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Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1958-1992

Length: 0:12:40

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s first years of employment with Parks, her sources of knowledge about Burnaby Mountain, and the department’s activities in Burnaby Mountain Park. She talks about the loop trail planned for Burnaby Mountain Park in 1958, the Trans Canada Trail p…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s first years of employment with Parks, her sources of knowledge about Burnaby Mountain, and the department’s activities in Burnaby Mountain Park. She talks about the loop trail planned for Burnaby Mountain Park in 1958, the Trans Canada Trail project, events and issues at the Pavilion, and keeping track of trails on SFU lands.

Date Range: 1958-1992

Length: 0:12:40

Names: Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department; Burnaby Mountain Park; Kamui Mintara; Trans Canada Trail

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Trails; Planning; Recreational Activities

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 16, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Alekxos Sarter conducted by Kathy Bossort. Alekxos Sarter was one 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 on Burnaby Mountain from Alekxos Sarter’s perspective and experience as employee in the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The interview provides an excellent explanation of the history and function of kinds of park dedications used by the City of Burnaby; an overview of issues around including the Trans Mountain tank farm in the conservation area; and the background to the land use and ownership disagreement between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, its resolution, and the subsequent development of SFU’s UniverCity. Alekxos Sarter talks about Richard Bolton, Burnaby’s Acting-Commissioner who was responsible for dedicating the first park on Burnaby Mountain in 1942, and the creation of a park named after him in UniverCity.

Biographical Notes: Alekxos Sarter was born in Vancouver in 1961, to Daine and Kasandra Sarter. She grew up in North Vancouver and since 1994 has lived on a sailboat in False Creek. After attending UBC where she studied landscape architecture, she was hired by the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1986. Working first in parks design, Alekxos quickly moved into parks planning, her preferred career. As Research Officer she covers research, planning, public consultation, parks and facility inventory, parkland acquisition, among other duties.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 2:20:47

Interviewee Name: Sarter, Alekxos T.

Interview Location: City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room

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 Alekxos Sarter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-005/MSS196-005_Track_2.mp3

Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1958-1990]

Collection/Fonds: Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 47 photographs + 2 architectural drawings

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs and architectural landscape plans of the Mervin Mawhinney house and grounds on Burris Street collected and created by Reverend Edward S. Gale. The fonds includes photographs of the interior and exterior of the house documenting it's history and changes over time. Photo…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 47 photographs + 2 architectural drawings

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs and architectural landscape plans of the Mervin Mawhinney house and grounds on Burris Street collected and created by Reverend Edward S. Gale. The fonds includes photographs of the interior and exterior of the house documenting it's history and changes over time. Photographs taken between 1962 and 1984 were taken by Michael Weller and photographs taken between 1984 and 1996 were likely taken by Reverend Gale. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Mawhinney house photographs series 2) Mawhinney house landscape plans series

