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Easement - Portion of Block "A", DL's 4, 6, 8, 10, 56, 57, 58 and 148, Plan 22462 (Simon Fraser University)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport35400
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31584
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jul-1966
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 40
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31584
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jul-1966
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 40
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Easements for Sewer and Water Services to Simon Fraser University
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport33910
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29357
- Meeting Date
- 11-Mar-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 29357
- Meeting Date
- 11-Mar-1968
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Easements - Portions of Lots 100, 143, 147 and 148 (Simon Fraser University Water Supply)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport35416
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31553
- Meeting Date
- 4-Jul-1966
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 39
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31553
- Meeting Date
- 4-Jul-1966
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 39
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Plans Cancellation and Consolidation - Site of Simon Fraser University
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37414
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33362
- Meeting Date
- 1-Jun-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 38
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33362
- Meeting Date
- 1-Jun-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 38
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proposed Major Road to Eastern Side of Simon Fraser University
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport36572
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32246
- Meeting Date
- 12-Apr-1965
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 28
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32246
- Meeting Date
- 12-Apr-1965
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 28
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Proposed Service Station in Simon Fraser University Area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport35551
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31437
- Meeting Date
- 9-May-1966
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 27
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31437
- Meeting Date
- 9-May-1966
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 27
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Simon Fraser University
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport36835
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33942
- Meeting Date
- 28-Dec-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 80
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33942
- Meeting Date
- 28-Dec-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 80
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Simon Fraser University
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37912
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 34740
- Meeting Date
- 18-Nov-1963
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 34740
- Meeting Date
- 18-Nov-1963
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 12
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Simon Fraser University
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37997
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 34655
- Meeting Date
- 21-Oct-1963
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 60
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 34655
- Meeting Date
- 21-Oct-1963
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 60
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Simon Fraser University annual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64868
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 school annual
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "1965 / 66 Simon Fraser University / Volume 1 / Charter Edition" school annual.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 school annual
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42038
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-50
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "1965 / 66 Simon Fraser University / Volume 1 / Charter Edition" school annual.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Simon Fraser University annual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64869
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 school annual
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "1966 / 67 Simon Fraser University / volume 2" school annual.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 school annual
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42039
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-50
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "1966 / 67 Simon Fraser University / volume 2" school annual.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Simon Fraser University Site and Control Centre of the BC Hydro and Power Authority
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport34771
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 30416
- Meeting Date
- 28-Mar-1967
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 18
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 30416
- Meeting Date
- 28-Mar-1967
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 18
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Simon Fraser University site plan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64502
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 site plan
- Scope and Content
- Item is a site plan for Simon Fraser University showing legal boundaries.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 site plan
- Material Details
- Scale : 1 inch = 400 feet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS119-001
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-05
- Scope and Content
- Item is a site plan for Simon Fraser University showing legal boundaries.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
South 400 feet of Lot 12, DL 210, Plan 1037 (Simon Fraser University)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37687
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33106
- Meeting Date
- 2-Mar-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 15
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33106
- Meeting Date
- 2-Mar-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 15
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Tenders for the Reinforced Concrete Structural Work Related to the Water Pumping Station for Simon Fraser University
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport36455
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32378
- Meeting Date
- 25-May-1965
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 38
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 32378
- Meeting Date
- 25-May-1965
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 38
- Item No.
- 20
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Water and Sewer Service to Simon Fraser University
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37042
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33754
- Meeting Date
- 26-Oct-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33754
- Meeting Date
- 26-Oct-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Water Supply - Simon Fraser University
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37615
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33165
- Meeting Date
- 23-Mar-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 21
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33165
- Meeting Date
- 23-Mar-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 21
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Interview with Shirley Cohn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Recreational Activities - Hiking
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
- Cohn, Shirley
- Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
- Burquest
- Hillel Jewish Students Association
- Simon Fraser University
- SFURA walking and hiking group
- Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
- Temple Shalom
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory582
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1950-2015
- Length
- 0:22:57
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s views on the pressures on the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area from the SFU community and utility corridors; managing the edges of the conservation area on Barnet Highway; the history of the Burnaby Mountain Parkway; and a further explanatio…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s views on the pressures on the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area from the SFU community and utility corridors; managing the edges of the conservation area on Barnet Highway; the history of the Burnaby Mountain Parkway; and a further explanation about kinds of park dedications, the origin of the covenant , and the protection status each provides. Also explained are the terms of the 1995 Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Burnaby and SFU.
- Date Range
- 1950-2015
- Length
- 0:22:57
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Planning
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Burnaby Mountain Parkway
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track six of interview with Alekxos Sarter
Track six of interview with Alekxos Sarter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-005/MSS196-005_Track_6.mp3Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory583
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1963-2015
- Length
- 0:13:39
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s views on the origin and subsequent development and resolution of the dispute between SFU and the City of Burnaby over land ownership and land use on Burnaby Mountain.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s views on the origin and subsequent development and resolution of the dispute between SFU and the City of Burnaby over land ownership and land use on Burnaby Mountain.
- Date Range
- 1963-2015
- Length
- 0:13:39
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Government
- Land
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track seven of interview with Alekxos Sarter
Track seven of interview with Alekxos Sarter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-005/MSS196-005_Track_7.mp3