Photograph of two City of Burnaby signs attached to fencing outside Swangard Stadium in Central Park. The signs announce the facility's closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind the fencing, the stadium's track and bleachers are visible.
Photograph of two City of Burnaby signs attached to fencing outside Swangard Stadium in Central Park. The signs announce the facility's closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind the fencing, the stadium's track and bleachers are visible.
Photograph of Jeff Arnett, a groundskeeper for the City of Burnaby's golf courses, clearing a large pile of branches and debris from the Central Park Pitch & Putt following a windstorm.
Photograph of Jeff Arnett, a groundskeeper for the City of Burnaby's golf courses, clearing a large pile of branches and debris from the Central Park Pitch & Putt following a windstorm.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2006 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jeff Arnett, a groundskeeper for Burnaby's golf courses, loads up some of the branches and deadfall blown onto the Central Park Pitch & Putt by windstorms over the weekend, as crews begin preparation of the course for reopening for the season. Arnett says the greens survived the wet winter weather in good shape."
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1946-1: "John Jones pitches a horseshoe at the grounds at Central Park in Burnaby Wednesday afternoon. "I've been coming nearly everyday for 64 years," says Jones, "even Christmas day!""
Caption from metadata for 535-1946-2: "Friends Ed Ciriani, Gary Wray and John Jones relax with their daily game of horseshoes at the pitch in Burnaby's Central Park Wednesday afternoon."
Caption from metadata for 535-1946-3: "Ed Ciriani pitches horseshoes at the horseshoe pitch at Central Park in Burnaby on Wednesday afternoon."
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Gordie Frondall fills in a new drainage culvert on the 12th hole at the Central Park Pitch 'n Putt in preparation for the new season. The course officially opened on Friday."
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "That's more like it. Now that the snow has melted and the weather returns to its usual West Coast warmth and wet, Chiu Shui Yee is able to work on her tennis game at the courts at Burnaby's Central Park."
File contains photographs of Burnaby Parks Department employee Dave Walters on a riding lawn mower. He is cutting the grass on the course at the Central Park Pitch & Putt.
File contains photographs of Burnaby Parks Department employee Dave Walters on a riding lawn mower. He is cutting the grass on the course at the Central Park Pitch & Putt.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Dave Walters, of the Burnaby Parks Department, keeps a close eye on the cut as he prepares the greens at the Central Park Pitch 'n Putt for a new season. He says the greens wintered well, and they should be in good shape for the course's official opening on Friday."
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Scot Anderson, a worker for the City of Burnaby, gives the grandstand at Swangard Stadium its annual Spring cleaning. He says it takes him six days to power wash the concrete bleachers."
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "While the East Coast shivers in record cold temperatures and digs out from a monster blizzard, Don Thorsness enjoys his first round of golf of the season at the Central Park Pitch 'n Putt."
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Corrie Guraliuk and her daughter, Kayla, 5 months, try a new variation of tennis doubles at the practice courts at Burnaby's Central Park. This is Kayla's first tennis game."
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Mark Beatty, of the Burnaby Parks Department, gets the greens at the Central Park Pitch and Putt course ready in time for their official opening, on Friday. While the Kensington course has already been open for a couple of weeks, Beatty says the greens at Central Park take longer to dry out and firm up."
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby Diamondbacks' Nick Berting beats the tag by Vancouver's Rodger Ladner to score on a wild pitch, the AA Midget season opener for both teams, at Burnaby's Central Park."
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Vancouver shortstop Nick Grant leaps high to avoid Fraser-Burnaby baserunner, Devi Bolognese, who reaches second base safely on an infield hit in their Midget AA game on Saturday at Burnaby's Central Park."
File contains photographs of The Moore's Milers, a group of seniors that has gathered to exercise and socialize three times a week at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium for 25 years. Photographs depict the group exercising and laughing together in the stadium, and the file also includes a photograph of a l…
File contains photographs of The Moore's Milers, a group of seniors that has gathered to exercise and socialize three times a week at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium for 25 years. Photographs depict the group exercising and laughing together in the stadium, and the file also includes a photograph of a laughter clinic at New Westminster's Century House.
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2349-2: "Betty Bradbury (right) enjoys a joke at the end of the Moore's Milers' exercise session. "It's good to laugh," says Betty."
Caption from metadata for 535-2349-3: "Laughter clinics, like this one at New Westminster's Century House, help seniors keep their mind, and wit, sharp."
Caption from metadata for 535-2349-4: "Hazel Binyon limbers up."
Caption from metadata for 535-2349-5: "Three times a week, for the past 25 years, the Moore's Milers have been gathering exercise and socialize in front of the empty grandstand at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium."
Caption from metadata for 535-2349-6: "Florence Daws, 86, leads the Moore's Milers in stretching exercises. She's one of the oldest members of the club, which has been gathering to work out and socialize three times a week at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium for 25 years."
Photograph of an unidentified child demonstrating taekwondo at the Korean Festival at Swangard Stadium. Other young martial arts students taking part in the demonstration are visible in the background.
Photograph of an unidentified child demonstrating taekwondo at the Korean Festival at Swangard Stadium. Other young martial arts students taking part in the demonstration are visible in the background.
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "More than 100 martial arts students demonstrate Tae-Kwon -Do at the Korean Festival at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium on Saturday. The Festival also featured traditional dancing, food and displays."