History: Reverend Edward S. Gale owned the Mervin Mawhinney house located at 7667 Burris Street in Burnaby and lived there between 1984 and 1996. Reverend E.S. Gale was an Anglican Church priest of the Saint Mary and Saint Martha of Bethany Church. Part of the Mawhinney house was converted and used a chapel for church gatherings while Reverend Gale owned it. In 1906 Isaiah Mawhinney purchased District Lot 86 and built a large house which he named “Evergreen”. In 1911, following the sudden death of his wife Annie Holmes Mawhinney, Isaiah sold the house and moved to New Westminster. In 1912, Isaiah’s son Mervin Mawhinney used his share of the sale to build a new house on Burris Avenue across the road from “Evergreen”. The house was occupied by Mervin and his wife Marjorie until some time after World War One when they moved to Vancouver. In 1958, the house was purchased by the “Order of St. Clare”, a Roman Catholic Franciscan order of nuns. During their time of ownership they closed in the front porch to create a four part entrance to protect their vows. In 1962, Michael and Jean Weller purchased the house and lived in it until 1984. The original house had its front entrance steps and porch facing Douglas Highway (now Canada Way). While living in the house, the Wellers completed a number of interior renovations including; the relocation of the front entrance from the north to the east side and the conversion of a sawdust furnace to gas. In 1983, Michael Weller subdivided the original 1.75 acre lot into two lots of .5 and .75 acres. Weller built a new house on the newly subdivided lot to the south of the original Mervin Mawhinney house. In 1984, the Mervin Mawhinney house was purchased by Reverend Edward S. Gale who continued to own it until 1996. The house was renamed “Pax House” which was part of the Saint Mary and Saint Martha of Bethany Church of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada. While owning the house, Reverend Gale made several renovations to the house and re-landscaped the grounds. The original conservatory room inside of the house was converted to a chapel. Changes to the house were documented in the series of photographs taken by Michael Weller and Reverend Gale between 1962 and 1990. In 1960, the address of the house changed from 831 Burris Street to 7661 Burris Street. After the lot was subdivided in 1983, the address of the house was changed to 7667 Burris Street. Around 1996, Reverend Gale and the Wellers sold the property. The new owner later subdivided the westerly portion of the lot in conjunction with a two acre lot to the west, retaining the original Mervin Mawhinney house at 7667 Burris Street until 2018 when it was demolished and replaced. Reverend Edward S. Gale died sometime between 2015 and 2018.

Creator: Gale, Reverend Edward S.; Weller, Michael

Accession Code: BV018.9

Date: [1958-1990]

Media Type: Photograph; Architectural Drawing

Arrangement: Photographs that were removed from mounting boards were described in the order in which they were obtained along with loose photographs. Arrangement of photographs that were removed boards was created by Reverend Gale.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Municipal Design series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription175

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959-1992

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consist of records created as a result of the activities involved in the physical management of the Municipal Hall, parking lots, and Works Yard. The records include: plans, maps, architectural and technical material, reports, correspondence, and memoranda.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959-1992

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Municipal Design series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consist of records created as a result of the activities involved in the physical management of the Municipal Hall, parking lots, and Works Yard. The records include: plans, maps, architectural and technical material, reports, correspondence, and memoranda.

Media Type: Textual Record

Various copies of plans

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1746

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1959]-1978

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains 8 copies of plans, ca. 1959 to 1978.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1959]-1978

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 3567

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains 8 copies of plans, ca. 1959 to 1978.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Notes: Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.

Miscellaneous papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58195

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959 (date of original) -1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby's development including planning department maps and Burnaby Historical Society correspondence. Also included in the file are newspaper clippings, and papers pertaining to travel; posters, a National Model Railroad Association newsletter and a Railway S…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959 (date of original) -1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Evelyn Salisbury subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS061-035

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS1991-24

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby's development including planning department maps and Burnaby Historical Society correspondence. Also included in the file are newspaper clippings, and papers pertaining to travel; posters, a National Model Railroad Association newsletter and a Railway Safety Activity booklet produced by the Canada Safety Council.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Mayor Robert Prittie papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62936

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959-1973

Collection/Fonds: Robert Prittie collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining Robert W. Prittie in his capacity as Mayor of Burnaby, including his inaugural address to council as well as a report from the Planning Department.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959-1973

Collection/Fonds: Robert Prittie collection

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS128-003

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: 2009-13

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining Robert W. Prittie in his capacity as Mayor of Burnaby, including his inaugural address to council as well as a report from the Planning Department.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Housewives Holiday subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription67

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960-1961

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textuals record and photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of one scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photographs, and notes created by the Housewives' Holiday series which took place at Bonsor Hall during the early 1960s.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960-1961

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Housewives Holiday subseries

Physical Description: Textuals record and photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1986-33

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of one scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photographs, and notes created by the Housewives' Holiday series which took place at Bonsor Hall during the early 1960s.

