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Interview with John Kirbyson by Kathy Bossort September 28, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory556
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1954-1978
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s early life, his family’s move to Burnaby in 1969, his connection to the outdoors, and his experience as a student at SFU earning his bachelors degree in Physical Geography. He also talks about hiking on Burnaby Mountain and working for the City…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s early life, his family’s move to Burnaby in 1969, his connection to the outdoors, and his experience as a student at SFU earning his bachelors degree in Physical Geography. He also talks about hiking on Burnaby Mountain and working for the City of Burnaby while going to school.
- Date Range
- 1954-1978
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Names
- Crampton, Colin
- Simon Fraser University
- City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
- Subjects
- Education
- Occupations
- Recreational Activities
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- September 28, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Kirbyson conducted by Kathy Bossort. John Kirbyson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about John Kirbyson’s education and career as parks planner for the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, and the development of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Management Plan. The interview explores how parks management balances environmental and recreational values and safety, and the importance of good guidelines and public input in the parks planning process. John Kirbyson also talks about recreational activities and various developments on Burnaby Mountain in the 1990s, such as the Kamui Mintara sculptures.
- Biographical Notes
- John Kirbyson was born in Vancouver in 1954, to Arnold and Winnifred Kirbyson. After several years spent in Winnipeg and Calgary, the Kirbyson family moved to Hunter Street in Burnaby in 1969 where John remembers living near the City’s nursery. John earned his BSc degree at SFU in Physical Geography (1973-1978) and then worked for the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services between 1978 and 2005, where he moved from labourer to management positions. Supported by the City, he returned to SFU to earn his Masters degree in the School of Resource and Environment Management in 1991, his thesis being on restoration of Deer Lake. He was Manager of Parks Planning, Design and Development in the 1990s at the time that land on Burnaby Mountain was transferred from SFU to the City of Burnaby, and had the opportunity to direct the development of the first management plan for the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. From 2005 to 2010 John was Manager of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Dept. in Penticton, after which he has worked as an environmental consultant for Lees & Associates Landscape Architects and Planners. He is married to wife Linda and has three children: Linnaea, Jeremy and Colin.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:33:43
- Interviewee Name
- Kirbyson, John W.
- Interview Location
- John Kirbyson's son's home in Langley
- 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 John Kirbyson
Track one of interview with John Kirbyson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-002/MSS196-002_Track_1.mp3
Seaforth School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37340
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-nine students and their teacher seated and standing in rows in front of the school building. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified are the following, back row (l to r): Calvert Broomfield, Billy Beaton, Rod Cardin, …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-nine students and their teacher seated and standing in rows in front of the school building. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified are the following, back row (l to r): Calvert Broomfield, Billy Beaton, Rod Cardin, Brian Smith, Connor Werts, Charlie Sunderland, David Werts, John Short, Edward Green, Brude Johnson and Mrs. Mary Johnson (nee Mary MacDonald). Middle row (l to r): Judy Haddon, Sharon Milne, Barbara Smith, Wilma Heather, Betty Hadfield, Merle Beaton, Marcia Noel, Beverly Clarke, Janet Hadfield, Beverly Gamble, Lillian Savage and Joan Dachiuk. Front row (l to r): Billy Smith, Jerry Green, Leigh Tucker, David Park, Eldon Clarke, Joe Haddon and Sammy Savage.
