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Application for Waiver of the Town Planning Bylaw to Allow Sheet Metal Work Business at 1435 Gilley Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49481
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49284
- Meeting Date
- 25-Mar-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49284
- Meeting Date
- 25-Mar-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Artisans : tinsmiths & roofers in British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1328
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Stairs, Cy
- Lytle, Clive
- Publication Date
- c1992
- Call Number
- 331.88171 STA Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 331.88171 STA Copy 1
- Author
- Stairs, Cy
- Lytle, Clive
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- Local 280, Sheet Metal Workers' International Association
- Publication Date
- c1992
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill. ; 23 x 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Metal-workers
- Sheet-metal work
- Roofing industry
- Labour unions
- Tinsmithing
- Subjects
- Occupations
- Notes
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 108).
- Letter inserted in book to Sheet Metal Workers Local #280 members.
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41449
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.223
- Description
- Booklet: "SHEET METAL WORK" "Trades that Provide Big-Pay Positions or a Profitable Business of Your Own"; orange with black print, white borders; black and white illustration of man drafting at table, tools and metal in background; below picture, "INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS" "SCRANTON, PA." "1928"; back cover is white with black illustration of of building; "435L--29587-1500" "PRINTED IN U.S.A."; staplebound, 33 pp; on fly-leaf, "SHEET METAL WORK AND BOILERMAKING"; illustrated; soiled, darkened around edges, some pages turned down; has been folded in half
- Colour
- White
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Pennsylvania
- Site/City Made
- Scranton
- Title
- Sheet Metal Work
- Publication Date
- 1928
Images
Machine Processes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7460
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Delmar Publishers
- Publication Date
- 1956
- Call Number
- 671.823 DEL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 671.823 DEL
- Author
- Delmar Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Albany, New York
- Publisher
- Delmar
- Publication Date
- 1956
- Series
- Sheet Metal Series
- Physical Description
- 86 p. : ill. ;26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Sheet-metal work
- Notes
- "Suggested unit course in ... Delmar Publications industrial * technical." -- title page
- Includes bibliographical references
drawing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91041
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1688
- Description
- Drawing; black ink and pencil on Arches white paper; drawn by Carly Bouwman (unsigned); bird's eye view (site plan) of Burnaby Village Museum site; illustration includes buildings on the site including Adminstration building and parking lot (in foreground); the Love farmhouse; bridge across creek; Tom Irvine house; Village Church; Tram barn; Carousel building; Elworth house; bandstand; Elworth garage; buildings on west side of Hill Street including Japanese Ofuro; Log Cabin; Steam Shed; Blacksmith shop; Old Curly Locomotive; Deer Lake Auto; General Store; Stride Studios; Drug Store and McKay Barbershop and east side of Hill Street including the Real Estate Office; Royal Bank; Music Shop; Burnaby Post; Chinese Herbalist shop; Home Bakery and Ice Cream Parlour; Vancouver Heights Sheet Metal Works; Bell's Dry Goods; Seaforth School; illustration also includes geographic features such as roads; trees; gardens and creek [ca. 2000]
- Object History
- Part of Burnaby Village Museum Administrative Design collection.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Drawing
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Measurements
- 39.5 cm x 57 cm
- Maker
- Bouwman, Carly
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
Images
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282885
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Pride, Harry, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Burrard Inlet
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
- "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
- Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
neon sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact86079
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV016.18.2
- Description
- Eagle Ford neon sign. It is a large double-sided hollow sheet metal sign measuring 13.3 feet tall and 8.9 feet wide. The sheet metal and structure of the sign retains most of the eagle's original painted image, including the dramatic wings with their blue and white feather pattern.
