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Rhododendron Festival

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98085
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person taking a photograph of a blooming rhododendron at the Rhododendron Festival at Deer Lake Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3165
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person taking a photograph of a blooming rhododendron at the Rhododendron Festival at Deer Lake Park.
Subjects
Events - Festivals
Plants - Trees
Plants - Flowers
Geographic Features - Parks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Cool, cloudy weather didn't keep flower lovers, and photographers, from enjoying the blossoms at the annual Rhododendron Festival at Deer Lake Park."
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Fall leaves

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98364
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person walking underneath a tree with yellow autumn leaves in a park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3374
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person walking underneath a tree with yellow autumn leaves in a park.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
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Trees in the Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38391
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1990]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of trees at an unspecified location within the Deer Lake park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1990]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
422-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2001-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of trees at an unspecified location within the Deer Lake park.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Wolf, Jim
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Deer Lake
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Deer Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91707
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1994-1996
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
55 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of scenic photographs of Deer Lake and Deer Lake Park, including closeup photographs of the lake and landscape photographs with the lake in the foreground and mountains and skyline visible in the distance. The photographs capture Deer Lake in the fall, winter, and spring. Also inclu…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1994-1996
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
55 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-025
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of scenic photographs of Deer Lake and Deer Lake Park, including closeup photographs of the lake and landscape photographs with the lake in the foreground and mountains and skyline visible in the distance. The photographs capture Deer Lake in the fall, winter, and spring. Also included in the file are four photographs of Deer Lake Park signs.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Plants - Trees
Geographic Features - Mountains
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Burnaby Art Gallery
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Images
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Interview with Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen by Kathy Bossort October 9, 2015 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory568
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1995-2015
Length
0:16:07
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen describing the ways in which people benefit from the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. They talk about the impact mountain biking has on the environment and on other park users, and on the problem of invasive plant species.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen describing the ways in which people benefit from the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. They talk about the impact mountain biking has on the environment and on other park users, and on the problem of invasive plant species.
Date Range
1995-2015
Length
0:16:07
Names
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Recreational Activities
Geographic Features - Forests
Plants
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 9, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen conducted by Kathy Bossort. Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen 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 and activities of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society of which Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen were founding members, and the environmental and recreational value of the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Karen Morcke also talks about walking the trails on Burnaby Mountain from 1968 to present and her involvement in other environmental groups.
Biographical Notes
Diane Hansen was born in Winnipeg in 1941, trained as a nurse in Toronto, and moved with her husband Ingolf Hansen to the Westridge Area in Burnaby in 1971, where Diane lived until 2010. Diane has one daughter Kristin. Karen Morcke was born in Germany in 1940, immigrating to Canada in 1968 to attend SFU. After completing her Masters degree in 1970 Karen was hired by SFU as a language instructor from which she retired in 1995. She has one son Erik and has lived almost continuously in North Burnaby since 1968. Both Diane Hansen and Karen Morcke have been active volunteers in local environmental groups and were founding members of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which formed about 1989 to lobby for a conservation area that integrated SFU land below the campus ring road with City of Burnaby parkland on Burnaby Mountain. Diane has also been active in wild bird rescue groups. Karen walked the trails on Burnaby Mountain to and from work, and began lobbying for protection of green space on Burnaby Mountain in the 1970s.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:10:35
Interviewee Name
Morcke, Karen
Hansen, H. Diane
Interview Location
Karen Morcke'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 six of interview with Karen Morcke and Diane Hansen

