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Brunette River Conservation Area - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNR) Request for a Statutory Right-of-Way to Permit the Reconstruction of the Stoney Creek Fishway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 60749

Meeting Date: 26-May-1997

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 15

Item No.: 4

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 60749

Meeting Date: 26-May-1997

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 15

Item No.: 4

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

Documents

Report 60749

26-May-1997 Meeting Minutes

Contract #9719 - Stoney Creek Pedestrian Bridge

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 61190

Meeting Date: 15-Dec-1997

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 33

Item No.: 4

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 61190

Meeting Date: 15-Dec-1997

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 33

Item No.: 4

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

Documents

Report 61190

15-Dec-1997 Meeting Minutes

Environmental Issues Raised by the Stoney Creek Environment Committee

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 61016

Meeting Date: 29-Sep-1997

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 25

Item No.: 7

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 61016

Meeting Date: 29-Sep-1997

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 25

Item No.: 7

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

Documents

Report 61016

29-Sep-1997 Meeting Minutes

Relocation of Environmental Education Centre to Stoney Creek

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 25610

Meeting Date: 27-May-1996

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 25610

Meeting Date: 27-May-1996

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 25610

27-May-1996 Meeting Minutes

School files - Stoney Creek Community School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Stoney Creek Community School.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: School files subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: 43108

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Stoney Creek Community School.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Stoney Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66637

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stoney Creek taken from above.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 353-005

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2011-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stoney Creek taken from above.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Creeks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

Images

Stoney Creek Bridge

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge soon after it was built. An unidentified man and woman are visible on the bridge.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 353-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2011-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge soon after it was built. An unidentified man and woman are visible on the bridge.

Subjects: Structures - Bridges

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

Images

Stoney Creek Bridge

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge taken from a distance. A bicycle rider is about to cross the bridge.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 353-007

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2011-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge taken from a distance. A bicycle rider is about to cross the bridge.

Subjects: Structures - Bridges

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

Images

The Stoney Creek Connector

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1998-1999

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of four issues of the Stoney Creek Connector newspaper: Spring 1998, Winter 1998, Spring/Summer 1999, and Winter 1999. The Connector newspaper is published by the Stoney Creek Community Council.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1998-1999

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS203-001

Accession Number: BHS1998-07

Scope and Content: File consists of four issues of the Stoney Creek Connector newspaper: Spring 1998, Winter 1998, Spring/Summer 1999, and Winter 1999. The Connector newspaper is published by the Stoney Creek Community Council.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Stoney Creek path

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the paved walking trail that leads to Stoney Creek Bridge.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 353-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2011-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of the paved walking trail that leads to Stoney Creek Bridge.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Trails

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

Images

Stoney Creek path, [1998-1999] thumbnail

Stoney Creek - Sedimentation Concern

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 62023

Meeting Date: 8-Mar-1999

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 8

Item No.: 7

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 62023

Meeting Date: 8-Mar-1999

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 8

Item No.: 7

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

Documents

Report 62023

8-Mar-1999 Meeting Minutes

Stoney Creek Storm Water Management Plan

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 62105

Meeting Date: 19-Apr-1999

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 62105

Meeting Date: 19-Apr-1999

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 62105

19-Apr-1999 Meeting Minutes

Stoney Creek Storm Water Management Study

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 61329

Meeting Date: 9-Mar-1998

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 8

Item No.: 1

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 61329

Meeting Date: 9-Mar-1998

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 8

Item No.: 1

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

Documents

Report 61329

9-Mar-1998 Meeting Minutes

Stoney Creek student with a pumpkin

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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 Stoney Creek Elementary School student Michael Cao holding a pumpkin and wearing a backpack while standing in the field of the Laity Pumpkin Farm in Maple Ridge.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3365

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stoney Creek Elementary School student Michael Cao holding a pumpkin and wearing a backpack while standing in the field of the Laity Pumpkin Farm in Maple Ridge.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Persons - Students; Agriculture - Farms

Names: Stoney Creek Elementary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Ray, Steve

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Michael Cao from Stoney Creek Elementary carries his pumpkin across the field at the Laity pumpkin farm in Maple Ridge on Thursday morning."

Images

Stoney Creek student with a pumpkin, [1999] thumbnail

Stoney Creek surrounds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the treed area surrounding Stoney Creek.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1998-1999]

Collection/Fonds: Millway family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 353-009

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2011-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of the treed area surrounding Stoney Creek.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

Images

Stoney Creek surrounds, [1998-1999] thumbnail

Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 7

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1995-2015

Length: 0:18:22

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ description of the history, structure and operation of the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (SCEWG), and examples of how the group brings stakeholders together and support one another. They also talk abou…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ description of the history, structure and operation of the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (SCEWG), and examples of how the group brings stakeholders together and support one another. They also talk about working with various City of Burnaby departments and the management of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.

Date Range: 1995-2015

Length: 0:18:22

Names: Stoney Creek Environment Committee; Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group; Simon Fraser University; Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Company

Subjects: Geographic Features - Streams; Geographic Features - Parks; Persons - Volunteers; Public Services - Municipal Services

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; Stoney Creek

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 26, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).

