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- Animals - Fish 2
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- Celebrations - Centennial 2
- Ceremonial Artifacts - Totem Poles 1
- Education 3
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection 1
- Geographic Features - Creeks 3
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds 1
- Geographic Features - Streams 1
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia 1
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages 1
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Societies, etc. 1
2250 Boundary Road, Proposal to Provide Headquarters for Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport15560
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10526
- Meeting Date
- 20-May-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 33
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10526
- Meeting Date
- 20-May-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 33
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
A brief manual directions for curing herring, cod, and salmon : taken from R.J. Duthie's "The art of fish-curing", published by the Rosemont Press, Aberdeen, Scotland, Bulletin no. 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5544
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV988.44.38
- Call Number
- 641.49 DUT
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Provincial Fisheries Dept. of the government of British Columbia
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- William H. Cullin
- Physical Description
- 12 p.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Curing
- Fisheries
- Fishes
- Preservation
- Cookbooks--1910-1919
- Notes
- Compiled by: Babcock, John Pease, 1855-1936
- Bulletin No. 2
Adolf Machel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81182
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 30, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Habitat engineer for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Adolf Machel, examining plants in a man-made estuary in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 30, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1328
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Habitat engineer for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Adolf Machel, examining plants in a man-made estuary in Burnaby.
- Names
- Machel, Adolf
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "75% Bby p. 1 / 1780 - Bby - Brian"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
All afloat : a chronicle of craft and waterways, v.31
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5118
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Wood, William, 1864-1947
- Publication Date
- 1915
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.31
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.106.10
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.31
- Author
- Wood, William, 1864-1947
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Company
- Publication Date
- 1915
- Series
- Chronicles of Canada, 31
- Printer
- T. and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- xi, 199 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--History
- Navigation--History
- Fisheries
- Notes
- "Edited by George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton"
- "In thirty-two volumes"
- "Part IX National Highways"
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Author's given names and dates: Wood, William Charles Henry, 1864-1947
- Editor's given names and dates: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Editor's given names and dates: Langton, H.H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
Application to Dominion Department of Marine and Fisheries re Grant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport81102
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 91092
- Meeting Date
- 16-May-1921
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 91092
- Meeting Date
- 16-May-1921
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Barb Wernick
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81157
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 9, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Barb Wernick, biologist for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, holding chemical bottles by Byrne creek.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 9, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1303
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Barb Wernick, biologist for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, holding chemical bottles by Byrne creek.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Creeks
- Names
- Wernick, Barb
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ponne, Simone
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "54% Bby 2 / 1656 A Bby Simone"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Burnaby Lake Biophysical Inventory : Executive Summary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription32015
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 report)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a report, titled "Burnaby Lake Biophysical Inventory : Executive Summary". The report is divided into 5 chapters titled "Water Temperature", " Amphibians and Reptiles", "Fisheries", " Small Mammals" and "Birds". These individual reports are also bound separately and have also been described…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 report)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 35029
- Accession Number
- 2006-16
- Scope and Content
- Item is a report, titled "Burnaby Lake Biophysical Inventory : Executive Summary". The report is divided into 5 chapters titled "Water Temperature", " Amphibians and Reptiles", "Fisheries", " Small Mammals" and "Birds". These individual reports are also bound separately and have also been described at item level.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Canadian Fisheries Ltd. Application for Water Rebate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73331
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73660
- Meeting Date
- 3-Mar-1919
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73660
- Meeting Date
- 3-Mar-1919
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Contract # 9316 - Bank Protection and Fisheries enhancement for the Fraser River between Boundary Road and Patterson Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport9443
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4187
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jul-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4187
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jul-1993
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
David Anderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81156
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 9, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of David Anderson, Department of Fisheries, standing by what appears to be a news podium.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 9, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1302
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of David Anderson, Department of Fisheries, standing by what appears to be a news podium.
