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Bylaw Number: 7365 - Sign Bylaw 1972, Amendment Bylaw No 1, 1979

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Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
7365
Final Adoption
1979 May 14
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
7365
Final Adoption
1979 May 14
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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British Columbia Forest Foundation, Establishment of an Educational Exhibit and Activity Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport20962
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
13795
Meeting Date
7-May-1979
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
13795
Meeting Date
7-May-1979
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents

7-May-1979 Meeting Minutes

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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
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
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Anik-B educational television system

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45456
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Education Minister Pat McGreer delivering the first message with the Anik-B educational television system which connected fourteen classrooms around the province and in the Northwest Territories to the originating studio at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-351
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Education Minister Pat McGreer delivering the first message with the Anik-B educational television system which connected fourteen classrooms around the province and in the Northwest Territories to the originating studio at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Televisions
Names
British Columbia Institute of Technology
McGreer, Pat
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "ON THE AIR ... The Anik-B educational television system went on the air live Monday as Education Minister Pat McGreer delivered the first message. The system connects some 14 classrooms around the province and in the Northwest Territories to the originating studio at BCIT. The lessons are beamed via sattelite [sic] to the classrooms, most of which have the capacity to talk back to the instructor during the lesson."
Note on recto of photograph reads: "CAMERA IS AT TOP ON PHOTO."
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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Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology opens

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45537
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. Editha Stevens, curator of SFU's Education Services admiring Bella Coola mortuary figures that would be on display during the official opening of Simon Fraser University's Museum of Archeology and Ethnology.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-432
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. Editha Stevens, curator of SFU's Education Services admiring Bella Coola mortuary figures that would be on display during the official opening of Simon Fraser University's Museum of Archeology and Ethnology.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Simon Fraser University
Stephens, Dr. Editha
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "NEW MUSEUM OPENS...Repatriated Northwest Coast artifacts will be on display during the official opening of Simon Fraser University's Museum of Archeology and Ethnology Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Among the items on display are Bella Coola mortuary figures beig admired by Dr. Editha Stevens, curator of SFU's Education Services. The museum will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and is part of the recently completed multi-purpose complex on the northeast corner of the campus."
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Janet Etches, Robert Smith, and Bessie Homewood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45895
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Janet Etches (left) and Bessie Homewood, members of the Burnaby Woman's Auxiliary of the Arthritis Society, discuss the theme of a two-day arthritis education conference in Vancouver with Robert Smith (center) executive director of the Arthritis Society's British Columbia Division.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-789
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Janet Etches (left) and Bessie Homewood, members of the Burnaby Woman's Auxiliary of the Arthritis Society, discuss the theme of a two-day arthritis education conference in Vancouver with Robert Smith (center) executive director of the Arthritis Society's British Columbia Division.
Subjects
Events
Names
Etches, Janet
Smith, Robert
Homewood, Bessie Annie Clark
Arthritis Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Janet Etches, left, and Bessie Homewood, members of the Burnaby Woman's Auxiliary of the Arthritis Society, discuss the theme of a two-day arthritis education conference in Vancouver with Robert Smith, executive director of the Arthritis Society, B.C. Division. The conference drew delegates from around B.C. and the Yukon."
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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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Arts Council subseries
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
39972
Accession Number
BHS1998-06
Media Type
Textual Record
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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"
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Interview with Les Francis by Eric Damer October 16, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1979-2012
Length
0:12:38
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the waterworks department and the changes he has noticed for present day workers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the waterworks department and the changes he has noticed for present day workers.
Date Range
1979-2012
Photo Info
Les Francis (far right) receiving a Burnaby Long Service Award at the Gai Paree Supper Club, 1964. Item no. 485-070.
Length
0:12:38
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Public Services - Public Works
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 16, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Les Francis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 16, 2012. Major theme discussed: the role of the municipal worker in the nineteen-thirties through the war years.
Biographical Notes
Les Francis was born in London, England, in 1914 and came with his family to Burnaby in 1919. Except for a few years away on special projects, Les has lived in Burnaby ever since. After attending Kingsway West Elementary and Burnaby South High Schools, Les joined the municipal work force. He first worked as a clerk in 1930 and later joined the Engineering Department where he spent his career maintaining and extending the municipal water system. Les Francis retired in 1979 as the City of Burnaby's Work's Superintendent.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:43:18
Interviewee Name
Francis, Les
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
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
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Les Francis

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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 13

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory453
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1979-1990
Length
00:06:22
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s continued involvement with BTA on its Board, and his run for provincial office for Socreds in 1979 against Rosemary Brown
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s continued involvement with BTA on its Board, and his run for provincial office for Socreds in 1979 against Rosemary Brown
Date Range
1979-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
Length
00:06:22
Subjects
Elections
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 14, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:34:40
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Audio Tracks

