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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…
- 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
- 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
- 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![Shirley Fisher, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2109-1.jpg?width=280)
Shirley Fisher
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96485
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Shirley Fisher, who formerly ran the boat rental concession at the Deer Lake Park beach, preparing to cycle across Canada. Photographs depict Fisher posing with her bicycle on the beach at Deer Lake and looking at a photograph album in the canoe rental shed at Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2109
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Shirley Fisher, who formerly ran the boat rental concession at the Deer Lake Park beach, preparing to cycle across Canada. Photographs depict Fisher posing with her bicycle on the beach at Deer Lake and looking at a photograph album in the canoe rental shed at Deer Lake.
- Names
- Fisher, Shirley
- 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 for 535-2109-1: "Shirley Fisher is preparing to cycle across Canada, after retiring from her job running the boat rental concession at Deer Lake."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2109-2: "Shirley Fisher leafs through a photo album of memories of her years running the canoe rental shed at Deer Lake. She's retiring to pursue her dream of cycling across Canada."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Shirley Fisher, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2109-1.jpg)
![Rafael Lee, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2581.jpg?width=280)
Rafael Lee
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97053
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rafael Lee of Burnaby completing a golf swing before his attendance at the World Junior Golf Championships in San Diego.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2581
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rafael Lee of Burnaby completing a golf swing before his attendance at the World Junior Golf Championships in San Diego.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Ralphael Lee, of Burnaby, shows the form that's gained him a birth in the World Junior Golf Championships in San Diego."
Images
![Rafael Lee, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2581.jpg)
![Kayaker, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3276.jpg?width=280)
Kayaker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98198
- 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 teenager kayaking on Burnaby Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3276
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified teenager kayaking on Burnaby Lake.
- Subjects
- Persons - Adolescents
- Recreational Activities - Boating
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
![Kayaker, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3276.jpg)
![Luke Makaseff skateboarding at Burnaby South, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2584-1.jpg?width=280)
Luke Makaseff skateboarding at Burnaby South
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97056
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Luke Makaseff skateboarding and standing next to a "No Skateboarding" sign at Burnaby South Secondary School during the bus strike.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2584
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Luke Makaseff skateboarding and standing next to a "No Skateboarding" sign at Burnaby South Secondary School during the bus strike.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2584-1: "Luke Makaseff and other young skateboarders are being forced to ride their boards wherever they can, as the ongoing bus strike prevents them from making the long trek to skateboard parks in North Burnaby and New Westminster."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2584-2: "Luke Makaseff and other young skateboarders in South Burnaby are riding their boards at Burnaby South Secondary School, despite the signs, as the ongoing bus strike prevents them from getting to skateboard parks in North Burnaby and New Westminster."
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
![Luke Makaseff skateboarding at Burnaby South, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2584-1.jpg)
![Snow day on Burnaby Mountain, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3065.jpg?width=280)
Snow day on Burnaby Mountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97939
- 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 two unidentified teenagers tubing in the snow at Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3065
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified teenagers tubing in the snow at Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Names
- Burnaby Mountain Park
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Eventhough Sunday night's snow melted quickly on Monday morning, enough of it stuck around on Burnaby Mountain to bring out the tobogganers and tubers to the slopes at Burnaby Mountain Park."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Snow day on Burnaby Mountain, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3065.jpg)
![Burnaby Velodrome Club indoor bike track, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2068-2.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Velodrome Club indoor bike track
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Quentin Adrian of the Burnaby Velodrome Club posing on the wooden indoor bike track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. The track, inflatable roof, and other sports settings are visible behind Adrian.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2068
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Quentin Adrian of the Burnaby Velodrome Club posing on the wooden indoor bike track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. The track, inflatable roof, and other sports settings are visible behind Adrian.
- 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: "Quentin Adrian, of the Burnaby Velodrome Club, says the future is looking bright for North America's only indoor bike track after the Club received an infrastructure grant."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 7564 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Burnaby Velodrome Club indoor bike track, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2068-2.jpg)
![Keith Bruneau on the Velodrome, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2772.jpg?width=280)
Keith Bruneau on the Velodrome
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97397
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Keith Bruneau, a member of Canada's national cycling team, biking around the re-opened velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2772
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Keith Bruneau, a member of Canada's national cycling team, biking around the re-opened velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Keith Bruneau, a rider with Canada's national cycling team, takes a spin around the newly re-opened velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 7564 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Keith Bruneau on the Velodrome, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2772.jpg)
![Velodrome, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2942-1.jpg?width=280)
Velodrome
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97646
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of cyclists and bicycles in the velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2942
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of cyclists and bicycles in the velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2942-1: "The lightweight, high-tech track bikes have only one gear, and no brakes."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2942-2: "Staying in a paceline allows trailing riders to conserve energy while the lead runner bears the brunt of wind resistance."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 7564 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Velodrome, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2942-1.jpg)
![Velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2828.jpg?width=280)
Velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97489
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified cyclist on the velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2828
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified cyclist on the velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "The velodrome at Burnaby's Harry Jerome Sports Centre will be hosting a series of races beginning November 9/10."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 7564 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2828.jpg)
![Velodrome cycling competition, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1745-2.jpg?width=280)
Velodrome cycling competition
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95994
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of track cycling competitors in action at the Burnaby Velodrome in the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1745
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of track cycling competitors in action at the Burnaby Velodrome in the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1745-1: "Gina Grain heads for the fastest qualifying time in the Women's 200m, circling the track at the Burnaby Velodrome in 13.84 seconds, at the first races of the Winter track cycling season. Some of the top cyclists from BC, Alberta and the Western United States competed all weekend in timed events, sprint races and keirins."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1745-2: "Jeff Ain bears down as he leads a rival out of the corner in the first round of sprints for the B Group, at the first track races of the Winter cycling season, Saturday at the Burnaby Velodrome. Top cyclists from BC, Alberta and the Western United States competed in three days of sprints, timed events and keirins, on the 200-metre wooden track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 7564 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Velodrome cycling competition, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1745-2.jpg)
![Burnaby/New Westminster Tween B ringette game, [2006] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1890.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby/New Westminster Tween B ringette game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96193
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2006]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified players in action during a Lower Mainland Ringette League Tween B ringette game between Burnaby/New Westminster and Port Coquitlam at the Copeland Arena.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2006]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1890
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified players in action during a Lower Mainland Ringette League Tween B ringette game between Burnaby/New Westminster and Port Coquitlam at the Copeland Arena.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2006 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby/New Westminster forward tries to skate around a Port Coquitlam defender in Lower Mainland Ringette League Tween B action, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Arena. Burnaby won the game, 7-5."