- Object History
- Eagle Motors Limited was established by the well-known Burnaby businessman Frank McCracken at 4161 Hastings Street in 1948. The car dealership became a successful local Heights business and was the largest Ford car and truck retailer in the province during its operation. The company had adopted the silhouette of the classic Bald Eagle in full flight to serve as a logo which was utilized in advertising and promotional materials. The eagle symbol was famously developed into a classic chrome badge with the name "Eagle Ford - Burnaby, BC" that was installed on all the Eagle Ford cars and trucks sold by the dealership. After a new showroom building was constructed on the site in 1950, the company commissioned Neon Products of Vancouver to manufacture a very large double-sided neon eagle. Typical of neon signs of the era, the eagle was painted with dramatic designs and bright primary colours on metal with blue, white, and gold neon tubing serving to highlight the outline of the eagle.
- The "Burnaby Eagle" sign immediately became a landmark on the Burnaby Heights business district. From its high perch atop the dealership building, located at Carleton Street, the Burnaby Eagle shared the night sky with other nearby classic neon signs of the era including the "Swinging Girl" sign of the Helen's Children's Wear store. Eagle Motors was a successful dealership until the recession of the 1980s, and in 1985 the business was closed. Vandalism on the site resulted in damage to the neon tubing of the sign before the leased sign was reclaimed by its owner, Neon Products Limited. The sign was obtained by a local collector, who carefully looked after it for 25 years. In 2012, the sign was sold to the City of Burnaby.
- The sign will be restored and installed near its original location on Hastings Street in 2024.
- Reference
- Community Heritage Commission report to Council, September 17, 2012.
- Measurements
- Height: 14 ft. Width: 9 ft. Thickness: 14 in.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
beading machine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact9902
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.2248.8
- Description
- Beading machine. Metal handle with gears which roll together. Vice at bottom to attach to table. "The Brown boggs Co. Limited Makers, Hamilton , Ontario" Has three sets of beading dies (three pairs) single bead, triple bead and ogee.
- Object History
- Tinsmith's turning machine. Designed to turn a burred edge on a piece of sheet metal. The base clamps on to a bench and the machine head is secured to the base by a set screw. A hand crank turns two forming wheels which shape the metal between them.
- Marks/Labels
- "BROWN BOGGS CO LIMITED / MAKERS / HAMILTON CAN.", engraved on metal plaque
- Subjects
- Metalworking Tools and Equipment
Images
bending brake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact9982
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.2248.90
- Description
- Bench top machine for folding sheet metal in a straight line.. Metal machine attached to table with moving top attachment which folds down onto the main piece.
- Subjects
- Metalworking Tools and Equipment
Images
blow torch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact50270
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.1.5
- Description
- Kerosene blow torch. Works under pressure from a pump in the body of the torch. Wooden handle. Markings are obliterated by abrasions and soot. Body was originally painted a bronze gold - see underneath.
- Object History
- Wilkinson & Kidd Sheet Metal shop in New Westminster. The rest of Mr. Wilkinson's tools were donated in a previous accession
- Subjects
- Metalworking Tools and Equipment
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
Images
![Burnaby Art Gallery fireplace, [1974] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/242-005.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Art Gallery fireplace
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36255
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1974]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the fireplace inside the Burnaby Art Gallery, taken at a slight angle. The interior of the fireplace is made of brick, with an outer shell of sheet metal. The floor and wall stone work is rectangular, and carved into the wood mantle are the words "THE ORNAMENT OF A HOUSE IS THE FRIEND…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1974]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 242-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the fireplace inside the Burnaby Art Gallery, taken at a slight angle. The interior of the fireplace is made of brick, with an outer shell of sheet metal. The floor and wall stone work is rectangular, and carved into the wood mantle are the words "THE ORNAMENT OF A HOUSE IS THE FRIENDS WHO FREQUENT IT" .
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Art Galleries
- Names
- Burnaby Art Gallery
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Burnaby Art Gallery fireplace, [1974] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/242-005.jpg)
Burnaby Art Gallery fireplace
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36256
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1974]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the fireplace at the Burnaby Art Gallery, taken from straight on, with benches visible on either side. The interior of the fireplace is made of brick, with an outer shell of sheet metal. The floor and wall stone work is rectangular, and carved into the wood mantle are the words "THE O…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1974]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 242-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the fireplace at the Burnaby Art Gallery, taken from straight on, with benches visible on either side. The interior of the fireplace is made of brick, with an outer shell of sheet metal. The floor and wall stone work is rectangular, and carved into the wood mantle are the words "THE ORNAMENT OF A HOUSE IS THE FRIENDS WHO FREQUENT IT" .
