Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "537 Bby Mario Bby 3 72%"
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Accompanying caption reads: "March 15, 1998 537: / Burnaby Councillor Derek Corrigan sees the Burnaby Lake sports complex as the choice for amateur sports groups in BC. The article discusses the $16.9 million outdoor complex to be completed by fall 1999."
Photograph of the grand opening of Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, with Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan.
Photograph of the grand opening of Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, with Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan.
Photograph of Simon Fraser University president Jack Blaney (left), Burnaby Mayor Doug Drumond (centre), and city councillor Lee Rankin looking at the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area.
Photograph of Simon Fraser University president Jack Blaney (left), Burnaby Mayor Doug Drumond (centre), and city councillor Lee Rankin looking at the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area.
Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 1903"
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Accompanying caption reads: "Sept 23, 1998 1903: / SFU President Jack Blaney (l.) Burnaby Mayor Doug Drummond (c.) and city councillor Lee Rankin admire the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area."
Photograph of Simon Fraser University's (SFU) president Dr. John Stubbs using the back of Burnaby councillor Derek Corrigan (later Burnaby mayor) to sign an agreement pertaining to Burnaby Mountain. The two are inside Burnaby city hall's council chambers.
Photograph of Simon Fraser University's (SFU) president Dr. John Stubbs using the back of Burnaby councillor Derek Corrigan (later Burnaby mayor) to sign an agreement pertaining to Burnaby Mountain. The two are inside Burnaby city hall's council chambers.
This portion of the interview is about Mayor Corrigan talking about his political career, in particular what sparked his interest to run for municipal office for the first time in 1979. He talks about being involved in the protest against a proposed development in a forested park called “The Peanut…
This portion of the interview is about Mayor Corrigan talking about his political career, in particular what sparked his interest to run for municipal office for the first time in 1979. He talks about being involved in the protest against a proposed development in a forested park called “The Peanut” [Simon Fraser Hills Park] in the Stoney Creek neighbourhood. He talks about the rebuilding of the Burnaby Citizens Association, and running for council several times before being elected in 1987.
Recording is of an interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan conducted by Kathy Bossort. Derek Corrigan was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mayor Corrigan talking about the history and value of protecting the environment and green space in Burnaby, and the different positions held by the City and SFU about land use and control on Burnaby Mountain between 1964 and 1995. He talks about the increasing awareness that a solution needed to be found that gave certainty to the protection of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain. Mayor Corrigan also talks about what conservation means to him, the role that the Centennial Pavilion area plays on Burnaby Mountain, and the future for the urban forest on Burnaby Mountain. Other topics include his childhood, education, formative events in his life, and his career in politics.
Biographical Notes
Derek Corrigan was born and grew up in Vancouver. He attended a number of elementary schools in East Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Elementary School (Gr. 4-7) and Sir Charles Tupper High School. He attended UBC, majoring in philosophy and political science, and after travel in Europe, successfully applied to enter law school without completing his bachelors degree. He graduated in 1977, articled with Jim Lorimer in Burnaby and was called to the bar in 1978. In 1977 Derek Corrigan and his wife Kathy moved to Burnaby, first to the Stoney Creek neighborhood and then to a home on the South Slope where they raised their family of four children. Derek Corrigan first ran for Burnaby Council in 1979 with the Burnaby Citizens Association, and after three more tries was elected to council in 1987. He has served Burnaby for 28 years, first as a councillor and then as mayor since 2002. During his career he has served on many committees at the local, regional and national levels.
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.
Photograph of Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond, Andrew Crane, and other students participating in British Columbia Rivers Day by helping with the clean-up and fish release project at Byrne Creek.
Photograph of Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond, Andrew Crane, and other students participating in British Columbia Rivers Day by helping with the clean-up and fish release project at Byrne Creek.
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "B 1937 - Bby - Brian / Bby 15 59%"
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Accompanying caption reads: " Sept 30, 1998 1937: / Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond, Andrew Crane and other students participate in BC Rivers Day clean-up and fish release project at Byrne Creek near 18th Ave and 18th St on Sunday morning."
File consists of photographs of the Burnaby Centennial Park Carousel grand opening on March 27, 1993 at the Burnaby Village Museum. Individuals depicted riding the carousel include City Councillor Derek Corrigan, City Manager Bob Moncur, and City staff member Denis Nokony.
File consists of photographs of the Burnaby Centennial Park Carousel grand opening on March 27, 1993 at the Burnaby Village Museum. Individuals depicted riding the carousel include City Councillor Derek Corrigan, City Manager Bob Moncur, and City staff member Denis Nokony.
Photograph of Burnaby Councillor Dan Johnston standing outside city hall and holding up three new publications produced by city hall. The publications are: a guide for disabled people, a funding resource guide for community groups and a citizens' guide to the city hall bureaucracy.
Photograph of Burnaby Councillor Dan Johnston standing outside city hall and holding up three new publications produced by city hall. The publications are: a guide for disabled people, a funding resource guide for community groups and a citizens' guide to the city hall bureaucracy.
Photograph of the 1995 Humanitarian of the Year award winners - Simon Fraser University (SFU) President John Stubbs, city councillor Lee Rankin and environmentalist Dean Lamont.
Photograph of the 1995 Humanitarian of the Year award winners - Simon Fraser University (SFU) President John Stubbs, city councillor Lee Rankin and environmentalist Dean Lamont.
Photograph of a presentation of a cheque from Adera Development Corporation to the Burnaby Hospital Foundation. The photograph includes Kevin Mahon, Adera president; Capital Campaign chairman William McCarthy; acting Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond; city councillor Dan Johnston.
Photograph of a presentation of a cheque from Adera Development Corporation to the Burnaby Hospital Foundation. The photograph includes Kevin Mahon, Adera president; Capital Campaign chairman William McCarthy; acting Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond; city councillor Dan Johnston.