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A guide to pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Griffenhagen, George B.; Stieb, Ernst Walter, 1929-; Fisher, Beth D.

Publication Date: c1999

Call Number: 069.0615 GRI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 069.0615 GRI

Author: Griffenhagen, George B.; Stieb, Ernst Walter, 1929-; Fisher, Beth D.

Place of Publication: Madison, Wis

Publisher: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy

Publication Date: c1999

Series: Publication ; no. 18 (new series)

Physical Description: xii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Museums--Canada; Museums--United States; Pharmacy--Canada; Pharmacy--United States; Directories

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. x) and index.; Cross reference with 615.074 GRI Rev. ed. of: Pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada / by George Griffenhagen and Ernst W. Stieb, 1988. 615.1 HAM Pharmacy museums and historical collections on public view in the United States and Canada / by Sami K. Hamarneh and Ernst W. Stieb, 1981.

Historic guide to Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C., Canada

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Adams, John, 1926-1998

Edition: New rev. ed.

Publication Date: c1998

Call Number: 971.134 ADA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1550390910; 9781550390919

Call Number: 971.134 ADA

Edition: New rev. ed.

Author: Adams, John, 1926-1998

Place of Publication: Victoria, B.C.

Publisher: Sono Nis Press

Publication Date: c1998

Physical Description: 48 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Cemeteries; Guidebooks; British Columbia--History

Notes: Includes index.

Inventing Canada : 100 years of innovation

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Mayer, Roy

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 609.2 MAY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1551921138

Call Number: 609.2 MAY

Author: Mayer, Roy

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Raincoast Books

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Inventors; Inventions; Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Remembering the '50s : growing up in western Canada

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Blashill, Lorraine, 1945-

Publication Date: c1997

Call Number: 971.20 BLA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV017.17.5

ISBN: 1551430916

Call Number: 971.20 BLA

Author: Blashill, Lorraine, 1945-

Place of Publication: Victoria

Publisher: Orca Book

Publication Date: c1997

Physical Description: viii, 167 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Canadians--Interviews; Canada, Western; Canada, Wetsern--Civilization--20th century; Prairie Provinces--History--1945--Sources; British Columbia--History--1945--Sources; Biography

The pathfinder program : for fun and opportunities, 1997

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 369.46 GIR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919220975

Call Number: 369.46 GIR

Author: Girl Guides of Canada

Contributor: Kam, Debbie; Woolford, Ross

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 94 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Juvenile literature

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

A history of the Canadian Dollar

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Powell, James, 1955-

Publication Date: 1999

Call Number: 332.4 POW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0662281233

Call Number: 332.4 POW

Author: Powell, James, 1955-

Place of Publication: [Ottawa]

Publisher: Bank of Canada

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: iv, 67 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 16 x 23 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Dollar, Canadian-- History; Money--Canada--History; Monetary policy--Canada--History; Foreign exchange rates--Canada--History; Dollar, American--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.

History: Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Migration; Occupations - Teachers; Occupations - Grocers; Organizations; Organizations - Business Associations; Persons - Chinese Canadians; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Names: Toy, Christina; Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"; Babey, Beverley; Canada Way Food Market; Fraser Merchants' Association

Responsibility: Fong, Denise

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4694 Canada Way

Accession Code: BV023.16.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Related Material: See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

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Across far distant horizons : the life and times of a Canadian master mariner

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)

Publication Date: c1995

Call Number: 387.50971 HEA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1895590132

Call Number: 387.50971 HEA

Author: Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)

Place of Publication: Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Cordillera Pub. Co.

Publication Date: c1995

Physical Description: 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Inscription: "S C Heal / 24 Aug 2007", handwritten in ink on title page of book.

Library Subject (LOC): Merchant marine--Canada--Officers; Ship captains--Canada; Maritime History; Biography

Notes: Includes index.; Trevor Whitla Bridges

Canada's postal code directory 1991

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1991

Call Number: 383 CAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 383 CAN

Place of Publication: Montreal, Quebec

Publisher: Canada Post Corporation

Publication Date: 1991

Physical Description: 1744 p. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Postal codes--Canada; Postal service--Canada; Directories

Notes: Text in English and French.

Train country : an illustrated history of Canadian National Railways

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: MacKay, Donald, 1925-; Perry, Lorne

Publication Date: c1994

Call Number: 385 MAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1550541536

Call Number: 385 MAC

Author: MacKay, Donald, 1925-; Perry, Lorne

Place of Publication: Vancouver, [B.C.]