History: The idea of having a "Housewives' Holiday" in South Burnaby originated in February of 1959 when Mary Forsyth attended a Vancouver "Y's" Housewives Holiday and wanted to create one for South Burnaby. Mary Forsyth, Ruth Turner, and Faye Reagh formed a committee in February of 1960 and began planning. Dorothy Turnbull became their treasurer in June. The Housewives' Holiday (a branch of the Clinton-Glenwood Recreation Association) series took place at the then newly renovated Bonsor Hall with events such as "Keep Fit," dancing, Judo, table tennis, and "Living and Learning" as well as guest speakers from places such as the Burnaby School Board, the Metropolitan Health Centre, as well as a nursery offered for children ages three to five. Held each Thursday from 10 am to 2:30 pm, the first session ran from October 6 to December 8 1960.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Housewives Holiday

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; MSS027, PC387

Housing Committee subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96461

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960-2005

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 34 folders of textual records + 1 roll of microfilm

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of committee records for the Housing Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, residential conversion guidelines, and terms of reference.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960-2005

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Council Committee series

Subseries: Housing Committee subseries

Physical Description: 34 folders of textual records + 1 roll of microfilm

Description Level: Subseries

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of committee records for the Housing Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, residential conversion guidelines, and terms of reference.

History: The Housing Committee was established on November 14, 1966. The Housing Committee advises on protecting and providing affordable housing to Burnaby residents. The Committee was renamed the Housing and Civic Development Committee from 1989 to 1991. After 1991, Council split the Housing and Civic Development Committee into two separate committees: Housing Committee and Civic Development Committee. The Housing Committee was called Community Planning and Housing Committee from 1997 to 2002, and from 2003 to 2005, the Community Planning and Housing Committee was renamed Housing Committee again. In 2006, the Housing Committee was called the Community Development Committee.

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby Mountain's Centennial Pavilion

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1960 and 1979]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mountain's Centennial Pavilion, before it was rennovated to house the restaurant 'The Owl and the Oarsman'.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1960 and 1979]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Columbian Newspaper subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 222-026

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Mountain's Centennial Pavilion, before it was rennovated to house the restaurant 'The Owl and the Oarsman'.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping glued to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby centennial pavilion, built in 1958 at which time it was proposed that it would be used as a banquet hall, restaurant and tearoom, may become simply a restaurant under plans being considered by the parks and recreation commission. The parks commission plans to begin resevations about October of this year when the present tenants have vacated."; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Basil King Photos"

Geographic Access: Centennial Way; Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Street Address: 100 Centennial Way

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

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Interview with Tony Fabian by Kathy Bossort October 29, 2015 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory598

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1960-1990

Length: 0:12:29

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s story about his first involvement in civic politics when he questioned the cutting in half of Hardwick Park and his learning about the legal status of park dedications. He talks about the value of understanding the geographic history and natural …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s story about his first involvement in civic politics when he questioned the cutting in half of Hardwick Park and his learning about the legal status of park dedications. He talks about the value of understanding the geographic history and natural processes of Burnaby landscapes.

Date Range: 1960-1990

Length: 0:12:29

Names: Hardwick Park

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Planning

Geographic Access: Hardwick Street; Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 29, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Kathy Bossort. Tony Fabian was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Tony Fabian’s part in park creation and protection of natural areas in Burnaby, particularly as a member of the Park and Recreation Commission in the 1970s; his childhood and how that contributed to his land ethic; and the history of the uses made of and setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain.