- Names
- Anderson, David
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ponne, Simone
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1656 B Bby Simone"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Earl and Adell Philips family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18927
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1939-1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Earl and Adell Philips family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs + 2 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of Earl Gene and Adell Philips and family along with realestate listing slips for homes on Barker Avenue and Spruce Street in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Earl and Adell Philips family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs + 2 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of Earl Gene and Adell Philips and family along with realestate listing slips for homes on Barker Avenue and Spruce Street in Burnaby.
- History
- Earl Gene Philips (1915-1968) was born, Eugene William Phillips in Kamloops, British Columbia and Adell Philips (1915-2022) was born, Lilian Odell Greenwood in Jaffray, British Columbia. The couple met at Mac & Mac Hardware in New Westminster where Earl was working as a salesman and Adell was working as a secretary and bookkeeper. Earl and Adell were married on May 15, 1942 in New Westminster. The couple lived briefly in Mission while Earl was working for the Mackie Brothers and returned to New Westminster where they lived on Queens Avenue while Earl worked for the Nelson Brothers Fisheries. In 1943, their first child, Cory (Linda Anne Phillips) was born followed by; Lorayne (Donna Elaine Phillips) in 1944 and Judith (Diane Elizabeth Phillips) in 1949. In 1949, the family moved to 5877 Barker Avenue, Burnaby and Adell worked for MacDonald Realty as a legal secretary. In 1952, Earl became involved in numerology and changed his name from Eugene William Phillips to Earl Gene Philips (with one “l”). The names of his wife and children were also changed from; Lilian Odell Phillips to Adell Philips, Linda Anne Phillips to Cory Philips, Donna Elaine Phillips to Lorayne Philips and Diane Elizabeth Phillips to Judith Philips. In 1955, their fourth child Lea Philips was born. All four children attended schools in Burnaby including; Nelson Elementary, Kingsway West School, Suncrest Elementary School, Maywood Elementary School, Burnaby South High School, Moscrop Junior High School, Burnaby Central Secondary School and BCIT. In 1969, following the death of Earl (in 1968), Adell and her son, Lea moved from their home on Barker Avenue to a house located at 4085 Spruce Street. Lea lived with his mother Adell until 1978 when he was married. Adell continued to live on Spruce Street until 2021 when she moved to a care home at the age of 106. Adell died in 2022, just 3 weeks shy of her 107th birthday.
- Accession Code
- BV022.11
- Date
- 1939-1969
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Family records within fonds were compiled and arranged by Lea, Cora and Judith Philips and arranged and described at item level in the order in which they were donated to Burnaby Village Museum.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
![Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen, [1982] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-1532.jpg?width=280)
Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59217
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1532
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Caption on recto reads: "Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen (Th[?] Interview)"
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 73% / page 1 / Burnaby Today"
Images
![Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen, [1982] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-1532.jpg)
Fishing boats with seagulls
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19089
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Earl and Adell Philips family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two seiner fishing boats working out on the open water, one with the name "Western Ranger" on the port side. Earl Philips is fishing from one of these boats while working for Nelson Brothers Fisheries. Seagulls are flocking around the boats while they're in operation.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Earl and Adell Philips family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two seiner fishing boats working out on the open water, one with the name "Western Ranger" on the port side. Earl Philips is fishing from one of these boats while working for Nelson Brothers Fisheries. Seagulls are flocking around the boats while they're in operation.
- Names
- Philips, Earl Gene
- Accession Code
- BV022.11.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1950
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Earl / Fishing / 1950 / #75"
- Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "41"
Images
Fishing : British Columbia's commercial fishing history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary724
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0919654436
- Call Number
- 338.3 FOR
- Place of Publication
- Saanichton, B.C.
- Publisher
- Hancock House
- Publication Date
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 224 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fisheries
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221) and index.