- Geographic Access
- Kensington Avenue
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Street Address
- 3676 Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Burnaby/New Westminster Tween B ringette game, [2006] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1890.jpg)
![Burnaby/New West ringette game, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2994.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby/New West ringette game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97720
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified Burnaby/New West player and Salmon Arm player Kalen Houle in action during a Junior A ringette game at the sixth annual Burnaby/New West Icebreaker Ringette Tournament at the Bill Copeland Arena.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2994
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified Burnaby/New West player and Salmon Arm player Kalen Houle in action during a Junior A ringette game at the sixth annual Burnaby/New West Icebreaker Ringette Tournament at the Bill Copeland Arena.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby/New West Pirates forward moves around Salmon Arm's Kalen Houle in a Junior A game at the Sixth Annual Burnaby/New West Icebreaker Ringette Tournament, Saturday at Copeland Arena."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Street Address
- 3676 Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Burnaby/New West ringette game, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2994.jpg)
![Burnaby Oakeys at Midget Girls' Canadian Fastpitch Championships, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2619-1.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Oakeys at Midget Girls' Canadian Fastpitch Championships
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97091
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Burnaby Oakeys at the Midget Girls' Canadian Fastpitch Championships at Squint Lake Park in Burnaby, playing the Brampton Blazers. Photographs depict Burnaby players Natasha McFadden and Megan Mackenzie in action with unidentified Brampton players and spectators in …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2619
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Burnaby Oakeys at the Midget Girls' Canadian Fastpitch Championships at Squint Lake Park in Burnaby, playing the Brampton Blazers. Photographs depict Burnaby players Natasha McFadden and Megan Mackenzie in action with unidentified Brampton players and spectators in the stands.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2619-1: "Burnaby Oakeys' Natasha McFadden knocks her Brampton Blazers' opponent from the base path, as she rounds second, at the Midget Girls' Canadian Fastpitch Championships, at Squint Lake Park in Burnaby."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2619-2: "Burnaby Oakeys' Natasha McFedden is forced out at second base in their game against the Brampton Blazers, at the Canadian Midget Fastball Championships, at Squint Lake Park."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2619-3: "Burnaby Oakeys' Megan Mackenzie lays down a bunt in their game against the Brampton Blazers, at the Canadian Midget Fastball Championships, at Squint Lake Park."
- Geographic Access
- Squint Lake Park
- Planning Study Area
- Sperling-Broadway Area
Images
![Burnaby Oakeys at Midget Girls' Canadian Fastpitch Championships, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2619-1.jpg)
![U18 Belles ringette game, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1974.jpg?width=280)
U18 Belles ringette game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96291
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two players in action during a U18 Belles ringette game between the Lower Mainland Thunder and Thompson-Okanogan at the Copeland Arena.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1974
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two players in action during a U18 Belles ringette game between the Lower Mainland Thunder and Thompson-Okanogan at the Copeland Arena.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "A Lower Mainland Thunder forward skates around her Thompson-Okanagon [sic] opponent in U-18 Belles ringette provincial playdowns at Burnaby Lake Arena on the weekend. The winner represents British Columbia at the national championships, in Regina in April."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Street Address
- 3676 Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![U18 Belles ringette game, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1974.jpg)
![Discovery Guide '99, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3119-17.jpg?width=280)
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
- 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
![Discovery Guide '99, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3119-17.jpg)
Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory616
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1980-2015
- Length
- 0:09:21
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of mountain biking on Burnaby Mountain in the 1980’s and 1990’s and trail building on SFU lands prior to the land transfer in 1995/96. He talks about the guidelines used for trail building, and the uncertainty about what impact the lan…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of mountain biking on Burnaby Mountain in the 1980’s and 1990’s and trail building on SFU lands prior to the land transfer in 1995/96. He talks about the guidelines used for trail building, and the uncertainty about what impact the land transfer from SFU to Burnaby would have on biking in the new conservation area. He also talks about forming the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association in 2000, its goals, fund raising, and members.
- Date Range
- 1980-2015
- Length
- 0:09:21
- Names
- City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Simon Fraser University
- Burnaby Mountain Biking Association
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Geographic Features - Trails
- Sports - Cycling
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Persons - Volunteers
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Ron Burton
Track two of interview with Ron Burton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-010/MSS196-010_Track_2.mp3![Paralympic cyclist Brian Cowie, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2070.jpg?width=280)
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.
- 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."
Images
![Paralympic cyclist Brian Cowie, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2070.jpg)
![Professional cyclists, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2092-1.jpg?width=280)
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.
- 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
- 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
![Professional cyclists, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2092-1.jpg)
![Trail rider Ryan Leech, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2127.jpg?width=280)
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.
- 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](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2127.jpg)