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Interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse by Kathy Bossort November 24, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory628
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1913-2015
- Length
- 0:19:24
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain beginning in 1942 with By-Law 1772; the kinds of park dedications used by the City and shift in nature of dedications to accommodate long range park planning…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain beginning in 1942 with By-Law 1772; the kinds of park dedications used by the City and shift in nature of dedications to accommodate long range park planning; and looking at the big picture policy and programs for land assembly for major open spaces and linkages.
- Date Range
- 1913-2015
- Length
- 0:19:24
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Planning
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- November 24, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse conducted by Kathy Bossort. Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland by dedication on Burnaby Mountain, the 1974/76 delineation of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and the dispute between Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain, as discussed by two retired participants in these events from the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department, Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They also talk about their interaction with the public in developing policies, particularly for the 1974 report “The Public Meetings - Phase One”, and the importance of a strong policy base for long range planning and the patience needed to assemble land for large parks. They talk as well about their careers, their close working relationship in the department, and the cooperation between City and SFU staff in the development of UniverCity.
- Biographical Notes
- Basil Luksun was born and educated in South Africa, immigrating to Canada and Burnaby in 1972 to escape the harmful effects of apartheid. He holds a BSc degree from the University of Cape Town and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Town Planning from the University of Witwatersrand. He joined the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department in 1973, working his way up through the organization to Director of the department before retiring after 39 years in 2012. When he started work in the 1970s, the City of Burnaby was focusing on green space planning projects and he takes great pride in these projects as well as the city’s focus on long-term planning. Basil lived in the Capital Hill area from 1972 to 1990. He currently resides in Vancouver and has two sons, Warren and Derek. Jack Belhouse was born in 1946 in Vancouver and attended UBC, York University and SFU (1965-1972), majoring in urban geography. He began working in Burnaby’s planning department as a summer student in 1968, and was offered a full-time position when he graduated from university. He became Director of the Planning and Building Department before retiring after 38 years with the city in 2006. He and Basil Luksun worked closely together in long range planning in the department. Jack lives in Coquitlam with his wife Linda and has two children, Brad and Lori.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:58:23
- Interviewee Name
- Luksun, Basil
- Belhouse, Jack
- Interview Location
- Basil Luksun's home in Vancouver
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
Track two of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-012/MSS196-012_Track_2.mp3Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65655
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : ink on paper ; 85 x 62 cm folded to 21 x 31 cm + 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a large map of the Municipality of Burnaby produced by the Walker Brothers Real Estate Brokers. Accompanying the map is a letter regarding the map addressed to Reg Millway from the Burnaby Planning Department, dated January 21, 1975.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Millway family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map : ink on paper ; 85 x 62 cm folded to 21 x 31 cm + 1 p.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS157-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-12
- Scope and Content
- Item is a large map of the Municipality of Burnaby produced by the Walker Brothers Real Estate Brokers. Accompanying the map is a letter regarding the map addressed to Reg Millway from the Burnaby Planning Department, dated January 21, 1975.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
Lower Mainland Regional Plan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90139
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm
- Scope and Content
- A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- 7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : in miles
- Map no. 4 is missing
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 59929
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2016-09
- Scope and Content
- A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps have are marked with boundaries, and landmarks including Historical Monuments, Custom Ports, Airports and Railways.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Credit on maps read as: "Bureau_of_Post_War / Rehabilitation_and_Reconstruction / Regional_Planning_Design / Parliament_Buildings_Victoria_BC / Date_Sept_1st_1945 / (signed by ) [A.G._Graham]"
1946 Data Report (supplement) - Burnaby Town Planning Commission
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8844
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- This data report also contains a supplemental folder of maps.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11805
- Accession Number
- 2003-17
- Scope and Content
- This data report also contains a supplemental folder of maps.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
British Columbia Digest
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription6023
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- One copy of the Digest from March, 1946.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8974
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- One copy of the Digest from March, 1946.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Museum and Art Notes - The Art, Historical, and Scientific Association of Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8853
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Pamphlet includes historical information about Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11814
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Pamphlet includes historical information about Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board 1951 Progress Report, Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8842
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Report is enclosed in a three-ringed binder and contains not only a progress report on Burnaby, but on the activities of the Regional Planning Board as well.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11803
- Accession Number
- 2003-17
- Scope and Content
- Report is enclosed in a three-ringed binder and contains not only a progress report on Burnaby, but on the activities of the Regional Planning Board as well.