Biographical Notes: Tony S. Fabian was born in 1934 in north Saskatchewan. At less than a year old Tony, along with his siblings, was removed from his family home and eventually placed with an immigrant farm family. As a child he worked on the farm and witnessed what he considered abusive treatment of the land and farm animals. When he was about 12 years old his adoptive family moved to the BC coast where he went on his own, working for a variety of farmers in Richmond and Delta. At 19 he contracted polio, quit farm work, and found work with the telephone company. In 1956 Tony married, and in 1957 he and his wife moved to a home on Hardwick Street in Burnaby where he still lives. Tony entered civic politics in the 1960s when he objected to development on Hardwick Park and became concerned about the destruction of Burnaby’s natural landscapes. He became a life long advocate for preserving natural areas and helped to create large parks in Burnaby on the foreshore of the Fraser River and on Burrard Inlet. He served as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission 1970-1975, is a long time volunteer with the Burnaby Lake Park Association, and continues to stay current on local and regional environmental issues. In 2008 Tony was presented with the City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:43:22

Interviewee Name: Fabian, Tony S.

Interview Location: Tony Fabian's home in 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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Tony Fabian

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-007/MSS196-007_Track_3.mp3

Valley Bakery from Hastings Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5817

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1960-1969]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; copy scan

Scope and Content: Photograph of Valley Bakery at Adele-Rae Florists' former location on Hastings Street. A car is parked out front of store on left of photograph.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; copy scan

Scope and Content: Photograph of Valley Bakery at Adele-Rae Florists' former location on Hastings Street. A car is parked out front of store on left of photograph.

History: Valley Bakery was started in Burnaby in 1957 by Gerardus "George" Jacobus Kuyer. George started as an apprentice baker in Holland at age 13 and came from the Netherlands to Canada in 1954. He originally opened Valley Bakery at 4059 Hastings Street, near Gilmore Avenue. The bakery later moved to four other premises over the years, before opening at the present location at 4058 East Hastings Street. Valley Bakery brought European baking to the Burnaby area. Son Jack Kuyer bought the bakery from his father in 1979. Jack was an early adopter of using computers to track inventory in the bakery. As a strong community advocate, Jack was one of a few business owners that worked to halt a Department of Highways plan to rid Hastings Street of all street level parking. He was also integral in launching Hats Off Day, a festival designed for local merchants to show their appreciation for their customers. As of 2019, Hats Off Day is Burnaby's largest street festival. In 2015, the Burnaby Board of Trade inducted Valley Bakery into the Burnaby Business Excellence Awards Hall of Fame. The bakery has been in business for over 60 years as of 2019.

Other Title Information: title based on content of photograph

Names: Valley Bakery; Kuyer, Jack

Accession Code: BV018.31.2

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1960-1969]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 27-Sep-2018

Scale: 96

George and Wayne Kuyer with Valley Bakery staff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5820

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1960-1965]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; copy scan

Scope and Content: Photograph of Valley Bakery owner George Kuyer, and son Wayne Kuyer (both in centre), surrounded by Valley Bakery staff in uniform. Long-serving employee Grace McMurcher standing at left.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; copy scan

Scope and Content: Photograph of Valley Bakery owner George Kuyer, and son Wayne Kuyer (both in centre), surrounded by Valley Bakery staff in uniform. Long-serving employee Grace McMurcher standing at left.

History: Valley Bakery was started in Burnaby in 1957 by Gerardus "George" Jacobus Kuyer. George started as an apprentice baker in Holland at age 13 and came from the Netherlands to Canada in 1954. He originally opened Valley Bakery at 4059 Hastings Street, near Gilmore Avenue. The bakery later moved to four other premises over the years, before opening at the present location at 4058 East Hastings Street. Valley Bakery brought European baking to the Burnaby area. Son Jack Kuyer bought the bakery from his father in 1979. Jack was an early adopter of using computers to track inventory in the bakery. As a strong community advocate, Jack was one of a few business owners that worked to halt a Department of Highways plan to rid Hastings Street of all street level parking. He was also integral in launching Hats Off Day, a festival designed for local merchants to show their appreciation for their customers. As of 2019, Hats Off Day is Burnaby's largest street festival. In 2015, the Burnaby Board of Trade inducted Valley Bakery into the Burnaby Business Excellence Awards Hall of Fame. The bakery has been in business for over 60 years as of 2019.