Colour photograph of Prince Philip with Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington and his wife Yvonne during the royal vist to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971.
Colour photograph of Prince Philip with Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington and his wife Yvonne during the royal vist to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971.
Photograph of Prince Philip during his visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington and his wife Yvonne are walking behind as crowd looks on. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour.
Photograph of Prince Philip during his visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington and his wife Yvonne are walking behind as crowd looks on. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour.
Photograph of Prince Philip greeting members in the crowd while Centennial '71 Committe chair, James Barrington and his wife, Elizabeth follow behind. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour on May 7, 1971.
Photograph of Prince Philip greeting members in the crowd while Centennial '71 Committe chair, James Barrington and his wife, Elizabeth follow behind. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour on May 7, 1971.
Photograph of Prince Philip speaking with people in the crowd that have gathered outside of Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Yvonne Barrington is walking behind Prince Philip. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour.
Photograph of Prince Philip speaking with people in the crowd that have gathered outside of Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Yvonne Barrington is walking behind Prince Philip. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour.
Photograph of crowd gathered to meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Acting-mayor Hugh Ladner, and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner are pictured walking with the Queen while Centennial '71 chair and his wife Yvonne are pictured walkin…
Photograph of crowd gathered to meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Acting-mayor Hugh Ladner, and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner are pictured walking with the Queen while Centennial '71 chair and his wife Yvonne are pictured walking behind Prince Philip. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour.
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip walking with acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner and Centennial '71 Committe chair, James Barrington and his wife, Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour…
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip walking with acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner and Centennial '71 Committe chair, James Barrington and his wife, Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour on May 7, 1971.
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip standing on a stage with acting-mayor Hugh Ladner, his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (behind), Centennial '71 chair, James Barrrington (behind) and his wife, Yvonne. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Ce…
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip standing on a stage with acting-mayor Hugh Ladner, his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (behind), Centennial '71 chair, James Barrrington (behind) and his wife, Yvonne. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour on May 7, 1971.
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (behind), Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrrington, Yvonne Barrington and officials during the royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phil…
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (behind), Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrrington, Yvonne Barrington and officials during the royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour.
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (behind), Prince Philip and Mr. and Mrs. James Barrington walking outside of Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. A large crowd has gathered below. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official vis…
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner (behind), Prince Philip and Mr. and Mrs. James Barrington walking outside of Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. A large crowd has gathered below. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby on May 7, 1971 as part of their Centennial tour.
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II followed by acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner, Prince Philip and Mr. and Mrs. James Barrington greeting members of the crowed outside of Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Bur…
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II followed by acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner, Prince Philip and Mr. and Mrs. James Barrington greeting members of the crowed outside of Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby on May 7, 1971 as part of their Centennial tour.
Photograph of crowd gathered to meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Acting-mayor Hugh Ladner, and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner are pictured walking behind the Queen while Centennial '71 chair and his wife Yvonne are pictured walk…
Photograph of crowd gathered to meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Acting-mayor Hugh Ladner, and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner are pictured walking behind the Queen while Centennial '71 chair and his wife Yvonne are pictured walking behind Prince Philip. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour.
Photograph of crowd gathered to meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Acting-mayor Hugh Ladner, and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner are pictured walking behind the Queen while royal attendants and other officials follow. Queen Elizabe…
Photograph of crowd gathered to meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Acting-mayor Hugh Ladner, and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner are pictured walking behind the Queen while royal attendants and other officials follow. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour.
This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking about the rhododendron garden planted in 1967 on Centennial Way for Canada’s Centennial and the gardens current neglect. He talks about management of the conservation area and the Pavilion area, the trails on the mountain, and the people w…
This portion of the interview is about Barry Jones’ talking about the rhododendron garden planted in 1967 on Centennial Way for Canada’s Centennial and the gardens current neglect. He talks about management of the conservation area and the Pavilion area, the trails on the mountain, and the people who use the trails.
Recording is of an interview with Barry Jones conducted by Kathy Bossort. Barry Jones was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Barry Jones talking about his home and the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and about the negotiations that resulted in the agreement between Simon Fraser University and the City of Burnaby in 1995. He talks about the building of Burnaby Mountain Parkway and its link to the 1995 agreement, and about his experiences with Trans Mountain tank farm and pipeline. He also talks about his education and career as teacher, school board trustee and politician.
Biographical Notes
Barry Jones was born 1940 in Princeton, BC. His father moved the family to a home on Georgia Street in North Burnaby in 1944 where Barry grew up. He attended UBC majoring in mathematics and chemistry, and unable to find work in his field, taught two years in northern BC. He liked teaching and returned to school, enrolling in education at the newly opened Simon Fraser University in 1965. He taught one year at Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby and finished his 25 year teaching career in Coquitlam. Barry served ten years as a Burnaby School board trustee, and then ten years as North Burnaby MLA (NDP) beginning in 1986, serving five years in Official Opposition and five years in government under then-premier Mike Harcourt. During his time in government, Barry Jones successfully lobbied for freedom of information legislation. He also played a role in resolving the dispute between SFU and Burnaby over control and ownership of land on Burnaby Mountain and in creating the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area in 1995. He continues to live on Burnaby Mountain in a home he bought in 1971.
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.