Track thirteen of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Municipal Fire Department's Instructors Educational Seminar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22173
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
14702
Meeting Date
28-Mar-1978
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
24
Item No.
6
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
14702
Meeting Date
28-Mar-1978
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
24
Item No.
6
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Educational Costs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport22335
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
14538
Meeting Date
30-Jan-1978
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
8
Item No.
4
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
14538
Meeting Date
30-Jan-1978
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
8
Item No.
4
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Burnaby - Images of Change - slide presentation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13116
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
February 1978 (date of slide show)
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
52 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of fifty two slides used for a Hertiage Village Museum presentation titled "Burnaby - Images of Change". The slides were part of a resource kit prepared by "Heritage Village Education" and consist of copies of historical photographs taken between 1891 and 1931. Numbered slides includ…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum presentation and programming series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
52 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of fifty two slides used for a Hertiage Village Museum presentation titled "Burnaby - Images of Change". The slides were part of a resource kit prepared by "Heritage Village Education" and consist of copies of historical photographs taken between 1891 and 1931. Numbered slides include; "1) Title slide; 2) Mr. and Mrs. S. Shepard Samuel, 1904; 3) The McMurray Family 1907; 4) The Bateman Family; 5) Mr. Alexis Shaw; 6) Dr. R. Ellen Walker; 7) Home of Col. J. Ward on the north side of Burnaby Lake; 8) Cameron home located on New Westminster Road - now Kingsway; 9) Home of L.C. Hill, "Brookfield" 1894; 10) Bernard Hill's home on Burnaby Lake, 1910; 11) Bateman Family residence under construction, 1920; 12) Bateman residence known as "Elworth House" completed in 1922; 13) Early logging operaton in 1890 using oxen and a skid road; 14) Steam donkey and loggers; 15) Cord wood delivery in 1925; 16) L.C. Hill's strawberry farm in 1895; 17) Strawberries being delivered to New Westminster in 1896; 18) Haying operation on Douglas Road in 1906; 19) 1906 haying scene in the Burnaby Lake area; 20) Kingsway store of Mr. C.B. Button, 1904; 21) Model Grocery stroe at Hastings and Sperling in 1920; 22) Dow Grocery store at Hastings and Sperling in 1920; 23) Zebulon Frank's hardware store in 1887 - Vancouver; 24) Inside of a phography shop, 1910- Vancouver; Burnaby's first Municipal Council, 1892; 25) Burnaby's first Municipal Hall opened in 1899; 27) Presbyterian Church in Westminster Road at Central Park, 1896; 28) St. John the Devine Church in 1896; 29) First school in Burnaby near Edmonds and Douglas Road; 30) School Children, 1904; 31) Miss Harriett Woodward's private school near Deer Lake, 1907; 32) Gilmore Avenue School, March 17, 1920; 33) Pupils of Edmonds Street School, 1922; 34) L.C. Hill Family picnic in July 1892; 35) Lewis Family picnic in 1910; 36) Catch of fish from Deer Lake, 1910; 37) Hunting scene in Burnaby area, 1910; 38) Burnaby's first lawn bowling green, 1907; 39) Skating on Deer Lake, 1912; 40) Skating party on Deer Lake in the winter of 1921; 41) Boating on Deer Lake, 1922; 42) Burnaby's first May Day celebration in 1925; 43) May Day, 1926; 44) Westminster to Vancouver Tram, 1892; 45) Interurban powerhouse at Edmonds and Highland Park, 1891; 46) Douglas Road, 1895; 47) Horse team hauling crushed rock for Douglas Road, 1911; 48) Horse and cart passing cleared land; 49) Cyclist, 1912; 50) The Opening of the paved road (Kingsway), 1913; 51) Painting the white line on Kingsway, 1928; 52) First auto in Burnaby circa 1905; 53) Alfred Bingham and his model T. Ford, 1931".
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.734
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
February 1978 (date of slide show)
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Original photograph content ranges between 1891 and 1931.
Description of slides taken from "Slide indentification" list BV020.5.735
See also audio recording commentary BV020.5.733
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"Step back in Time" slide programme kit

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1978-1979
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
39 photograph : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists photographs from Heritage Village Museum Education Department "Step Back in Time" slide programme kit. Photographs document various Heritage Village Museum exhibits and programming.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum presentation and programming series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
39 photograph : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists photographs from Heritage Village Museum Education Department "Step Back in Time" slide programme kit. Photographs document various Heritage Village Museum exhibits and programming.
Subjects
Education
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.894
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1978-1979
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
September 1, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Labels on original container read: "STEP BACK IN TIME / Slide Programme / 1978-79 kit / School Programs - new photos / Education Department / Heritage Village Museum / COPY 1" (container was disposed of and slides were rehoused)
Slides are numbered BV020.5.894.1 to BV020.5.894.14 in the order that they were found at the time of the description.
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Burnaby Now

