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Bowl for Big Brothers

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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 Nick Wong checking his watch in the foreground while Jamie Jung holds a bowling ball behind him at the Revs Bowling and Entertainment Centre, during the 25th annual Bowl for Big Brothers.

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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.: 535-1796

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Nick Wong checking his watch in the foreground while Jamie Jung holds a bowling ball behind him at the Revs Bowling and Entertainment Centre, during the 25th annual Bowl for Big Brothers.

Subjects: Sports - Bowling; Organizations - Charities; Events - Fundraising

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Nick Wong, of Port Moody, checks the time remaining, while Jamie Jung, of Burnaby, prepares to bowl another round in the the 25th annual Bowl for Big Brothers, Saturday at Revs Bowling and Entertainment Centre, in Burnaby. They were part of a team of bowlers vying to set a world record for most pins knocked down in a 24-hour period."

Geographic Access: Lougheed Highway

Street Address: 5502 Lougheed Highway

Planning Study Area: Parkcrest-Aubrey Area

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Bowling

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1960 and 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 11 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of Venturer Scouts bowling.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1960 and 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Scouts subseries

Physical Description: 11 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 631-032

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-05

Scope and Content: Photographs of Venturer Scouts bowling.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Sports - Bowling

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs

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Bowling

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1970 and 1975]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 13 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of a Boy Scout troop bowling at a bowling alley.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1970 and 1975]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Scouts subseries

Physical Description: 13 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 631-007

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-05

Scope and Content: Photographs of a Boy Scout troop bowling at a bowling alley.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Sports - Bowling

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

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Bowling

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972-1974

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 8 photographs : b&w 18 cm x 23 cm and smaller

Scope and Content: Photographs of Scout troops, including 7th West, bowling and posing with bowling trophies.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972-1974

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Scouts subseries

Physical Description: 8 photographs : b&w 18 cm x 23 cm and smaller

Description Level: File

Record No.: 631-040

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-05

Scope and Content: Photographs of Scout troops, including 7th West, bowling and posing with bowling trophies.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Sports - Bowling

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on content of file; 631-040-1 caption reads: "1st west / Bill O'Doherty"; 631-040-2 caption identifies one individual in the photograph as Marion Berry; Note in blue ink on verso of 631-040-3 reads: "Bowling '73"; Note in red ink on verso of 631-040-4 reads: "Province Bowling Supplement p36 photo comp 5 3/8" x 2" Page 36 Pic #22". Sticky note on verso reads: "Don McIntyre Larry Urquart Barry Cavanagh Jim Brown George Couturier"; Note in blue and red ink on verso of 631-040-5 reads: "Province Bowling Supplement p36 photo comp 1 5/8" x 2" Page 36 Pic #23". Note in pencil reads: "1974 Bowling"; Note in blue and red ink on verso of 631-040-6 reads: "Province Bowling Supplement p37 photo comp 1 5/8" x 1 3/4" Page 37 Pic #31". Sticky note on recto reads: "Mike Slark 10th West"; Identification keys for 631-040-7 and 631-040-8 located in accession file; Note in blue and red ink on verso of 631-040-6 reads: "Province Bowling Supplement p37 photo comp 5 3/8" x 2 7/16" Page 37 Pic #28".

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Bowling Finals

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 29, 1972

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 16 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Boy Scouts' bowing final held January 29, 1972.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 29, 1972

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Scouts subseries

Physical Description: 16 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 631-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-05

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Boy Scouts' bowing final held January 29, 1972.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Sports - Bowling

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from label on original negative sleeve

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Bowling Finals, January 29, 1972 thumbnail

Boys Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Boys Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. The photograph was taken on school grounds.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-153

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Boys Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. The photograph was taken on school grounds.

Subjects: Sports - Gymnastics; Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs

Names: Gilmore Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Gilmore Avenue

Street Address: 50 Gilmore Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Boys Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School, June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Canada Summer Games

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 32 photographs : col.

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Boy Scouts at the Canada Summer Games, held in Burnaby in 1973.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Scouts subseries

Physical Description: 32 photographs : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 631-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-05

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Boy Scouts at the Canada Summer Games, held in Burnaby in 1973.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Sports

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada; Canada Summer Games

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Album note for 631-004-1 read: "Closing cermonies at Swanguard"; Album note for 631-004-2 read: "Brand new bus; Album note for 631-004-3 read: "Vincent Massey School"; Album note for 631-004-4 read: "SFU observer deck". Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1973 Swim Meet"; Album note for 631-004-8 read: "Closing cermonies Can Games Swanguard Stadium"; Album note for 631-004-21 read: "Jerry White Jack Nichol"; Album note for 631-004-23 read: "Betty Forbes"; Album note for 631-004-24 read: "George C Betty Forbes"; Album note for 631-004-25 read: "Betty Forbes". Caption adhered to recto reads: "Relaxation at Mather House"; Album note for 631-004-27 read: "Doug Forbes Ted Hathaway standing". Caption adhered to recto reads: "Transportation at Yor [sic] Service"; Album note for 631-004-28 read: "Betty Forbes Miguel Fernandes"; Album note for 631-004-29 read: "Bob Dyer". Caption adhered to recto reads: "Your Instructions for Today"; Caption adhered to recto of 631-004-30 reads: "Anyone for a lunch"; Caption adhered to recto of 631-004-31 reads: "P.S.E. Loading for lunch"; Album note for 631-004-32 read: "Barney Cavanaugh"

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Canada Summer Games

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 41 photographs: b&w and col.

