Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Al MacInnes helps set up trees at the Aunt Leah's Society Tree Lot, next to the All Saint's Anglican Church, on Royal Ave. in Burnaby. Proceeds from sales at the lot go to support life skills programs for youth."
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Students on a field trip at Burnaby Mountain Park are canopied by blossoms. The delicate spring flowers are at their peak at the park's higher elevation."
File consists of photographs of a rustic two-storey treehouse located in the forest at Eagle Creek. The treehouse is triangular in shape and constructed around three evergreen trees. The file also contains one photograph of a broken tree stump.
File consists of photographs of a rustic two-storey treehouse located in the forest at Eagle Creek. The treehouse is triangular in shape and constructed around three evergreen trees. The file also contains one photograph of a broken tree stump.
File contains photographs of Herb Neufeld's Christmas tree lot at Middlegate Mall. Photographs depict Neufeld and his grandson Stewart Reimer unloading and stacking trees.
File contains photographs of Herb Neufeld's Christmas tree lot at Middlegate Mall. Photographs depict Neufeld and his grandson Stewart Reimer unloading and stacking trees.
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2975-1: "Stewart Reimer unloads a new batch of Christmas trees at his grandfather's tree lot at Middlegate Mall. The trees are cut every day from a farm in Mission."
Caption from metadata for 535-2975-2: "Herb Neufeld stacks a fresh load of Christmas trees at the tree lot he's been running at Middlegate Mall for the past 28 years. The trees are cut fresh every day at a farm in Mission. Neufeld says he expects to sell about 1200 trees by Christmas day."
This portion of the interview is about Henry deJong’s description of his favourite trails in the conservation area, and stories about the illegal cutting of trees and the 2006 death of two people in the park.
This portion of the interview is about Henry deJong’s description of his favourite trails in the conservation area, and stories about the illegal cutting of trees and the 2006 death of two people in the park.
Recording is of an interview with Henry deJong conducted by Kathy Bossort. Henry deJong was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Henry deJong’s work designing, developing and maintaining trails in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area as Park Design Technician for the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. He provides a history of trail development after the transfer of SFU land to Burnaby and the creation of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Plan. He also talks about monitoring and managing the forest environment, rehabilitating damaged areas, working with park users and stakeholders, and his favourite trails.
Biographical Notes
Henry G. deJong was born 1954 in Newmarket, Ontario, to Harmen and Griet deJong. He came west to enjoy outdoor recreation in BC and lived in Smithers for several years before marrying and moving to the Vancouver area, where he obtained a diploma in landscape design & horticulture from BCIT. Henry began working for the City of Burnaby in the Engineering Department in 1985, moving to Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1990, and currently has the position of Park Design Technician. His focus on trail design and construction on Burnaby Mountain began in 2000 after the development of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Plan. Henry lived in Burnaby for about 8 years in the Capital Hill and Edmonds area between 1983 and 1995 before moving to Cloverdale in Surrey. He belongs to the BC Mountaineering Club, the Willoughby Community Church and is a Boys Club volunteer.
City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
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.
Photograph of Jon Raay posing at the corner of 18th Avenue and 4th Street in front of residential homes, where a large tree was cut down at the former Floden House property.
Photograph of Jon Raay posing at the corner of 18th Avenue and 4th Street in front of residential homes, where a large tree was cut down at the former Floden House property.
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jon Raay can only see sky where once a big old oak tree stood, at the corner of the old Flouden Farm property at 18th Ave. and 4th St., in Burnaby. The tree was chopped down last weekend by the property's new owners, despite a covenant with the city to preserve the tree."
Photograph of Lucy De Pieri carrying a potted sapling and a shovel during a tree planting event for Rivers Day in the woods at Burnaby Lake Park. Other unidentified tree planters are working in the background.
Photograph of Lucy De Pieri carrying a potted sapling and a shovel during a tree planting event for Rivers Day in the woods at Burnaby Lake Park. Other unidentified tree planters are working in the background.
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Lucy De Pieri heads into the bush at Burnaby Lake Park with a tree and a shovel on Saturday. The tree planting was one of the events celebrating Rivers Day."
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2329-1: "Norbert Wuensche checks one of the many varieties of rhododendron growing around his home in North Burnaby. He's been an avid hobbyist of the flower for more than 20 years, and many of the hybrids in his garden are his own creation."
Caption from metadata for 535-2329-2: "Norbert Wuensche checks the stigma of one of his rhododendron blossoms. By cutting back the petals to discourage bees from cross-pollenating his flowers, then carefully collecting the pollen and mixing it with pollen from other varieties, he's able to create his own rhododendron hybrids."
Caption from metadata for 535-2329-3: "Young plants that are the result of his breeding efforts are raised in his tiny greenhouse until they're strong enough to be planted outdoors."
Caption from metadata for 535-2329-4: "Norbert Wuensche stands in his back garden, which he's built into a showcase for many varieties of rhododendron, some of which he's developed himself."
File contains photographs of Bahá’ís Noushin and Peyman Bahador. Photographs depict the Bahadors embracing beneath a blossoming tree and holding candles as they practice their faith.
File contains photographs of Bahá’ís Noushin and Peyman Bahador. Photographs depict the Bahadors embracing beneath a blossoming tree and holding candles as they practice their faith.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2182-1: "Persian Bahai's like Noushin and Peyman Bahador celebrate their new year in conjunction with the beginning of Spring."
Caption from metadata for 535-2182-2: "Candles are an important component of how Noushin and Peyman Bahador try to achieve tranquility through their Bahai faith."
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A good book, warm sunshine and blossoming trees make for a pleasant way to spend a Spring afternoon in the plaza at Burnaby's Bob Prittie Library on Monday."
Photograph of an arborist pruning a large tree in New Westminster. The photograph is taken from the ground looking up and the arborist stands on top of a ladder as he removes a branch.
Photograph of an arborist pruning a large tree in New Westminster. The photograph is taken from the ground looking up and the arborist stands on top of a ladder as he removes a branch.
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "It takes a lot of work keeping the Hawthorne trees around New West Secondary School looking their best. Dan Ralston says it takes two or three weeks to prune the 20 trees."
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A tree trimmer assesses the enormity of the task ahead of him, as he cuts back the huge cedar hedge along Canada Way near the Burnaby Village Museum."
Photograph of Anthony Ferrari, an athlete with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams hockey team, planting vegetation during an environmental event with the Toronto Dominion Bank in Beecher Park.
Photograph of Anthony Ferrari, an athlete with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams hockey team, planting vegetation during an environmental event with the Toronto Dominion Bank in Beecher Park.
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Anthony Ferrari , a player with the Burnaby Winter Club AAA Bantams, does his part to help restore the natural habitat around Beecher Creek. Members of the team joined staff from the Toronto Dominion Bank Saturday to plant trees and native vegetation in the ongoing effort to maintain the creek as a home for fish as it passes through Beecher Park."