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Art Galleries
- Names
- Burnaby Art Gallery
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
chicago steel brake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact9895
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.2248.1
- Description
- Chicago steel brake with 7 adjustment pieces and miscellaneous parts to machine (bolts, nuts, plates, etc.). It is used to make long , straight folds in sheet metal. It may be used with forms to make such things as gutters
- Subjects
- Metalworking Tools and Equipment
Images
Container
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29032
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.108
- Description
- A metallic, magnetic cylindrical container painted green with a side handle, hinged top with handle and two mounting brackets riveted to the side. The interior is galvanized, tarnished sheet metal. A blue tape is glued to the front bottom with printing "BCER-B81". Diameter: 9.1 cm Height: 23.1 cm
- Object History
- British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- Collectors previous number "BCER-B8" on blue tape.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Container
Images
flour sifter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84014
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV014.8.3
- Description
- Flour sifter made of sheet metal. The outside has been painted a light green. There is a wire handle to sift the flour throught wire mesh on the inside bottom. "BROMERLL'S BEE PAT. NO. 1,759,995" is embossed on the outside .
- Object History
- Object was used by the donor's mother, Jean Alexandra (Butchart) Bradley.
- Measurements
- Measuements: 11 cm diameter X 14.7 cm high at the front edge
- Geographic Access
- Wilson Avenue
- Street Address
- 3020 Wilson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
funnel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17426
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV979.50.53
- Description
- The funnel is made from galvinized sheet metal. The bottom end of the funnel is off-set by 17 cm (inside measurement) The top edge is rolled over a wire to reinforce it. The seams are soldered. The upper part of the funnel is oval shaped and the lower end is almost round. There is a light wire through a hole in the top edge, this could be used to hang the funnel up. There is no rust or corrosion on the funnel. It does not appear to have been used.
- Object History
- Donor owned Stewart's Cartage & Fuel Supply (1910-1978) on 3870 East Hastings, Burnaby. He was involved in local politics in Burnaby North, as well as the North Burnaby Board of Trade and the Joint Community Ratepayers Association.
Images
Interview with Steve Mancinelli by Kathy Bossort September 13, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory547
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1955-1990
- Length
- 0:08:36
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli’s early life growing up in the Cascade-Schou District, playing in the bush as a child, fishing at Stoney Creek, tobogganing on Burnaby Mountain, and learning more about nature as an adult. He also talks about the Pavilion area restaurant calle…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli’s early life growing up in the Cascade-Schou District, playing in the bush as a child, fishing at Stoney Creek, tobogganing on Burnaby Mountain, and learning more about nature as an adult. He also talks about the Pavilion area restaurant called “The Owl and the Oarsman”.
- Date Range
- 1955-1990
- Length
- 0:08:36
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- September 13, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Steve Mancinelli conducted by Kathy Bossort. Steve Mancinelli 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 activities of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society between 1988 and 1997 and its advocacy for the protection of green space on Burnaby Mountain prior to the land transfer from SFU to Burnaby in 1995. Steve Mancinelli also talks about his other environmental and political activities, recreation on Burnaby Mountain, and the value of its natural assets.