Biographical Notes: The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 2:08:27

Interviewee Name: Templeton, John R.; James, Alan C.; Leston, Christine

Interview Location: Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, Burnaby

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 seven of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-006/MSS196-006_Track_7.mp3

Heather Langlais, Rayanne Langlais and Janelle Langlais

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 4, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Heather Langlais in Stoney Creek School garden, with daughters Rayanne and Janelle.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 4, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0409

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Heather Langlais in Stoney Creek School garden, with daughters Rayanne and Janelle.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens

Names: Stoney Creek Elementary School; Langlais, Heather; Langlais, Rayanne; Langlais, Janelle

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Ray, Steve

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 2159 Steve / 75% p. 8 Bby."; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Heather Langlais, Rayanne Langlais and Janelle Langlais, September 4, 1996 thumbnail

Interview with John Kirbyson by Kathy Bossort September 28, 2015 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1980-2005

Length: 0:14:53

Summary: This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s description of the use of local knowledge and the history of the mountain in developing the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Management Plan. He talks about particular stakeholders such as streamkeeper, naturalists, hikers and biker grou…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s description of the use of local knowledge and the history of the mountain in developing the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Management Plan. He talks about particular stakeholders such as streamkeeper, naturalists, hikers and biker groups; the decision to exclude the target range from the conservation area; and his family’s activities on the mountain.

Date Range: 1980-2005

Length: 0:14:53

Names: Barnet Rifle Club; Stoney Creek Environment Committee; Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Planning; Organizations - Societies and Clubs

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation 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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with John Kirbyson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-002/MSS196-002_Track_6.mp3

Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory587

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1970-2015

Length: 0:14:04

Summary: This portion of the interview introduces John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston, three members of the stream keepers group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC), and their description of The Great Salmon Send-Off event on Stoney Creek and its start in 1990. John Templeton also talks ab…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview introduces John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston, three members of the stream keepers group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC), and their description of The Great Salmon Send-Off event on Stoney Creek and its start in 1990. John Templeton also talks about the life cycle of chum and coho salmon.

Date Range: 1970-2015

Length: 0:14:04

Names: Stoney Creek Environment Committee; Great Salmon Send-Off

Subjects: Geographic Features - Streams; Events; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Persons - Volunteers

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; Brunette River; Stoney Creek

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 26, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).

Biographical Notes: The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 2:08:27

Interviewee Name: Templeton, John R.; James, Alan C.; Leston, Christine

Interview Location: Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, Burnaby

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 one of interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-006/MSS196-006_Track_1.mp3

Interview with John Templeton, Alan James and Christine Leston by Kathy Bossort October 26, 2015 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory588

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1990-2015

Length: 0:12:50

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ talking about the reasons why the stream keeper group was founded in 1995, and about founder Jennifer Atchison (1938-1910), her skills and personality which contributed to the success of the SCEC. Christine Lesto…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the Stoney Creek Environment Committee members’ talking about the reasons why the stream keeper group was founded in 1995, and about founder Jennifer Atchison (1938-1910), her skills and personality which contributed to the success of the SCEC. Christine Leston also talks about bird watching and control of invasive plants as part of the stream keeper program.

Date Range: 1990-2015

Length: 0:12:50

Names: Stoney Creek Environment Committee; Atchison, Jennifer

Subjects: Geographic Features - Streams; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Persons - Volunteers

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; Stoney Creek

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 26, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston, members of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, conducted by Kathy Bossort. The three members of SCEC were among 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history and work of the stream keeper group Stoney Creek Environment Committee (SCEC) and the Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group, and about SCEC’s founder Jennifer Atkinson. The interview is made richer by the complementary views of the three interviewees, John Templeton (SCEC Chair), Alan James (Member-at-Large - Education), and Christine Leston (Treasurer).

Biographical Notes: The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is a streamkeeper group and registered non-profit society dedicated to protecting and restoring viable salmon-bearing streams within the Stoney Creek Watershed. (Stoney Creek originates on Burnaby Mountain and is part of the Brunette watershed which empties into the Fraser River.) The volunteer group, formed in 1995, was guided by the tireless efforts of Jennifer Atchison (1938-2010) after whom the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre in North Burnaby is named. The volunteer members of SCEC monitor water quality, generate inventories and reports on the biophysical assets and health of the watershed, provide educational opportunities, enhance stream and stream bank habitat, and speak on behalf of the Stoney Creek watershed. One of its key events is The Great Salmon Send-Off, the release of young salmon into Stoney Creek in May, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Stoney Creek Environmental Working Group (1999-present), managed by the City of Burnaby, undertakes to coordinate the actions of all stakeholders in the Stoney Creek watershed. It is comprised of representatives from community groups, such as SCEC, governmental and institutional agencies, and industries who are committed to sustaining and improving the quality of the Stoney Creek watershed’s water, wildlife and environment. John Templeton, currently SCEC Chair, joined SCEC in 2004. He was born in Coleraine ,County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and after immigrating to Canada, came to live in Burnaby in 1992, first in Forest Grove (1992-2014) and then in Forest Hills. He works as a millwright. Alan James,Member-at-large - Education, joined SCEC in 2003 He was born in 1939 in Berkeley, California, and came to live in Burnaby in about 2000. He is a retired geophycisist and computer consultant. Christine Leston joined SCEC in 1997, serving first as Secretary and then as Treasurer. She was born in 1943 in Cheshire, England, and came to live in Burnaby in 1974, first in Greentree Village, then Simon Fraser Village (1974-2004) and now the Edmonds area. She is a retired technical writer.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 2:08:27

Interviewee Name: Templeton, John R.; James, Alan C.; Leston, Christine

Interview Location: Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, Burnaby

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 John Templeton, Alan James & Christine Leston

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-006/MSS196-006_Track_2.mp3