- History
- In 1948 the Provincial Government extended the Town Planning Act of 1925 to include the concept of Regional Planning. The Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board was the first body established for the purpose of carrying out the mandate of that amendment
- Media Type
- Textual Record
The Dedication of Stanley Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8857
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11818
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Rezoning Register
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8863
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954-1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954-1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Rezoning series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11824
- Accession Number
- 2003-13
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Provincial Prison Farm - Oakalla - Plan Showing Central Areas of the Property / Planning Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription6015
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : b&w ink on paper ; 148 x 92 cm folded to 39 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- One large plan of Oakalla and the surrounding areas, Plan no. 4436-1.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Facilities series
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : b&w ink on paper ; 148 x 92 cm folded to 39 x 23 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1 inch = 50 feet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8966
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- One large plan of Oakalla and the surrounding areas, Plan no. 4436-1.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
Cariboo British Columbia - Pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8854
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11815
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Where Vancouver Sleeps - Pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8856
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- A pamphlet written by the Rev. R.S. Mills providing a history and detailed information about the grave of Captain George Vancouver.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11817
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- A pamphlet written by the Rev. R.S. Mills providing a history and detailed information about the grave of Captain George Vancouver.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Operation Mink Farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription72207
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 24, 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel ( 6 min., 8 sec.) : col. , si. ; 16 mm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a silent motion picture civil defense film entitled, "Operation Mink Farm" produced by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby. The film footage was shot in Burnaby, B.C. on April 24th, 1955. A resolution was passed in February 1955 by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 24, 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel ( 6 min., 8 sec.) : col. , si. ; 16 mm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 566-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2009-08
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a silent motion picture civil defense film entitled, "Operation Mink Farm" produced by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby. The film footage was shot in Burnaby, B.C. on April 24th, 1955. A resolution was passed in February 1955 by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby to create a Civil Defense Board comprised of council members and appointees, whereby the Reeve would act as the chair of the board. Several municipal employees and council members went through Civil Defense training in preparation for an attack or catastrophe. The first portion of the film takes place at the old City Hall (the stone building) with uniformed Air Raid Precaution (A.R.P.) members performing civil defense exercises in the case of a nuclear war and how to care for and rescue injured civilians. Volunteers pose as the injured as they are cared for and transported on stretchers. In the second portion of the film, the local fire department and civil defense members endeavor to get a fire under control with water hoses. The film takes place at a former mink farm in North Burnaby as referred to in the title.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Scott, A.F.
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Operation Mink Farm, April 24, 1955
Operation Mink Farm, April 24, 1955
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/566-001.m4vThe Founders of Vancouver - Pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8855
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11816
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Douglas Day Banquet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8858
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11819
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
An Outline Plan for the Development of the Big Bend District of Burnaby / The Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of BC
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58481
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item is a report outlining the proposals for the development of the Big Bend area of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 40123
- Accession Number
- 2009-08
- Scope and Content
- Item is a report outlining the proposals for the development of the Big Bend area of Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Prize Winning Essays on Burnaby History
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription71883
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item is a bound booklet entitled; "Prize Winning Essays on Burnaby History / Burnaby High Schools Centennial Essay Contest, 1958."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 46220
- Accession Number
- 2012-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is a bound booklet entitled; "Prize Winning Essays on Burnaby History / Burnaby High Schools Centennial Essay Contest, 1958."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Traffic Flow Map of Greater Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90140
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col ; 53 x 82.5 cm on sheet 47 x 86 cm
- Scope and Content
- Map laying out traffic flow of Greater Vancouver Regional District which includes Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col ; 53 x 82.5 cm on sheet 47 x 86 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1 inch = .57 miles
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 59930
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2016-09
- Scope and Content
- Map laying out traffic flow of Greater Vancouver Regional District which includes Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Publisher
- Prepared for Neon Products of Canada Ltd.
- Notes
- Transcribed title
New Westminster - The Royal City
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8852
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- A pamphlet produced for the Centennial celebrations in New Westminster.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11813
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- A pamphlet produced for the Centennial celebrations in New Westminster.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Planning Policies for the Future Development of the Government Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64863
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 report
- Scope and Content
- Item is a report entitled "Planning Policies for the Future Development of the Government Road - South Burquitlam District" produced by the Burnaby Planning Department.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 report
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42034
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-18
- Scope and Content
- Item is a report entitled "Planning Policies for the Future Development of the Government Road - South Burquitlam District" produced by the Burnaby Planning Department.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Continuation of title: "... - South Burquitlam District"