Formal application to the Department of Marine & Fisheries re Foreshore rights to Street Ends
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport78064
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 78482
- Meeting Date
- 16-Feb-1907
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 78482
- Meeting Date
- 16-Feb-1907
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- First
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Call Number
- 971.100497 BVM
Indigenous hunting, fishing and gathering. In
1892, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Chief Charlie qiyəplenəxʷ protested to
the BC Fisheries Commission. And in 1913, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
Chief Johnnie objected to the increasing role government played in land and
resource management in his testimony to the Royal
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.64.1
- Call Number
- 971.100497 BVM
- Edition
- First
- Contributor
- Kwantlen First Nation
- Sḵwx̱wú7mesh First Nation
- Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
- ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--History
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--History
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Societies, etc.
- Name Access
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Object History
- 2019 version of working document developed by Burnaby Village Museum in collaboration with a number of First Nations partners over the course of several years. We recognize that Burnaby falls within the shared, ancestral and unceded territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking people. We equally respect each of the Nations who share territory in Burnaby, and invite and welcome their ongoing participation in developing the contents of the Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide.
Images
Digital Books
Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- 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.
Images
Digital Books
Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory591
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1990-2015
- Length
- 0:20:51
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ description of the history of the stream keepers program in the province, how it meets its goals, funding sources, support from Department of Fisheries and Oceans, importance of the stream keeper manual, and how …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ description of the history of the stream keepers program in the province, how it meets its goals, funding sources, support from Department of Fisheries and Oceans, importance of the stream keeper manual, and how information is shared among stream keeper groups. They also talk about key events for restoring fish habitat on Stoney Creek.
- Date Range
- 1990-2015
- Length
- 0:20:51
- Names
- Stoney Creek Environment Committee
- Pacific Streamkeepers Federation
- Pacific Salmon Foundation
- Canada, Department Fisheries and Oceans
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Streams
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Persons - Volunteers
- Public Services
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Stoney Creek
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 26, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).
- Biographical Notes
- The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 2:08:27
- Interviewee Name
- Templeton, John R.
- James, Alan C.
- Leston, Christine
- Interview Location
- Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, Burnaby
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
Track five of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-006/MSS196-006_Track_5.mp3Interview with Toki Miyashita by Rod Fowler February 27, 1990 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory516
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1900-1946
- Length
- 00:07:05
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, and her Oikawa grandparent’s immigration to BC and settlement on Lion and Don Islands at the mouth of the Fraser River. She describes how the family was moved to the internment camp “The Orchard” in New Denver,…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, and her Oikawa grandparent’s immigration to BC and settlement on Lion and Don Islands at the mouth of the Fraser River. She describes how the family was moved to the internment camp “The Orchard” in New Denver, but managed to find a place to live outside the camp where her grandmother grew a large garden from seeds brought in the seams of her clothing. She notes that the Lion Islands were named Oikawa-shima by the Japanese settlers.
- Date Range
- 1900-1946
- Length
- 00:07:05
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 27, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Toki Miyashita, conducted by Rod Fowler. Toki Miyashita 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 about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, her awakening interest in Japanese culture after the war, her subsequent interest in teaching others about Japanese crafts and arts, and becoming a helpful intermediary between Burnaby and visitors from Japan. The interview explores her interest in the Ainu of Japan and their possible link to the aboriginals of BC, her impressions of the Ainu carver Nuburi Toko, and her involvement in the events surrounding the creation of the sculpture “Playground of the Gods” for Burnaby Mountain. The interview also contains interesting details about the art of Japanese flower-arranging. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Toki Miyashita was born in Richmond B.C., ca. 1935, at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, a second generation Canadian descended from the Oikawa family who settled on Don and Lion Islands (Oikawa-shima). In 1942 the Japanese Canadians in BC were forcibly moved from the coast and their belongings confiscated. Toki Miyashita, her parents, two brothers, and grandparents were first taken to Hastings Park where her father was separated from the family to work in road camps, and the rest of the family were interned in New Denver. Her resourceful grandmother moved the family to land outside the internment camp, growing a large garden from seeds brought with her. In 1946 the family moved to Kamloops and in 1958, after finishing high school, Toki Miyashita moved to Montreal to be with relatives and a small Japanese community. At this time she became interested in Japanese culture and took a Japanese language course at age 22. She learned about Japanese flower-arranging (Ikebana), paper folding (Origami), silk doll making (from a Russian Jew), and how to wear a kimono. She began demonstrating these arts in schools and to other groups, which she continued doing when she, her husband and two young children moved to Burnaby in 1969. Toki Miyashita has been called an unpaid “ambassador” of Japanese culture to the Lower Mainland. She has acted as liaison between Burnaby and her sister city Kushiro in Japan, which involved her in the creation of the Ainu sculpture “Playground of the Gods” on Burnaby Mountain for Burnaby’s Centennial. Toki Miyashita is a recognized Master in Ikebana Sogetsu, a school of flower-arranging, and has served on the board of the Vancouver Ikebana Association. She also served on Burnaby’s Family Court in the 1980s.
