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Canadian Conference of the Arts - Report : "Arts and Education in BC"
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56546
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Arts Council subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 39972
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-06
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Centre for Continuing Education (University of British Columbia)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28770
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20478
- Meeting Date
- 2-Jan-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 1
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20478
- Meeting Date
- 2-Jan-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 1
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Department of Education task force
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45439
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 21, 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first set of hearings of the Department of Education task force on change of governing structure for British Columbia Institute of Technology. Students, faculty, and representatives of the B.C. Government Employees' Union are all in the audience, along with Jim Caldwell of forest…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 21, 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-334
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first set of hearings of the Department of Education task force on change of governing structure for British Columbia Institute of Technology. Students, faculty, and representatives of the B.C. Government Employees' Union are all in the audience, along with Jim Caldwell of forest resource technology who is standing, reading from a paper. The task force members seated at the front are; Cliff Anderson, Stan Tonoski, Dr. Ralph Patterson, Graham Fane, Dale Michaels, the recording secretary, Cliff McAdam, and Dave Helgeson.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Names
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- British Columbia Government Employees' Union
- Caldwell, Jim
- Anderson, Cliff
- Tonoski, Stan
- Patterson, Dr. Ralph F.
- Fane, Graham
- Michaels, Dale
- McAdam, Cliff
- Helgeson, Dave
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "BCIT HEARINGS LAUNCHED / It was a sparse to middling crowd Monday night at the first set of hearings into the recommendations of the provincial government's task force on governing BCIT. Students, faculty, and representatives of the B.C. Government Employees' Union look on as Jim Caldwell (far left), of forest resource technology, reads his brief. Task force members are (from left) Cliff Anderson, Stan Tonoski, Dr. Ralph Patterson, Graham Fane, Dale Michaels, Cliff McAdam, and Dave Helgeson."
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Department of Education task force
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45440
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 21, 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of one of the first nights of hearings of the Department of Education task force on change of governing structure for British Columbia Institute of Technology. The task force members seated in a semi circle are; Cliff Anderson, Stan Tonoski, Dr. Ralph Patterson, Graham Fane, Dale Michae…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 21, 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-335
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of one of the first nights of hearings of the Department of Education task force on change of governing structure for British Columbia Institute of Technology. The task force members seated in a semi circle are; Cliff Anderson, Stan Tonoski, Dr. Ralph Patterson, Graham Fane, Dale Michaels, the recording secretary, Cliff McAdam, and Dave Helgeson.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Names
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Anderson, Cliff
- Tonoski, Stan
- Patterson, Dr. Ralph F.
- Fane, Graham
- Michaels, Dale
- McAdam, Cliff
- Helgeson, Dave
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Department of Education task force
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45441
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 21, 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of one of the first nights of hearings of the Department of Education task force on change of governing structure for British Columbia Institute of Technology. Students, faculty, and representatives of the B.C. Government Employees' Union are all in the audience, along with Jim Caldwell…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 21, 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-336
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of one of the first nights of hearings of the Department of Education task force on change of governing structure for British Columbia Institute of Technology. Students, faculty, and representatives of the B.C. Government Employees' Union are all in the audience, along with Jim Caldwell of forest resource technology who is seated in the front row of the audience at the far right. The task force members that are visible, with their backs to the camera are; Graham Fane, Dale Michaels, the recording secretary, and Cliff McAdam.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Names
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- British Columbia Government Employees' Union
- Fane, Graham
- Michaels, Dale
- McAdam, Cliff
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Increase in the Basic Education Program Mill Rate - Notice of Motion 1979 January 02
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21277
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13508
- Meeting Date
- 29-Jan-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13508
- Meeting Date
- 29-Jan-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from R. R. Gardner re: Burnaby Outdoor Education Association
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport26398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20060
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 61
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20060
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 61
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Initiatives Program Application - Burnaby Outdoor Education Association
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport26312
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20137
- Meeting Date
- 7-Oct-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 65
- Item No.
- 19
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20137
- Meeting Date
- 7-Oct-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 65
- Item No.
- 19
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Nature Trails - Burnaby Lake Area (Burnaby Outdoor Education Association)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28464
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20802
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 23
- Item No.
- 17
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20802
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 23
- Item No.
