Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The Canada geese at Deer Lake Park have the good sense to stay close to shore on a wet day, while canoeists on the lake forge on despite the conditions."
This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's involvement in the development of the Stream Preservation Bylaw in Burnaby. He discusses fish populations, air quality, and bird populations in Burnaby as well.
This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's involvement in the development of the Stream Preservation Bylaw in Burnaby. He discusses fish populations, air quality, and bird populations in Burnaby as well.
Date Range
1972-2012
Photo Info
Tony Fabian relaxing at a picnic table, [1970]. Item no. 549-026.
Recording is an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 10, 2012. Major theme discussed: environmental conservation practices in Burnaby.
Biographical Notes
Tony Fabian was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan in 1934. He and his wife moved to Burnaby in 1957, where he worked for the telephone company and raised a family.
Tony has been an advocate for preservation of parklands and watercourses, helping to protect Burnaby and Deer Lake Parks and to create the Burnaby Fraser Foreshore and Barnet Marine Parks in the early nineteen-seventies, serving as a member of Burnaby’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Tony Fabian was presented with the 2008 City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.
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.
File contains photographs of Alpha Secondary School's annual art exhibition. Photographs depict grade 12 student Tayler Hardy with one of her ceramic sculptures and grade 12 student John DeLuca painting with another of his works visible in the background.
File contains photographs of Alpha Secondary School's annual art exhibition. Photographs depict grade 12 student Tayler Hardy with one of her ceramic sculptures and grade 12 student John DeLuca painting with another of his works visible in the background.
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2336-1: "Tayler Hardy, a Grade 12 student at Alpha Secondary, looks through one of her ceramic sculptures at the schools annual art exhibit."
Caption from metadata for 535-2336-2: "John DeLuca, a Grade 12 student at Alpha Secondary, adds to his body of work, under the watchful gaze of one of his portraits, at the school's annual art exhibition."
Photograph of artist Bud Sakamoto posing next to his painting of a seascape of commercial fishing on the Fraser River, as promotion for the exhibition "Natural Reflections" with Pat Maertz at the Burnaby Arts Council Gallery.
Photograph of artist Bud Sakamoto posing next to his painting of a seascape of commercial fishing on the Fraser River, as promotion for the exhibition "Natural Reflections" with Pat Maertz at the Burnaby Arts Council Gallery.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Bud Sakamoto's stormy seascapes of commercial fishing on the Fraser River are part of Natural Reflections, a joint show with Pat Maertz, at the Burnaby Arts Council Gallery in Deer Lake Park. Sakamoto's paintings capture the vivid memories of his own family's life on the river. The show runs until March 30."
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jessie Craig, who's been painting for more than 30 years, is one of the featured artists at the Burnaby Artists Guild's annual show and sale at the Shadbolt."
Photograph of artist Pat Maertz posing with one of her watercolour landscapes inside of a gallery, as promotion for her and Bud Sakamoto's exhibition "Natural Reflections" at the Burnaby Arts Council Gallery.
Photograph of artist Pat Maertz posing with one of her watercolour landscapes inside of a gallery, as promotion for her and Bud Sakamoto's exhibition "Natural Reflections" at the Burnaby Arts Council Gallery.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Pat Maertz' watercolour landscapes are a soft counterpoint to the bold seascapes of fellow artist, Bud Sakamoto, with whom she is sharing a show, Natural Reflections, at the Burnaby Arts Council Gallery, in Deer Lake Park. The show runs until March 30."
File contains photographs of Brantford Elementary School students viewing a life-size animatronic Triceratops that visited the school. The dinosaur is part of the Dinosaurs in Gastown exhibit at Storyeum.
File contains photographs of Brantford Elementary School students viewing a life-size animatronic Triceratops that visited the school. The dinosaur is part of the Dinosaurs in Gastown exhibit at Storyeum.
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2006 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1883-1: "Students at Brantford Elementary School in Burnaby are enthralled by a prehistoric visitor, a life-size animatronic Triceratops on tour from the Dinosaurs in Gastown exhibit at Storyeum, on Tuesday."
Caption from metadata for 535-1883-2: "A life-size animatronic model of a Triceratops on tour from the Dinosaurs in Gastown exhibit at Storyeum gets some attention as it visits Brantford Elementary School on Tuesday."
Photograph of Marisa Murdocco, the administrative assistant at the Burnaby Art Gallery, viewing a sculpture called "Annubus and Ahnule Bones" by Debra Sloan. The sculpture is part of the "A Ceramic Sampler" exhibition at the Burnaby Art Gallery.
Photograph of Marisa Murdocco, the administrative assistant at the Burnaby Art Gallery, viewing a sculpture called "Annubus and Ahnule Bones" by Debra Sloan. The sculpture is part of the "A Ceramic Sampler" exhibition at the Burnaby Art Gallery.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Marisa Murdocco, the administrative assistant at the Burnaby Art Gallery, gets a close-up look at "Annubus and Ahnule Bones," a ceramic sculpture by Debra Sloan that guards the Gallery's latest exhibition, A Ceramic Sampler."
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Evelyn Gulbraa and Joan Carter look for a familiar face amongst a display of snapshots of pets, at the opening reception Saturday for About Cats and Dogs, a new exhibition at the Burnaby Art Gallery that celebrates pets."