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Arborists in a forest

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98158
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
7 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified arborists climbing and working on trees, and photographs of their climbing equipment, ropes, and saws.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
7 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3236
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified arborists climbing and working on trees, and photographs of their climbing equipment, ropes, and saws.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Forestry Tools and Equipment
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
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Byrne Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91705
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 25, 1993
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Byrne Creek. The photographs depict the creek prior to clean-up with the water and paths littered with debris. Also included in the file are photographs of an unidentified man pulling a dead fish from the creek.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 25, 1993
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-023
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Byrne Creek. The photographs depict the creek prior to clean-up with the water and paths littered with debris. Also included in the file are photographs of an unidentified man pulling a dead fish from the creek.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Geographic Features - Creeks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Glover, Ken
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from label on slide sheets
Note in black ink on recto of slide frames 618-023-11, 618-023-12, 618-023-14, 618-023-33, and 618-023-40 reads: "Ken Glover / BOB"
Geographic Access
Byrne Creek
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Ocean View Burial Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98052
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of fallen trees and debris at Ocean View Burial Park, with towers visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : b&w
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3132
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of fallen trees and debris at Ocean View Burial Park, with towers visible in the background.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Geographic Features - Forests
Plants - Trees
Names
Ocean View Burial Park
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a March 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Street Address
4000 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Suncrest Area
Images
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Snow Owl / Burnaby Lake Snow Pictures

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91702
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1970 and 2001]
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists photographs of a snow-covered Burnaby Lake and a snowy owl perched on a large tree stump.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1970 and 2001]
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-020
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists photographs of a snow-covered Burnaby Lake and a snowy owl perched on a large tree stump.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Plants - Trees
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from negative envelope
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Less detail

Still Creek Flora

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91703
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
6 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists photographs of colourful flora around Still Creek. Flower species have not been identified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
6 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-021
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists photographs of colourful flora around Still Creek. Flower species have not been identified.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Plants - Trees
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from slide sheet
Note purple and blue ink on original slide sheet read: "Still Creek / Flora / 1991"
Geographic Access
Still Creek
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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Interview with Barry Jones by Kathy Bossort December 9, 2015 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory666
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1967-2015
Length
0:09:36
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking about the rhododendron garden planted in 1967 on Centennial Way for Canada’s Centennial and the gardens current neglect. He talks about management of the conservation area and the Pavilion area, the trails on the mountain, and the people w…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking about the rhododendron garden planted in 1967 on Centennial Way for Canada’s Centennial and the gardens current neglect. He talks about management of the conservation area and the Pavilion area, the trails on the mountain, and the people who use the trails.
Date Range
1967-2015
Length
0:09:36
Names
Burnaby Mountain Centennial Park
Burnaby Mountain Park
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Plants - Flowers
Celebrations - Centennial
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
December 9, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Barry Jones conducted by Kathy Bossort. Barry Jones was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Barry Jones talking about his home and the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and about the negotiations that resulted in the agreement between Simon Fraser University and the City of Burnaby in 1995. He talks about the building of Burnaby Mountain Parkway and its link to the 1995 agreement, and about his experiences with Trans Mountain tank farm and pipeline. He also talks about his education and career as teacher, school board trustee and politician.
Biographical Notes
Barry Jones was born 1940 in Princeton, BC. His father moved the family to a home on Georgia Street in North Burnaby in 1944 where Barry grew up. He attended UBC majoring in mathematics and chemistry, and unable to find work in his field, taught two years in northern BC. He liked teaching and returned to school, enrolling in education at the newly opened Simon Fraser University in 1965. He taught one year at Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby and finished his 25 year teaching career in Coquitlam. Barry served ten years as a Burnaby School board trustee, and then ten years as North Burnaby MLA (NDP) beginning in 1986, serving five years in Official Opposition and five years in government under then-premier Mike Harcourt. During his time in government, Barry Jones successfully lobbied for freedom of information legislation. He also played a role in resolving the dispute between SFU and Burnaby over control and ownership of land on Burnaby Mountain and in creating the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area in 1995. He continues to live on Burnaby Mountain in a home he bought in 1971.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:06:23
Interviewee Name
Jones, J. Barry
Interview Location
City of Burnaby City Hall law libary
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 Barry Jones