- 17
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Rezoning Reference # 3/72 - Lot 6, DL 34, Plan 849 (Kingsway Foursquare Christian Education Centre)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport29309
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 22576
- Meeting Date
- 14-Aug-1972
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 50
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 22576
- Meeting Date
- 14-Aug-1972
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 50
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby North High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark745
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1923-1982
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1923-1982
- Heritage Value
- Burnaby North and Burnaby South were the first high schools built in the City. Before the high school opened, Burnaby students had to travel to Vancouver if they wished to pursue education beyond an elementary level. In 1921, arrangements were made to use the basement of the Presbyterian Church for instruction of local students. By 1922 the Burnaby North High School opened at its first permanent location (4375 Pandora Street - which is now Rosser Elementary). In 1945, the Willingdon Avenue site was built and was used until a new building was constructed in 1961 on Hammarskjold Drive. From 1962, the school was used as Burnaby Heights Junior High school, but it closed in 1982 and the junior high students went to the new Burnaby North on Hammarskjold.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Burnaby South High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark770
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1922-1988
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Associated Dates
- 1922-1988
- Heritage Value
- Burnaby South and Burnaby North were Burnaby's first high schools. The first rooms of the school were built in 1922 on the same grounds as the Kingsway East Elementary School. In 1940, a two-storey building was erected and additions were made in 1963, 1967 and 1972. Kingsway East closed in 1925 and its buildings were used by the high school for Industrial Arts and Home Economics. In the early 1990s, a new "urban education centre" (Burnaby South/B.C. School for the Deaf) was opened, replacing the old Burnaby South High School.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Hand forging
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7499
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Moving Images
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.707
- Call Number
- 682 BCE VR
- Place of Publication
- British Columbia
- Publisher
- A PEMC Production
- Publication Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel (14 min., 14 sec.) : polyester, positive, col. , sd. ; 16 mm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Blacksmithing
- Forging
- Tools
- Notes
- Summary: Hand forging by constant hammering of red hot metal is contrasted with modern stamp forging where the metal is shaped by a stamp and die method of precision. Bob Marshall is a ferrier who's come to make new shoes for "Bonnie" a horse on a farm. Bob Marshall provides background on his work as a ferrier. He works on hand forging horseshoes for the horse and describes the blacksmithing process as he goes. Footage also includes scenes of blacksmiths at work in blacksmith shops including; Burnaby's Heritage Village and Mariner Shipbuilders and Canadian Chain and Forge Co. Ltd. Jim Moffett narrates and describes the blacksmithing process and tools that are used.
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view film
Images
Public schools of the Province of British Columbia : special historical supplement to the one hundredth annual report, 1970/71
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary748
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 372.971 PUB
- Place of Publication
- [Victoria, B.C.]
- Publisher
- Dept. of Education
- Publication Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 110 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Education--Canada--History
- Education--British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Title on added t.p.: One hundred years : education in British Columbia.
Douglas-Gilpin Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark799
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The Douglas-Gilpin Neighbourhood developed into a diverse area incorporating residential, business, educational and park districts in the period after 1955. The BCIT site was built in the early 1960s, shortly after the Burnaby Municipal Hall was located on Canada Way near Deer Lake in 1956. The construction of the Municipal Hall at this location fostered the creation of an administrative and business centre adjacent to the park, while the northern and central areas of the neighbourhood retained their primarily residential character.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Audio recordings containing interviews
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57960
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 5 audio cassettes
- Scope and Content
- File contains audio interviews conducted by students of Ms. Martel's Grade 10 with former students and teachers of Edmonds School, including Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Tina Carlson, and Harold Degen, among others. The interviews were completed as part of a class research project.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Edmonds School subseries
- Physical Description
- 5 audio cassettes
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS036-002
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-07
- Scope and Content
- File contains audio interviews conducted by students of Ms. Martel's Grade 10 with former students and teachers of Edmonds School, including Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Tina Carlson, and Harold Degen, among others. The interviews were completed as part of a class research project.
- Subjects
- Education
- Names
- Edmonds Community School
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Label on recto of BHS1988-07-001 reads: "One's a Heifer Sinclair Ross". Label on verso reads: "One's a Heifer Arrangement in Black and White (part of FOG)"
- Label on recto of BHS1988-07-002 reads: "Side 1 Mrs Dunn". Label on verso reads: "Side 2 Blank"
- Label on BHS1988-07-003 reads: "Mrs Bell".
- Label on BHS1988-07-004 reads: "Side I Mrs. Tina Carlson"
- Label on recto of BHS1988-07-005 reads: "Harold Degen BL J. Side 1085". Label on verso reads: "Roland Cope Side 1086"
Interview with Barry Jones by Kathy Bossort December 9, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory664
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1944-1970
- Length
- 0:07:55
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking about his parent's move to Burnaby in 1944, growing up on Georgia Street, his education at UBC and how he became a teacher. He also talks about his experience attending SFU in 1965/66 as a charter student in the Education Dept.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking about his parent's move to Burnaby in 1944, growing up on Georgia Street, his education at UBC and how he became a teacher. He also talks about his experience attending SFU in 1965/66 as a charter student in the Education Dept.