Photograph of an unidentified person viewing paintings on display at the Burnaby Artists' Guild annual show and sale at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
Photograph of an unidentified person viewing paintings on display at the Burnaby Artists' Guild annual show and sale at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Art lovers get the chance to see the talents of local artists, and expand their own collections, at the Burnaby Artists' Guild annual show and sale, held over the weekend at the Shadbolt Centre. More than 33 artists displayed their work."
Photograph of grade 9 student Piya Banarjee with chewing gum in front of her science fair project booth, titled "Stick No More!", at Burnaby North Secondary School.
Photograph of grade 9 student Piya Banarjee with chewing gum in front of her science fair project booth, titled "Stick No More!", at Burnaby North Secondary School.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Piya Banarjee, a Grade 9 student at Burnaby North, prepares another piece of gum for her science fair project. She and her partner, Lina Hu, were testing the stickiness of gum."
Photograph of Sarah Dobbs, the curator/coordinator of the "Wild Thing" art exhibition by Burnaby school students, displaying a work by Maggie Siccama called "Rubber Ducky."
Photograph of Sarah Dobbs, the curator/coordinator of the "Wild Thing" art exhibition by Burnaby school students, displaying a work by Maggie Siccama called "Rubber Ducky."
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Sarah Dobbs, the curator/coordinator of the "Wild Thing" art exhibit by Burnaby school students, gets an inside look at "Rubber Ducky," by Maggie Siccama, a Grade 9 student at the Canada Way Education Centre."
File contains photographs of students at an art exhibition by students in the Burnaby School District. Photographs depict Clara Lee and Anna Tsagaris cataloguing art before hanging it, and Clara Lee admiring a self-portrait by Burnaby Central student Sheona Fernades.
File contains photographs of students at an art exhibition by students in the Burnaby School District. Photographs depict Clara Lee and Anna Tsagaris cataloguing art before hanging it, and Clara Lee admiring a self-portrait by Burnaby Central student Sheona Fernades.
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2416-1: "Clara Lee and Anna Tsagaris catalog art before hanging it on the wall. "Day At The Beach" by Andrea Ivaz from capital hill elementary."
Caption from metadata for 535-2416-2: "Clara Lee admires a 3D self-portrait done by Sheona Fernades, Burnaby Central, grade 9."
File contains photographs of the Burnaby Village Museum's Fall Fair. Photographs depict four-year-old Jeffrey Dykstra during the watermelon eating contest and 12-year-old David Marino stuffing a scarecrow during another competition.
File contains photographs of the Burnaby Village Museum's Fall Fair. Photographs depict four-year-old Jeffrey Dykstra during the watermelon eating contest and 12-year-old David Marino stuffing a scarecrow during another competition.
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2763-1: "Jeffrey Dykstra, 4, digs into a slice of watermelon, at the watermelon eating contest at Burnaby Village Museum's annual Fall Fair on Saturday. Other events at the traditional fair included a scarecrow building contest, tests of strength, a palm reader and a chance to "milk a cow.""
Caption from metadata for 535-2763-2: "David Marino, 12, stuffs his scarecrow at a scarecrow building competition, one of the traditional Fall Fair events at Burnaby Village Museum's closing weekend celebration."
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Tony Guerriero, a groundsman at Burnaby Village Museum, checks the progress of the Atlantic Dill pumpkins, as the Museum gets ready for its second annual Fall Fair, Sept. 16."
Photograph of Alodia Mulingtapang shining a Model "A" car that is part of an exhibition at Burnaby Village Museum, before its opening for the season. One of the Museum's streets and its businesses, including the Ice Cream Parlour, are visible in the background.
Photograph of Alodia Mulingtapang shining a Model "A" car that is part of an exhibition at Burnaby Village Museum, before its opening for the season. One of the Museum's streets and its businesses, including the Ice Cream Parlour, are visible in the background.
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Alodia Mulingtapang shines up the old Model "A" at Burnaby Village Museum, as the Museum prepares to open for the season this weekend."
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Denis Gauthier, the curator of the Burnaby Art Gallery, is hard at work converting a vacant tire store into a temporary gallery for a new exhibit, opening Jan. 21."
Photograph of Roger Movold, a member of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association, opening the hood of a 1912 Detroit Electric car. The car is on display as part of an Eco-Fair at BCIT.
Photograph of Roger Movold, a member of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association, opening the hood of a 1912 Detroit Electric car. The car is on display as part of an Eco-Fair at BCIT.
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Roger Movold, of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Assocation, opens the hood of a 1912 Detroit Electric, one of the earliest electric cars, that was able to cruise at 5-15 mph for a range of 50-85 miles. In the background is the modern equivalent, a Honda Insight. The cars were on display at an Eco-Fair at BCIT on Wednesday."
Photograph of Evelyn Stanbury, of the Canadian Artists in Porcelain, makes adjustments to a porcelain doll from the early 1900s that is on display as part of the Burnaby Village Museum's annual Collectors' Weekend. Other dolls in Stanbury's collection sit behind her.
Photograph of Evelyn Stanbury, of the Canadian Artists in Porcelain, makes adjustments to a porcelain doll from the early 1900s that is on display as part of the Burnaby Village Museum's annual Collectors' Weekend. Other dolls in Stanbury's collection sit behind her.
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Evelyn Stanbury, of the Canadian Artists in Porcelain, makes sure "Brother Angry," a GBR Heuback character doll from the early 1900s, is looking just right for his appearance amidst the dolls on display at Burnaby Village Museum, at its annual collectors' weekend."