- Total Tracks
- 11
- Total Length
- 01:34:10
- Interviewee Name
- Miyashita, Toki
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Toki Miyashita
Track one of interview with Toki Miyashita
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-017/MSS187-017_Track_1.mp3Interview with Toki Miyashita by Rod Fowler February 27, 1990 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory517
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1942-1969
- Length
- 00:07:41
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s growing interest in Japanese culture and arts, studying the Japanese language after she was 22 in Montreal. She talks about how she learned paper-folding (origami), to make silk dolls, flower-arranging (Ikebana), and how to wear a kimono, and …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s growing interest in Japanese culture and arts, studying the Japanese language after she was 22 in Montreal. She talks about how she learned paper-folding (origami), to make silk dolls, flower-arranging (Ikebana), and how to wear a kimono, and then began to teach others these skills in Montreal .
- Date Range
- 1942-1969
- Length
- 00:07:41
- Subjects
- Education
- Arts
- Persons - Japanese Canadians
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 27, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Toki Miyashita, conducted by Rod Fowler. Toki Miyashita 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 about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, her awakening interest in Japanese culture after the war, her subsequent interest in teaching others about Japanese crafts and arts, and becoming a helpful intermediary between Burnaby and visitors from Japan. The interview explores her interest in the Ainu of Japan and their possible link to the aboriginals of BC, her impressions of the Ainu carver Nuburi Toko, and her involvement in the events surrounding the creation of the sculpture “Playground of the Gods” for Burnaby Mountain. The interview also contains interesting details about the art of Japanese flower-arranging. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Toki Miyashita was born in Richmond B.C., ca. 1935, at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, a second generation Canadian descended from the Oikawa family who settled on Don and Lion Islands (Oikawa-shima). In 1942 the Japanese Canadians in BC were forcibly moved from the coast and their belongings confiscated. Toki Miyashita, her parents, two brothers, and grandparents were first taken to Hastings Park where her father was separated from the family to work in road camps, and the rest of the family were interned in New Denver. Her resourceful grandmother moved the family to land outside the internment camp, growing a large garden from seeds brought with her. In 1946 the family moved to Kamloops and in 1958, after finishing high school, Toki Miyashita moved to Montreal to be with relatives and a small Japanese community. At this time she became interested in Japanese culture and took a Japanese language course at age 22. She learned about Japanese flower-arranging (Ikebana), paper folding (Origami), silk doll making (from a Russian Jew), and how to wear a kimono. She began demonstrating these arts in schools and to other groups, which she continued doing when she, her husband and two young children moved to Burnaby in 1969. Toki Miyashita has been called an unpaid “ambassador” of Japanese culture to the Lower Mainland. She has acted as liaison between Burnaby and her sister city Kushiro in Japan, which involved her in the creation of the Ainu sculpture “Playground of the Gods” on Burnaby Mountain for Burnaby’s Centennial. Toki Miyashita is a recognized Master in Ikebana Sogetsu, a school of flower-arranging, and has served on the board of the Vancouver Ikebana Association. She also served on Burnaby’s Family Court in the 1980s.
- Total Tracks
- 11
- Total Length
- 01:34:10
- Interviewee Name
- Miyashita, Toki
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Toki Miyashita
Track two of interview with Toki Miyashita
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-017/MSS187-017_Track_2.mp3