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Interview with Rick Sporns by Kathy Bossort October 30, 2015 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory604
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1990-2015
Length
0:12:58
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s description of the inspiration for and design of the Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden located in the Pavilion area on Burnaby Mountain. He talks about people involved in the 1991/92 City of Burnaby Centennial legacy project, including Mark …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s description of the inspiration for and design of the Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden located in the Pavilion area on Burnaby Mountain. He talks about people involved in the 1991/92 City of Burnaby Centennial legacy project, including Mark Stockdale and Doug Hosgood who suggested the project and selected and provided advise about the roses, and Bill Bissett, the City’s horticultural foreman.
Date Range
1990-2015
Length
0:12:58
Names
Kamui Mintara
Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Stockdale, Mark
Hosgood, Doug
Bissett, Bill
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Plants - Flowers
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 30, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Rick Sporns conducted by Kathy Bossort. Rick Sporns was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Rick Sporn’s description of the history and design of Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden and the significance of the Centennial Pavilion area in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Rick Sporns also talks about his career with the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, management of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, and the value of natural areas to Burnaby.
Biographical Notes
Richard Sporns was born in 1957 in Daly Municipality, Manitoba, to Ulrich and Charlotte Sporns. The family moved to the Burquitlam Area of Burnaby in about 1965. Rick Sporns obtained his BSc degree in biology at SFU and a degree in landscape architecture at UBC. In 1985 he began his career in the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services department where he currently is Assistant Manager - Parks Design. Rick was responsible for designing Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden, a legacy project proposed by Mark Stockdale to commemorate Burnaby’s 1992 Centennial. The rose garden opened to the public July 18, 1992.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:01:40
Interviewee Name
Sporns, Richard "Rick"
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 Rick Sporns

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Interview with Rick Sporns by Kathy Bossort October 30, 2015 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory605
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1990-1992
Length
0:10:06
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s stories about Mark Stockdale, his description of the construction of the rose garden, and how the garden complements other features, including the Kamui Mintara sculptures, in the Pavilion area. He also describes opening day for the Burnaby Mounta…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s stories about Mark Stockdale, his description of the construction of the rose garden, and how the garden complements other features, including the Kamui Mintara sculptures, in the Pavilion area. He also describes opening day for the Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden, July 18, 1992.
Date Range
1990-1992
Length
0:10:06
Names
Kamui Mintara
Kushiro Park
Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden
Burnaby Mountain Centennial Park
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Plants - Flowers
Recreational Activities
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 30, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Rick Sporns conducted by Kathy Bossort. Rick Sporns was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Rick Sporn’s description of the history and design of Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden and the significance of the Centennial Pavilion area in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Rick Sporns also talks about his career with the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, management of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, and the value of natural areas to Burnaby.
Biographical Notes
Richard Sporns was born in 1957 in Daly Municipality, Manitoba, to Ulrich and Charlotte Sporns. The family moved to the Burquitlam Area of Burnaby in about 1965. Rick Sporns obtained his BSc degree in biology at SFU and a degree in landscape architecture at UBC. In 1985 he began his career in the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services department where he currently is Assistant Manager - Parks Design. Rick was responsible for designing Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden, a legacy project proposed by Mark Stockdale to commemorate Burnaby’s 1992 Centennial. The rose garden opened to the public July 18, 1992.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:01:40
Interviewee Name
Sporns, Richard "Rick"
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 three of interview with Rick Sporns

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Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 9

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory595
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1995-2015
Length
0:12:28
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ discussion of how the history of the forest and natural area on Burnaby Mountain forms part of our appreciation for the mountain. They talk about the impact of the conservation area on adjacent urban areas such a…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ discussion of how the history of the forest and natural area on Burnaby Mountain forms part of our appreciation for the mountain. They talk about the impact of the conservation area on adjacent urban areas such as the neighbourhood of Forest Grove, and the future of the urban forest on Burnaby Mountain.
Date Range
1995-2015
Length
0:12:28
Names
Stoney Creek Environment Committee
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Subjects
Geographic Features - Streams
Geographic Features - Forests
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Stoney Creek
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 26, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).
Biographical Notes
The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.
Total Tracks
9
Total Length
2:08:27
Interviewee Name
Templeton, John R.
James, Alan C.
Leston, Christine
Interview Location
Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, 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 nine of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston

