Subseries consists of records related to the Confederation Community Centre for the Retired, also known as Confederation House. Records include minutes, reports, and correspondence, as well as photographs that depict some events held at the Centre.
Subseries consists of records related to the Confederation Community Centre for the Retired, also known as Confederation House. Records include minutes, reports, and correspondence, as well as photographs that depict some events held at the Centre.
History
In 1959, Commissioner George McLean, a former Alderman, first met with the elder citizens of northern Burnaby who, not wanting to be programmed into other recreation centres, expressed their need for their own community building. Over the next decade, representatives of the O.A.P.O., Senior Citizen Associations, and the existing elder citizen’s programme at Willingdon Heights met with members of the Parks and Recreation Commission and staff to discuss what type of facility was needed to meet the recreational needs of the retired population in North Burnaby.
In 1971, the Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commission authorized the building of the Confederation Community Centre for the Retired (also known as Confederation House) at 4585 Albert Street. Architect Norman S. Jones designed the building with the assistance of Consultant W.D. McKinnon of Industrial Construction Centre Ltd. A sod turning ceremony was held on Friday, June 11, 1971.
A minimal mandatory membership fee was established in order to establish a membership list. As it was then, and continues to be today, anyone fifty or over and retired is eligible for membership. The Centre offers exercise classes, credit and non-credit college courses, drop-in, club activities and social events.
File consists of papers pertaining to the Confederation Community Recreation Centre for the Retired including newsletters, membership lists and meeting minutes. Also included in the file is a draft copy of Council Guidelines and Operation Policies for the Centre dated 1983.
File consists of papers pertaining to the Confederation Community Recreation Centre for the Retired including newsletters, membership lists and meeting minutes. Also included in the file is a draft copy of Council Guidelines and Operation Policies for the Centre dated 1983.
File consists of papers pertaining to the Confederation Community Recreation Centre for the Retired including newsletters, membership lists and meeting minutes.
File consists of papers pertaining to the Confederation Community Recreation Centre for the Retired including newsletters, membership lists and meeting minutes.
Photograph of the exterior of Confederation House, the seniors' community centre located on the 4500 block of Albert Street. The photograph is taken from a parking lot, facing north. An adjacent building is visible in the background.
Photograph of the exterior of Confederation House, the seniors' community centre located on the 4500 block of Albert Street. The photograph is taken from a parking lot, facing north. An adjacent building is visible in the background.
This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's memories of the development of the Fraser River Foreshore and the Confederation Community Centre (previously named Confederation House).
This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's memories of the development of the Fraser River Foreshore and the Confederation Community Centre (previously named Confederation House).
Date Range
1971-2012
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 consists mainly of newsletters from the Elder Citizens Recreation Association and from the various community centres that pertain to the group. Also included in the file are papers pertaining specifically to the Confederation Community Recreation Centre for the Retired including financial reco…
File consists mainly of newsletters from the Elder Citizens Recreation Association and from the various community centres that pertain to the group. Also included in the file are papers pertaining specifically to the Confederation Community Recreation Centre for the Retired including financial records and meeting minutes.
Photograph of Greg Carpenter and Rosalind Beale-Dala at Burnaby Health Department’s volunteer appreciation ceremony at Confederation Community Centre for the retired.
Photograph of Greg Carpenter and Rosalind Beale-Dala at Burnaby Health Department’s volunteer appreciation ceremony at Confederation Community Centre for the retired.