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28-Dec-1959 Public Hearing Minutes

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 28-Dec-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 28-Dec-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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28-Dec-1959 Meeting Minutes

26-Nov-1959 Public Hearing Minutes

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 26-Nov-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 26-Nov-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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26-Nov-1959 Meeting Minutes

17-Nov-1959 Public Hearing Minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilminutes80564

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 17-Nov-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 17-Nov-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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17-Nov-1959 Meeting Minutes

6-Jul-1959 Public Hearing Minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilminutes80561

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 6-Jul-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 6-Jul-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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6-Jul-1959 Meeting Minutes

25-May-1959 Public Hearing Minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilminutes80560

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 25-May-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 25-May-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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25-May-1959 Meeting Minutes

13-Apr-1959 Public Hearing Minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilminutes80559

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 13-Apr-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 13-Apr-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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13-Apr-1959 Meeting Minutes

9-Feb-1959 Public Hearing Minutes

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 9-Feb-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 9-Feb-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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9-Feb-1959 Meeting Minutes

26-Jan-1959 Public Hearing Minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilminutes80557

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 26-Jan-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 26-Jan-1959

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

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26-Jan-1959 Meeting Minutes

Interview with Eleanor Dricos by Eric Damer October 15, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory320

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1959-2012

Length: 0:09:12

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos' memories of getting her music degree and how it influenced her own teaching style. She discusses the music she played on days off as well as competitions, recitals, and exams as well as concerts in the neighbourhood.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos' memories of getting her music degree and how it influenced her own teaching style. She discusses the music she played on days off as well as competitions, recitals, and exams as well as concerts in the neighbourhood.

Date Range: 1959-2012

Length: 0:09:12

Subjects: Occupations - Musicians; Occupations - Teachers

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 15, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 15, 2012. Major themes discussed are: music students and music teachers.

Biographical Notes: Born in Vancouver in 1947 Eleanor Toebaert (later Dricos) and her parents came to the new Parkcrest neighbourhood of Burnaby nine years later. While at Sperling Elementary, Eleanor took group piano lessons with June Perry and began her career studying, playing, and teaching piano. Eleanor finished her schooling at Kensington Junior High and North Burnaby High Schools. During the mid-nineteen-sixties Eleanor often attended concerts at North Burnaby community halls to listen to her fiance’s band play. After getting married, Eleanor (Toebaert) Dricos and her husband settled in Port Coquitlam where she continues to teach private piano lessons.

Total Tracks: 3

Total Length: 0:27:47

Interviewee Name: Dricos, Eleanor Toebeart

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

Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Eleanor Dricos

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Interview with Georgina Nicholson by Eric Damer November 2, 2012 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1959-1966

Length: 0:08:30

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Georgina Nicholson's teenage years. Georgina discusses her parents' involvement and her life at school, making mention of popular music and fashions. She also talks about two Burnaby Heights businesses; Helen's and Regent Theatre.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Georgina Nicholson's teenage years. Georgina discusses her parents' involvement and her life at school, making mention of popular music and fashions. She also talks about two Burnaby Heights businesses; Helen's and Regent Theatre.

Date Range: 1959-1966

Length: 0:08:30

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 2, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Georgina Nicholson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 2, 2012. Major theme discussed: the life of a teenager in the nineteen-sixties.

Biographical Notes: Georgina Nicholson's parents were married in 1929 and moved into their house in North Burnaby. Georgina Nicholson was born in 1948 and grew up playing in neighbourhood parks. Georgina went to Rosser Avenue Elementary, Alpha and Burnaby Heights Junior Secondary, and North Burnaby High Schools. She later studied at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and pursued a career as a laboratory technologist.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:38:20

Interviewee Name: Nicholson, Georgina

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

Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Georgina Nicholson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-019/MSS171-019_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Chic Tanaka by Eric Damer November 20, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1959-2012

Length: 0:09:47

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of her former neighbourhood. Chic shares a photograph of her wedding, and goes on to describe her neighbours. She also mentions changes that have occurred in the neighbourhood since then. Chic also touches on the nine…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of her former neighbourhood. Chic shares a photograph of her wedding, and goes on to describe her neighbours. She also mentions changes that have occurred in the neighbourhood since then. Chic also touches on the nineteen-sixties; by mentioning her brother going in to see Elvis Presley and describing the clothes she wore in that era.

Date Range: 1959-2012

Photo Info: Chiyoko (Haya) Tanaka on her wedding day, surrounded by friends and family, 1959. Item no. 549-075.

Length: 0:09:47

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 20, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 20, 2012. Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre Assistant Archivist Linda Reid lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: recreational activities.

Biographical Notes: Chiyoko “Chic” Haya (later Tanaka) moved to Burnaby with her parents in 1957. Although born in Steveston, Richmond, Chic had been removed from the coast with her family during the internment of Japanese-Canadians in 1942. After three years at a logging camp near Taylor Lake, BC, the family moved first to Forest Grove and then to the Great Northern Cannery in West Vancouver. With a loan from the owner of the cannery, Chic's father purchased several adjacent lots in Burnaby near Willingdon and Canada Way and moved his family to a new house soon after. Chic worked in Vancouver at the Bank of Montreal and married in 1959. She and her husband bought one of her father’s lots and moved next door.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:14

Interviewee Name: Tanaka, Chiyoko "Chic" Haya

Interview Location: Interviewee's residence

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

Chiyoko (Haya) Tanaka on her wedding day, surrounded by friends and family, 1959. Item no. 549-075. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka

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6-Oct-1958 Public Hearing Minutes

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 6-Oct-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 6-Oct-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

6-Oct-1958 Meeting Minutes

8-Sep-1958 Public Hearing Minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilminutes80541

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 8-Sep-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 8-Sep-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

8-Sep-1958 Meeting Minutes

25-Aug-1958 Public Hearing Minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilminutes80540

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 25-Aug-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 25-Aug-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

25-Aug-1958 Meeting Minutes

28-Jul-1958 Public Hearing Minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilminutes80539

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 28-Jul-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 28-Jul-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

28-Jul-1958 Meeting Minutes

30-Jun-1958 Public Hearing Minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilminutes80538

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 30-Jun-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Meeting Date: 30-Jun-1958

Format: Council - Public Hearing Minutes

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

30-Jun-1958 Meeting Minutes

Interview with John and Julia Poole by Eric Damer November 24, 2012 - Track 8

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1958-2012

Length: 0:04:46

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole's memories of growing up in Burnaby in the nineteen-sixties. Both John and Juila have fond memories of freedom in recreational activities. Julia mentions that they were married at Burnaby Village Museum in 1980.

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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 growing up in Burnaby in the nineteen-sixties. Both John and Juila have fond memories of freedom in recreational activities. Julia mentions that they were married at Burnaby Village Museum in 1980.

Date Range: 1958-2012

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

Length: 0:04:46

Subjects: Recreational Activities

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 eight 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_8.mp3

Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 2

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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…

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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.