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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…

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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: No restrictions

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

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Department of Education task force

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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…

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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: No restrictions

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

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Department of Education task force

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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…

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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: No restrictions

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

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Increase in the Basic Education Program Mill Rate - Notice of Motion 1979 January 02

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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

2 documents

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

Report 13508

29-Jan-1979 Meeting Minutes

Letter from R. R. Gardner re: Burnaby Outdoor Education Association

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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

2 documents

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

Report 20060

23-Sep-1974 Meeting Minutes

Local Initiatives Program Application - Burnaby Outdoor Education Association

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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

2 documents

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

Report 20137

7-Oct-1974 Meeting Minutes

Nature Trails - Burnaby Lake Area (Burnaby Outdoor Education Association)

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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

2 documents

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

Report 20802

26-Mar-1973 Meeting Minutes

Rezoning Reference # 3/72 - Lot 6, DL 34, Plan 849 (Kingsway Foursquare Christian Education Centre)

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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

2 documents

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

Report 22576

14-Aug-1972 Meeting Minutes

Burnaby North High School

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1923-1982

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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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

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Burnaby South High School

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1922-1988

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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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

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Hand forging

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: British Columbia Department of Education

Publication Date: 1978

Call Number: 682 BCE VR

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Moving Images

Accession Code: BV020.5.707

Call Number: 682 BCE VR

Author: British Columbia Department of Education

Contributor: McKay, Doug; Lyske, George; Moffett, Jim; Erickson, Don; Motut, Bernard; Hall, Raymond

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

Subjects: Animals - Horses; Occupations - Blacksmiths

Names: McKay, Doug; Burnaby Village Museum

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

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Public schools of the Province of British Columbia : special historical supplement to the one hundredth annual report, 1970/71

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: British Columbia. Department of Education

Publication Date: 1972

Call Number: 372.971 PUB

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 372.971 PUB

Author: British Columbia. Department of Education

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

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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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

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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

Series: Community Archives Collection series

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"

Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Publication Date: 2020

Call Number: 371 CAR

. CBA 204-025 (BOTTOM LEFT) Windsor School, 2008. COURTESY OF BURNABY SCHOOL BOARD (BOTTOM RIGHT) Burnaby Central Secondary School. COURTESY OF BURNABY SCHOOL BOARD �Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools i With funding support from Burnaby Board of Education INKWELLS TO INTERNET A H I S T O

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 978-0-9781979-2-6

Call Number: 371 CAR

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby

Subjects: Education

Notes: "Includes index"; A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.; The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.

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Inkwells to Internet book launch

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 18 Feb 2021

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (50 min., 14 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps

Scope and Content: Item consists of a video recording of a virtual book launch titled "Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools" presented by Heritage Planner, Lisa Codd, co-author Janet White, and hosted by Museum Curator Jane Lemke. The book launch took place utilizing the Zoom video communication platfor…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum film collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (50 min., 14 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps

Material Details: Presenters: Lisa Codd; Janet White; Host: Jane Lemke; Technical support: Kate Petrusa; Date of Presentation: February 18, 2021; Total Number of tracks: 1; Total Length of all tracks: 50 min., 14 sec.; Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform

Scope and Content: Item consists of a video recording of a virtual book launch titled "Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools" presented by Heritage Planner, Lisa Codd, co-author Janet White, and hosted by Museum Curator Jane Lemke. The book launch took place utilizing the Zoom video communication platform on February 18, 2021 and the live video recording was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. During the book launch event, Lisa Codd provides an overview of the history of Burnaby schools using six photographs from the book. Janet White shares ancedotes and stories from her and other co-authors experiences at Burnaby schools.

History: "Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools" was written by a group of authors including Janet White, David Carter, Rosemary Cooke, Harry Pride and Gail Yip. Publication of the book was supported by the City of Burnaby Heritage Commission, the Burnaby Board of Education and the B.C. Retired Teachers Association Heritage Committee.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Education

Names: Codd, Lisa; White, Janet

Responsibility: Lemke, Jane

Accession Code: BV021.7.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 18 Feb 2021

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of video recording

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Inkwells to Internet book launch, 18 Feb 2021

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Interview with Barry Jones by Kathy Bossort December 9, 2015 - Track 1

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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.

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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

Names: Simon Fraser University; Moscrop Secondary School

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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Barry Jones

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Interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse by Kathy Bossort November 24, 2015 - Track 1

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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…

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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

Names: Burnaby Planning and Building Department; Parr, Anthony L.

Subjects: Education; Occupations - Civic Workers; Public Services - Municipal Services

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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

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.mp3

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Increase in the Basic Education Program Mill Rate - Notice of Motion 1979 January 02

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Letter from R. R. Gardner re: Burnaby Outdoor Education Association

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Local Initiatives Program Application - Burnaby Outdoor Education Association

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Nature Trails - Burnaby Lake Area (Burnaby Outdoor Education Association)

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Rezoning Reference # 3/72 - Lot 6, DL 34, Plan 849 (Kingsway Foursquare Christian Education Centre)

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Hand forging

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Public schools of the Province of British Columbia : special historical supplement to the one hundredth annual report, 1970/71

Douglas-Gilpin Neighbourhood

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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Inkwells to Internet book launch

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Interview with Barry Jones by Kathy Bossort December 9, 2015 - Track 1

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Interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse by Kathy Bossort November 24, 2015 - Track 1

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