- Names
- Seaforth School
- Johnson, Mary MacDonald
- Broomfield, Calvert
- Beaton, Billy
- Cardin, Rod
- Smith, Brian
- Werts, Connor
- Sunderland, Charlie
- Werts, David
- Short, John
- Green, Edward
- Johnson, Bruce
- Haddon, Judy
- Milne, Sharon
- Smith, Barbara
- Heather, Wilma
- Hadfield, Betty
- Beaton, Merle
- Noel, Marcia
- Clarke, Beverly
- Hadfield, Janet
- Gamble, Beverly
- Savage, Lillian
- Dachiuk, Joan
- Smith, Billy
- Green, Gerry
- Tucker, Leigh
- Park, David
- Clarke, Eldon
- Haddon, Joe
- Savage, Sammy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Seaforth School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37341
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-seven students and their teacher seated and standing in rows in front of the school building. A black dog is sitting in the front, facing the rows of children. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified in the photograp…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-seven students and their teacher seated and standing in rows in front of the school building. A black dog is sitting in the front, facing the rows of children. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified in the photograph are: Mrs. Mary Johnson (nee MacDonald) teacher, in the far back. Back row (l to r): Sandra ?, Shirley Colden, Marcia Noel, Eldon Clarke, Billy Beaton, David Park, Graeme Smith, Calvert Broomfield, Leigh Tucker and Lillian Savage. Middle row (l to r): Sharon Milne, Gail Simpson, Thelma Mornes, Joan Dachiuk, Barbara Smith, Betty Hadfield, Judy Haddon, Wilma Heather, Merle Beaton and Sammy Savage. Front row (l to r): Dennis Dachiuk, Jerry Hadfield, Mike Lawrence, David MacPhail, Sydney Clarke, Joe Haddon and Jerry Green.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Seaforth School
- Johnson, Mary MacDonald
- Colden, Shirley
- Noel, Marcia
- Clarke, Eldon
- Beaton, Billy
- Park, David
- Smith, Graeme
- Broomfield, Calvert
- Tucker, Leigh
- Savage, Lillian
- Anderson, Gail
- Sampson, Gail
- Mornes, Thelma
- Dachiuk, Joan
- Smith, Barbara
- Hadfield, Betty
- Haddon, Judy
- Heather, Wilma
- Beaton, Merle
- Savage, Sammy
- Dachiuk, Dennis
- Hadfield, Jerry
- Lawrence, Mike
- MacPhail, David
- Clarke, Sydney
- Haddon, Joe
- Green, Jerry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37337
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-four children sitting and standing in rows outside with their teacher. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. The students are identified as follows: Back row (l to r), Miss MacDonald (teacher), Betty Cook, Kenny …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-four children sitting and standing in rows outside with their teacher. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. The students are identified as follows: Back row (l to r), Miss MacDonald (teacher), Betty Cook, Kenny Good (?), Loretta Beaton, Billy Clarke, Harvey Harding, Gordon Heather and Arthur Savage. Middle row (l to r): Albert Drappier, Clara Clarke, Betty Savage, Barbara Jean Piper, Nevella Bird, Frances Westin, Kenny Beaton, Gordon (?), and Graeme Smith. First row (l to r): Dennis Clarke, Brian Sherry, Lillian Savage, Beverly Gamble, David Werts, Charlie Sunderland, Billy Beaton.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Seaforth School
- MacDonald, Mary
- Cook, Betty
- Good, Kenny
- Beaton, Loretta
- Clarke, Billy
- Harding, Harvey
- Heather, Gordon
- Savage, Arthur
- Drappier, Albert
- Clarke, Clara
- Savage, Betty
- Piper, Barbara Jean
- Bird, Nevella
- Westin, Frances
- Beaton, Kenny
- Smith, Graeme
- Clarke, Dennis
- Sherry, Brian
- Savage, Lillian
- Gamble, Beverly
- Werts, David
- Sunderland, Charlie
- Beaton, Billy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37338
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students and their teacher sitting and standing in rows in a field. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. The students are identified as follows: Back row (l to r), Miss Mary MacDonald (teacher), Graeme Smith…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students and their teacher sitting and standing in rows in a field. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School, Grades 1 - IV. The students are identified as follows: Back row (l to r), Miss Mary MacDonald (teacher), Graeme Smith, Kenny Good, David Werts, Charlie Sunderland, and Brian Sherry. Middle row (l to r): Barbara Jean Piper, Betty Savage, Lillian Savage, ?, Beverly Clarke, Beverly Gamble, and Nevella Bird. Front row (l to r): Connor Werts, Dennis Clark, ? , Calvert Broomfield, Billy Beaton, David Stewart and Terry Brewer.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Seaforth School
- MacDonald, Mary
- Smith, Graeme
- Good, Kenny
- Werts, David
- Sunderland, Charlie
- Sherry, Brian
- Piper, Barbara Jean
- Savage, Betty
- Savage, Lillian
- Clarke, Beverly
- Gamble, Beverly
- Bird, Nevella
- Werts, Connor
- Clarke, Dennis
- Broomfield, Calvert
- Beaton, Billy
- Stewart, David
- Brewer, Terry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
