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Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory615
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1954-2015
Length
0:08:52
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s memories about his childhood, education and career. He talks about the sports he enjoyed growing up, getting his first mountain bike in 1980, and first experiences riding on Burnaby Mountain. He also talks about his work as a Burnaby school truste…
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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s memories about his childhood, education and career. He talks about the sports he enjoyed growing up, getting his first mountain bike in 1980, and first experiences riding on Burnaby Mountain. He also talks about his work as a Burnaby school trustee.
Date Range
1954-2015
Length
0:08:52
Subjects
Education
Recreational Activities
Sports - Cycling
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 16, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Ron Burton conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Burton 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 founding, goals, and activities of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association as told by one of the founders and President of the club, Ron Burton, and about the development of mountain biking and trail construction on Burnaby Mountain, both prior to and after the creation of the conservation area in 1995/96. Ron Burton also talks about his childhood, his work as a Burnaby school trustee, and the sports and recreational activities he has enjoyed on the mountain.
Biographical Notes
Ron Burton was born in Burnaby in 1954 to Fred and Shirley Burton. He grew up in East Vancouver and attended Hastings Elementary and Gladstone Secondary schools. He worked on the waterfront for Viterra, became a member of the Grain Workers Union and joined the NDP in 1972. He and his wife moved to Burnaby’s Vancouver Heights in 1982 and Forest Grove in 1988. He has served as a Board of Education Trustee in the Burnaby School District since first being elected in 1987, currently serving as Board Chair. Ron is founder and President of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and an active rider on Burnaby Mountain since 1988. The Association was founded in 2000, registering as a society in 2005, with the goals to build sustainable trails on Burnaby Mountain, to provide education about trail riding, and to advocate for and improve the image of mountain biking. Under Ron’s leadership the Association has successfully recruited members and formed a cooperative relationship with Burnaby’s Parks staff and with other park trail users.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:01:32
Interviewee Name
Burton, Ronald C. "Ron"
Interview Location
Meeting room at the Burnaby School District office
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 one of interview with Ron Burton

Track one of interview with Ron Burton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-010/MSS196-010_Track_1.mp3
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Paralympic cyclist Brian Cowie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96400
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Brian Cowie, a legally blind cyclist and participant in the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. Cowie is posing in his cycling outfit and photographed through the crossbars of his bicycle.
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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2070
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Brian Cowie, a legally blind cyclist and participant in the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. Cowie is posing in his cycling outfit and photographed through the crossbars of his bicycle.
Subjects
Persons - Athletes
Sports - Cycling
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Brian Cowie is a legally blind cyclist, preparing to go to the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens this summer, with his riding partner Murray Solem."
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Professional cyclists, [2000] thumbnail
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Professional cyclists

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96422
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
7 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of an professional cyclists at an unidentified cycling race at the indoor cycling track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Photographs depict: racing bicycles and toolkits; portraits of cyclists Tanya Dubnicoff, Doug Baron, and Jennie Read; and cyclists in a race.
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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
7 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2092
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of an professional cyclists at an unidentified cycling race at the indoor cycling track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Photographs depict: racing bicycles and toolkits; portraits of cyclists Tanya Dubnicoff, Doug Baron, and Jennie Read; and cyclists in a race.
Subjects
Sports - Cycling
Persons - Athletes
Names
Harry Jerome Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-1: "The lightweight, high-tech track bikes have only one gear, and no brakes."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-2: "Canadian Olympian Tanya Dubnicoff, catches her breath after a 20-minute sprinting workout."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-3: "Doug Baron, of Calgary, ready for another workout, straps on his helmet."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-4: "Staying in a paceline allows trailing riders to conserve energy while the lead runner bears the brunt of wind resistance."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-5: "Jennie Reed, from Seattle, a rider with the US National Team, makes some last minute adjustments to her bike, as other cyclists take to the track."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-6: "Jennie Reed, who rides with the US National Team, limbers up between track sessions."
Caption from metadata for 535-2092-7: "The riders adjust their own bikes, keeping tool kits and various gear rings at close hand."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7564 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Trail rider Ryan Leech, [2000] thumbnail
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Trail rider Ryan Leech

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96503
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ryan Leech on a bicycle practicing trail riding on boulders near the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2127
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ryan Leech on a bicycle practicing trail riding on boulders near the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
Subjects
Sports - Cycling
Persons - Athletes
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Ryan Leech, 21, who rides for the Norco Factory Trials team, practices his trial riding technique on some of the boulders around the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex. Trials riders use strength and balance to manouver their bikes up, over or around large stationary objects."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Trail rider Ryan Leech, [2000] thumbnail
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