- Biographical Notes
- Stephen Mancinelli was born in Vancouver in 1953 to Mario and Joan Mancinelli, one of three sons. The Mancinelli family moved to Burnaby in 1955 to the Cascade-Schou District. Steve attended Schou School (Gr. 1- 7) and Moscrop School (Gr. 8-10), playing as a child in the bush on the future Discovery Park site, before the family moved to Port Coquitlam. Steve moved back to Burnaby when he was 18, married his wife Glenda in 1980, and raised his family of two daughters (Julia and Aimee) in the Capital Hill District, before moving to Coquitlam in 2002. Employed as a sheet metal worker for 25 years, Steve has recently worked as a custodian for Coquitlam School District 43 for 19 years. Steve was one of the founding members of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, and has also been a member of the Capital Hill Community Association, on the Board of Directors for Burnaby Psychiatric Services, and a Regional Director for the Green Party. Steve took an early interest in organic gardening, planting trees, and finding inventive ways to recycle waste and promote responsible use of the environment. Steve’s experience working on environmental issues was an important asset to the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which formed ca. 1988 to become a key advocate for preserving parkland on Burnaby Mountain. The Society was awarded the City of Burnaby 1998 Environment Award in Communications for its work in preserving the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. In 2001 Steve was awarded an Environmental Star in Community Stewardship for being “active in preserving and enhancing Burnaby’s natural environment for over thirty years”.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 1:31:42
- Interviewee Name
- Mancinelli, Stephen J. "Steve"
- Interview Location
- Steve Mancinelli'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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Steve Mancinelli
Track one of interview with Steve Mancinelli
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-001/MSS196-001_Track_1.mp3Interview with Steve Mancinelli by Kathy Bossort September 13, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory548
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1975-1990
- Length
- 0:15:30
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli joining the new environmental organization “Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society” ca. 1988 and his earlier involvement in environmental issues. He talks about the Society’s beginnings, goals and lobbying activities; about the group’s Presiden…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli joining the new environmental organization “Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society” ca. 1988 and his earlier involvement in environmental issues. He talks about the Society’s beginnings, goals and lobbying activities; about the group’s President Dean Lamont and his link with Naheeno Park; other stakeholders involved; and about the early involvement of Chief Leonard George and the Burrard Band youth in the Society’s activities.
- Date Range
- 1975-1990
- Length
- 0:15:30
- Names
- Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society
- Lamont, Dean
- George, Leonard
- Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
- Naheeno Park
- Simon Fraser University
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- September 13, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Steve Mancinelli conducted by Kathy Bossort. Steve Mancinelli 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 activities of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society between 1988 and 1997 and its advocacy for the protection of green space on Burnaby Mountain prior to the land transfer from SFU to Burnaby in 1995. Steve Mancinelli also talks about his other environmental and political activities, recreation on Burnaby Mountain, and the value of its natural assets.
- Biographical Notes
- Stephen Mancinelli was born in Vancouver in 1953 to Mario and Joan Mancinelli, one of three sons. The Mancinelli family moved to Burnaby in 1955 to the Cascade-Schou District. Steve attended Schou School (Gr. 1- 7) and Moscrop School (Gr. 8-10), playing as a child in the bush on the future Discovery Park site, before the family moved to Port Coquitlam. Steve moved back to Burnaby when he was 18, married his wife Glenda in 1980, and raised his family of two daughters (Julia and Aimee) in the Capital Hill District, before moving to Coquitlam in 2002. Employed as a sheet metal worker for 25 years, Steve has recently worked as a custodian for Coquitlam School District 43 for 19 years. Steve was one of the founding members of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, and has also been a member of the Capital Hill Community Association, on the Board of Directors for Burnaby Psychiatric Services, and a Regional Director for the Green Party. Steve took an early interest in organic gardening, planting trees, and finding inventive ways to recycle waste and promote responsible use of the environment. Steve’s experience working on environmental issues was an important asset to the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which formed ca. 1988 to become a key advocate for preserving parkland on Burnaby Mountain. The Society was awarded the City of Burnaby 1998 Environment Award in Communications for its work in preserving the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. In 2001 Steve was awarded an Environmental Star in Community Stewardship for being “active in preserving and enhancing Burnaby’s natural environment for over thirty years”.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 1:31:42
- Interviewee Name
- Mancinelli, Stephen J. "Steve"
- Interview Location
- Steve Mancinelli'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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Steve Mancinelli
Track two of interview with Steve Mancinelli
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-001/MSS196-001_Track_2.mp3