- Date Range
- 1944-1970
- Length
- 0:07:55
- Subjects
- Education
- Occupations - Teachers
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Barry Jones
Track one of interview with Barry Jones
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-015/MSS196-015_Track_1.mp3Interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse by Kathy Bossort November 24, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory627
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1965-2015
- Length
- 0:09:54
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about introducing the two interviewees Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They talk about their education, how they became interested in their career paths as urban planners and what kept them interested in their work, how they were hired by the City of Burnaby, and th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about introducing the two interviewees Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They talk about their education, how they became interested in their career paths as urban planners and what kept them interested in their work, how they were hired by the City of Burnaby, and their working relationship in the Planning Department.
- Date Range
- 1965-2015
- Length
- 0:09:54
- 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 one of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
Track one of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-012/MSS196-012_Track_1.mp3Interview with Betty Blair by Eric Damer October 17, 2012 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory300
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1970
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's teaching of parenting effectiveness training and the role of the Parent-Teacher Association. She discusses her love for libraries and secondhand books and how she passed that on to her own children. Betty tells a story o…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's teaching of parenting effectiveness training and the role of the Parent-Teacher Association. She discusses her love for libraries and secondhand books and how she passed that on to her own children. Betty tells a story of her early political life, and of her and her mother's respect for Ernie and Harold Winch.
- Date Range
- 1930-1970
- Photo Info
- Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5.
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Subjects
- Education
- Political Theories
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 17, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 17, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
- Biographical Notes
- Betty Warburton (later Atkinson) (later Blair) was born in 1926 and grew up at three different locations on Frederick Avenue in Burnaby. She went to school in Burnaby; first at Kingsway West for two years, then Nelson Avenue and then Burnaby South High School where she completed senior matriculation. After graduation, Betty worked for a few years in Vancouver before marrying her first husband Don Atkinson and raising their children in Burnaby. Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair has participated in a range of activities from hiking and Girl Guides to volunteer arthritis care. By the nineteen-sixties she had began to learn pottery and take lessons at Mather House in Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:59:03
- Interviewee Name
- Blair, Betty Warburton Atkinson
- 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
Images
Audio Tracks
Track five of recording of interview with Betty Blair
Track five of recording of interview with Betty Blair
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-003/MSS171-003_Track_5.mp3Interview with Charmaine Bayntun by Eric Damer October 22, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory293
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1960-2012
- Length
- 0:09:21
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's memories of sewing and craft-making as a teen, as well as her student days at Sperling Avenue Elementary School. She compares school of that time to her working years as a teacher and principal.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun's memories of sewing and craft-making as a teen, as well as her student days at Sperling Avenue Elementary School. She compares school of that time to her working years as a teacher and principal.
- Date Range
- 1960-2012
- Photo Info
- Charmaine Yanko (later Bayntun) nursing a goat from a bottle, [1969]. Item no. 549-015.
- Length
- 0:09:21
- Subjects
- Education
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 22, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and family heritage.
- Biographical Notes
- At the age of twenty, John Ivan Yanko met his future wife Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman while visiting relatives in Burnaby. Lillian received a rail pass because of her dad’s employment with the CPR and at fourteen had gone to visit her Godmother in Burnaby. John Ivan Yanko and Lillian Doris (Carman) Yanko were married October 16, 1948 in Nelson, British Columbia and moved into the basement of John’s sister’s house on Union Street. Lillian began working at the downtown Woodward’s store as a cashier in 1948. In 1950, the young couple bought property at 7385 (later renumbered 7391) Broadway in Burnaby and began constructing a house as they could afford it. Knowing she’d be let go if she was pregnant, when Lillian was expecting her first child, Jenny sewed her several versions of the same outfit; they all used the same material, but each was a little bit larger than the last to accommodate her expanding girth. Rhonda, born in 1953 and Charmaine, born in 1955, grew up in the Broadway home. They attended school at Sperling Elementary, and later at Burnaby North high school. Lillian left her job to be a stay-at-home mom when Rhonda was born, but that changed in 1963 when John and Charmaine were in a car accident that left John temporarily unable to work. John Yanko later returned to work, establishing his own tile setting business and working until age eighty-two. John and Lillian lived out the rest of their married lives on the Broadway property. John Ivan Yanko passed away in 2010; his wife Lillian Doria Leida (Carman) Yanko passed away in 2011. Charmaine (Yanko) Bayntun completed her schooling in Burnaby and became a teacher for twenty-two years, followed by ten years as a Burnaby elementary school principal.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:47:24
- Interviewee Name
- Bayntun, Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko
- 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
Images
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Charmaine Bayntun
Track three of recording of interview with Charmaine Bayntun
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-002/MSS171-002_Track_3.mp3