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Canada Summer Games, held in Burnaby in 1973. Photographs are adhered to poster paper decorated with black marker and captioned with typewritten labels.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Scouts subseries

Physical Description: 41 photographs: b&w and col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 631-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-05

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Canada Summer Games, held in Burnaby in 1973. Photographs are adhered to poster paper decorated with black marker and captioned with typewritten labels.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Sports

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada; Canada Summer Games

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Poster paper cut into smaller pieces prior to transfer to Archives.

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Central Park Lawn Bowling

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Field family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of eight women in tea dresses standing together on the Central Park Lawn Bowling green.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Field family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi

Material Details: Item is a scan of a photograph

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 521-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-14

Scope and Content: Photograph of eight women in tea dresses standing together on the Central Park Lawn Bowling green.

Subjects: Sports - Lawn Bowling; Organizations

Names: Central Park Lawn Bowling Club

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note on verso of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Central Park Lawn Bowling"

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Central Park Lawn Bowling, [194-] thumbnail

Girls Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37570

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Girls Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. This photograph was taken on the school grounds.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-158

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Girls Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. This photograph was taken on the school grounds.

Subjects: Sports - Gymnastics; Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Gilmore Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Gilmore Avenue

Street Address: 50 Gilmore Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

Girls Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School, June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Haida Speed Skaters Club - President Agatha Van Der Starre and Ellen Brabander

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a child and the Haida Speed Skater Club President Agatha Van Der Starre lacing up their skates.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 19 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1496

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a child and the Haida Speed Skater Club President Agatha Van Der Starre lacing up their skates.

Subjects: Sports - Skating; Organizations - Societies and Clubs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Ellen Brabander, 10 + Club Pres. Agatha Van Der Starre / Suit Up"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT 61% / page 1 / Burnaby / Today"

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Haida Speed Skaters Club - President Agatha Van Der Starre and Ellen Brabander, ca.1982 thumbnail

Interview with John and Julia Poole by Eric Damer November 24, 2012 - Track 5

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1961-1969

Length: 0:09:27

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole's memories of activities they took part in outside of school. John discusses his involvement in organized sports and youth groups. Julia discusses her involvement in youth groups organized by her Church. John was in Scouts …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole's memories of activities they took part in outside of school. John discusses his involvement in organized sports and youth groups. Julia discusses her involvement in youth groups organized by her Church. John was in Scouts and Julia was in Girl Guides.

Date Range: 1961-1969

Photo Info: Julia Kong (later Poole) while at Burnaby North High School, [1968]. Item no. 549-058.

Length: 0:09:27

Subjects: Sports; Organizations - Adolescents' Societies and Clubs

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 24, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 24, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and recreational activities of the ninteen-sixties.

Biographical Notes: Julia Kong's father moved his family to Capitol Hill in 1953 when Julia was two years old. Julia attended Capitol Hill Elementary and later Burnaby North High School, where she was active in student politics and as a cheerleader. Outside of school she participated in Girl Guides, was an active swimmer, and volunteered in various capacities. After graduation, Julia studied to become a teacher, which included a practicum at Capitol Hill Elementary, and then began a career in education. John Poole, whose father had transferred to the Burnaby RCMP in 1961 when John was ten, attended Burnaby North High School at the same time as Julia, but had earlier attended Schou Street and Lochdale Elementary Schools. John was active in baseball, soccer, and Boy Scouts, and took a keen interest in cars. After high school he opened a transmission shop in Abbotsford before settling into a career with the Vancouver Fire Department. John and Julia married at the Burnaby Village Museum church in 1980 and began their family roots with their first home on Capitol Hill. They later moved with their three children to Surrey where Julia continues to work for the Surrey School district and John is enjoying his retirement.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:03:16

Interviewee Name: Poole, Julia Kong; Poole, John

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Julia Kong (later Poole) while at Burnaby North High School, [1968]. Item no. 549-058. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track five of recording of interview with John and Julia Poole

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-021/MSS171-021_Track_5.mp3

Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 2

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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…

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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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

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

Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 2000-2015

Length: 0:11:04

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of how volunteers participate in maintaining trails on Burnaby Mountain in cooperation with City staff, which are organized as four Trail Days per year. He talks about the relationship between Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and th…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of how volunteers participate in maintaining trails on Burnaby Mountain in cooperation with City staff, which are organized as four Trail Days per year. He talks about the relationship between Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and the Parks department, the role the BMBA plays in educating its members, and the challenge biking’s “extreme” image has presented.

Date Range: 2000-2015

Length: 0:11:04

Names: City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services; Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; Burnaby Mountain Biking Association

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Trails; Sports - Cycling; Organizations - Societies and Clubs

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 three of interview with Ron Burton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-010/MSS196-010_Track_3.mp3

Lawn bowling

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Field family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Field family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi

Material Details: Item is a scan of a photograph

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 521-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-14

Scope and Content: Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.

Subjects: Organizations; Sports - Lawn Bowling

Names: Central Park Lawn Bowling Club

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Lawn bowling

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Field family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Field family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi

Material Details: Item is a scan of a photograph

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 521-012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-14

Scope and Content: Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.

Subjects: Organizations; Sports - Lawn Bowling

Names: Central Park Lawn Bowling Club

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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South Burnaby Neighbourhood House Car Rally

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a family standing next to a car and looking at a map in preparation for the South Burnaby Neighbourhood House car rally.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1728

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a family standing next to a car and looking at a map in preparation for the South Burnaby Neighbourhood House car rally.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Sports - Automobile Racing; Persons - Volunteers; Organizations

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a September 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Antonia Beck, with a little help from her five month-old daughter, Silvia, Paul Beeman, of Donn Dean Collision, and Anne Baker, of Allegra Printing and Imaging, plot their route for the second annual South Burnaby Neighbourhood House Car Rally."