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58412
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet
Scope and Content
Item is a "Burnaby Now" booklet which was "used as a text to introduce local government to high school students and to the community through the adult education program of the Community Education Department."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gladys Killip subseries
Physical Description
1 booklet
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS081-025
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-12
Scope and Content
Item is a "Burnaby Now" booklet which was "used as a text to introduce local government to high school students and to the community through the adult education program of the Community Education Department."
Media Type
Textual Record
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Interview with John Kirbyson by Kathy Bossort September 28, 2015 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory557
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1978-2005
Length
0:14:04
Summary
This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s career with City of Burnaby Parks and Recreation Dept. 1978-2005. He talks about returning to SFU for his Masters degree in the new Natural Resource Management program; trail management on Burnaby Mountain; and relationship between SFU and Park…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s career with City of Burnaby Parks and Recreation Dept. 1978-2005. He talks about returning to SFU for his Masters degree in the new Natural Resource Management program; trail management on Burnaby Mountain; and relationship between SFU and Parks staff managing trails on the mountain.
Date Range
1978-2005
Length
0:14:04
Names
Simon Fraser University
City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Subjects
Education
Public Services - Municipal Services
Recreational Activities
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
September 28, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with John Kirbyson conducted by Kathy Bossort. John Kirbyson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about John Kirbyson’s education and career as parks planner for the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, and the development of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Management Plan. The interview explores how parks management balances environmental and recreational values and safety, and the importance of good guidelines and public input in the parks planning process. John Kirbyson also talks about recreational activities and various developments on Burnaby Mountain in the 1990s, such as the Kamui Mintara sculptures.
Biographical Notes
John Kirbyson was born in Vancouver in 1954, to Arnold and Winnifred Kirbyson. After several years spent in Winnipeg and Calgary, the Kirbyson family moved to Hunter Street in Burnaby in 1969 where John remembers living near the City’s nursery. John earned his BSc degree at SFU in Physical Geography (1973-1978) and then worked for the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services between 1978 and 2005, where he moved from labourer to management positions. Supported by the City, he returned to SFU to earn his Masters degree in the School of Resource and Environment Management in 1991, his thesis being on restoration of Deer Lake. He was Manager of Parks Planning, Design and Development in the 1990s at the time that land on Burnaby Mountain was transferred from SFU to the City of Burnaby, and had the opportunity to direct the development of the first management plan for the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. From 2005 to 2010 John was Manager of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Dept. in Penticton, after which he has worked as an environmental consultant for Lees & Associates Landscape Architects and Planners. He is married to wife Linda and has three children: Linnaea, Jeremy and Colin.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:33:43
Interviewee Name
Kirbyson, John W.
Interview Location
John Kirbyson's son's home in Langley
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 John Kirbyson

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Hand forging

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7499
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
British Columbia Department of Education
Publication Date
1978
Call Number
682 BCE VR
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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Mental Health Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93638
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 13, [1977]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of one of the buildings of the Burnaby Mental Health Centre, located on Willingdon Avenue. Two directional signs are in front of the building; one points to the Burnaby Psychiatric Services and the British Columbia Youth Development Centre and Psychological Education Clin…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 13, [1977]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-595
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of one of the buildings of the Burnaby Mental Health Centre, located on Willingdon Avenue. Two directional signs are in front of the building; one points to the Burnaby Psychiatric Services and the British Columbia Youth Development Centre and Psychological Education Clinic "The Maples." The photograph is taken from across the intersection, facing north.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
Government - Provincial Government
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Surridge, Jack
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 44
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
3405 Willingdon Avenue
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Mental Health Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93659
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 23, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of ones of the buildings of the Burnaby Mental Health Centre, located on Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way. Two directional signs are in front of the building; one points to the Burnaby Psychiatric Services and the British Columbia Youth Development Centre and Psychologica…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 23, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-616
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of ones of the buildings of the Burnaby Mental Health Centre, located on Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way. Two directional signs are in front of the building; one points to the Burnaby Psychiatric Services and the British Columbia Youth Development Centre and Psychological Education Clinic "The Maples." The photograph is taken from across the intersection, facing north.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
Government - Provincial Government
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Surridge, Jack
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 66
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
3405 Willingdon Avenue
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

1971 Census of Canada - Profile Studies - Educational Attainment in Canada

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription32099
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1977
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1977
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Studies, reports, and conferences series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
35113
Accession Number
2006-16
Media Type
Textual Record
Less detail

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