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date: c1994

Printer: Hemlock Printers

Physical Description: 192 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Inscription: Subtitle page: "To John and our excellent ulatecuskij [possibly could be : watecuskij] We do appreciate your business Best regards Lellui [possibly could be Telleir] ------------------ 1/4/95 " [handwritten in black ink]

Library Subject (LOC): Railroads--Canada--History--20th century; Railroads--Canada--History

Subjects: Transportation

Notes: Includes index.

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 7

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:03:25 min)

Scope and Content: Track 7: This portion of the recording pertains to changes in Burnaby since Janet’s childhood, and her continuing connection to the community and its values. She also describes her family’s shopping routines from the 1940s and 1950s, which centred on the Super Value at Canada Way and Smith St., and…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:03:25 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34

Scope and Content: Track 7: This portion of the recording pertains to changes in Burnaby since Janet’s childhood, and her continuing connection to the community and its values. She also describes her family’s shopping routines from the 1940s and 1950s, which centred on the Super Value at Canada Way and Smith St., and the Hudson’s Bay store downtown. When Woodward’s and Sears opened, the family also shopped there occasionally.

History: Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Stores; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Names: Gooden, Tom; White, Janet

Geographic Access: Canada Way; Smith Avenue

Accession Code: BV017.45.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 7, [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

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Beaver leader's handbook

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1995

Call Number: 369.43 BEA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919062660

Call Number: 369.43 BEA

Place of Publication: [Ottawa]

Publisher: National Council, Scouts Canada

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Boys--Societies and clubs; Scouting (youth activity)

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

Notes: Includes index.

The Brownie program : for fun and adventure

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Lee, Linda

Publication Date: 1995

Call Number: 369.46 LEE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919220770

Call Number: 369.46 LEE

Author: Lee, Linda

Contributor: Ohi, Ruth; Woolford, Ross

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Juvenile literature

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Camp Olave : a history

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 369.41 FRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 369.41 FRA

Contributor: Fraser, Kaari; Tilley, Barbara Fraser

Place of Publication: s.l.

Publisher: The Camp Olave Management Committee

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 109 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Notes: "Compliled by Kaari Fraser and Barbara Fraser Tilley

The Cub book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 369.43 CUB

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919062792; 0919062794

Call Number: 369.43 CUB

Place of Publication: [Ottawa]

Publisher: National Council, Scouts Canada

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 278 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Boys--Societies and clubs; Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Scouting (youth activity)

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

Notes: Includes index.; An 8 p. booklet: "A grownup's guide to the Wolf Cub program" inserted in front cover.

The guide program : for fun and challenge

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Lee, Linda

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 369.46 LEE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919220975

Call Number: 369.46 LEE

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Lee, Linda

Contributor: Rebnord, Lisa; Cupples, Pat

Place of Publication: [Toronto]

Publisher: Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 91 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Juvenile literature

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1958-1992

Length: 0:12:40

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s first years of employment with Parks, her sources of knowledge about Burnaby Mountain, and the department’s activities in Burnaby Mountain Park. She talks about the loop trail planned for Burnaby Mountain Park in 1958, the Trans Canada Trail p…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s first years of employment with Parks, her sources of knowledge about Burnaby Mountain, and the department’s activities in Burnaby Mountain Park. She talks about the loop trail planned for Burnaby Mountain Park in 1958, the Trans Canada Trail project, events and issues at the Pavilion, and keeping track of trails on SFU lands.

Date Range: 1958-1992

Length: 0:12:40

Names: Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department; Burnaby Mountain Park; Kamui Mintara; Trans Canada Trail

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Trails; Planning; Recreational Activities

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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Alekxos Sarter

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Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 5

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1990-2015

Length: 0:20:51

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ description of the history of the stream keepers program in the province, how it meets its goals, funding sources, support from Department of Fisheries and Oceans, importance of the stream keeper manual, and how …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ description of the history of the stream keepers program in the province, how it meets its goals, funding sources, support from Department of Fisheries and Oceans, importance of the stream keeper manual, and how information is shared among stream keeper groups. They also talk about key events for restoring fish habitat on Stoney Creek.

Date Range: 1990-2015

Length: 0:20:51

Names: Stoney Creek Environment Committee; Pacific Streamkeepers Federation; Pacific Salmon Foundation; Canada, Department Fisheries and Oceans

Subjects: Geographic Features - Streams; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Persons - Volunteers; Public Services

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.