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7837 CA Way Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93813
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
48 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 5 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photographs of the residential buildings located at 7837 Canada Way. Buildings include a two-storey blue-shingled house, single-storey addition, and a guest house. File also contains photographs of the Capilano suspension bridge and Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in North Vancouver.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
48 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 5 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-061
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of the residential buildings located at 7837 Canada Way. Buildings include a two-storey blue-shingled house, single-storey addition, and a guest house. File also contains photographs of the Capilano suspension bridge and Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in North Vancouver.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
File no. 92-437-B
Sticky note adhered to 622-061-9 print reads: "7 / View of the building looking northeast across the site".
Sticky note adhered to 622-061-13 print reads: "6 / View of the original house and the single storey addition looking north west across the property".
Sticky note adhered to 622-061-17 print reads: "8 / View northeast across the property from the southeast corner".
Sticky note adhered to 622-061-21 print reads: "9 / View west from the property along the lane at the south side".
Sticky note adhered to 622-061-26 reads: "3 / The original house now part of the guest home and the view south along the east property line".
Sticky note adhered to 622-061-27 reads: "4 / View west along Canada Way [illegible] the subject".
Sticky note adhered to 622-061-28 reads: "5 / The most recent addition - the single storey L shaped structure at the west end of the guesthouse".
Sticky note adhere to 622-061-29 reads: "5A / The original house"."
Photographer identified as "D.E."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
7837 Canada Way
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
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Aftermath of a snowfall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98045
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the aftermath of a large snowfall. Photographs depict an unidentified person moving snow with a wheelbarrow; people shovelling out cars stuck on roads in the snow; and a crane and snow-covered park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : b&w
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3125
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the aftermath of a large snowfall. Photographs depict an unidentified person moving snow with a wheelbarrow; people shovelling out cars stuck on roads in the snow; and a crane and snow-covered park.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Features - Roads
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Collected by editorial for use in a February 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
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Discovery Guide '99

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98039
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
21 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs selected for the Burnaby NewsLeader's "Discovery Guide '99." Photographs depict: mostly unidentified people taking part in recreational activities like archery, boating, golf, fishing, hiking, and pottery at locations around Burnaby; musical and dance performances; a windo…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
21 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3119
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs selected for the Burnaby NewsLeader's "Discovery Guide '99." Photographs depict: mostly unidentified people taking part in recreational activities like archery, boating, golf, fishing, hiking, and pottery at locations around Burnaby; musical and dance performances; a window washer on a tower; and a duck swimming on a pond.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Geographic Features - Parks
Recreational Activities - Golf
Recreational Activities - Boating
Arts
Recreational Activities
Sports
Performances
Names
Central Park
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use an issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-3319-8: "Kurtis Tylor, of the BC Society of Model Engineers, gives Kyle Miller, 9, a close-up look at an M420 diesel engine. Kyle was part of a group of 200 kids visiting the miniature railway at Confederation Park as part of a summer program at Hastings Park."
Caption from metadata for 535-3319-14: "Tom Stevens, of Everett, Washington, makes sure everything is shipshape on his 1:16 scale model of a 40 ft. Alaskan trawler. He started building the model in 1962, with his dad, and he was putting it through its paces at the Burnaby Association of Marine Modellers annual regatta at the pond in Central Park."
Geographic Access
Central Park
Confederation Park
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Images
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Doreen Lawson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98098
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Doreen Lawson posing on the shore of Burnaby Lake, around the time of her announcement of her intention to leave Council.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3178
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Doreen Lawson posing on the shore of Burnaby Lake, around the time of her announcement of her intention to leave Council.
Subjects
Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Geographic Features - Parks
Names
Lawson, Doreen A.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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Family in foggy Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98038
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of an unidentified family in Central Park in the fog. The photographs depict sun coming through the trees and the fog and the family, in silhouette, by water with ducks.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3118
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of an unidentified family in Central Park in the fog. The photographs depict sun coming through the trees and the fog and the family, in silhouette, by water with ducks.
Subjects
Persons - Families
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Natural Phenomena
Names
Central Park
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a December 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The dense fog that blanketed the Lower Mainland for more than a week creates an eerie beauty at Central Park."
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory578
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…
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

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