sidewalk to School Schow Street (f) Block 108 and 109 DL 86 (g) Burgess St. from 14th Ave. to 12th Ave. (h) Broadview Ratepayer's Assoc. re Continuation of Planking on Clydesdale Ave. (i) Painting of Cariboo Road Bridge

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
80403
Meeting Date
16-Aug-1915
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
80403
Meeting Date
16-Aug-1915
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Estimates - Burnaby School Board

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription954
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
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 lists of estimated expenditures for the year 1914 which were prepared by the Burnaby Board of School Trustees.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
2727
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and lists of estimated expenditures for the year 1914 which were prepared by the Burnaby Board of School Trustees.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Estimates - Burnaby School Board

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1001
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1915
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains the 1915 Burnaby School Board expenditures estimates, as well as correspondence related to that report.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1915
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
2779
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains the 1915 Burnaby School Board expenditures estimates, as well as correspondence related to that report.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Lease Renewal from the Corporation of Burnaby to the Burnaby School Board for a Portion of Confederation Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport13163
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7798
Meeting Date
20-Feb-1989
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
14
Item No.
1
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7798
Meeting Date
20-Feb-1989
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
14
Item No.
1
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Ministry of Health Funding of the Burnaby School Board Dental Health Services

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7534
Meeting Date
18-Dec-1989
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
82
Item No.
4
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
7534
Meeting Date
18-Dec-1989
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
82
Item No.
4
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Audrey Kenny

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45729
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 14, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby school board trustee Audrey Kenny.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 14, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-623
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby school board trustee Audrey Kenny.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Kenny, Audrey
Burnaby School Trustees
Burnaby School Board
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Audrey Kenny

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45730
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1983, published September 13, 1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of former Burnaby school board trustee Audrey Kenny, who was voted out of being the Burnaby Voters Association cadidate, yet ran independantly and lost in 1984. She went on to win in 1986.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1983, published September 13, 1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-624
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of former Burnaby school board trustee Audrey Kenny, who was voted out of being the Burnaby Voters Association cadidate, yet ran independantly and lost in 1984. She went on to win in 1986.
Names
Kenny, Audrey
Burnaby School Trustees
Burnaby School Board
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Charles Archibald

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45728
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 14, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby school board trustee Charles Archibald.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 14, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-622
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby school board trustee Charles Archibald.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Burnaby School Trustees
Burnaby School Board
Archibald, Charles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Barry Jones by Kathy Bossort December 9, 2015 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory667
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1975-1996
Length
0:11:00
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking briefly about serving as a trustee on the Burnaby Board of Education from 1975 to 1985 and as NDP MLA from 1986 to 1996, before describing his limited role in the dispute between the City of Burnaby and SFU over control and ownership of la…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking briefly about serving as a trustee on the Burnaby Board of Education from 1975 to 1985 and as NDP MLA from 1986 to 1996, before describing his limited role in the dispute between the City of Burnaby and SFU over control and ownership of land on Burnaby Mountain. He talks about how the dispute was resolved and some of the terms in the agreement.
Date Range
1975-1996
Length
0:11:00
Names
Burnaby School Board
Simon Fraser University
Rankin, Lee A.
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Subjects
Intergovernmental Relations
Land
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
December 9, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Barry Jones conducted by Kathy Bossort. Barry Jones was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Barry Jones talking about his home and the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and about the negotiations that resulted in the agreement between Simon Fraser University and the City of Burnaby in 1995. He talks about the building of Burnaby Mountain Parkway and its link to the 1995 agreement, and about his experiences with Trans Mountain tank farm and pipeline. He also talks about his education and career as teacher, school board trustee and politician.
Biographical Notes
Barry Jones was born 1940 in Princeton, BC. His father moved the family to a home on Georgia Street in North Burnaby in 1944 where Barry grew up. He attended UBC majoring in mathematics and chemistry, and unable to find work in his field, taught two years in northern BC. He liked teaching and returned to school, enrolling in education at the newly opened Simon Fraser University in 1965. He taught one year at Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby and finished his 25 year teaching career in Coquitlam. Barry served ten years as a Burnaby School board trustee, and then ten years as North Burnaby MLA (NDP) beginning in 1986, serving five years in Official Opposition and five years in government under then-premier Mike Harcourt. During his time in government, Barry Jones successfully lobbied for freedom of information legislation. He also played a role in resolving the dispute between SFU and Burnaby over control and ownership of land on Burnaby Mountain and in creating the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area in 1995. He continues to live on Burnaby Mountain in a home he bought in 1971.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:06:23
Interviewee Name
Jones, J. Barry
Interview Location
City of Burnaby City Hall law libary
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 four of interview with Barry Jones

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Peter Boyle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64850
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 14, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby School Board secretary-treasurer Peter Boyle.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 14, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1577
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby School Board secretary-treasurer Peter Boyle.
Names
Burnaby School Board
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto reads: "Peter Boyle, secty. treasurer"
Photographer's stamp on verso
Images
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School Board meeting

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45541
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1980 and 1982]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people seated at a round table. This is believed to be a School Board meeting; identified are; Cliff Murnane, (furthest right, holding his eye glasses in this right hand) Barry Jones (sitting to his right, wearing a dark vest), and Gary Begin (bottom, centre, facing away fr…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1980 and 1982]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-436
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people seated at a round table. This is believed to be a School Board meeting; identified are; Cliff Murnane, (furthest right, holding his eye glasses in this right hand) Barry Jones (sitting to his right, wearing a dark vest), and Gary Begin (bottom, centre, facing away from the camera). Members of the press are also present.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Begin, Gary
Burnaby School Board
Burnaby School Trustees
Jones, Barry
Murnane, Clifford J. "Cliff"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1982-1990
Length
00:02:00
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ involvement in community organizations: Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) and other senior groups, Centennial Committee of Burnaby, and past union activity
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ involvement in community organizations: Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) and other senior groups, Centennial Committee of Burnaby, and past union activity
Date Range
1982-1990
Length
00:02:00
Subjects
Organizations
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 22, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:56:50
Interviewee Name
Apps, Ed
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory456
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1918-1950
Length
00:05:30
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ brief overview of the changes in Burnaby since he arrived in 1946, where he grew up in England, his war service, and the reasons that he and his wife Margaret immigrated to Canada from England
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ brief overview of the changes in Burnaby since he arrived in 1946, where he grew up in England, his war service, and the reasons that he and his wife Margaret immigrated to Canada from England
Date Range
1918-1950
Length
00:05:30
Subjects
Migration
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 22, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:56:50
Interviewee Name
Apps, Ed
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory457
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1946-1990
Length
00:09:48
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ work as Foreman Painter for the Burnaby School Board, and his positions in the local and provincial union CUPE, from 1953 to 1982. He briefly describes some of the old schools and how he got involved in community organizations after retirement
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ work as Foreman Painter for the Burnaby School Board, and his positions in the local and provincial union CUPE, from 1953 to 1982. He briefly describes some of the old schools and how he got involved in community organizations after retirement
Date Range
1946-1990
Length
00:09:48
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Organizations - Unions
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 22, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:56:50
Interviewee Name
Apps, Ed
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
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